Fort Walton Beach FL Real Estate Market Report
Fort Walton Beach FL real estate market report: 196 detached homes are active, 83 are pending, and 49 sales closed in the trailing 30 days.
Compared with September 27, active inventory fell by 8 listings and the trailing-30-day closing count rose by 4. Pending inventory slipped by 2, while the median active listing moved from 60 to 63 reported days on market.
Median reported DOM: 63
Median reported DOM: 38
Sept. 5-Oct. 4
Fewer homes are active, and the 30-day closing count is higher than last week.
Active listings moved from 204 to 196. Pending listings moved from 85 to 83. The trailing-30-day closing count moved from 45 to 49. At the same time, median active reported DOM increased from 60 to 63, so the current picture is not simply "faster."
49 homes closed in the last 30 days, up from 45 in last week's 30-day window.
The current 30-day median sold price is $334,500. The 90-day median is $350,000 and the 2026 YTD median is $365,000. Different windows contain different groups of homes, so these medians should not be read as a direct price trend for an individual property.
| Period | Exact Dates | Closings | Median Sold | Median Sold $/SqFt | Median Reported DOM | Dollar-Weighted Sold / Final List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7 Days | Sept. 28-Oct. 4 | 18 | $376,500 | $217 | 17.5 | 97.4% |
| Last 30 Days | Sept. 5-Oct. 4 | 49 | $334,500 | $217 | 33 | 97.1% |
| Last 90 Days | July 7-Oct. 4 | 188 | $350,000 | $218 | 33* | 98.0% |
| Last 180 Days | April 8-Oct. 4 | 403 | $365,000 | $221 | 30* | 97.2% |
| 2026 YTD | Jan. 1-Oct. 4 | 579 | $365,000 | $220 | 29* | 97.4% |
| Last 365 Days | Oct. 5, 2025-Oct. 4, 2026 | 754 | $358,000 | $220 | 30* | 97.2% |
*One closed sale in these windows has a negative reported-DOM value. That value is excluded from DOM medians and DOM buckets, while the sale remains in closing, price and price-capture calculations.
About 1 in 3 recent closings had 15 reported days on market or less.
Among 187 trailing-90-day closed sales with usable reported days on market, 61 had 15 days or less. One additional sale remains in the 188-sale price sample but is excluded from the reported-DOM matrix because its DOM was negative.
| Reported DOM | Homes | Share | Cumulative Share | Median Individual Sold / Final List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-15 Days | 61 | 32.6% | 32.6% | 100.0% |
| 16-30 Days | 28 | 15.0% | 47.6% | 97.2% |
| 31-60 Days | 39 | 20.9% | 68.4% | 98.6% |
| 61-90 Days | 18 | 9.6% | 78.1% | 100.0% |
| 91-180 Days | 27 | 14.4% | 92.5% | 99.2% |
| 181+ Days | 14 | 7.5% | 100.0% | 99.0% |
30% of current pending listings have 15 reported DOM or less.
Among 83 current pending listing records, 25 have 15 reported DOM or less, 37 have 30 or less, and 50 have 60 or less.
Median pending reported DOM is 38. Pending DOM is descriptive. It does not prove that price alone caused a property to attract a contract.
Faster sales still show higher price capture, but the 90-day gap is smaller this week.
For this comparison, price capture equals total sold dollars divided by total final-list dollars within each group. It shows an association. Property mix, condition, location, price range and seller decisions can affect both market time and sale price.
| Closed-Sale Window | 15 DOM Or Less | More Than 15 DOM | Observed Gap | Hypothetical $500K Illustration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 90 Days | 99.0% (61 sales) | 97.5% (126 sales) | 1.5 points | About $7,300 |
| Last 180 Days | 99.0% (139 sales) | 96.4% (263 sales) | 2.6 points | About $12,900 |
| Last 365 Days | 98.6% (273 sales) | 96.5% (480 sales) | 2.1 points | About $10,300 |
The 400-day sold cohort still shows price changes before and at closing.
The current 400-day sold cohort contains 827 sales. The figures below compare aggregate averages for the complete cohort.
Original list to final list
$16,627 difference between the aggregate average original and final list prices.
Average final list was 96.3% of average original list.
Final list to sold
$12,389 difference between the aggregate average final list and sold prices.
Average sold was 97.1% of average final list.
Original list to sold
$29,016 difference between the aggregate averages.
Average sold was 93.5% of average original list.
Important limitation: these are aggregate cohort averages, not the typical seller's result or proof of money lost because of market time. The export does not establish its List Price field as the exact asking price at contract acceptance.
69 active listings are over 90 reported DOM, down from 74 last week.
The current median active listing has 63 reported DOM, up from 60 last week. Of 196 active listings, 69 have more than 90 reported DOM, or 35.2%.
The $400,000 to $799,999 price bands are less crowded relative to recent closings.
Compare active asking-price bands with trailing-30-day closings grouped by sold price. This is a simple competition comparison, not formal months of inventory.
| Price Range | Active Now | Closed Last 30 Days | Active Listings Per Recent Closing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $400,000 | 106 | 35 | 3.0 |
| $400,000-$599,999 | 44 | 11 | 4.0 |
| $600,000-$799,999 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 |
| $800,000-$999,999 | 8 | 0 | No recent closings |
| $1 Million+ | 23 | 1 | 23.0 |
September finished with 58 closings; October is still a partial month.
