Fort Lauderdale, FL Market Update: What the Data Says for Buyers, Sellers and Investors
List prices down 15.7% to up 31.6% across 5 ZIP codes, 61 to 112 days on market and commercial at $243 to $517 per square foot across 5 ZIP codes. Every number from the Linton Global Market Map, as of September 2026.
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Fort Lauderdale is a rising market right now, and the numbers say pricing matters more than timing. Look at it ZIP code by ZIP code, not as one city average.
The Bottom Line on Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale is the county seat of Broward County and its largest city, set between the Atlantic, the Intracoastal Waterway and a network of canals that gave it the nickname “the Venice of America.” Downtown and Las Olas hold the county’s office core, Port Everglades and the marine industry anchor the south end, and the Cypress Creek area near I-95 is one of South Florida’s largest suburban office and industrial districts.
Fort Lauderdale is a rising housing market, and its commercial property trades in line with the rest of Broward County.
- Homes: median list prices of $248,000 to $1,487,000, down 15.7% to up 31.6% across 5 ZIP codes from a year ago; Broward County is down 5.0%.
- Supply: 328 active listings in 33301 (down 7.1%); 456 active listings in 33304 (up 8.6%); 223 active listings in 33309 (down 26.3%); 364 active listings in 33311 (down 16.2%); 283 active listings in 33316 (down 2.2%); 61 to 112 days on market.
- Commercial: median $243 to $517 per square foot, versus $322 countywide.
- Distress: 10 commercial distress transfers or bank-held parcels on the 2026 tax roll.
Where Fort Lauderdale Is
This report covers five ZIP codes: 33301, downtown and Las Olas Boulevard; 33304, Victoria Park, Flagler Village and the beach north of Sunrise Boulevard; 33309, Cypress Creek and the office and industrial parks along I-95 and Commercial Boulevard; 33311, northwest Fort Lauderdale, Sistrunk Boulevard and the Broward Boulevard corridor; and 33316, the 17th Street Causeway, Port Everglades and the marine district.
Housing Market
| Realtor.com, September 2026 | 33301 | 33304 | 33309 | 33311 | 33316 | Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median list price | $1,487,000 | $796,454 | $248,000 | $399,900 | $973,500 | $380,000 |
| vs. a year ago | +31.6% | +6.3% | -15.7% | +1.1% | +0.6% | -5.0% |
| Active listings | 328 | 456 | 223 | 364 | 283 | 14,329 |
| Active vs. a year ago | -7.1% | +8.6% | -26.3% | -16.2% | -2.2% | -12.3% |
| Median days on market | 94 | 99 | 61 | 86 | 112 | 86 |
| Listings with a price cut | 9% | 10.1% | 18.1% | 16.4% | 14.9% | 16.1% |
| Home values, 5 years (FHFA) | +72.7% | +51.3% | +57.1% | +67.1% | +70.1% | — |
The highest-priced ZIP code is 33301 at $1,487,000. The FHFA House Price Index shows five-year gains of 72.7% / 51.3% / 57.1% / 67.1% / 70.1%; the run-up is behind us, and today is about pricing to the market.
Who Is Buying: Mortgage Data
| HMDA 2025 home purchases | 33301 | 33304 | 33309 | 33311 | 33316 | Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home-purchase loans | 195 | 245 | 403 | 540 | 149 | 16,955 |
| Median purchase price | $975,000 | $855,000 | $415,000 | $425,000 | $845,000 | $505,000 |
| Median buyer income | $355,000 | $300,000 | $114,000 | $112,000 | $364,000 | $143,000 |
| FHA / VA / USDA loans | 2.5% | 3.3% | 28.5% | 42% | 3.1% | 22.9% |
| Investor purchases | 21.3% | 24.3% | 12.6% | 14.3% | 24% | 12.8% |
Investors took the largest share of purchase loans in 33304 (24.3%), above the county’s 12.8%. Source: the CFPB's HMDA data browser.
Rents
HUD's FY2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom is $1,780 to $3,070. The strongest renter base is in 33301, where 63% of households rent. Test a deal with our rental analysis and DSCR calculators, or see small multifamily.
