Press release · Fort Lauderdale, Broward County · October 18, 2026

Fort Lauderdale housing data press release, October 18, 2026

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., October 18, 2026 - 42.4% of the 809 single-family homes listed for sale in Fort Lauderdale (343 listings) have a current asking price below their original list price, according to PBP Real Estate's analysis of BeachesMLS listing data as of October 18, 2026. Among those 343 reduced listings, the median reduction is 5.6% (about $52K). Among the city's 1,372 condominium listings, 38.8% are asking below their original price, by a median 6.3%.

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Key takeaways

42.4% of the 809 single-family homes listed for sale in Fort Lauderdale (343 listings) have a current asking price below their original list price, according to PBP Real Estate's analysis of BeachesMLS listing data as of October 18, 2026.
Among 1,311 active condominium listings in Fort Lauderdale retained after excluding unusable-fee records and trimming monthly-equivalent fees below the city's 1st or above its 99th percentile, the median monthly association fee is $1,201, with the middle half between $756 and $1,942.
Among 74 active townhouse or villa listings in Fort Lauderdale retained after excluding unusable-fee records and trimming monthly-equivalent fees below the city's 1st or above its 99th percentile, the median monthly homeowners association fee is $343, with the middle half between $268 and $550.

Fort Lauderdale price cuts and days on market, October 18, 2026

Data as of October 18, 2026 (BeachesMLS pull 2026-10-18T10:02:49.950167+00:00) Live page with today's charts: Fort Lauderdale price cuts and days on market. Every city: South Florida price cuts and days on market.

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42.4% of Fort Lauderdale houses for sale are asking less than their original list price; 38.8% of condos
Seller Blink Rate™ in Fort Lauderdale: 42.4% of houses list below original asking, against 44.5% across Broward County
Buying in Fort Lauderdale? 343 of the 809 houses for sale are asking below their original price, by a median $52K

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Quotable

"42.4 percent of single-family homes for sale in Fort Lauderdale have a current asking price below their original list price; among those 343 reduced listings the median reduction is $52K."

"Among active Fort Lauderdale houses, the median recorded CumulativeDaysOnMarket value is 86 days and the median recorded DaysOnMarket value is 76 days. These are MLS-recorded fields, not an independently reconstructed listing history."

"At the snapshot, 37.9 percent of the 203 Fort Lauderdale houses under contract had a recorded asking price below their original list price; the median reduction among that group was 6.5 percent. The remainder were not recorded as below their original list price, which is not a price history. Agreed contract prices are not inferred from these asking prices."

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Horizontal bar chart. Fort Lauderdale houses 42.4%, Broward County houses 44.5%; Fort Lauderdale condominiums 38.8%, Broward County condominiums 44.7%. Share of active listings asking below their original list price, October 18, 2026. — Seller Blink Rate™: share of active listings whose current asking price is below their original list price, Fort Lauderdale versus Broward County, houses and condominiums, October 18, 2026. Not a price history. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Column chart of recorded cumulative days on market. Houses: 0-30 days 20.4%, 31-60 days 19.4%, 61-90 days 12.3%, 91-180 days 20.2%, 181+ days 27.7%. Condominiums: 0-30 days 17.6%, 31-60 days 11.4%, 61-90 days 9.7%, 91-180 days 25.8%, 181+ days 35.5%. — Active Fort Lauderdale houses and condominiums by MLS-recorded CumulativeDaysOnMarket value, October 18, 2026. Shares use listings with a recorded value in that field; 47.9% of houses exceed 90 days. The field is not a reconstructed listing history. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Horizontal bar chart of the share asking below original by current asking-price band, houses: Under $500K 52.3% (80 of 153); $500K to $1M 50.4% (117 of 232); $1M to $2M 38.2% (50 of 131); $2M to $5M 34.2% (54 of 158); $5M and up 31.1% (42 of 135). — Share of active Fort Lauderdale houses asking below their original list price, by current asking-price band, October 18, 2026. Bands with 10 to 29 listings marked small; under 10 show a count only. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Downloads and methodology

Journalist package: PDF · Plain text · ZIP with charts. Method: Seller Blink Rate™ method. Current edition. A later snapshot may differ; this file describes only the date above.

