Momentum Housing Data · Seller Series

The Best Time to Sell in Florida, From the Record

Every “best month to sell” article says spring. Here is what 66,287 recorded closings in Florida actually show — and the piece the folklore misses: closings lag listings by roughly two months, so the question that matters is when to list.

Busiest close month
July
14.9% of the year's closings
→ which means LISTING in
May
peak close minus ~2-month typical market time
Peak vs. slowest month
3.1×
July vs. January closings

Closings by month, Florida

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Close monthClosingsShare of yearMedian price
January3,1374.7%$361,000
February4,1156.2%$368,335
March5,5528.4%$376,750
April6,0669.2%$375,000
May6,85510.3%$390,000
June9,26014.0%$399,000
July9,87714.9%$396,000
August5,6558.5%$381,000
September3,8365.8%$361,520
October4,0356.1%$365,000
November3,4475.2%$361,000
December4,4526.7%$375,000

Reading it honestly: the seasonal edge is real but secondary — July closes 3.1× what January does, yet even the slowest month closed 3,137 sales in this data. Pricing against recent closed comps moves outcomes far more than the calendar; the failed-listing record is overwhelmingly a pricing story, in every month. Selling into a specific season also means preparing a month or two before the listing month — work backward from May.

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Curves computed from recorded MLS closings across the feeds Momentum Realty licenses (close-month distribution; median price shown only for months with 30+ priced sales). Historical pattern, not a prediction; any month's market depends on pricing and conditions. Compiled from MLS records; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Move With Momentum LLC — brokerage licensed in FL and GA. Disclosures