In August 2026, Manatee County’s single-family home market grew over the prior year, according to Florida Realtors data. There were 687 closed sales, up 5.7% from August 2025. New pending sales, which show contracts signed during the month, rose 4.4% to 665. That points to steady buyer demand heading into the fall, since those contracts will close in the months ahead.
Prices kept climbing. The median sale price reached $495,000, up 5.9% from a year ago, which puts last August’s median at about $467,000. Cash purchases made up 26.6% of closed sales, down from 28.5% a year earlier. More buyers are using financing, which could mean a shift toward primary-residence and first-time buyers. It also means fewer buyers can make the fast, low-contingency cash offers that often beat financed ones.
Supply is getting tighter. Active inventory fell 7.0% to 2,616 homes, and new listings dropped 3.7% to 735. More homes are selling while fewer come on the market. At August’s pace, current inventory would last a bit under four months, a rough figure since the official months-of-supply number uses a 12-month sales average. That’s generally considered balanced to slightly seller-leaning. For buyers, fewer choices and rising prices suggest less room to negotiate than a year ago. For sellers, conditions still look good. The infographic above, from Florida Realtors, contains more.