The Florida housing market, by the numbers.
Median sale price, days on market, and what a traditional sale really costs a Florida seller — every figure on this page comes from the source cited next to it.
- Median sale price: $422,000
- Median days on market: 66
- Typical selling costs: ~7.27% of the price
- Foreclosure timeline: 6 to 14 months
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The headline numbers.
Each figure comes from the source cited under it. Medians describe the middle of the Florida market, not any specific house.
| Florida metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $422,000 | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Median days on market | 66 days | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Average agent commission | 5.57% (≈ $23,505) | Clever Feb 2026 survey (state avg) |
| Seller closing costs | 1% (≈ $4,220) | Redfin national 1-3% excl. commission, low end (transfer tax shown separately), May 2026 |
| Seller transfer tax | 0.7% (≈ $2,954) | HomeLight, Jan 2025 (doc stamp $0.70/$100, typically seller) |
Data updated: September 2026
Selling the traditional way in Florida: the math.
The same arithmetic an agent would run at your kitchen table, worked on the Florida median sale price.
How to read this: on the $422,000 median sale, the traditional route leaves roughly $391,321 before loan payoff, repairs, and the holding costs (effective property tax ~0.86%/yr per the Tax Foundation, plus insurance and utilities) that stack up while you wait about 66 days on market. These are estimates worked on the Florida median; your actual costs vary by county, property, and buyer.
The cost of waiting: Florida's effective property-tax rate runs about 0.86% a year (Tax Foundation). Worked on the $422,000 median home, that's roughly $3,629 a year in property tax — call it $656 accrued across the 66-day (about 9-week) median wait for a traditional sale, before insurance and utilities, and on top of the selling costs above. The longer a Florida listing sits past the median, the bigger that carrying cost grows.
The Florida foreclosure clock.
Florida uses a judicial foreclosure process, and a typical case runs 6 to 14 months — that window is how much real time an owner has to catch up, refinance, or sell.
How long it really takes: Practitioner estimate: roughly 8–14 months from filing to sale if uncontested; 2–3+ years if actively defended. Florida is judicial-only, so every case goes through court.
Primary statute: Fla. Stat. §45.0315. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the specifics with a local attorney.
If you need to sell fast.
The numbers above describe the traditional route in Florida: roughly 7.27% of the price in selling costs and about 66 days of waiting before a financed buyer even closes. When time is the real problem — a foreclosure date, back taxes, a move that can't wait — some owners trade part of the headline price for speed and certainty by selling as-is to a cash buyer.
Your cash option: You can request offers on Florida houses sold as-is — no repairs, no commissions, no fees to you. Requesting offers is free, and you decide what happens next.
See what the Florida numbers mean for your house.
Compare the traditional math above with a fast as-is sale — free tools, sourced data, and a timeline you control.
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