Last updated September 4, 2026
How do I sell a storm-damaged house in Broward County?
Short answer: settle the insurance question first, then choose between repair and an as-is sale with the numbers in front of you. Selling as-is is ordinary here: 59.5% of Broward County house sales in the last twelve months were as-is, and as-is houses drew cash buyers on 21.2% of sales, on BeachesMLS data retrieved September 4, 2026.
For sellers
Pricing a home is a skill. Start with the current competition and recent closed sales.
43% of active single-family houses listings in Broward County have a recorded asking price below their original list price.
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Ask Ava about this dataPrice my home correctlyThe buyer pool changes with the damage: roughly 18.7% of house buyers used FHA or VA loans, whose property requirements a damaged roof or open claim can fail, so the realistic buyer for an unrepaired house is the cash or conventional buyer, and the price follows.
As-is against standard sales, measured
| Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Days to contract | Typical cut | Cash | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses sold as-is | 7,110 | $625,000 | $349 | 43 | 4.5% | 21.2% |
| Houses sold standard | 4,843 | $633,000 | $354 | 46 | 5.1% | 25.1% |
| Condos sold as-is | 6,665 | $247,000 | $227 | 71 | 7.7% | 52.7% |
| Condos sold standard | 4,119 | $279,000 | $242 | 79 | 8.1% | 52.9% |
Based on information from BeachesMLS, retrieved September 4, 2026. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Listings are provided for consumers’ personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.
Of Broward County house buyers over the last twelve months, 22.8% paid cash, 55.5% used conventional loans, and 18.7% used FHA or VA loans. A house with unrepaired storm damage is generally sold to the first two groups, and pricing it as though the third were bidding produces a listing that sits.
Older houses against newer ones
| Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Days to contract | Typical cut | Cash | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses built before 2000 | 9,940 | $590,000 | $348 | 43 | 4.6% | 21.7% |
| Houses built 2000 or later | 2,013 | $1,025,000 | $368 | 50 | 5.5% | 28.0% |
Based on information from BeachesMLS, retrieved September 4, 2026. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Listings are provided for consumers’ personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.
Houses built before 2000 closed at $348 per square foot and those built 2000 or later at $368. Roof age, window rating and the year of construction drive insurability for the next owner, and insurability drives financing. That is why the repair-or-sell decision is a numbers question rather than a taste question.
Last month against the month before
August 2026 closed 932 houses in Broward County at a median of $655,000, against 1,105 at $655,000 in July 2026. Condominiums and townhouses: 802 at $255,000 against 991 at $247,000. Median days to contract for houses moved from 31 to 38. One month is a reading, not a trend; the twelve-month table above is what we price from.
The three moves, in order
- Document and file with your insurer first, and understand what an open or settled claim means for a sale; a public adjuster or attorney answers that, not a real-estate agent.
- Get two numbers: a written comparative market analysis of the house repaired and of the house as it stands, from matching closed sales, with contractor bids for the gap.
- Choose the route with the better net and the shorter certain timeline, and disclose the damage and the claim history in writing either way.
Who else you need, and what we do not do
Your insurer and, if needed, a licensed public adjuster or attorney for the claim; a licensed and insured contractor for repair bids and permits; a Florida attorney if you are asked to assign claim proceeds to a buyer. We handle the sale side and the disclosures.
This page covers the real-estate side only. It is not legal, tax or insurance advice. Deadlines, notices and the treatment of debts on your title are set by the documents and by the agencies and courts involved; confirm your own dates and figures with them or with a Florida attorney before acting.
Related, for Broward County owners: what is my home worth; how we sell a home; Broward County market report; the same page for Palm Beach County.
Gia Freer, our Broker of Record, has been licensed in Florida since 2000 (BK689801) and prepares every opinion of value personally. PBP Real Estate, LLC, Boca Raton.
Start with the number
A written comparative market analysis of your Broward County home from our own BeachesMLS data, prepared by hand by our Broker of Record, with the sales it rests on attached, and a net sheet showing what reaches you. Use the form below, or call (561) 395-8418.
A practical first step
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How do I sell a storm-damaged house in Broward County: questions
Should I repair storm damage before selling?
Only when the repaired sale nets more, after cost and time, than the as-is sale. As-is houses in Broward County closed at $349 per square foot against $354 for standard sales; contractor bids and two comparative market analyses settle whether your repair closes that gap.
Can I sell a house with an open insurance claim?
Often, with the claim handled in the contract; how depends on your policy and the buyer's lender. That is an attorney and insurer question. We can tell you which buyers will and will not proceed.
Who buys storm-damaged houses?
Mostly cash and conventional buyers. Of Broward County house buyers over the last twelve months, 22.8% paid cash, 55.5% used conventional loans, and 18.7% used FHA or VA loans. FHA and VA property requirements can rule out an unrepaired roof, so those buyers usually wait for repaired homes.
Do I have to disclose the storm damage if I repair it?
Florida law generally requires sellers to disclose known defects that materially affect value and are not readily observable, repaired or not. Your attorney confirms the scope; our advice is to disclose in writing and let the repair records speak.
How fast do as-is houses sell in Broward County?
Median 43 days to contract over the last twelve months, against 46 for standard sales. Priced to the as-is closed sales, they move; priced to the repaired ones, they sit.
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