September can now be treated as complete in this source. October shows 6 closings through the October 4 pull at 2:21 p.m., so October should not be read as a finished month.
| Month | Closed | Median Sold | Median Sold $/SqFt | Median Reported DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49 | $350,000 | $222 | 36 |
| February | 46 | $369,500 | $215 | 38.5 |
| March | 72 | $372,200 | $222 | 13.5 |
| April | 58 | $364,000 | $219 | 25.5 |
| May | 74 | $377,250 | $220 | 33.5 |
| June | 81 | $368,995 | $232 | 22 |
| July | 69 | $335,000 | $219 | 33.5* |
| August | 66 | $367,500 | $223 | 31.5 |
| September | 58 | $337,250 | $218 | 35.5 |
| October through Oct. 4 at 2:21 p.m. | 6 | $400,000 | $208 | 27.5 |
*July contains one sale with negative reported DOM. That sale remains in the closing and price statistics but is excluded from July's DOM median.
Green, yellow and red tell you when to review, not what decision to make.
This traffic-light system is a seller decision framework. It is not a claim that price alone determines market time.
Launch and listen.
Watch qualified showings, repeat visits, offers and the competing homes buyers can choose instead.
Review the evidence.
Do not reduce automatically. Decide whether price, condition, terms, presentation, access or another source of friction needs to change.
Challenge the current position.
Do not assume more time by itself will solve the problem. Holding firm can still be right, but the evidence should support it.
Your home competes with the choices buyers have at your price.
A market-wide median is context. Your pricing decision should start with the active competition, relevant pending listings and recent sales that actually match your home.
How this Fort Walton Beach market report is built
All displayed calculations were reproduced from the current row-level export and cross-checked against the matching ECAR/Flexmls Residential CMA PDF.
Source
ECAR/Flexmls Residential CMA and matching CSV export
Listings as of October 4, 2026 at 2:21 p.m. CMA prepared at 2:25 p.m.
Market Definition
Fort Walton Beach Area subareas 1201-1208 and 1212
Property type Residential; subtype Detached Single Family. This MLS geography is broader than the legal city.
Current Source Counts
196 Active
83 Pending
827 Sold
111 Expired
6 Coming Soon
183 Cancelled
8 Temp Off Market
1,414 total listing records.
What date windows are used?
Trailing periods end October 4, 2026. Seven days: September 28-October 4. Thirty days: September 5-October 4. Ninety days: July 7-October 4. One hundred eighty days: April 8-October 4. YTD: January 1-October 4. Trailing 365 days: October 5, 2025-October 4, 2026.
What statuses and filters are in the current source?
Statuses searched: Active, Cancelled, Coming Soon, Expired, Pending, Sold and Temp Off Market. The CMA used 400-day relative lookbacks for Under Contract Date and Sold Date, with expiration, withdrawal and cancellation date filters running from October 4, 2025 through October 4, 2036.
Does the report equal the legal City of Fort Walton Beach?
No. This report uses Fort Walton Beach Area subareas 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208 and 1212. It is broader than the legal city and includes selected Mary Esther-area subareas. Shalimar is excluded and reported separately.
How are negative DOM values handled?
Two sold records in the broader 400-day source contain negative reported-DOM values. Negative DOM is not a usable measure of market time, so those values are excluded from DOM medians and DOM buckets. The underlying sales remain in closing counts, price statistics and price-capture calculations. One of the two negative values falls outside the trailing-365-day window.
What does final list mean?
It means the List Price field in the supplied export. The source does not prove that field is the exact asking price at the moment the contract was accepted.
How is price capture calculated?
The multi-window snapshot and Day-15 comparison use dollar-weighted price capture: total sold dollars divided by total final-list dollars for the stated group. The DOM matrix separately shows the median of individual sold-price-to-final-list-price ratios.
Why is October labeled partial?
The source was pulled at 2:21 p.m. on October 4. That reporting day was not complete, so October is labeled through the pull date and time. September is treated as complete because this source was pulled after September ended.
Are these numbers an appraisal?
No. These statistics describe groups of listing records and sales. They are not an appraisal, prediction or estimate of an individual home's value or sale outcome. MLS records may also be corrected after publication.
Source: ECAR/Flexmls Residential CMA and matching row-level export, pulled October 4, 2026. Current inventory snapshot: October 4, 2026 at 2:21 p.m. Market: Fort Walton Beach Area subareas 1201-1208 and 1212. Property: Residential, Detached Single Family. Counts represent listing records, not necessarily unique physical properties. Aggregate analysis is used rather than republishing listing-level records. Permanent URL: uberrealty.com/fort-walton-beach-real-estate-market. Analysis: Uber Realty.
Fort Walton Beach Real Estate Market FAQ
What changed in the Fort Walton Beach market this week?
Compared with September 27, active inventory fell from 204 to 196, pending inventory moved from 85 to 83, and trailing-30-day closings increased from 45 to 49. The $400,000-$799,999 price bands also became less crowded relative to recent closings.
How many detached homes are currently active in the Fort Walton Beach MLS area?
The October 4 source contains 196 active detached single-family listing records. Their median asking price is $390,000 and median reported DOM is 63.
How many Fort Walton Beach homes are pending?
The current source contains 83 pending detached single-family listing records. Their median asking price is $355,000 and median reported DOM is 38.
What is the current median sold price?
The trailing-30-day median sold price is $334,500. The trailing-90-day median is $350,000. The 2026 YTD median is $365,000. Different windows contain different groups of homes.
Does the lower 30-day median mean Fort Walton Beach home values fell?
No conclusion that broad can be supported from this report alone. The 30-day median describes the 49 homes that closed in that window. An individual home's value depends on the comparable homes competing for the same buyer.
Should my Fort Walton Beach house be under contract in 15 days?
Not necessarily. In the current trailing-90-day sample, 32.6% of closings with usable reported DOM had 15 DOM or less. Day 15 is a useful evidence review point, not an automatic price-reduction deadline.
Does longer market time automatically mean a lower selling price?
No. The data shows an association between the Day-15 split and final-list price capture. It does not prove that additional days caused the difference. Price range, condition, location, seller decisions and sale mix can affect both.