Miami Beach Real Estate: 2012 South of Fifth Condo Stats
What a year it’s been. Sorry for the lag on this report.
2012 was a crazy time for Miami luxury real estate, homes and condos alike. In 2011, this South of Fifth (SoFi) condo index added a new luxury building, Ocean House, an ultra-posh, low-rise, 28-unit property in the completely renovated Walburne Hotel. It’s located at 125 Ocean Drive and was originally built in 1946.
The South of Fifth condo index is comprised of ten buildings, including Ocean House: Apogee, Continuum North, Continuum South, ICON South Beach, Murano at Portofino, Murano Grande, Portofino Tower, South Pointe Tower and Yacht Club at Portofino.
Number of Miami Beach Condos Sold in 2012
2012 set a record for the number of Miami Beach luxury condos sold. 241 units were traded, up from 198 condos in 2011, which broke a record as well. Here’s how the last five years look:
- 2012: 241
- 2011: 198
- 2010: 149
- 2009: 129 (nadir)
- 2008: 153
South of Fifth Condos: Average Days on Market in 2012
As a Miami Beach Realtor for 20 years +/-, my thought is that unless a property is really special in some way, good or bad (floor plan, location, condition, etc.), if it shows well and is priced right, there is really no reason for it to be on the market more than 120 days.
Buildings such as Murano Grande have come back very strong from an oversupply of units – in this case, practically since the building was finished in 2003. The backstory on Murano Grande is that it’s a perfect example of the condo investor frenzy in Miami. The condos sold out very quickly… all to investors. When the building went to close on the units, almost every one was put back on the market as a resale. That’s pretty hard to snap back from.
Further hampering the absorption, the Miami Beach real estate market started to downturn in 2005. Up until now, Murano Grande has always had an oversupply of units. Then in 2008, the financial crisis came. As of today, there are only 14 units available for sale at Murano Grande, which is about 5% of the building. I’ve mentioned before that a balanced market (neither a buyers’ nor sellers’ market) happens when about 10% of the total number of units in a building are for sale. So for the first time in ten years, Murano Grande is enjoying a sellers’ market.
South Beach – SoFi Condos:
Average 2012 List Price / Sale Price
| CONDO | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Apogee | $1,303 | $1,779 | $2,080 |
| Continuum South | $832 | $1,081 | $1,331 |
| Continuum North | $1,009 | $1,157 | $1,254 |
| ICON South Beach | $510 | $615 | $816 |
| Murano at Portofino | $756 | $761 | $863 |
| Murano Grande | $573 | $548 | $641 |
| Ocean House | N/A | N/A | $1,272 |
| Portofino Tower | $567 | $590 | $741 |
| South Pointe Tower | $580 | $582 | $624 |
| Yacht Club | $452 | $502 | $575 |
I could do a compare and contrast analysis, but I believe the trend is pretty clear. I’m a numbers guy, so I’m going to let the data speak for itself.
What’s interesting about 2012 is the extraordinary number of ultra-luxury, mega real estate sales:
| Sale | Price | Date |
| ICON South Beach PH 2 | $20,963,054 | 12/31/2012 |
| Apogee #1504 | $10,500,000 | 12/27/2012 |
| Continuum North PH 2 | $11,152,500 | 12/27/2012 |
| Continuum South PH 3 | $15,750,000 | 6/12/2012 |
| Continuum South PH 1 | $25,000,000 | 5/18/2012 |
| Continuum North PH 1 | $16,200,000 | 2/17/2012 |
Miami Beach Condo Sales Volume Skyrockets
- 2012 – $513,282,638
- 2011 – $333,517,200
- 2010 – $231,130,331
- 2009 – $215,988,310
- 2008 – $243,668,138
Inventory is at an all-time low, and buyers are just hovering. It’s unnerving, actually. Miami Beach has already had a few huge, record-breaking sales in 2013. I will cover those in my next post.
Related Reading:
The Quick-Change Artist [The New York Times]
Stratosphere: 2012 Miami Beach Waterfront Real Estate Sales Soar to Heights Unseen-UPDATED [SBCB]
Miami Beach Real Estate: 2011 South Beach-South of Fifth Condo Market Index [SBCB]
