Palm Beach County · Updated every morning · Data as of September 14, 2026

Palm Beach County housing market: August 2026 sales and today's inventory

In August 2026, 990 single-family houses closed in Palm Beach County at a median $700,000, +5.3% against August 2025; 887 condominiums and townhouses closed at a median $303,500, +5.2%.

9,973 homes are for sale today: 3,764 houses (3.8 months of inventory, a level conventionally read as favoring sellers) and 6,209 condos and townhouses (7 months of inventory, a level conventionally read as favoring buyers). September 1 - 14, 2026: 296 houses and 263 condos have closed so far.

Basis: closed, pending and active listings in BeachesMLS permitted for internet display through PBP Real Estate's data feed, recomputed daily. Counts are lower than Florida Realtors county totals, which add other boards and non-displayed listings; medians and ratios are directly comparable. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Houses: August 2026

990closed salesAugust 2025: 987 (+0.3%)
$700,000median sale priceAugust 2025: $665,000 (+5.3%)
32median days on marketAugust 2025: 42 days
97%of list price receivedAugust 2025: 96%
3,764for sale todaymedian asking $895,000
1,559under contract today3.8 months of inventory

Condos and townhouses: August 2026

887closed salesAugust 2025: 942 (-5.8%)
$303,500median sale priceAugust 2025: $288,500 (+5.2%)
51median days on marketAugust 2025: 70 days
96%of list price receivedAugust 2025: 95%
6,209for sale todaymedian asking $294,000
1,621under contract today7 months of inventory

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43.2% of active single-family houses listings in Palm Beach County have a recorded asking price below their original list price.

The data comes from the segment and recorded fields available in PBP Real Estate's BeachesMLS feed, as of the date shown. Gia Freer, Broker of Record, turns comparable sales and current competition into one written pricing opinion for your home, with the reasoning, before it goes live.

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43.2%Recorded below original
56.8%Not recorded as below originalMay include unchanged prices, increases and missing-price records; not a never-cut count.
3,711 single-family houses for sale in Palm Beach County. Source: BeachesMLS, as of September 14, 2026. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Seller Blink Rate™ is the share of active listings with a recorded asking price below the original list price. The denominator is all active listings in the segment. The complement may include unchanged prices, increases and missing-price records; it does not establish a price history.

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Palm Beach County median sale price: August 2026 against August 2025

Houses$700,000 August 2026$665,000 August 2025Condos / townhouses$303,500 August 2026$288,500 August 2025

Medians of closed sales in BeachesMLS listings permitted for internet display; August 2026 n = 990 houses and 887 condos/townhouses.

Sellers versus buyers in Palm Beach County, December 2018 to July 2026

Each month we set the homes for sale at month end against the homes that went under contract during the month. Two series, one source, houses and condos kept separate.

Single-family houses. July 2026: 4,590 homes for sale against 1,264 going under contract, 3.6 homes for sale per contract (a year earlier: 5.0). Homes for sale -23.3% year over year; contracts +5.4%.
02K4K6K8K10KFor sale 4,590Under contract 1,264Peak Feb 2019: 8,269Low Jan 2022: 1,72770Homes for sale per home going under contract3.620192020202120222023202420252026

Homes for sale at month end Homes going under contract in the month

Condos and townhouses. July 2026: 5,853 homes for sale against 860 going under contract, 6.8 homes for sale per contract (a year earlier: 8.5). Homes for sale -19.3% year over year; contracts +0.7%.
02K4K6K8K10KFor sale 5,853Under contract 860Peak Mar 2025: 8,471Low Feb 2022: 1,494120Homes for sale per home going under contract6.820192020202120222023202420252026

Homes for sale at month end Homes going under contract in the month

Source: Florida Realtors monthly statistics for Palm Beach County, December 2018 to July 2026, all boards. "Under contract" is the month's new pending sales, a demand indicator, not a count of people shopping. Refreshed with each monthly release; data as of September 13, 2026. PBP Real Estate, LLC. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Year to date and month to date, Palm Beach County

SegmentJan 1 - Aug 31, 2026Jan 1 - Aug 31, 2025ChangeSeptember 1 - 14, 2026
Houses: closed sales9,1218,269+10.3%296
Houses: median sale price$720,000$670,000+7.5%$715,812
Condos and townhouses: closed sales8,6007,670+12.1%263
Condos and townhouses: median sale price$320,000$313,000+2.2%$299,000

Every Palm Beach County city we cover

Market report, daily price cuts, daily condo fees and daily HOA fees for each city. Houses, condominiums, and townhouses and villas are always reported separately. We publish a page only when the city meets our data threshold: at least 30 active listings for a price-cut page, at least 30 active condominiums with a reported association fee for a condo-fee page, and at least 30 active townhouses and villas with a reported fee for an HOA-fee page. Cities below a threshold today are listed without that page and are added automatically the day they qualify.