Fort Lauderdale condominium association fees, October 18, 2026

Data as of October 18, 2026 (BeachesMLS pull 2026-10-18T10:02:49.950167+00:00) Live page with today's charts: Fort Lauderdale condo fees. Every city: South Florida Condo Fee Index.

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Fort Lauderdale condo monthly association fees have a median of $1,201 in the retained usable-fee sample of 1,311 listings, 50% above the five-county median
In Fort Lauderdale's retained usable-fee sample (1,311 listings after exclusions and percentile trimming), 62% have monthly-equivalent fees of $1,000 or more and 6.4% are below $500
Fort Lauderdale condos, retained usable-fee sample: recorded YearBuilt 2005+ (n=373) vs pre-1995 (n=795), monthly median 130% higher

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., October 18, 2026 - Among 1,311 active condominium listings in Fort Lauderdale retained after excluding unusable-fee records and trimming monthly-equivalent fees below the city's 1st or above its 99th percentile, the median monthly association fee is $1,201, with the middle half between $756 and $1,942, according to PBP Real Estate's analysis of BeachesMLS listing data as of October 18, 2026. There are 1,372 active condominium listings before those exclusions and trimming; the fee statistics describe the retained sample, not every property for sale. The city median is 50% above the separately trimmed five-county median of $800 and ranks 16th among 69 published city medians.

Quotable

"The median monthly-equivalent association fee in Fort Lauderdale's retained usable-fee sample (n=1,311), after exclusions and percentile trimming, is $1,201, compared with $800 in the separately trimmed five-county sample."

"Among Fort Lauderdale condos in the retained usable-fee sample (n=1,311) after exclusions and percentile trimming, 62 percent have listed monthly-equivalent fees of $1,000 or more and 6.4 percent are below $500."

"Among the retained usable-fee listings in Fort Lauderdale with a recorded construction year, the median monthly-equivalent fee is $2,150 for a recorded year built of 2005 or later (373 listings) and $936 for those built before 1995 (795 listings)."

Charts and source labels

Dot strip chart in five county lanes. Fort Lauderdale retained-sample median $1,201 a month (n=1,311); five-county median $800 (n=25,298, region-level trim). — Median monthly-equivalent association fee in the retained usable-fee sample after exclusions and percentile trimming, Fort Lauderdale and the published comparison cities, grouped by county, October 18, 2026. City medians use city-level trimming; the five-county reference uses a separate region-level trim and is not a median of city medians. A published city requires at least 30 listings with a valid fee before percentile trimming; the retained sample size is stated on the chart. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Column chart of the retained usable-fee sample by fee band: Under $250 0.7% (9 listings); $250 to $500 5.7% (75 listings); $500 to $750 18.2% (238 listings); $750 to $1,000 13.4% (176 listings); $1,000 to $1,500 23.2% (304 listings); $1,500 to $2,000 15.2% (199 listings); $2,000 and up 23.6% (310 listings). — Monthly-equivalent association fee bands for the 1,311 active Fort Lauderdale condominium listings retained after unusable-fee exclusions and city-level 1st/99th-percentile trimming, October 18, 2026. Shares describe this retained sample, not all active listings. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Column chart of median fee by recorded decade built: 1950s $1,170 (45 listings); 1960s $862 (319 listings); 1970s $976 (334 listings); 1980s $1,159 (94 listings); 1990s $3,242 (30 listings); 2000s $1,528 (296 listings); 2010s $2,602 (75 listings); 2020s $2,735 (118 listings). Recorded year built 2005 or later $2,150 (373 listings); before 1995 $936 (795 listings). — Median monthly-equivalent association fee by recorded YearBuilt decade among Fort Lauderdale condominiums in the retained usable-fee sample after exclusions and percentile trimming, October 18, 2026. Each decade uses the retained records with a recorded construction year; decades under 10 listings shown gray with a count only. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Recorded YearBuilt 2005+ n=373; pre-1995 n=795. Download PNG

Downloads and methodology

Journalist package: PDF · Plain text · ZIP with charts. Method: South Florida Condo Fee Index method. Current edition. A later snapshot may differ; this file describes only the date above.

Fort Lauderdale HOA fees on townhouses and villas, October 18, 2026

Data as of October 18, 2026 (BeachesMLS pull 2026-10-18T10:02:49.950167+00:00) Live page with today's charts: Fort Lauderdale HOA fees. Every city: South Florida HOA Fee Index.

