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Miami & Miami Beach Condo Trends – January 2009

January 19, 2009 by Lucas Lechuga
I decided to once again publish the condo inventory and months of supply figures for Miami, Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County as a whole. You'll notice, however, a few changes to this update. One, you'll now find viewable spreadsheets. This will make it easier to view the figures without needing to squint your eyes. Click on the View Full Spreadsheet link below each to view it in its entirety. Two, I've added pie charts to provide a quick picture as to which price range the condo inventory and closed sales reside. For some reason, however, Google Docs did not allow me to add percentage labels. Three, I calculated the months and years of supply figures using an average of six months worth of closed condo sales.

Below, you will find the Miami-Dade County condo inventory and supply figures for January 2008:

The following statistics encompass only those condos located throughout Miami (not other areas of Dade County such as Miami Beach, Aventura, Sunny Isles Beach, etc.):

The following statistics encompass only those condos located throughout Miami Beach:

I hadn't previously used a 6 month average to calculate the months and years of supply figures so it's pretty meaningless to compare this month's update to previous ones. However, here is the last update published in October 2008 if you'd like to compare the raw numbers.

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Mark (not zilbert)

Not to be a party pooper, but if there are 3551 condos sold in Miami dade but 30,000 foreclosures in that same time frame, a lot of the supply is in the form of shadow inventory. Just wait until the banks unload once they’re recapitalized or the Florida hoa laws change this year

Baard

Mark, is there talk of banks being held responsible for paying HOA fees on foreclosed properties?

Grant

Lucas – Excellent job again! Well done. Your data and site are second to none for the Miami condo scene.

Renter Tom

HGTV just had an episode of “Property Virgins” where a 20 year old lady just bought a condo in Brickell area. Developer list was $250K and she got it for $235K. Total emotional buy…….she actually didn’t even see the actual unit she is buying despite being told that the model has a terrace while hers would have a only a balcony. She didn’t even consult here family even though she is only 20! She specializes in “investments” yet did little due diligence…..sucker. Too bad, how sad. Would like to know which building that was though… She should have first rented… Read more »

DJ

LOL….I just saw that too! I was trying to figure out what building it was in as well, Plaza maybe?

The Ace

Advice from the Smart Money.

Don’t forget about the thousands upon thousands of Condo’s that have yet to hit the market.

$125.00 is the mark.

The Smart Money

only speculation

ACE…..you might be a little HIGH there $125.00 is LQQKIN a little HIGH right now.

Renter Tom

DJ – I saw that it was on the show was on the beach in nice weather so decided to watch it for a few minutes then the host lady said it was in Miami….so watched the entire thing. Tonight was the first airing so it was taped very recently. Oooooooo, down to $235K from $250K…….big whoop. Nice amenities but I didn’t catch if she mentioned the HOA fee on the one she bought (she mentioned the other two)…..or the fact that in a new building those would go up…. a 20 year old with almost a quarter million one… Read more »

DJ

Yeah I caught the whole thing too. The other two condos she looked at sucked, so she definately picked the best of the bunch. Like you said though, it was pretty foolish of her to buy a condo sight unseen after “thinking about it” for only a few minutes. She accepted the devlopers counter-offer in the lobby of the building right after she came down from the unit. I guess that’s an impulsive 20 year old for you. I also think the show was probably taped very recently; I’d assume within the last few months, so that would be somewhat… Read more »

only speculation

I think she must have been buying for a PORNO movie location.First of all she should have consulted with LUCAS.Good luck to her .

Click Broker

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Renter Tom

DJ – All they said was that she was a “Miami investment specialist”…. I pressed the record button the DVR when they said Miami. I take it that she is just an “investment specialist” who lives in Miami, not that she invests in or specializes in Miami investments. She clearly was very much “in love” with the unit. Emotional buy. I will say from experience, you can usually tell within the first minute if the place is a no go, but need to see the whole thing in order to see if it is a go. Two very nice and… Read more »

Miami2009

Funny I watched that episode as well. I think the building was Plaza as DJ said. I certainly give credit to a 20 year old saving to buy a place of her own. However, she should have rented for a while!