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Questions people ask about the Palm Beach County market

What is the median home price in Palm Beach County?

In August 2026, the median single-family house in Palm Beach County closed at $700,000 (up 5.3% from $665,000 in August 2025), and the median condominium or townhouse closed at $303,500 (up 5.2% from $288,500). Figures are medians of closed sales in BeachesMLS listings permitted for internet display, as of September 14, 2026.

Is Palm Beach County a buyer's or seller's market right now?

As of September 14, 2026, single-family houses in Palm Beach County stand at 3.8 months of inventory, a level conventionally read as favoring sellers; condominiums and townhouses stand at 7 months of inventory, a level conventionally read as favoring buyers. Months of inventory divides today's active listings by last month's closed sales; under 4 is conventionally read as favoring sellers, 4 to 6 as balanced, over 6 as favoring buyers. It describes the county as a whole, not any one home.

How many homes sold in Palm Beach County last month?

990 single-family houses and 887 condominiums or townhouses closed in Palm Beach County in August 2026, against 987 and 942 in August 2025. So far in September 1 - 14, 2026: 296 houses and 263 condos. Counts cover BeachesMLS listings permitted for internet display and will differ from Florida Realtors county totals, which include other boards.

How long does it take to sell a house in Palm Beach County?

Houses that closed in Palm Beach County in August 2026 had a median 32 days on market and sold at a median 97% of their final list price; condominiums and townhouses took a median 51 days at 96% of list. Days on market count from the listing date of the sold listing.

How often is this Palm Beach County market report updated?

Every morning. The page pulls active, pending and closed listings from PBP Real Estate's BeachesMLS data feed, recomputes the last full month, month to date, year to date and the same periods a year earlier, and republishes. The Florida Realtors monthly release for July 2026 is kept lower on the page for reference.

Florida Realtors monthly release for July 2026, kept for reference

The association release below covers all boards in the county and publishes about seven weeks after month end. The figures above come from PBP Real Estate's own daily feed and lead this page; where the two differ, the basis note at the top explains why.

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Palm Beach County Real Estate Market Report — July 2026

Compiled by PBP Real Estate, LLC, a Licensed Florida Real Estate Brokerage (DBPR Lic. CQ1064615), Boca Raton · Reviewed by Grant Freer, Owner & Broker Associate (Lic. BK3077984) · Data month: July 2026 · Published August 22, 2026 · Source: BeachesMLS / Florida Realtors monthly statistics

The Palm Beach County housing market, month over month: the median single-family home sold for $660,090 in July — −5.7% from June ($700,000), while the median condo/townhouse moved −3.8% to $312,500. Single-family closings came in at 1,336 (−9.9% vs June) and condo closings at 914 (−6.2%). Almost half of all purchases — 47.7% — were all-cash. Single-family homes tightened to 3.7 months of supply, the tightest reading in a year and firmly a seller’s market; condos moved to 6.7 months, the low end of balanced. Below: the month-to-month trend most reports skip, the full 12-month data set, and our broker-owner read on what it means. Updated monthly by PBP Real Estate, LLC.

SFH median · Jul

$660,090

▼ −5.7% MoM

June: $700,000 · YoY +7.6%

SFH closed sales · Jul

1,336

▼ −9.9% MoM

June: 1,482 · YoY +12.7%

Condo/TH median · Jul

$312,500

▼ −3.8% MoM

June: $325,000 · YoY +4.0%

Condo/TH closed sales · Jul

914

▼ −6.2% MoM

June: 974 · YoY +18.6%

Month-over-month change is the lead number on this page by design — it reads local sentiment shifts months before annual comparisons catch them. Year-over-year figures are shown as context under each stat.