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Fort Lauderdale townhouse or villa monthly homeowners association fees have a median of $343 in the retained usable-fee sample of 74 listings, 11% above the five-county median
In Fort Lauderdale's retained usable-fee sample (74 listings after exclusions and percentile trimming), 32.4% have monthly-equivalent fees of $500 or more and 16.2% are below $200
Fort Lauderdale's retained usable-fee sample (n=74): reported monthly-equivalent homeowners association fees range from $268 to $550 at the 25th to 75th percentiles

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., October 18, 2026 - Among 74 active townhouse or villa listings in Fort Lauderdale retained after excluding unusable-fee records and trimming monthly-equivalent fees below the city's 1st or above its 99th percentile, the median monthly homeowners association fee is $343, with the middle half between $268 and $550, according to PBP Real Estate's analysis of BeachesMLS listing data as of October 18, 2026. There are 146 active townhouse or villa listings before those exclusions and trimming; the fee statistics describe the retained sample, not every property for sale. The city median is 11% above the separately trimmed five-county median of $310 and ranks 19th among 36 published city medians.

Quotable

"The median monthly-equivalent homeowners association fee in Fort Lauderdale's retained usable-fee sample (n=74), after exclusions and percentile trimming, is $343, compared with $310 in the separately trimmed five-county sample."

"Among Fort Lauderdale townhouses and villas in the retained usable-fee sample (n=74) after exclusions and percentile trimming, 32.4 percent have listed monthly-equivalent fees of $500 or more and 16.2 percent are below $200."

"Among 74 retained listings with a current asking price of at least $20,000 in Fort Lauderdale's usable-fee sample after exclusions and percentile trimming, a year of reported homeowners association fees equals a median 0.54 percent of the current asking price (median of per-listing ratios)."

Charts and source labels

Dot strip chart in five county lanes. Fort Lauderdale retained-sample median $343 a month (n=74); five-county median $310 (n=3,620, region-level trim). — Median monthly-equivalent homeowners association fee in the retained usable-fee sample after exclusions and percentile trimming, Fort Lauderdale and the published comparison cities, grouped by county, October 18, 2026. City medians use city-level trimming; the five-county reference uses a separate region-level trim and is not a median of city medians. A published city requires at least 30 listings with a valid fee before percentile trimming; the retained sample size is stated on the chart. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Column chart of the retained usable-fee sample by fee band: Under $100 1.4% (1 listings); $100 to $200 14.9% (11 listings); $200 to $300 12.2% (9 listings); $300 to $400 32.4% (24 listings); $400 to $600 20.3% (15 listings); $600 to $1,000 16.2% (12 listings); $1,000 and up 2.7% (2 listings). — Monthly-equivalent homeowners association fee bands for the 74 active Fort Lauderdale townhouse or villa listings retained after unusable-fee exclusions and city-level 1st/99th-percentile trimming, October 18, 2026. Shares describe this retained sample, not all active listings. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Column chart of median fee by recorded decade built: 1970s count only (4 listings); 1980s count only (5 listings); 1990s count only (1 listings); 2000s $550 (27 listings); 2010s $335 (11 listings); 2020s $340 (26 listings). — Median monthly-equivalent homeowners association fee by recorded YearBuilt decade among Fort Lauderdale townhouses and villas in the retained usable-fee sample after exclusions and percentile trimming, October 18, 2026. Each decade uses the retained records with a recorded construction year; decades under 10 listings shown gray with a count only. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Downloads and methodology

Journalist package: PDF · Plain text · ZIP with charts. Method: South Florida Condo and HOA Fee Index method. Current edition. A later snapshot may differ; this file describes only the date above.

How to cite this release

Attribution: PBP Real Estate analysis of BeachesMLS listing data, listings as of October 18, 2026. For a figure that must not change after publication, cite the dated file names in the downloads above or the frozen monthly edition.

Comment and licensed quotes: Gia Freer, Broker of Record (Lic. BK689801), and Grant Freer, Owner and Broker Associate, 561-395-8418 · info@pbpre.com. How figures are sourced, reviewed and corrected: editorial and corrections policy.

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