Commercial Real Estate
| 2026 tax roll | 33301 | 33304 | 33309 | 33311 | 33316 | Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial & industrial parcels | 696 | 1872 | 1206 | 1494 | 1124 | 33,051 |
| Building area (million SF) | 16.01 | 11.36 | 24.78 | 11.16 | 12.82 | 382.78 |
| Median year built | 1986 | 1988 | 1982 | 1973 | 1989 | 1986 |
| Arm’s-length sales | 8 | 23 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 674 |
| Median sale $/SF | $496 | $372 | $243 | $263 | $517 | $322 |
| Distress transfers / bank-held parcels | 0 / 0 | 1 / 0 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 18 / 34 |
Fort Lauderdale’s commercial market splits into very different pieces: downtown office and mixed-use towers, waterfront retail and marine property along 17th Street and the river, warehouses and flex space around Cypress Creek and the airport, and older retail and service buildings in the northwest neighborhoods. Waterfront and downtown land sets the top of the price range; Sistrunk and the northwest corridors trade lower, and that is where redevelopment and opportunity zone buyers are active.
Fort Lauderdale has about 76.1 million square feet of commercial buildings and recorded 128 arm's-length sales at a median $243 to $517 per square foot, close to the county's $322. There were 10 distress signals; we score them with Linton Global Technologies' CREDDS Framework (see our distressed commercial real estate hub).
Fort Lauderdale is five markets in one city. A marine building on 17th Street, an office floor downtown and a flex bay in Cypress Creek have nothing in common except the ZIP code on the tax bill, so price each one against its own comps.
Jobs, Permits and the County Economy
| Broward County | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,977,129 |
| Median household income | $77,633 |
| Unemployment rate (BLS) | 4.4% |
| Private jobs (BLS QCEW) | 863,595 · -0.1% |
| Average annual pay | $74,595 |
| Housing permits, year to date | 1,788 · -9.7% |
Broward County jobs were down 0.1% over the latest year per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, with unemployment at 4.4%. Housing permits are down 9.7% this year per the Census Building Permits Survey. 33301 grew 30.1% in population over the Census survey period, the 12th-highest of the ZIP codes in our reports.
What It Means for Buyers, Sellers, Investors and Banks
Home buyers: be ready to move on the right house.
Sellers: price to recent sales in your ZIP code, not to last year's peak.
Commercial investors: pricing is in line with the county; the edge is in the specific building. Trading in? See 1031 exchanges.
Banks and servicers: refresh collateral values before maturities; see our commercial BPO services.
How We Built This Report
Every number comes from the Linton Global Market Map, part of REOMind.ai from Linton Global Technologies, which joins listing, Census, HUD, HMDA, tax roll, BLS, permit and FDIC data for every Florida county and ZIP code and names the source of every figure. See the full Broward County report.
Key Takeaways
- ✓Fort Lauderdale list prices are down 15.7% to up 31.6% across 5 ZIP codes; Broward County is down 5.0%.
- ✓Homes are taking 61 to 112 days to sell.
- ✓Commercial property sold at a median $243 to $517 per square foot, against $322 countywide.
- ✓10 commercial distress signals on the 2026 tax roll.
- ✓Every figure comes from the Linton Global Market Map, with sources named, and updates automatically.
About Michael R. Linton
Who is Michael R. Linton? Michael R. Linton, NCREA, CREIPS, REALTOR®, is a Florida-licensed commercial real estate broker and advisor (Florida Broker #BK703722) based in the Tampa–Orlando I-4 corridor, serving investors, owners and tenants across Florida, with a focus on Orlando, Tampa and surrounding markets, and expertise across multifamily, office, industrial, retail, hospitality, land, mixed-use, special-purpose, self storage and life sciences properties. He leads Linton Global Solutions and HireMikeLinton.com, works with a growing team of agents who specialize by asset class, and founded Linton Global Technologies, the company behind REOMind.ai.
Why choose Michael R. Linton for Fort Lauderdale? Thirty-nine years in commercial real estate, deep experience with distressed and bank-owned property, and market data published openly so clients can check every number. See the Florida commercial broker profile.