Palm Beach County single-family median sale price — last 12 months

$630K
Aug '25
$615K
Sep '25
$643K
Oct '25
$605K
Nov '25
$632K
Dec '25
$700K
Jan '26
$675K
Feb '26
$645K
Mar '26
$650K
Apr '26
$675K
May '26
$700K
Jun '26
$660K
Jul '26

Bars scaled to the 12-month range to make month-to-month moves visible; exact medians labeled on every bar. Source: BeachesMLS / Florida Realtors monthly statistics.

Palm Beach County condo/townhouse median sale price — last 12 months

$285K
Aug '25
$300K
Sep '25
$315K
Oct '25
$320K
Nov '25
$297K
Dec '25
$325K
Jan '26
$315K
Feb '26
$330K
Mar '26
$340K
Apr '26
$345K
May '26
$325K
Jun '26
$312K
Jul '26

Bars scaled to the 12-month range to make month-to-month moves visible; exact medians labeled on every bar. Source: BeachesMLS / Florida Realtors monthly statistics.

Two different markets: single-family vs condo in Palm Beach County

Both price medians eased off June, but supply tightened on both sides — the mark of a seasonal summer slowdown in closings rather than a market turning. Single-family is the tightest it has been in 12 months at 3.7 months; condos finally broke below 7 months for the first time in the series. If you own one of each, you are still operating in two different markets.

MetricSingle-FamilyCondo/Townhouse
Median sale price$660,090 (−5.7% MoM)$312,500 (−3.8% MoM)
Closed sales1,336 (−9.9% MoM)914 (−6.2% MoM)
Months of supply3.7 (seller’s market) — June: 3.96.7 (balanced) — June: 7.2
Median days to contract41 days — June: 42 days69 days — June: 68 days
Median days to sale82 days112 days
Cash share (of this type)41.2%57.2%

The PBP Read

What the raw numbers actually mean — broker-owner analysis you will not find in the published releases.

  • Read July as seasonal, not directional. The single-family median eased 5.7% from June to $660,090 and closings fell 9.9% to 1,336 — but July closings come from contracts written in May and June, after the spring family-buyer wave ends and while locals travel. Year over year the same numbers are up 7.6% and 12.7%, the 11th straight month of annual sales gains.
  • Supply is the tell: 3.7 months, the tightest single-family reading in our 12-month series (down from 5.2 last August). Fewer closings with less inventory is not a softening market — it is a thinner summer trading window.
  • The condo picture quietly improved. The median slipped 3.8% to $312,500, but condo supply fell to 6.7 months from 9.0 a year ago and closings are up 18.6% year over year. Condo buyers still have negotiating room; condo sellers have less competition than at any point in the last year.
  • Sentiment check: 41 days to contract for single-family (fastest in the series), 95% of original list price received, and 47.7% of all buyers paying cash. Prepared, correctly priced homes are still moving quickly; overpriced listings are the ones that sit through the summer.

The full 12-month data set

Every figure below comes from the official BeachesMLS / Florida Realtors monthly statistics for Palm Beach County — nothing modeled, nothing estimated.

MonthSFH medianMoMSFH salesCondo medianMoMCondo sales
Aug '25$630,0001,135$285,000820
Sep '25$615,000−2.4%1,163$300,000+5.3%817
Oct '25$643,000+4.6%1,253$315,000+5.0%768
Nov '25$605,000−5.9%1,001$320,000+1.6%705
Dec '25$632,500+4.5%1,269$297,000−7.2%858
Jan '26$700,000+10.7%937$325,000+9.4%697
Feb '26$675,000−3.6%1,089$315,000−3.1%758
Mar '26$645,000−4.4%1,434$330,000+4.8%1,061
Apr '26$650,000+0.8%1,376$340,000+3.0%1,060
May '26$675,000+3.8%1,437$345,000+1.5%1,003
Jun '26$700,000+3.7%1,482$325,000−5.8%974
Jul '26$660,090−5.7%1,336$312,500−3.8%914

Key facts behind the numbers

  • Cash is king: 47.7% of all Palm Beach County closed sales in July 2026 were cash — roughly double the national rate of about 26%. Cash covered 57.2% of condo sales and 41.2% of single-family sales. West Palm Beach ranks No. 1 in the U.S. for all-cash home buying (Redfin).
  • Luxury is accelerating: sales of $1 million and up climbed 36.5% year over year, from 326 to 445 closings. Total dollar volume rose 41.6% to $2.2 billion.
  • Supply is tightening: total active listings fell 21.1% year over year to 10,443. Single-family inventory is down 23.3% to 4,590 and condo inventory down 19.3% to 5,853.
  • Distressed sales are near zero: just 0.3% of closings were short sales or bank-owned — a fundamentally healthy market.
  • Rates and financing: the 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 6.54% in July 2026 (Freddie Mac). Condo financing remains the market’s chokepoint — only 21 of 2,397 South Florida condo buildings are FHA-approved (0.9%), and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ended the limited review option for many condo loans on August 3, 2026.

