Island Retreat Condos
Homes for Sale in St. Simons Island, GA
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Photo courtesy of Julie Martin, GardnerKeim Coastal Realty · via scout
Island Retreat Condos is trading at a median of $346,750, or roughly $263 a square foot, and that price is doing more work than the number itself suggests — with only six closings in the current window, each sale carries outsized weight in what the data shows. The 96.5-day median time on market tells you this is not a fast-moving book of listings; offers take longer to land here than in a brisk condo market, and pricing has to reflect that reality rather than fight it.
Year-over-year the market is essentially flat, up 1.5%, which reads as stability rather than momentum. Paired with a market heat score of 18, the posture favors buyers willing to be patient and sellers willing to price to the current pace rather than to what a faster market might bear.
Island Retreat Condos right now
🟢 Buyer-leaning market. 8.0 months of supply and 0% of the inventory already under contract give buyers above-average negotiating leverage.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of scout records, as of August 31, 2026. Confidence: Medium (4 active and pending listings, 6 closed sales in 12 months).
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($347K) is up 1.5% from the prior 12 months ($342K). With about a dozen sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level scout closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 31. Confidence: Medium (6 and 8 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 31, 2026 · Live data: scout, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Island Retreat Condos market snapshot (as of August 31, 2026): the median sale price is about $347K ($263 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 97 days on market for closed sales, and 8.0 months of supply, a buyer-leaning market. The trailing-12-month median is up 2% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level scout closed sales (6 closings in the current window).
Island Retreat Condos sits on St. Simons Island in Glynn County, where the condo segment is moving at a measured pace and pricing has held roughly steady over the past year rather than swinging in either direction.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Island Retreat Condos is best for.
Best for
- Buying with flexibility on closing timeline, given the market's slower pace.
- Looking for negotiating leverage in a market with a low heat score.
- Willing to verify unit-specific features and amenities directly rather than relying on general assumptions.
Probably not for
- Needing a fast close in a market where the median time on market runs past three months.
- Expecting rapid year-over-year appreciation beyond the modest trend currently on record.
- Relying on a building-wide amenity package, since none is currently identified from MLS listings.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 31 of each year, from record-level scout closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($347K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($342K) IS the +1.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 20 sales each (6 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Listing data provided by ScoutMLS® (Golden Isles Association of REALTORS®). The data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed to be accurate by ScoutMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
100% of homes for sale in ZIP 31522 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-08-30).
Island Retreat Condos Market Scorecard
Island Retreat Condos is currently a buyer-leaning market. About 8.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $314,500, and homes go under contract in about 59 days.
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Live data: scout, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Island Retreat Condos
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
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. Listing data provided by the Golden Isles Association of REALTORS® / ScoutMLS. Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Island Retreat Condos
Live MLS inventory for Island Retreat Condos. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active · 158 daysTop listingActive · 59 daysActive · 25 daysActive · 39 daysActive and pending Island Retreat Condos listings as of 2026-08-31, priced high to low. Listing data provided by ScoutMLS® (Golden Isles Association of REALTORS®). The data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed to be accurate by ScoutMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Island Retreat Condos on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from scout. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
Schools
- Glynn County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- St. Simons · Elementary
- Glynn Middle School · Middle
- Glynn Academy · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Island Retreat Condos listings and can change; always confirm with Glynn County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Island Retreat Condos address.
The Island Retreat Condos buying strategy.
If we were buying in Island Retreat Condos today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Use your leverage. With inventory sitting, there is room to negotiate on anything dated or overpriced and to ask for repairs or a rate buydown.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Island Retreat Condos.
A market defined by patience, not pace
The headline figures here are worth reading together rather than in isolation. A median price near $346,750 and a per-square-foot figure around $263 describe a condo stock where value is set by condition and unit specifics more than by competitive bidding — with a median of 96.5 days on market, there is little evidence of urgency pushing prices up. Six closings in the current window is a small sample, so any single sale can move the median meaningfully; treat this snapshot as directional rather than exact.
The market heat score of 18 confirms what the days-on-market figure implies: this is a slower-moving corner of the St. Simons Island condo market. That is not automatically a negative — it can mean more room to negotiate on price or terms — but it does mean sellers should expect a longer runway to close and buyers should expect fewer competing offers. No community amenities are identified in current MLS listings, so any amenity claims should be verified unit by unit rather than assumed from the building name or location.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Island Retreat Condos. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Island Retreat Condos buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 3 factors (4.7). Basis: Recent Direction +1.5% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 8.0 months of supply; Pricing Power 93.5% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With only six recent closings feeding the data, pricing a unit at Island Retreat Condos correctly takes more than pulling a median off a report — it means pulling the actual comparable sales, checking what condition and floor drove each price, and pricing to the 96-day market rather than to hope. We do that work before a listing goes live, and we walk buyers through what the flat year-over-year trend and low heat score actually mean for negotiating room.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Island Retreat Condos buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Island Retreat Condos sales matched to your home.
Price it to the comps and condition, not an automated estimate.
If you are thinking about selling in Island Retreat Condos, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | scout, refreshed twice daily (last: August 31, 2026) |
| Community market stats | scout closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 31, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | scout records, as of 2026-08-30 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 1995 (265 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of scout records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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