Good News for Central Florida Home Buyers & Sellers – October 2025 in Review

October showed some of the year's best momentum for Central Florida housing.

The headline numbers from the Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association (ORRA) State of the Market report:

• New listings: +12.8% vs October 2024
• New pending sales: +20.2% (that’s a huge jump in buyer activity)
• Total homes under contract: +31.8% year-over-year
• Closed sales: +12.0%
• Median price held steady at $380,000 (only -2.3% from last October and actually up slightly from September)

More sellers are finally feeling confident enough to list, and buyers are responding.

Mortgage rates are cooperating too. As of this week (November 18), the 30-year fixed is sitting calmly around 6.38% with markets split 50/50 on whether the Fed delivers one more cut in December (source: HousingWire).

One important note for sellers: Average days on market are now 77 — 28% longer than last October’s 60 days. In today’s market, sellers need to focus on correctly priced and well-presented homes. Overpriced ones? They’re helping sell everyone else’s house.

Bottom line: We’re heading into the holidays with genuine momentum. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to buy or sell in 2026, that window feels like it’s opening wider right now.