Sources: BeachesMLS / Florida Realtors July 2026 monthly statistics (published via the MIAMI REALTORS®/RWorld monthly release); Florida Realtors Monthly Market Detail reports (historical months); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey; National Association of REALTORS®; Redfin.

What this means if you’re selling in Palm Beach County

Single-family sellers still hold the leverage: 3.7 months of supply, 41 days to contract, and 95% of original list price received. The lower July median reflects the summer trading window, not lost value — year over year the median is up 7.6%. Condo sellers are in a better position than a year ago, with supply down to 6.7 months, but buyers still negotiate, and building financials, insurance costs, and pricing to the current month decide the outcome. August and September are also the pre-season second-home buying window in South Florida, which is why listings that go live now meet snowbird buyers shopping ahead of the winter season. To see what the July data means for your specific home, ask PBP Real Estate, LLC for the numbers on your street — not just the county.

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City-by-city data for Palm Beach County, from our own MLS feed

County figures above are monthly and hide what each city is doing. These pages refresh daily from PBP Real Estate's BeachesMLS feed: the share of listings that have cut price, true cumulative days on market, and condominium association fees by building age and price band. Every city: South Florida price cuts and the South Florida Condo Fee Index.

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Palm Beach County Market Report: Questions & Answers

How did Palm Beach County home prices change from last month?

The median single-family price eased 5.7% from June to July 2026 ($700,000 to $660,090), and the median condo price fell 3.8% ($325,000 to $312,500). Both are typical of the summer trading window: July closings come from contracts written after the spring buying wave. Year over year, the single-family median is up 7.6% and the condo median up 4.0%.

Is Palm Beach County a buyer's or seller's market right now?

Single-family homes are in a seller's market at 3.7 months of supply as of July 2026 - the tightest reading in 12 months, down from 3.9 in June. Condos and townhouses are balanced at 6.7 months of supply, down from 7.2 in June, so condo buyers keep some negotiating room.

What is the median home price in Palm Beach County?

The median single-family home price was $660,090 in July 2026, down 5.7% from June and up 7.6% year over year. The median condo price was $312,500, down 3.8% from June and up 4.0% year over year.

How long does it take to sell a house in Palm Beach County?

The median single-family home went under contract in 41 days in July 2026 (42 days in June), with a median total time to sale of 82 days. Condos took 69 days to contract and 112 days to close.

Are home prices in Palm Beach County going up or down?

Month to month both medians eased in July, which is normal for a South Florida summer. The 12-month direction is up: the single-family median rose from $630,000 in August 2025 to $660,090 in July 2026, with inventory down 23.3% year over year. Condo medians remain choppy, swinging between $285,000 and $345,000 over the past year.

Why are so many Palm Beach County homes bought with cash?

47.7% of July 2026 closings were all-cash - about double the national average of 26%. Wealth migration, second-home and investor demand, and equity-rich downsizers drive it; for condos specifically, 57.2% of July sales were cash, partly because condo financing is harder to obtain.

Also tracking the market next door? See our Broward County Market Report. This page keeps a stable URL and is refreshed every month when the new board statistics are released. Florida Realtors and the local boards publish county statistics about three weeks after month end, so the most recent complete month available here is July 2026; the August 2026 county release is expected in late September 2026. Our own BeachesMLS feed figures, which are current to the day, are on the city market reports. Page updated August 22, 2026.

This report is compiled and updated with AI assistance by PBP Real Estate, LLC. Every figure comes from the official BeachesMLS / Florida Realtors monthly statistics and is reviewed by a licensed broker before publication; nothing on this page is modeled or estimated. See our AI Disclosure. This page is market information, not legal, tax, or investment advice.

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