Momentum Housing Data · Seller Series
Every “best month to sell” article says spring. Here is what 10,268 recorded closings in Tampa Bay actually show — and the piece the folklore misses: closings lag listings by roughly two months, so the question that matters is when to list.
| Close month | Closings | Share of year | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 428 | 4.2% | $360,000 |
| February | 570 | 5.6% | $374,450 |
| March | 849 | 8.3% | $372,500 |
| April | 1,000 | 9.7% | $368,500 |
| May | 1,117 | 10.9% | $390,000 |
| June | 1,404 | 13.7% | $390,000 |
| July | 1,676 | 16.3% | $385,665 |
| August | 1,040 | 10.1% | $385,000 |
| September | 518 | 5.0% | $355,495 |
| October | 568 | 5.5% | $370,000 |
| November | 468 | 4.6% | $373,700 |
| December | 630 | 6.1% | $385,000 |
Reading it honestly: the seasonal edge is real but secondary — July closes 3.9× what January does, yet even the slowest month closed 428 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.
A Momentum agent will run your community’s own closed-sale record and build the timeline backward from your target month — free, no obligation.
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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