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Manatee County Single-Family Home Market Update

Single-family home inventory is continuing to grow as we wrap up our area’s busy season. New listings continue to outpace both closed sales and new pending sales. Overall transaction volume was significantly lower in March of 2025 than it was in March of 2024. Interestingly, the median sale price held strong last month. The likely driver of that was the mix of home sales skewing upmarket in 2025. While it is not a terrible time to sell, the market favors buyers more than we have seen in quite a while. The infographic from Florida Realtors, below, contains more March highlights.

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Happy Easter!

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Handling Global Transactions

Although 2025 is starting out with less of an international focus than recent prior years, there are still people from outside of the US that are buying properties in Florida. The infographic below, from Florida Realtors, contains a helpful list to ensure your global transaction goes as smoothly as possible.

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Protect Yourself

When you move towards a home purchase, you are usually exposing your personal information more than you would like. While that may be unavoidable, there are several steps you can take to mitigate your risk. Florida Realtors has put together the infographic below to help.

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The Tariff Impact on Home Sales

Mortgage rates decreased last week following the Trump administration’s tariff announcement. The sharp sell-off in the stock market prompted investors to flock to the bond market, which led to a drop in bond yields. Since mortgage rates tend to follow the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, this decline resulted in lower mortgage rates.