Miami Condo Index – Brickell Key – July 2007

July 29, 2007 by: Lucas Lechuga

Brickell Key

This is the second installment of the Brickell Key Condo Index. The data was collected on July 27, 2007. Overall, list prices declined about .82% in the past month for condos listed in Brickell Key. The average price per square foot in June for condos listed was $519.97 versus an average price per square foot of $515.71 for the month of July. The weighted-average price square foot in June was $513.19 versus $510.83 this month. Each building in the index, except Brickell Key One and Two Tequesta, had a decrease in their average price per square foot over the past month.

The average price per square foot of condo units sold in the past six months was $442.69. This is compared to an average price per square foot of $445.59 for condos sold over the preceding six months in June. Prices went down about .65% in Brickell Key in one month’s time. The weighted-average price per square foot for condos sold in the past six months in Brickell Key was $439.02. This compares to a weight-adjusted average of $441.05 in June.

The sold-to-listed ratio, expressed as a percentage, of each building is found below. Overall, the average Brickell Key condo this month is listed 16.39% above what closed sales have dictated. The weighted-average reveals that the typical Brickell Key condo is listed 20.63% above average closed sales. Both of these numbers are down from last month.

There were a total of 10 closed sales in Brickell Key since the June numbers were released. This is one more transaction that occurred in one month’s time than in the 18 buildings that are represented in the Brickell Condo Index. The 10 buildings that compose the Brickell Key Condo Index have a total of 2,816 condos versus the 5,349 condo units represented in the Brickell Condo Index.

I feel that there is going to be far more stability in Brickell Key than in Brickell. Clients that I have been working with are much more comfortable looking at properties in Brickell Key. Prices are more reasonable, the neighborhood offers a sense of exclusivity and every building in Brickell Key is waterfront.

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