
Palm Beaches prices up 5.1%, but new contracts fell 20% — the pipeline is thinning.
The median came in at $615,000 (+5.1% YoY). Our September report reads the leading indicators, ranks every ZIP on a heat map, and back-tests our Market Score across 20 years — all computed by Momentum directly from BeachesMLS records.
Five biggest surprises
- New contracts fell 20% YoY — the sharpest cooling signal, hidden beneath the price headline.
- 45% of active listings have cut price — a seller-market crack in plain sight.
- 45% of listings leaving the market failed to sell (3,851 expired, withdrawn or canceled vs 4,661 closed).
- New construction was 7% of closings.
Balanced, soft · Cooling
Momentum Market Score: a single 0-100 read of seller vs. buyer advantage (supply, days on market, share sold over list, share of active listings cutting price). Down 1 points from August (50, Balanced, firm). *August is estimated from that month's closed sales with supply and price-cut inputs held at current readings; from next month, prior scores are the published ones.
September 2026 Market Pulse
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10 pages: the mix-shift explainer, price-band breakdowns, the ZIP heat map, a probability-based 6-month forecast, and the 20-year Market Score back-test — all computed by Momentum from BeachesMLS records.
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