Orlando’s housing market is entering the spring season with steady pricing, rising inventory, and shifting opportunities for both buyers and sellers. With more homes available and demand adjusting, success in today’s market comes down to strategy, timing, and understanding your local area.
The Orlando real estate market in February 2026 remained steady, with consistent sales, stable buyer activity, and slightly lower inventory compared to last year. With home prices adjusting and interest rates dropping below 6 percent, both buyers and sellers are entering a more balanced and opportunity-driven market.
January brought a seasonal slowdown to the Central Florida real estate market, with closed sales easing and inventory rising to a buyer leaning position. In this month’s What’s Trending update, Kathryn Stelljes breaks down the latest Orlando area numbers, what they mean for buyers and sellers, and how to plan ahead as the spring market begins to build.
Kathryn Stelljes provides a What’s Trending update on the Central Florida real estate market for December 2025. Closed sales increased to 2,182 homes, typical for year-end, while pending sales declined. The market remains balanced with a slight rise in median prices. Upcoming months may see increased activity as interest rates ease.
The market continues to shift as we move through the second half of the year. While activity is steady, August brought a mix of cooling sales numbers year over year, lower interest rates, and a more balanced market overall.
While appreciation has cooled, average prices remain near record highs, and most homes are taking several weeks to sell unless they’re in a highly competitive pocket.
The stats are in and we saw a little increase in sales month over month, but still more inventory and less demand than we have seen in years in the Orlando real estate market.
Well January stats are in and the numbers are staggering. The peak up in December was quickly met with a shift. We ended January with the lowest number of homes sales since 2009. It’s not all bad news though..
The New Year is well under way and we have the full picture of how the real estate market in Orlando fared in December and 2024 as a whole. The market was moving towards a buyers market since September as days on the market got longer and more listings showed up without an increase in corresponding demand. The question in my mind is this the new trend or is this just our typical seasonality during a more balanced year.
We are starting to see a clear picture of real estate in Orlando in 2024 and things have drastically shifted from the previous few years. Despite the rising inventory (about double the amount since last year) and lower than average sales all year long, the prices still went up over 3%.