2026 MARKET PREDICTIONS | Real Estate Market | Sarasota, FL

WHAT WILL THE 2026 REAL ESTATE MARKET BRING? | Highlighting the Sarasota, FL area market!

Shayla sat down with Broker, Marc Rasmussen, and colleague, Josh Jankowski to discuss

** pictured from LEFT, Marc Rasmussen, MIDDLE, me, RIGHT, Josh Jankowski**

Breaking it all down… BUT if you’d rather skip ahead and listen to the full YouTube video, here it is!

TODAY I’m joined by Broker Marc Rasmussen,  @corcorandwellings71  and colleague, Josh Jankowski to discuss the 2026 real estate market predictions. Most specifically of course about the Sarasota, FL area, our speciality!

WHAT DOES MARC THINK? Marc thinks we are going to see “more of the same …and improve a little bit.” Prices have dropped. Real estate is cyclical. Barring any outlier situations like war and depressions etc, like Covid, prices are starting to make sense again he says. Hire a great agent who will do a thorough analysis! 2026 he is optimistic about it being slightly better than 2025.

JOSH HAS A VERY AGGRESSIVE OPINION, a positive one at that! He believes that the pent up demand will outweigh all other market conditions that we experienced in 2025. After all of the snowing and deep freezes, buyers want to be in Florida! We are in a balanced market right now BUT has found himself in sellers’ markets with multiple and over asking purchase prices; especially with single family homes on the water on Siesta Key. PRICE your home right and the buyers will come and ARE pulling the trigger.

WHAT I AM SEEING: holiday waves… some quiet days with some active days, slower showings now BUT nobody REALLY knows what will happen in 2026 to be completely honest with you. My LinkedIn poll think 75% of you think it’ll be better, 8% feel it will be worse, and the remainder just want us to tell you! What I DO KNOW is that the 2025 market has had so many challenges including August 2025 being our “bottom.” Will that REALLY be our “bottom” or close to it? I am very hopeful that buyers will continue to get off of the fence. Not enough buyers in the market – and overall the 2026 numbers will show more stability, more transactions overall. Although sales are UP in Sarasota, they’re down across the nation. CONDOS are down here though significantly.

AFFORDABILITY continues to be an issue, and with prices continuing to stabilize we should see it helping with the cost to own these homes. MARC continues to say that, “you need a house…. you can try to time the market, but whether you want to rent or own, we all need a roof.” Price, interest rates, taxes and HOA fees etc are all coming into and have been in play – people are spending a large ratio of their income on their homes, BUT we have already come down quite a bit on values compared to a few years ago. So he remains very optimistic with what 2026 will bring.

KEEPING CURRENT MATTERS is saying 96% of owners have a good bit of equity in their homes and 40% of home owners in the US own their properties outright.

JOSH ADDS, “condo showing requests are way up, including a buyer from New York.” Overall our market is seeing more cash transactions AND do not want to deal with additional incoming competition. A very valid point.

HEADING INTO SEASON – Jan through April we always see more sellers wanting to list their properties too so buyers will have more options I am personally hopeful to see realistic sellers and a higher percentage of sales price versus listing prices, and lower days on market, as we have been seeing some getting into the 200 + days on market. Overall – lots of positive vibes and hopeful for a productive 2026!! IF you like what you see and hear, please consider subscribing! And please know that I really appreciate you watching, subscribing, liking and commenting!! And if you’re in the market to either sell your current property in and around the Manatee, Sarasota or Charlotte County areas, OR to purchase in the same Sarasota, FL areas, please reach out to me. Communication is my reputation and your call is very important to me.

CONTACT ME ANY TIME | Complimentary Consultations | Value of your Home etc: SHAYLA TWIT, Sarasota FL Realtor, CLHMS Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist CORCORAN Dwellings 1947 Ringling Blvd Sarasota, FL 34236 CALL / TEXT: (941) 544-7690 EMAIL: shaylatwit@gmail.com MLS: https://www.shaylatwit.com

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