Fort Lauderdale Real Estate

Fort Lauderdale has around 165 miles of navigable waterways, and that single fact drives the top of its housing market. In the Isles neighborhoods off Las Olas Boulevard, dockage, bridge height and canal width are priced as directly as bedrooms are elsewhere. A house with 100 feet of deep water and no fixed bridge to the Intracoastal is a different asset from an identical house one street inland.

Away from the water the city is a working one: a downtown that has added residential towers steadily, the Flagler Village and Victoria Park blocks east of the tracks, and the postwar neighborhoods north toward Oakland Park. Brightline's Fort Lauderdale station has pulled demand toward downtown in a way that did not exist a decade ago.

What houses and condominiums are doing right now

In August 2026, single-family homes in Fort Lauderdale closed at a median of $725,000, at a median 50 days on market and 96% of the last asking price, across 144 closings. Across the year so far, 1,201 closed at a median of $700,000, against 1,068 at $657,500 in the same period last year. There are 801 on the market now at a median asking price of $999,900, and about 5.6 months of supply, which is close to a balanced market.

In August 2026, condominiums and townhouses in Fort Lauderdale closed at a median of $580,000, at a median 69 days on market and 95% of the last asking price, across 109 closings. Across the year so far, 1,297 closed at a median of $450,000, against 1,201 at $410,000 in the same period last year. There are 1,460 on the market now at a median asking price of $539,000, and about 13.4 months of supply, which puts the leverage firmly with buyers.

Houses and condominiums are reported separately here on purpose. Averaging the two produces a number that describes neither, and in this market the two halves frequently move in different directions.

Based on information from BeachesMLS for August 2026 and for Jan 1 - Aug 31, 2026, retrieved September 11, 2026. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Listings permitted for internet display.

Neighborhoods we cover

We publish separate reports for Bermuda Riviera, Coral Ridge Country Club, Sea Ranch Lakes, Lauderdale Beach, Bay Colony, Imperial Point and Lake Estates.

By house size, we also report on 3 bedroom homes for sale in Fort Lauderdale and 4 bedroom homes for sale in Fort Lauderdale, single-family only, with waterfront and dry-lot figures shown separately.

Schools

Fort Lauderdale is served by Broward County Public Schools. Of homes sold in the city, about 60% are assigned to Fort Lauderdale High School and about 61% to Sunrise Middle School, with Harbordale and Bayview the two largest elementary assignments. Boundaries change, so confirm the assignment for a specific address with the district.

Getting around

Measured from the center of the city, the Fort Lauderdale rail station is about 1.5 miles away, the beach about 1.7 miles, and Sunrise Marina about a mile. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is roughly 15 minutes south, Port Everglades adjoins it, and Interstate 95, US 1 and A1A carry the north-south traffic.

Working with us in Fort Lauderdale

If you own a condominium in an older building here, the association's reserve study and assessment history now affect your price as much as your renovation does, and a buyer's lender may ask about both. We read those documents before we set a price rather than after an offer falls apart.

Gia Freer, our Broker of Record, has been licensed in Florida since 2000. PBP Real Estate is a transaction broker, and we handle probate and estate sales, short sales and relocation in house. Tell us your address and we will give you a written opinion of value based on what has actually sold near you.

Four things about this market that we publish from our own BeachesMLS data feed and almost nobody else does: cash buyers in Fort Lauderdale and how their share is moving, how long homes take to sell in Fort Lauderdale counted across relistings rather than reset by them, asking price versus sale price in Fort Lauderdale, and financing a home in Fort Lauderdale by the loan types that actually close here.

Did your listing come off the market without selling? Read what the data says about an expired listing in Fort Lauderdale — how much of the local inventory is sitting past 90 days, and what waiting costs against the original asking price.

Thinking about selling? Start with the figures that apply to your property type: what is my home worth in Fort Lauderdale; probate real estate in Fort Lauderdale; short sale in Fort Lauderdale. Houses and condominiums are reported separately on every page.

Compiled by Gia Freer, Broker of Record, PBP Real Estate, LLC · Florida broker license BK689801 · brokerage license CQ1064615. Figures drawn from PBP's own BeachesMLS data feed and last updated September 11, 2026. Market analysis only; PBP Real Estate is a Licensed Florida Real Estate Brokerage, not a licensed appraiser.