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Linton Global Solutions
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Fort Lauderdale, FL real estate market going up or down?+
Rising. As of September 2026, median list prices were down 15.7% to up 31.6% across 5 ZIP codes from a year earlier, against down 5.0% for Broward County. Homes took 61 to 112 days to sell, and active listings were down 7.1% / up 8.6% / down 26.3% / down 16.2% / down 2.2% from a year ago.
How much do homes cost in Fort Lauderdale?+
The median list price was $248,000 to $1,487,000 in September 2026. In 2025 mortgage (HMDA) data, the median home-purchase price was $415,000 to $975,000 and the median buyer earned $112,000 to $364,000.
How much is commercial real estate selling for in Fort Lauderdale?+
Arm’s-length commercial and industrial sales on the 2026 Broward County tax roll had a median of $243 to $517 per square foot in Fort Lauderdale, versus $322 countywide. There were 128 such sales across 6,392 commercial parcels.
Is there distressed or bank-owned commercial property in Fort Lauderdale?+
Some. The 2026 tax roll shows 6 commercial distress transfers and 4 bank-held parcels in Fort Lauderdale’s ZIP codes, out of 18 and 34 across Broward County.
Is Fort Lauderdale a good place to own rental property?+
About 41% to 63% of households rent, and HUD’s FY2027 fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,780 to $3,070 a month. Investors took 12.6% to 24.3% of 2025 home-purchase loans, against 12.8% countywide. Underwrite to today’s prices, insurance and taxes, not to past appreciation.
Where does this Fort Lauderdale market data come from?+
From the Linton Global Market Map, which joins Realtor.com listing data, the Census American Community Survey, HUD fair market rents, the FHFA House Price Index, HMDA mortgage data, Florida Department of Revenue tax roll data, BLS employment data, Census building permits and FDIC bank call reports. The figures on this page update automatically when the Market Map refreshes.
Who can help me buy or sell commercial property in Fort Lauderdale?+
Michael R. Linton, Florida Broker #BK703722, leads Linton Global Solutions and advises investors, owners, tenants and banks on commercial property, small multifamily, land, distressed assets and 1031 exchanges across Fort Lauderdale and Broward County. Call (312) 612-1031 or email mike@lintonglobal.com.
Works Cited
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and FFIEC. “HMDA Data Browser.” ffiec.cfpb.gov/data-browser. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. “BankFind Suite.” banks.data.fdic.gov. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- Federal Housing Finance Agency. “House Price Index.” www.fhfa.gov/data/hpi. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Small Area Fair Market Rents.” HUD User, www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/smallarea. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.” www.bls.gov/cew. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau. “American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates” and “Building Permits Survey.” www.census.gov. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- Realtor.com Economic Research. “Housing Inventory: ZIP Level Data.” www.realtor.com/research/data. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- Florida Department of Revenue. “Property Tax Data Files (NAL/SDF).” 2026 final roll, Broward County, via LGData.
- KeanoManu. “Downtown Fort Lauderdale skyline.” Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skyline_of_Fort_Lauderdale,_Nov-15_(cropped).jpg. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
Disclosure: This article uses data tools developed by Linton Global Technologies. Michael R. Linton is the founder of Linton Global Technologies and a licensed real estate professional with Linton Global Solutions. This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, legal, or financial advice.
Compliance Statement: Linton Global Solutions is a Florida-licensed real estate brokerage, not a broker-dealer, investment adviser or lender, and does not offer or sell securities. CREDDS and REOMind.ai provide decision support only; people make every final decision. Readers should conduct their own due diligence and consult qualified professionals before making investment decisions.
Distress definitions: distress transfers count transactions the state flags as lender/deed-in-lieu, bankruptcy/receiver or forced/pre-foreclosure (a multi-parcel deed counts once); bank-held parcels are commercial parcels owned by a bank whose use is not a branch, likely REO, though some may be bank operations property.
Data notes: listing data covers single-family and condo listings; commercial figures cover DOR property-use codes 010–049 excluding hotels and motels, with medians from fewer than five sales suppressed; HMDA figures are home-purchase originations.