IS IT TIME TO BUY? The Destin to 30A Markets are Heating Up!

Friday, April 24, 2026   /   by Robert Bonhardt

IS IT TIME TO BUY? The Destin to 30A Markets are Heating Up!

Without luck, it's impossible to time the market perfectly to purchase your next real estate investment. You can get within the bottom curve though, if you look at statistics and talk with local experts who have gone through these trends before. In February, and in our whole MLS, we saw closed volume increase approximately 23% month over month, and 21% year over year. Contracts written increased about 22% month over month, and 20% year over year, with 6% less listings taken. That's huge. Sure, spring break and the season is starting to kick in, however, these are strong increases. 
 
March Stats are headed the same way, Closed volume was up 28.3% month over month, contracts written were down 12.5% month over month, however, contracts written volume was up 12.5%. Listings taken were down about 21%. That tells me that higher end properties are selling. Between agent to agent, we're all seeing more active. Reach out if you'd like to know about a particular community or property.
Robert Bonhardt
 
 
(850) 585-0585
Robert Bonhardt | Keller Williams Realty Emerald Coast | Destin to 30A
Robert Bonhardt
36008 Emerald Coast Pkwy, #201
Destin, FL 32541
(850) 585-0585

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