Redfin Ranks Lake Lure in Top 10 Hottest Housing Markets
Excerpts From Fortune Magazine Redfin just released its 10 hottest housing markets for 2022
BY CHRIS MORRIS December 20, 2021 11:17 AM EST
Online real estate giant Redfin’s annual list of the country’s 10 hottest neighborhoods is out—and eight of the top 10 listings are set in Florida. Not only that, seven of those eight are in the area surrounding Sarasota, which has emerged as an especially popular retirement community. That’s good if you’re looking for warm weather, low taxes, and affordable housing, but it puts a notable percentage of those homebuyers at risk for flooding and hurricanes.
The Redfin rankings are based on year-over-year growth in listing views and the competitive nature of the market (based on days listed before sale and the percent of homes that sold over their listing price). The data is through September 2021. Every place in Redfin’s top 10 saw a greater year-over-year decline in housing supply than the rest of the country, and eight of the 10 saw homes sell faster than the national average of 18 days.
Here’s how the 2022 list shakes out:
South Sarasota, Fla. Median sale price: $434,023 - Median days on market: 7
East Venice, Fla. Median sale price: $420,000 - Median days on market: 4
Englewood, Fla. Median sale price: $427,500 - Median days on market: 8
Venice, Fla. Median sale price: $305,000 - Median days on market: 6
Nokomis, Fla. Median sale price: $475,000 - Median days on market: 10
The Meadows, Fla. Median sale price: $275,000 - Median days on market: 5
Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass. Median sale price: $965,000 - Median days on market: 11
Weston, Fla. Median sale price: $860,000 - Median days on market: 46
Lake Lure, N.C. Median sale price: $427,750 - Median days on market: 48
Downtown Fort Myers, Fla. Median sale price: $264,328 - Median days on market: 9
