Estero Housing Market

Estero homes that sold in September spent a median 60 days on market, down from 64

Homes that sold in September 2026 spent a median 60 days on market, against 64 days a year earlier. Monthly closings here ranged from 85 to 199 over the past year, so single months move a lot. On a three-month rolling basis the median was 66 days, down from 85. Days on market runs from the date a listing goes live to the date a contract is accepted. By home type, over three months, single-family homes took a median 54 days, down from 76, and condos took 85 days, down from 95.

Over the 120 days through October 1, homes that sold on their first listing took a median 64 days to go under contract. Homes that sold only after being relisted spent a median 240 days listed in total. The typical relisted home sold for $38,450 less than its first asking price.

The two groups differ in price, condition and seller circumstances, so the data does not show that relisting caused the longer sale or the lower price. How many homes for sale have been listed before is under Re-list rate.

Closing comes after the contract

A financed sale often takes about four to six weeks to close after a contract is accepted. A cash sale can close faster. Inspections, insurance, association approvals and the appraisal can all move the date.

Estero days on market over the last 13 months, three-month rolling, single-family homes vs. condos

Each row combines homes that closed in that month and the two months before it. The three-month figures combine July, August and September. Back-to-back three-month figures share two of their months, so a run of them should be read as one ongoing trend. The 64-day and 240-day figures come from Worthington’s address-matched MLS records for the 120 days through October 1, 2026.

Definitions and methodology: Days on market explained. Selling timeline guide.

25.0% of Estero homes for sale had been listed before in the past year

The Re-list Rate is the share of homes for sale with an expired, withdrawn or terminated listing at the same address in the past 12 months. A sale in between starts a new owner’s history, so it does not count. As of October 1, 2026, 117 of 468 Estero homes for sale, or 25.0%, had been listed before. Of those, 43.6% came back at least 3% below their earlier asking price.

Over the 120 days through October 1, homes that sold on their first listing took a median 64 days to go under contract. Homes that sold only after being relisted spent a median 240 days listed in total, and the typical one sold for $38,450 less than its first asking price. The two groups differ in price, condition and seller circumstances, so the data does not show that relisting caused the longer sale or the lower price.

Definitions and methodology: Why homes get relisted.

Estero sellers received a median 96.7% of their final asking price, the highest since March 2025

Sellers received a median 96.7% of their final asking price in September 2026, up from 95.8% a year earlier. The ratio has been above last year for five months in a row, and on a three-month rolling basis it reached 96.3%. It uses the asking price in place when the contract was signed, so earlier price cuts are not counted. It describes the market as a whole and is not a target for your offer.

Estero homes under $400,000 had the smallest Ask-Bid Gap, 1.7%

The Ask-Bid Gap compares what sellers are asking per square foot with what buyers paid per square foot over the last 120 days. A gap of 10% means sellers are asking 10% more per square foot than buyers have paid. The citywide gap was 6.9%.

The reading above $1.5 million rests on 29 active listings and 21 closings, so a few sales can move it.

Definitions and methodology: Sale-to-list ratio explained.

The Estero three-month median is 2.0% below last year

Monthly closings here ranged from 85 to 199 over the past year, so we use three-month rolling figures for prices. The rolling median sale price in the Estero housing market finished September at $490,000, down 2.0% from $500,000 a year earlier. It had been above last year in July and August. The single-month median was $465,000, down 14.7%, on 99 closings, and the mix of homes that closed moves that figure on its own.

Rolling price per square foot was $249, up from $248 in August and 0.8% below last year. That gap has narrowed in each of the last four months, from 6.2% in May. The three-month figures combine July, August and September. Back-to-back three-month figures share two of their months, so a run of them should be read as one ongoing trend.

By home type, the three-month single-family median was $625,000, 0.8% below a year earlier, and the condo median was $342,500, 2.1% below. Single-family price per square foot was $277, up 2.2%, and condos sold for $224, down 7.4%. Over the three months, 165 single-family homes and 100 condos closed.

Estero market by property type, July to September 2026

Source: FGCMLS via Stellar MLS, InfoSparks property types. Townhouses, manufactured homes and other home types count only in All homes.

The five-year chart above shows the full monthly history.

Definitions and methodology: Median sale price vs. price per square foot.

Of 468 Estero listings, 306 passed Worthington’s Competitive Inventory screen

Active listings in the Estero housing market stood at 463 in September, down 29.1% from 653 a year earlier. The count rose from 446 in August, its first monthly increase since January. Sellers added 162 new listings, up 3.8% from 156 a year earlier. Months of supply was 3.6, down from 6.3 a year earlier. Published months of supply counts every listing against the average monthly pending sales of the last 12 months.

By home type, 210 single-family homes were for sale, with 3.1 months of supply, down from 5.4 a year earlier. There were 204 condos for sale, with 4.0 months of supply, down from 7.2.

Worthington’s Competitive Inventory looks past the total count. Of the listings in our October 1 count, 98 had been on the market 180 days or more. About 60 more came back after an earlier listing at nearly the same price, less than 3% lower. Buyers can still choose any of them. The screen leaves them out because of how long they have been listed or how little their price came down.

Definitions and methodology: Months of supply explained, Competitive Inventory methodology.

Estero buyers signed 101 contracts in September, up 21.7%

Pending sales came in at 101, up from 83 a year earlier. Monthly counts here move on a few dozen sales, so the chart uses three-month totals. The three-month count was 300, up 9.1% from 275. InfoSparks figures three-month totals from its own records, so they can differ by a sale or two from adding up the monthly counts.

By home type, three-month single-family contracts rose 1.7% from a year earlier, to 175. Condo contracts rose 19.3%, to 105.

Estero listings averaged 3.8 showings in September, up from 3.0 a year earlier. On a three-month basis, showings per listing have been above last year for 12 months in a row. Homes that went under contract had a median 9 showings beforehand, one more than a year earlier. The data does not say why.

The 148 homes under contract on October 1 is a point-in-time count of every pending home, not the number of contracts signed in September. Measured against the 468 listings in our October 1 count, that is a pending-to-active ratio of 31.6%, or about 32 homes under contract for every 100 for sale.

Showing figures come from ShowingTime data in InfoSparks (FGCMLS via Stellar MLS) and cover listings that use the showing service.

Definitions and methodology: Pending sales explained.

Estero’s three-month median costs an estimated $140 more a month than a year ago

These use the three-month median, the steadier price measure here. It is $10,000 lower than a year ago, which lowers the payment by about $50. The higher rate adds about $190. At the October 8 rate of 7.40%, the payment would be $2,714.

Estero vs. Southwest Florida, September 2026

Estero recorded a $465,000 median across 99 September closings. Each row compares a city with its own figures from September 2025.

All year-over-year columns compare against September 2025. Tap any city to open its market page.

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Source: FGCMLS via Stellar MLS, data as of October 10, 2026. Prices are single-month medians. SW Florida covers the full FGCMLS footprint, not an average of the five cities.

October’s Estero sale-to-list ratio will be measured against last year’s 96.0%

• Sale-to-list ratioIt was 96.0% in October 2025. A reading above that would make six months in a row above last year.
• Three-month price per square footIt stands at $249. October 2025’s three-month figure was $259, and a reading above that would put it above last year for the first time since early 2024.

These are the readings we will check when October data comes in. They are not forecasts.