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South Florida Real Estate · May 2026 · Issue No. 04

Almost half of financed
buyers now get a seller credit.

21,000+ closed MLS transactions across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach for May 2024, 2025, and 2026. Built for the people who buy, sell, and manage real estate at scale.

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Section Highlights

Four findings. One picture.

Seller credits are now standard in Dade and Broward. Broward condos keep losing ground. Miami-Dade distressed activity is normalizing off its 2025 lows. The luxury tier keeps widening out.

Seller Credits

Seller credits are the new normal in Dade and Broward.

45% of financed Broward home buyers got a seller credit in May, up from 33% two years ago. In Miami-Dade the rate went from 25% to 42%. Roughly four in ten financed sales now include a credit.

Broward Condos

Broward condos keep losing ground.

Broward condo price per square foot fell to $242, down about 8% in two years. The steepest per-foot decline of any segment in the report.

Distressed Activity

Distressed activity is finding its footing again.

Miami-Dade SFR distressed share returned to 3.45% after falling to almost zero in 2025. Condo sits at 2.18% on a similar path. Still low historically, but the direction matters.

Miami-Dade Luxury

Miami-Dade luxury keeps widening out.

9 homes sold for $20M or more in May, more than double the count two years ago. $5M+ sales went from 34 to 49, and the buyer pool reaches more neighborhoods.

Market Pulse · May 2026

Key numbers at a glance.

MetricValue
Broward SFR financed concession rate · May 202645% (was 33%)
Miami-Dade SFR financed concession rate · May 202642% (was 25%)
Broward condo median price per square foot$242 (−8% / 2yr)
Miami-Dade SFR distressed share · May3.45%
Miami-Dade $20M+ home sales9 (2× vs 2 years ago)
Palm Beach SFR median price$750K (+9.5% / 2yr)
The Full Report

The full report goes deeper.

Four narrative sections with charts. Five standard metrics with three-year trend tables. Seven seller strategy points grounded in May data. Full appendix with closed-transaction tables.