Housing distress & ownership in Manatee

Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.

Active inventory in distress

1.06%

43 of 4065 listings · short sale 42, auction 1

Months of supply

4.5

balanced · active inventory ÷ sales pace (trailing 12 mo)

Out-of-state owners

16.7%

mailing address outside FL

Non-homestead

51.7%

not owner-occupied (investor/2nd-home proxy)

Median just value

$318,634

229,193 parcels

Median owner tenure

1 yrs

years since the home last sold (county tax roll)

Owners at 2× their price

1.2%

today’s just value is at least double the last sale price

Median closed sale price — $410,000 · ▼ 0.5% yr (12-mo rolling)

Distress share trend — 1.06% now (2026-08-10 → 2026-08-14)

Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period August 2026 through August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.