Renter Tom

Click Broker – With the fed govt (thanks Broke Obama) poised to add trillions and trillions and trillions to the national debt, there won’t be enough money to lend to businesses and citizens for things like cars, education, etc. causing interest rates to rise. Recent article on Southwest Airlines experiencing this problem and is detailed in this article: http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/19/business/debt.1-410735.php And they were one of the lucky ones to actually get financing…… Seriously, the “fix” (which can’t be spent out of the problem since this is not a business/economic cycle recession) will only place a greater debt burden directly on US… Read more »

rolofer

What can force banks to unload their inventory.
It looks like they want to keep foreclosures in the books, get bailed out by the government, keep all in the books again until they can sell at a better price or something.

Not sure if what I am saying is making a lot of sense to you experts. But I hardly find low market prices in Miami. Prices are still very high vs. true value or vs. renting.

I am a potential buyer, I am willing to buy cash up to 250k. I can’t find foreclosure deals yet. This sucks, I hate banks.

Muir

RT.
You have no idea what your talking about.
Go to the St Louis Fed site.
Your just being ignorant, the banks have money, they are hoarding it (just like you and I)

Petronius

rolofer, You have to remember that banks don’t really own much of the inventory any more. In many cases they did not hold the loans but resold them to either Fannie and Freddie or to the investment banks (in the case of subprime, alt-A and jumbo) and then those mortgages were securitized. The bank that originated the loan still has the obligation to service it, including resolving the foreclosure process. But their motivations as the loan servicer are quite different than when they used to be loan owners. Of course some of the same banks then went and purchased these… Read more »

Bahama Mama

I saw that Property Virgins episode, I coudn’t believe she made a decision that quickly. That made be suspect that this was probably filmed early last year before things had got really crazy. Could the unit be 2703 in Vue at Brickell, it sold for $235,000 and was originally for sale for $249,900 and had 1,069 sq ft. This was March 20th though.

I just had a look at Lucas’s info in recent sales. Thanks for all your hard work Lucas, this is the best resource out there for Miami condos.

Alan

No, that unit on the show was not at Vue. It was at Plaza on Brickell & it is in the B line which is about 750 square feet.

Renter Tom

Sorry Muir – You are completely wrong in your understanding. Banks need available credit or cash right ow…. no credit so they need cash…..not hoarding just trying to keep their balance sheets in order instead of being insolvent. Where are the credit worthy borrowers in this environment of uncertainty where even SouthWest Airlines has to issue debt at 10.5%??? Again, not hoarding at all…..if I were a bank I would be cautious too. The fed govt is sopping up all the world’s savings that is out there……. Treasuries rates are low simply because of the fear and uncertainty too……the govt… Read more »

Renter Tom

Alan – Thanks. It appears the episode was fairly recent. At least since 7/1….

Bahama Mama

Thanks Alan, I thought the Vue was a bit old since it looked like they were talking about new constuction but that was the only one that fitted that profile.

I bet she wishes she’d waited now. With the money she’s lost, she could have bought as many stainless steel appliances and as much travertine flooring as her heart could desire.

Renter Tom

First president to screw up on the oath of office….nice…. Now let’s spend trillions and distort the housing market for the next decade.

Muir

“if I were a bank I would be cautious too. ”
There you have it.
In a nutshell.

GN

RT,
The Chief Justice screwed up on the oath of office not the President

DJ

RT, Roberts flubbed the oath, not Obama. WASHINGTON – It was merely a formality and it’s probably a few phrases that both Barack Obama and Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts have practiced several times, but the leader of the Supreme Court may have been just a tad nervous when he got one word of the presidential oath of office a little out of order. Obama smiled slightly when he realized that Roberts, a fellow Harvard Law School graduate, misplaced the word “faithfully” during the oath. but the new president joined in the fun and repeated it the… Read more »

Muir

RT,
Can’t help it.
CNBC just reported data by FED (actually is St louis, though they didn’t say it)
Title “Banks hoarding cash” they showed the graph (that I saw 2 days ago)
It’s like a viagra graph.
I’m sorry but it seems even CNBC (which is usually 3-6 months behind the curb) is ahead of you on this one.
It’s nice when one gets to use phrases the MSM does.

