Data Analysis
From October 12 to November 8, 2026, 204 Miami-Dade listings went from pending or under contract back to active, about 17 for every 100 that went into contract, and the rate rose from 14.8 to 19.0 between the two halves of the period.
Our Miami-Dade MLS feed logged 204 homes back on the market against 1,212 new contracts from October 12 to November 8, 2026. Townhome returns doubled.
From October 12 to November 8, 2026, our Miami-Dade MLS feed logged 204 listings going from pending or under contract back to active, against 1,212 listings going into contract, about 16.8 returns for every 100 new contracts. The rate rose from 14.8 per 100 in the two weeks to October 25 (91 against 615) to 19.0 per 100 in the two weeks to November 8 (115 against 605). Townhome returns more than doubled, from 10 to 21, while townhome contracts held near 80. On November 9 our live map showed 13,146 Miami-Dade homes for sale and 1,992 in contract. All figures are ours, computed from Miami MLS records; information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
A listing that goes back on the market has lost a buyer, whether through a failed inspection, an appraisal gap, a financing denial or a buyer who used a contingency to walk. These returns do not show up in monthly closed-sales counts, so they are an early read on how firm contracts are. Completed-month figures are in our Miami days on market article, and the full monthly series is on the Miami-Dade market data hub.
How many Miami-Dade contracts fell through each week?
| Week | Back on market | Went into contract |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 to 18 | 40 | 352 |
| Oct 19 to 25 | 53 | 281 |
| Oct 26 to Nov 1 | 71 | 332 |
| Nov 2 to 8 | 46 | 282 |
Source: Momentum Research, computed from the Miami MLS listing change log, Miami-Dade County, October 12 to November 8, 2026. Counts are status changes; a listing can appear in more than one week. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The week of October 26 had the most returns, 71, and the following week fell back to 46. Over the four weeks, 105 returns came from listings marked Pending and 105 from listings marked Active Under Contract. For 94 of the 204 listings our log also caught the original contract after October 10, and the median gap between going into contract and coming back was 6 days, which points to early contingency periods rather than late closing problems.
Which property types came back most often?
| Property type | Back on market | New contracts | Returns per 100 contracts | Median price, returns | Median price, contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family houses | 87 | 479 | 18.2 | $695,000 | $699,000 |
| Condos | 82 | 545 | 15.0 | $324,750 | $395,000 |
| Townhomes | 30 | 162 | 18.5 | $462,000 | $449,950 |
Source: Momentum Research, computed from the Miami MLS listing change log, Miami-Dade County, October 12 to November 8, 2026. Each listing counted once per category. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Houses and townhomes fell through at about the same rate, near 18 per 100. Condos came back less often, 15 per 100, but the condos that returned were cheaper than the condos that went into contract, a median $324,750 against $395,000. Our October 26 article on Miami-Dade condo price cuts covered the asking-price side of the condo market. Single-family returns rose from 40 to 48 between the two halves of the period, and condo returns from 39 to 43.
Which price ranges and cities saw the most returns?
| Price band | Back on market | New contracts | Returns per 100 contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $400,000 | 66 | 382 | 17.3 |
| $400,000 to $699,999 | 77 | 431 | 17.9 |
| $700,000 to $999,999 | 24 | 163 | 14.7 |
| $1 million to $1.99 million | 18 | 122 | 14.8 |
| $2 million and above | 19 | 114 | 16.7 |
Source: Momentum Research, computed from the Miami MLS listing change log, October 12 to November 8, 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Returns were most common below $700,000, where buyers are more likely to rely on financing and appraisals. Our November 5 article on Miami-Dade houses under $600,000 showed that tier going into contract at about two listings per contract.
| City | Back on market | New contracts | Returns per 100 contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 99 | 574 | 17.2 |
| Homestead | 15 | 100 | 15.0 |
| Hialeah | 14 | 55 | 25.5 |
| Doral | 12 | 55 | 21.8 |
| Miami Beach | 12 | 94 | 12.8 |
| Aventura | 9 | 53 | 17.0 |
| North Miami | 7 | 25 | 28.0 |
Source: Momentum Research, computed from the Miami MLS listing change log, October 12 to November 8, 2026, by mailing city. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Hialeah and Doral ran above the county rate, at about one return for every four or five contracts. Miami Beach ran below it. City counts are small, so a few listings move these ratios.
What happened to the homes after they came back?
By the morning of November 9, 30 of the 204 returned listings had gone back into contract, 24 had cut their asking price, and 153 showed no further change in our log. None of the listings came back at a lower price at the moment of the status change; the cuts came later. New construction was a small share: 10 of the returns and 62 of the new contracts were builder listings.
What does this mean for buyers and sellers?
For sellers, a contract in Miami-Dade was not a closing. About one in six contracts in these four weeks came back to market, and half of the returns we could time came within 6 days of the contract. Sellers can check how firm a buyer's financing and appraisal terms are before accepting an offer. For buyers, a home that returns to the market may come back with a seller ready to negotiate, although our log showed that most did not cut price right away. Compare association fees on our Miami-Dade HOA fees by community page, taxes on the Miami-Dade property tax page, and insurance on our Miami, Hialeah and Doral pages.
People also ask
How often do pending home sales fall through in Miami-Dade?
From October 12 to November 8, 2026, our Miami-Dade feed logged 204 listings going from pending or under contract back to active against 1,212 new contracts, about 17 for every 100.
Are more Miami-Dade contracts falling through lately?
Yes, in our data the rate rose from 14.8 returns per 100 contracts in the two weeks to October 25, 2026 to 19.0 in the two weeks to November 8.
Do homes that come back on the market cut their price?
Of 204 Miami-Dade listings that returned to active from October 12 to November 8, 2026, 24 cut their asking price by November 9 and 30 went back into contract.
Limitations
Counts come from our feed's change log, which records a status change when our refresh sees it; a listing that went into contract and back between refreshes can be missed. A return to active can reflect a lapsed contract, a contingency, a backup offer process or an MLS correction, and the log does not record the reason. City is the mailing city on the listing, and "Miami" includes large unincorporated areas. Price bands use the price on the change record. The live map snapshot can differ from monthly inventory counts.
Sources
- Momentum Research, computed from Miami MLS records, Miami-Dade County (listing change log October 12 to November 9, 2026; live map snapshot November 9, 2026). Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate.
- Momentum Research, Miami Market Pulse.
- Full monthly series and per-feed attribution: Miami-Dade market data
Disclosure: Jon Brooks is a co-founder of Momentum Realty, a Florida real estate brokerage that owns and funds Florida Housing Intelligence. Momentum has a financial interest in Florida real estate transactions, including in markets named here. See our editorial standards.
Market statistics in this article are computed from MLS data licensed by Momentum Realty, and are current as of the date shown. Data may be preliminary and subject to revision by its source. This article is general information, not advice about any specific property, transaction, or financial decision, and is not a representation about any specific property, community, builder, or association.
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