I start every Tuesday morning with your video, great job

Excellent and insightful video as usual. As a long time real estate professional, now in South Florida, who has been through these cycles many times over several decades I have one overall comment as well as some questions to which I’m interested to hear your opinion. First, the talking heads continue to beat the “Low Inventory” drum and I’m simply not seeing that, especially here in South Florida. As for the rapid and record setting increase in your inventory there in TV, in my professional opinion, there are a few major factors, and I’m interested to see if you agree with me. First, since COVID home prices in many areas of the country but especially here in Florida have skyrocketed almost in a straight line, which in my opinion, whether stocks or real estate is difficult to maintain long term. Secondly, many homes were purchased during this high-priced time frame and now those sellers have a difficult decision as to whether they hang on in hopes of breaking even or swallowing the pill and taking a loss. Lastly, The Villages, much like many builders, is in the business of building and selling homes, and have the leverage and deep pockets to do what’s necessary to accomplish that objective, including cutting their prices. From what I’m seeing The Villages is often offering brand new homes for less than a similar home sold for a few years ago which leaves the resale seller behind the 8-ball when it comes to pricing their home. I’m seeing the same thing here in my area where builders are making some amazing offers with discounts in excess of $100K on some homes. Your thoughts? I hope your Christmas was magnificent and wish the very best for you in 2025!

Merry Christmas David! Thanks for all your work keeping us informed. New Years wish is some price softening in 2025. 😉

Thank you David. Do these stats include listings by the Villages real estate, since they're not MLS?

Thank you David 😎👍

Did I miss the sold per square foot slide? I look for that every week. I saw the pending per square foot slide.

Thanks fir the light show!

Your videos are incredibly insightful, and your hard work truly shines through. There are many people who really needs this type of video to help them with their problems.

Suggestion: You might consider adding at the end a short verbal outlook or synopsis on what all the data shows from the previous week. The graphs are great but as a novice I can't always figure out what the trends are.

I love the data! Between VLS and MLS, there is a glut of homes on the market. The market is beginning to cool down considerably. Half of the glut must be due to the overdevelopment of The Villages. I feel that The Villages is more of a lifestyle resort; if there were fewer homes in The Villages, the prices would at least stabilize. My question is, why are people choosing to leave? Is there a problem with the community in general? I'm sure there's a natural turnover that occurs due to folks passing, but there are way too many homes for that to be the sole reason.

A 25% price reduction maybe more reflective of seller wishful thinking than anything else. It seems prices are normalizing although new listings bear watching. Great analysis!

Thanks as always David .It appears the Villages are still holding strong. Ty as always for great data.

Informative as always. Thank you, David.

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Imagine that!

Well done

Thanks David, outstanding as always! 👍

Buying season is ramping up 😎👍

Thanks David!

Are new homes negotiable?

The Fed is reactionary. So assuming that the Fed is looking for market driven rates to follow their lead is incorrect. Market driven rates are about to reverse to trend looooower over the next 12 months. Watch what happens to asset prices of all types. The lower the Fed funds rate drops and the lower market driven rates drop the lower asset prices will drop. Hardly the outcome you would assume the Fed wants. But the truth is that the Fed is only there to rob the middle class and give to the Bankster class. That's the Fed's sole purpose.

Awesome as Always David 😎👍

I wish these sellers much luck trying to get virtually same per sq ft price as they did a year ago with the huge increase of properties on market as compared to a year ago. Major price reductions coming

I live in The Tampa Bay Area. Been looking at The Villages since the early 2000’s. The monthly HOA fees are the deal breaker for me.

I'm guessing that your MLS listings are up due to th NAR changes, with more sellers opting for MLS now so that they do not have to pay the buyers realtor commission, as they still do with The Villages market. Without data from both markets, you cant give accurate market data.

This presentation ignores mortgage transaction fees and closing costs.

Hmmm...... Data..... Hmmm.... Great analysis, love it!

The Villages sold 1k homes (new and preowned) every month this year. I don’t know how MLS faired. I think those are healthy numbers and inevitably some variations will happen.

David what area is that in the video where the cart is driving?

I wonder how many of these homes for sale are folks looking to buy another home within The Villages?

Looks like those Rich Boomer's did not get to much damage, that was a nice area before they built that place.

It would be interesting to see that flyover again so we could count the blue roofs that are on a lot of homes.

The Villages, Florida-just for the white rich people; the other part of florida that is been destroy by Milton; doesn't matter.

Traveling through this area is creepy. Way too cookie cutter and curated. Reminds you of Stepford Wives sort of neighborhoods and all the golf-rods bring one right back to The Prisoner episodes from early television.

Perfect example of of why it floods so easily in Florida, I am a native Floridian so it’s very easy for me to say

Next you should tell the insurance companies that they shouldn’t raise their rates on The Villages. Let me know how that goes. I’ll wait.

Stay away from The Villages --- unless you like goose-stepping to a fascist drumbeat with a walker and wearing Depends!

You couldn’t pay me enough to live or even visit Florida…hard pass man.

The Villages... STD capital of Florida. No Thanks.

Dystopia 😅

David, hope you’re saving those realtors fees for your next move :-). You should sell your place and rent. Then you can move quickly when the Next catastrophic climate event hits the fan.

Thanks so much for these very informative drone shots! We are eyeing moving there in '25, so material like this is most appreciated.

That looks like a simulation not real life. That’s crazy, glad you are all safe. But you can have it. I’ll take my trees and hills and privacy.

Don't worry. Florida will be getting more hurricaines and the next time you all may not be so lucky. Wait until all of those six to eight thousand dollars a year insurance bills start rolling in. Even your own states insurance program is close to collapsing. Good luck.

Thank you! You flew right over our house on Abercrombie Way! No roof damage.

Thanks for this!

You should of went to the historic side there is where you would have seen the damage

Very thoughtful of you to produce this David. Thank-you!

You missed the boardwalk at Lake Sumter Landing being completely underwater, and the gazebo at the end of the pier is gone. Blown away by Milton.

Roof damage on some homes in Pine Hills , and Pine Ridge, in the Villages.