
On Staging

According to CoreLogic, home prices nationwide increased year over year by 18% in September 2021 compared with September 2020. On a month-over-month basis, home prices increased by 1.1% in September 2021 compared with August 2021. In Florida, we saw even more annualized growth, with year over year prices going up by 20%.
Today, we are going to get laser focused on zip code 34202, which I am using to represent Lakewood Ranch. The graphic below shows September activity for this zip code. This shows that our strong seller’s market is still holding despite year-on-year sales being down.
Listed at $290,000, this two-bedroom, two-bathroom home features 1,525 square feet of living space. No CDD fees are required with this Tidewater model home located in the highly sought-after community of Eagle Trace near the North East corner of Lakewood Ranch.
A comparative market analysis (or “CMA”) is a report prepared by a real estate agent to help a client determine the value of a home. The report analyzes recently sold properties that are similar to the home in question.