Muir

Meant to say “before MSM does.”

Clark

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DJ

Lucas,

Any ETA on when the North Bay Village condos are gonna be added? Thanks.

jcrimes

clark
it’s obvious you will do do whatever it takes, ruin as many people’s lives, so long as you can make a name for yourself as an investigatory journalist, no matter how many friends you lose or people you leave dead and bloodied along the way, just so long so you can make a name for yourself as an investigatory journalist, no matter how many friends you lose or people you leave dead and bloodied and dying along the way

-derek

Just an Observer

Wow…RT went silent when his Obama comment was immediately proven to be totally, completely incorrect. But we all know RT’s ego can’t handle the notion that he is ever wrong about anything.

Clark

Jcrimes

I am not the journalist or a journalist and dont work for any newspaper or ever have but trying to find out if others feel they have been given false or misleading information by a developer. Whats wrong with that?

jcrimes

Clark

lighten up…i just felt like dropping some zoolander in an otherwise mundane day.

Miami2009

Well it seemed to me that both the President and the Chief Justice messed up. First Obama started to speak while Roberts was still speaking, then Roberts clearly stumbled. So whats the point? Back to Miami Condos…

Muir

Petronius /Jan 20, 2009 at 9:35 am “Muir: I agree that the banks are hoarding. And they should be (from the rational agent perspective) since they need to cover further writedowns that they will have to take later in the year. I don’t really understand the argument being made by the government and some pundits that the banks “must lend”. Part of the current economic mess is that the banks lent too much and are over-leveraged. If we want the banks to be solvent then they need to reduce their leverage and we can’t hold a gun to their head… Read more »

Muir

Gables,
Re: 55 Merrick
I was offered a rental in Dec for $2000/month. Outside facing unit at pool level with a 1600+ sqft patio. (not a misprint)
Advertised rental for this unit was $2400

There is a unit at 357 Almeria for $1550 (this is the lowest I’ve ever seen in this building)
Rents are dropping, fast.
There is quite a gap between advertised price and what they are willing to rent for.
You asked Lucas, but I thought I’d share this.

Any info about Cite on the bay – condos? Problems, maintenance, ? How much should it be a fair price per sqft? thanks Building looks clean and nice.

gables

Muir,
Thanks for the info on 55 Merrick. I do like the building, but it has been overpriced rental and sales since it opened-but rentals have been moving down. There are a couple of luxury condos on Ponce which recently opened or will open soon, which are comparable to 55 Merrick. Curious to see how they affect pricing in the coming year. Increased supply coupled with decreased demand.

Mike

Petronius said: I don’t really understand the argument being made by the government and some pundits that the banks “must lend”.

The argument is that congress voted to give banks money because they were told there was a “credit crisis”, namely that creditworthy borrowers couldn’t get commercial loans to finance daily activities and that the crisis would lead to a financial and economic collapse.

Congress didn’t intend to just shore up the banks’ balance sheets.

I think congress and taxpayers are beginning to understand that they may have been misled.

I just heard that unit #3302 at the Waverly sold for $652K. How is that possible? I understand that’s the best line in the building but for a condo where the average sale price last year was about $375-400K, and where the last 01/02 line units have sold for an average of $550K , the sale price for #3302 seems atypical if not fishy. What happened? Only Mr Waverly can make sense of this one. Please 😉

Mike

Can anyone provide a good rule of thumb for 1-2 bedroom condos in the Hollywood/Halindale, Florida areas? Here is what I am trying to find. What is the average sales price/real market value decline on these type of condos since the height of the market? Any good reference points would be appreciated. I am trying to buy a condo in this area. It seems like sellers are still dreaming about sales prices.

[…] I collected the following figures last Thursday night on July 23, 2009.  It has been about six months since I last published inventory numbers for condos in Miami-Dade County.  The last Miami & Miami Beach Condo Trends post was published on January 19, 2009. […]

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