Southwest Florida Housing Market

Southwest Florida homes that sold in September spent a median 58 days on market, down from 72

Homes that sold across the Florida Gulf Coast MLS area in September 2026 spent a median 58 days on market, against 72 days a year earlier. 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. Single-family homes that sold in September took a median 53 days, down from 64 a year earlier. Condos took 78 days, down from 100.

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.

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

The monthly series covers homes that closed in each month across the full FGCMLS area. Townhouses and other home types are not in either column. How many homes for sale in each city have been listed before, and how relisted homes compare, is under Re-list rate.

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

Between 20.9% and 27.4% of homes for sale in the five cities 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The Re-list Rate is the share of homes for sale with an expired, withdrawn or terminated listing at the same address in the past 12 months.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. Each city is measured on its own. As of October 1, 2026, the rate ran from 20.9% to 27.4%.

In every city, homes that sold on their first listing spent far less time listed than relisted homes did across all their attempts. The two groups differ in price, condition and seller circumstances, so the data does not show that relisting caused the longer sale.

Definitions and methodology: Why homes get relisted.

Southwest Florida sellers received a median 96.5% of their final asking price

Sellers received a median 96.5% of their final asking price in September 2026, up from 96.0% a year earlier. The ratio 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 97.3%, up from 96.7% a year earlier. Condo sellers received 94.6%, against 94.4%.

The Ask-Bid Gap in each city

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. We figure it city by city, because the mix of homes for sale differs from place to place.

Each city page breaks its own reading out by price range. In all five cities the reading was highest above $1.5 million.

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

Southwest Florida price per square foot finished 0.4% below last year

Price per square foot in the Southwest Florida housing market was $232 in September, 0.4% below a year earlier. It matched last year in August. In April 2025 it was 10.4% below the year before. The median sale price was $390,500, down 0.9% from $394,000. Changes that small are close to flat.

Single-family homes sold for a median $445,000, up 3.9% from $428,450 a year earlier, and $237 per square foot, the same as a year earlier. Condos sold for a median $330,000, down 5.7% from $350,000, and $232 per square foot, down 3.7%. The all-homes figures count every home type together.

Southwest Florida market by property type, 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.

Southwest Florida homes for sale fell from August to September for a second year in a row

Active listings in the Southwest Florida housing market fell 0.3% from August to 15,178, 17.5% fewer than a year earlier. The count went up from August to September in 2022, 2023 and 2024, and it fell in 2025 and again this year. Sellers added 3,882 new listings, 0.9% fewer than a year earlier. Months of supply was 5.5, down from 7.6.

There were 9,114 single-family homes for sale, with 5.1 months of supply, down from 6.8 a year earlier. There were 5,112 condos for sale, with 6.1 months of supply, down from 9.2.

Published supply and Competitive Inventory, by city

Worthington’s Competitive Inventory sets aside homes listed 180 days or more and homes that came back on the market less than 3% below their old price. Buyers can still choose those homes. 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.

Southwest Florida buyers signed 2,250 contracts in September, up 4.8%

Pending sales came in at 2,250, up 4.8% from 2,147 a year earlier. Buyers have signed more contracts than in the same month a year earlier for 17 months in a row, starting in May 2025.

By home type, single-family contracts rose 4.4% from a year earlier, to 1,533. Condo contracts rose 3.2%, to 588.

Listings across the Southwest Florida housing market averaged 3.0 showings in September, up from 2.8 a year earlier. Homes that went under contract had 7 showings per listing beforehand, the same as a year earlier.

Homes under contract for every 100 for sale, by city

The ratio divides every home under contract on October 1 by the active listings in our address-matched count for that city.

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 median-priced Southwest Florida home costs an estimated $134 more a month

The regional median is $3,500 lower than a year ago, so the increase comes from the higher rate. At the October 8 rate of 7.40%, the payment would be $2,163. Each city page carries the same estimate at its own median.

The Five Cities at a Glance, September 2026

Each row compares a city with its own figures from September 2025. The Southwest Florida row covers the full FGCMLS area.

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

Swipe to compare all metrics →

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 Southwest Florida pending sales will be measured against last year’s 2,362

• Pending salesBuyers signed 2,362 new contracts in October 2025. An October count above that would make 18 months in a row above last year.
• Homes for saleLast year the count rose 6.8% from September to October as sellers listed ahead of winter. The October count will show whether this fall follows that pattern.

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