Local Market Watch – Single Family Ocean Access
Buyer demand has helped bring ocean access homes back to a more balanced market, with some segments once again favoring sellers.
June 10, 2026
Buyer demand has helped bring ocean access homes back to a more balanced market, with some segments once again favoring sellers.
After several years of extraordinary market conditions, inventory has returned to more normal levels across most coastal condo segments.
This beachfront condo corridor offers a classic South Florida lifestyle built around the ocean, walkability, convenience, and high-rise condo living.
Buyers are once again gaining confidence in older condo buildings. Combined with lower interest rates, demand is expected to strengthen throughout 2026.
The Single Family Waterfront Market is slowly getting back to normal, with the exception of Active Listings and Sale Volume, which are still about 20% below normal levels.
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Inventory is currently at 9.7 months, which is in the range of equilibrium, and median prices are trending upwards. It feels like a normal market again.
Welcome to a normal condo market. Oceanfront condo inventory peaked at about 16 months last Spring, and has slowly been absorbed to our current level of 11.2 months of supply.
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Inventory levels on Fort Lauderdale’s waterfront are technically favoring buyers, but we still wouldn’t call it a buyer’s market. Check out the October reports.
2 years ago we had less than 6 months of oceanfront condo inventory in Northeast Broward County. We now have 13 months of supply and arguably a strong buyer’s market.
Median sale prices for oceanfront condos are mixed across the markets, but overall median sale prices are up 6% since last year in NE Broward County.