A split emerged in Miami’s luxury real estate market during the first three months of 2015: Resales of single-family homes chugged along at a steady clip, but the market for existing luxury condos peaked as sales slowed and units stayed up for sale longer.
The number of luxury single-family homes sold grew 2.3 percent in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter last year. But luxury condo resales were down 3.6 percent over the same period.
Those numbers come from a report released Wednesday by the Miami Association of Realtors. “Luxury” sales are those that break the $1 million mark.
Existing condo sales are slipping in part because of the number of new towers going up. The new amenity-laden units are siphoning luxury buyers away from the resale market.
But prices for resales also may have surged too high.
The median sales price for a luxury condo resale was $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2015, up from $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2014. That’s a 13.3 percent spike.
...the economic downturn in Latin America and a strong dollar are also contributing to the slowdown.
As a result, owners are having a harder time selling their units. Luxury condos stayed on the market for 103 days during the year’s first quarter, a 15.7 percent increase from the first three months of 2014.
Abundant inventory is a concern, too. The number of luxury condos on the market rose, growing 8.1 percent year-over-year.
Luxury properties stayed on the market for 94 days in the first quarter of 2015, unchanged from the year before. Median sales prices grew to $1.7 million, up from $1.6 million.
But supply also is growing for $1 million homes, as sellers sense a favorable market. The number of new listings went up 22.4 percent.
The number of new homes for sale is slowing price growth.
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