{"id":10744,"date":"2026-02-23T10:41:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgettbyzewski.com\/real-estate-blog\/?p=10744"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:41:19","slug":"manatee-county-single-family-home-market-update-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgettbyzewski.com\/real-estate-blog\/2026\/02\/23\/manatee-county-single-family-home-market-update-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Manatee County Single-Family Home Market Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Manatee County\u2019s single\u2011family home market softened in January 2026, with several key indicators pointing to reduced activity compared to the previous year. Closed sales fell 11% to 444 transactions, and new listings dropped 9.2%, suggesting fewer homeowners are bringing properties to market. Active inventory also edged down 2.2%, indicating that supply remains relatively tight despite slower sales. Cash purchases made up 32.4% of all closings, slightly lower than last year\u2019s 33.9%, showing a modest shift away from cash\u2011heavy buying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the cooling in sales volume, pricing remained essentially stable. The median sale price in January was $480,495, a slight 0.1% increase year over year, signaling that demand is still strong enough to support current price levels. One standout metric was new pending sales, which rose 17%, hinting at a potential rebound in buyer activity prior to the end of our busy season. Overall, the market reflects a mix of constrained supply, steady pricing, and early signs of renewed buyer engagement. The infographic below from Florida Realtors contains more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Manatee County\u2019s single\u2011family home market softened in January 2026, with several key indicators pointing to reduced activity compared to the previous year. Closed sales fell 11% to 444 transactions, and new listings dropped 9.2%, suggesting fewer homeowners are bringing properties to market. Active inventory also edged down 2.2%, indicating that supply remains relatively tight despite […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,26,1],"tags":[7,12,13,9,16,15,20,19],"class_list":["post-10744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-buying","category-home-selling","category-real-estate","tag-bradenton","tag-home-buying","tag-home-selling","tag-lakewood-ranch","tag-manatee-county","tag-real-estate","tag-real-estate-agent","tag-realtor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgettbyzewski.com\/real-estate-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgettbyzewski.com\/real-estate-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgettbyzewski.com\/real-estate-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgettbyzewski.com\/real-estate-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgettbyzewski.com\/real-estate-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10744"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgettbyzewski.com\/real-estate-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10746,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgettbyzewski.com\/real-estate-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10744\/revisions\/10746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgettbyzewski.com\/real-estate-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgettbyzewski.com\/real-estate-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgettbyzewski.com\/real-estate-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}