Fort Myers Housing Market

Fort Myers homes that sold in October spent a median 55 days on market, down from 69

Homes that sold in October 2026 spent a median 55 days on market, against 69 days for homes that sold in October 2025. That is the same as September. In four of the last five years the figure fell or held steady from September to October, and this year it held level. Days on market runs from the date a listing goes live to the date a contract is accepted. These figures describe homes that sold, so they do not predict how long every home for sale today will take. Condos took longer than single-family homes.

Over the 120 days through November 5, homes that sold after relisting spent a median 241 days listed across their attempts, compared with 66 days for first-listing sales. See Re-list rate for the full comparison.

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.

Fort Myers days on market over the last 13 months, single-family homes vs. condos

The monthly series covers homes that closed in each month. Townhouses and other home types are not in either column.

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

26.0% of Fort Myers 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The Re-list Rate is the share of homes for sale with an expired, withdrawn or terminated listing at the same address in the past 12 months.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 November 5, 2026, 691 of 2,657 Fort Myers homes for sale, or 26.0%, had been listed before. Of those, 56.3% came back at least 3% below their earlier asking price.

Over the 120 days through November 5, homes that sold on their first listing took a median 66 days to go under contract. Homes that sold only after being relisted spent a median 241 days listed in total, and the typical one sold for $31,000 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.

Fort Myers sellers received a median 95.7% of their final asking price

Sellers received a median 95.7% of their final asking price in October 2026, up from 95.5% a year earlier and close to September’s 96.0%. In each of the last five years this ratio moved less than half a point from September to October. 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.

Single-family sellers received a median 96.4%, up from 96.1% a year earlier. Condo sellers received 95.0%, up from 94.0%.

Fort Myers homes from $750,000 to $1.5 million had the smallest Ask-Bid Gap, 5.2%

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%.

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

Fort Myers sale prices: single-family median up 4.8%, condo median down 5.9%

Compared with October 2025, the single-family median rose and the condo median fell. Both rose from September. The single-family median was $473,000, up 4.8% from $451,500 a year earlier. The condo median was $240,000, down 5.9% from $255,000. Single-family homes made up 54% of October sales, down from 59% a year earlier. A smaller share of this higher-priced home type can lower the middle price across all sales even when the single-family median rises. Each median reflects the homes that happened to sell that month.

Across all home types, the median sale price in the Fort Myers housing market was $337,500 in October, down from $341,000 in September and up from $325,000 in July. From September to October in each year from 2021 through 2025, the Fort Myers all-homes median rose or held steady, and the median of those five changes was a 4.5% increase. From September to October 2026, the all-homes median fell 1.0%. The comparison alone cannot tell how much of this year’s change came from the time of year and how much from the mix of homes that sold.

Against a year ago, the all-homes median is 6.2% below October 2025’s $360,000. September’s median was 1.0% below a year earlier. The all-homes median has been below the same month a year earlier for 20 months in a row. The condo median has been below for 24 months in a row.

MLS records show 382 October closings as of November 5, down 1.0% from September. Closings fell from September to October in four of the five years from 2021 through 2025, and the median change across all five was a 4.8% decline. Over the last 12 months Fort Myers recorded 5,550 closings, 10.2% more than in the 12 months before.

Price per square foot was $204, up from $195 in September and 3.3% below last year. From September to October in the last five years it moved between −0.8% and +3.4%, so this 4.6% rise is larger than any of them. One month is not a trend. If you are pricing a home, weigh it alongside the latest comparable sales.

MLS records show 77 Fort Myers closings classified as short sales or foreclosures from January through October 2026, about 1.6% of all closings, compared with 27, about 0.6%, in the same months of 2025. These counts cover completed sales only. They leave out foreclosure filings and late mortgage payments.

Fort Myers market by property type, October 2026

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

The chart above shows the monthly history since January 2021.

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

Of 2,657 Fort Myers listings, 1,803 passed Worthington’s Competitive Inventory screen

Active listings in the Fort Myers housing market came in at 2,646, up 4.8% from September and 19.0% below a year earlier. Homes for sale rose from September to October in three of the five years from 2021 through 2025, and the median change across all five was a 3.4% increase. Sellers added 773 new listings, 21.5% more than in September and 22.2% fewer than in October 2025. October inventory increased from 688 homes in 2021 to 3,268 in 2025, rising in each annual comparison. It fell to 2,646 in October 2026.

Months of supply was 5.7, up from 5.4 in September and down from 7.6 a year earlier. It rose or held from September to October in four of the last five years. Published months of supply counts every listing against the average monthly pending sales of the last 12 months. There were 1,174 single-family homes for sale, with 4.8 months of supply, down from 5.8 a year earlier. There were 1,215 condos for sale, with 6.8 months of supply, down from 9.8.

Worthington’s Competitive Inventory looks past the total count. Of the listings in our November 5 count, about 550 had been on the market 180 days or more. About 300 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.

Fort Myers buyers signed 383 contracts in October, 10.1% fewer than a year earlier

Pending sales came in at 383, up 9.7% from September’s 349 and down from 426 a year earlier. Contracts rose from September to October in four of the five years from 2021 through 2025, and the median change across all five was a 16.7% increase. This October’s rise of 9.7% was smaller. From 2021 through 2025, Fort Myers contracts across all home types were usually lowest from September through December and highest from January through March.

By home type, single-family contracts fell 21.9% from a year earlier, to 193. Condo contracts rose 6.7%, to 159, the eighth month in a row above last year.

Fort Myers listings averaged 3.1 showings in October, the same as September and a year earlier. Homes that went under contract had a median 6 showings beforehand, one fewer than in September.

The 442 homes under contract on November 5 counts every pending home with a contract signed in the last 120 days. It is a point-in-time count, not the number of contracts signed in October. Measured against the 2,657 listings in our November 5 count, that is a pending-to-active ratio of 16.6%, or about 17 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.

A lower Fort Myers all-homes median still costs an estimated $82 more a month

The median is $22,500 lower than a year ago. The higher mortgage rate more than makes up the difference.

Fort Myers vs. Southwest Florida, October 2026

Fort Myers recorded a $337,500 all-homes median across 382 October closings. Each row compares a city with its own figures from October 2025.

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

Swipe to compare all metrics →

Source: FGCMLS via Stellar MLS, MLS records available as of November 5, 2026. Prices are single-month medians. SW Florida covers the full FGCMLS footprint, not an average of the five cities.

November’s Fort Myers prices will be measured against last year’s single-family and condo medians

• Median priceNovember 2025’s medians were $410,000 for single-family homes and $235,000 for condos, and $335,000 across all home types. A November condo median above $235,000 would end 24 months below last year.
• Homes for saleThere were 3,433 homes for sale in November 2025. The count rose from October to November in four of the last five years.

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