South Florida Condo Cliff Index™ Jumps 1.5% As Pending Sales Rise, Listings Fall
The South Florida Condo Cliff Index™ ended the week of July 8, 2025, up 1.50 percent as pending sales increased and active listings decreased across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
For the first time in seven weeks, the South Florida Overall condo market registered a a notable improvement.
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This week’s South Florida Condo Cliff Index™ registered nearly a two percent gain on a week-over-week basis ending July 8, 2025.
This is the second increase in three week, giving sellers of condos a glimmer of hope in what has otherwise been a dismal 2025 Summer Buying Season.
The Summer Buying Season - which stretches from May through October - is traditionally a time of fewer out-of-town buyers visiting the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach due to the heat, humidity and hurricane concerns.
In the latest Index results, buyer contracts increased by about one percent, rising by nearly 20 pending deals while active condo listings decreased slightly, falling by nearly 135 units from the previous week ending July 1, 2025.
As a result of the this week’s latest activity, the South Florida Condo Cliff Index™ - which aggregates conditions for condos in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties - rose by about 1.50 percent to 7.05 points on July 8, 2025.
By comparison, the Index stood at:
6.94 points on July 1, 2025;
7.07 points on June 24, 2025;
7.06 points on June 17, 2025;
7.08 points on June 10, 2025;
And 7.14 points on June 3, 2025.
It is worth nothing, the Index has been up seven times and down seven times in the last 14 weeks dating back to April 1, 2025.
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump introduced his new Liberation Day tariff strategy of imposing a minimum of 10-percent duties on all imports. The stock, bond and currency markets responded with significant volatility.
Prior to the recent activity, the South Florida Condo Cliff Index™ reached its highest level ever on March 18, 2025 when it hit 7.73 points. Conversely, the Index registered its lowest level of 6.63 points in the consecutive weeks of Jan. 14, 2025, and Jan. 21, 2025, respectively.
The South Florida Condo Cliff Index™ launched on Jan. 1, 2025, at 6.85 points.
The index - officially known as the Miami Condo Association Financial Cliff Investors Index™ - is a proprietary benchmark that tracks weekly fluctuations in active listings and pending sales, providing a timely snapshot of 23 condo markets in South Florida.
Higher values signal a stronger market and lower values indicate a weaker market.
Buyers should focus their attention on weaker markets to achieve deeper discounts while unit owners should only sell in stronger market to maximize sales pricing.
The Overall condo results were mixed on a county-by-county basis in South Florida for the week ending July 8, 2025.
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