Last updated September 4, 2026
How do I sell a vacant house in Palm Beach County?
Short answer: quickly, and priced to closed sales from day one, because a vacant home is a carrying cost with a clock.
For sellers
Pricing a home is a skill. Start with the current competition and recent closed sales.
43.3% 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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Ask Ava about this dataPrice my home correctlyAmong Palm Beach County house sales where occupancy was disclosed, vacant houses went under contract in a median of 32 days against 24 for owner-occupied ones, and closed 4.7% below original asking against 3.6%, on BeachesMLS data retrieved September 4, 2026. 15.3% of houses on the market today are listed as vacant. Empty homes are not invisible to buyers; they are visible in a way that costs money.
Vacant, owner-occupied and tenanted houses in Palm Beach County
| Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Days to contract | Typical cut | Cash | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied at listing | 1,475 | $667,000 | $339 | 24 | 3.6% | 34.2% |
| Vacant at listing | 993 | $555,000 | $317 | 32 | 4.7% | 36.9% |
| Tenant in place at listing | 108 | $520,000 | $344 | 24 | 3.7% | 28.7% |
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.
Occupancy was disclosed on 2,576 of 12,619 house sales; the table covers those. Vacant houses closed at $317 per square foot against $339 for owner-occupied, with 36.9% cash buyers. Part of that gap is condition, part is the read a buyer takes from an empty room, and part is a seller who has already left and is paying two sets of bills.
Vacant condominiums in Palm Beach County
| Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Days to contract | Typical cut | Cash | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied at listing | 613 | $340,000 | $251 | 33 | 4.6% | 45.8% |
| Vacant at listing | 1,001 | $247,000 | $205 | 47 | 7.2% | 59.7% |
| Tenant in place at listing | 172 | $235,000 | $226 | 58 | 6.5% | 61.0% |
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.
Occupancy was disclosed on 1,786 of 9,863 condominium sales. Vacant condominiums are more common than vacant houses (22.6% of active condominium listings today) and carry an association bill while they wait: the median monthly association fee on closed Palm Beach County condominiums with a fee recorded was $660.
Last month against the month before
August 2026 closed 914 houses in Palm Beach County at a median of $707,500, against 1,173 at $720,000 in July 2026. Condominiums and townhouses: 691 at $300,000 against 890 at $310,500. Median days to contract for houses moved from 36 to 36. One month is a reading, not a trend; the twelve-month table above is what we price from.
The three moves, in order
- Add up the monthly carry: mortgage, taxes, insurance, association, utilities, lawn and pool. That figure is what each extra month on the market costs before the price cut.
- Price to the closed sales that match, on day one. The vacant-house discount grows with time; the first three weeks decide most of it.
- Make it look kept, not abandoned: utilities on, climate control running, lawn cut, a light staging of the main rooms. Confirm with your insurer that the vacant home is covered.
Who else you need, and what we do not do
Your insurance agent, because coverage on an unoccupied home often changes and lapses are common; a CPA or tax professional if the home was a second home or inheritance; a Florida attorney if title is held by an estate or trust. We handle the sale side.
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 Palm Beach County owners: probate real estate in Palm Beach County; what is my home worth; how we sell a home; Palm Beach County market report; the same page for Broward 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 Palm Beach 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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Share the property and your timing. Gia will review it personally and tell you what information she needs before preparing a written opinion of value.
How do I sell a vacant house in Palm Beach County: questions
Do vacant houses sell for less in Palm Beach County?
On the median, yes. Among sales where occupancy was disclosed, vacant houses closed at $555,000 and $317 per square foot in 32 days, against $667,000 and $339 in 24 days for owner-occupied ones. Condition explains part of it; time explains the rest.
Should I furnish or stage an empty house?
Light staging of the main rooms and photographs that show scale usually pay for themselves; full furnishing rarely does. The larger lever is price set from matching closed sales in the first three weeks.
Is my insurance still valid on a vacant house?
Ask your insurer before you rely on it. Many policies treat a home unoccupied beyond a set period differently. We are not insurance advisers; we flag it because it is the most common surprise.
How long will a vacant condominium take to sell in Palm Beach County?
Vacant condominiums where occupancy was disclosed went to contract in a median of 47 days, and the market holds 6.4 months of condominium supply. Association fees keep running; the median recorded fee was $660 a month.
I inherited the house and it is empty. Is the process different?
The sale is the same; the authority to sell is not. See <a href="/probate-south-florida/">probate real estate in Palm Beach County</a> for who can sign and when.
What sellers say
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After more than a year trying to sell my condo to no avail, here comes Gia and with her sincere persona and professionalism, she sold my condo within 3 weeks.
★★★★★ Rosa S. · Google review, February 2020
Gia and John from PBP Real Estate exceeded expectations in selling my mother's Delray Beach condo, which had previously failed to sell with another firm. Despite being in New York, I experienced excellent communication and responsiveness via phone, text, and email, making the remote process, including the closing, stress-free.
★★★★★ Robert S. · Google review, December 2024
I needed to sell my mothers home from out of state and Gia made the whole process very easy. She helped me getting the right people to get the house emptied and cleaned.
★★★★★ Roger D. · Google review, December 2024
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