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Luxury Home Prices Are Rising Three Times Faster Than Non-Luxury Prices<\/b><\/p>\n

Redfin reports luxury prices are rising fastest in Tampa and Miami, partly due to an influx of ultra-wealthy people moving into Florida<\/i><\/p>\n

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nThe median U.S. luxury home sale price rose 4.7% year over year to $1.37 million during the three months ending May 31\u2014more than triple the 1.5% gain in non-luxury sale prices. That\u2019s according to a new report<\/a> from Redfin<\/a>, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket.<\/p>\n

\nLuxury prices are increasing largely because demand for luxury homes is on the rise. Pending sales of luxury homes rose 5.2% year over year\u2014the largest gain since December 2024. That\u2019s compared with a 3.6% gain in non-luxury pending sales, which is a deceleration from the month before.<\/p>\n

\nHigh-end homebuyers are more active because they\u2019re less sensitive to the affordability pressures and financial instability facing many Americans today. Overall homebuying demand has been fairly slow because mortgage rates and home prices remain stubbornly high, pricing many regular house hunters out of the market. Additionally, the economic uncertainty stemming from the back-and-forth on the Iran war, inflation, and the possibility of the Fed hiking interest rates is making some prospective buyers think twice about making a huge purchase. Ultra-wealthy Americans, by contrast, have more money to pay high housing costs, and they have the freedom to make big purchases even in uncertain times.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe luxury market has been immune to the housing slowdown, especially in the most desirable, beachfront areas,\u201d said Mike DeMello<\/a>, a Redfin Premier<\/a> agent in Honolulu. \u201cAffluent buyers who can afford luxurious homes are often insulated from things like high mortgage rates and economic uncertainty. Meanwhile, a lot of locals are choosing to rent because prices and rates are simply too high to buy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tampa and Miami Lead Nation in Luxury Home-Price Growth<\/b><\/p>\n

\nLuxury home prices in Tampa, FL rose 15.6% year over year, the biggest increase of the 50 most populous U.S. metros, followed closely by Miami (14.2%). By contrast, non-luxury prices fell 0.5% in Tampa, and they fell 0.7% in Miami.<\/p>\n

\nLuxury prices are rising in coastal Florida while non-luxury prices are ticking down because affluent buyers are buying up homes in the Sunshine State. Three of the 10 U.S. metros with the biggest increases in luxury pending sales were in Florida: Tampa comes in fourth, with a 20.8% increase in pending sales, West Palm Beach is fifth (18.5% increase), and Miami is seventh (14.6%).<\/p>\n

\nBillionaires, tech entrepreneurs, executives and other wealthy Americans are drawn to Florida for its favorable tax environment, warm climate and waterfront lifestyle, driving strong demand for high-end homes even as the broader housing market softens in some parts of the state. Places like Miami and West Palm Beach have become magnets for ultra-rich Americans. For instance, Mark Zuckerberg recently paid $170 billion<\/a> for an estate on an island called \u201cBillionaire Bunker.\u201d Florida typically dominates Redfin\u2019s list<\/a> of most expensive U.S. home sales each month; those ultra-expensive sales push up median luxury prices.<\/p>\n

Luxury Pending Sales Rising Fastest in San Francisco, Nashville and San Diego\u2014Outpacing Florida Metros<\/b><\/p>\n

\nSan Francisco, Nashville, TN and San Diego are the only metros where pending luxury sales are rising faster than they are in Florida. Pending sales of San Francisco luxury homes rose 45.9% year over year, by far the biggest increase of the metros in this analysis, followed by Nashville\u2019s 24.5% increase and San Diego\u2019s 22.5% increase.<\/p>\n

\nThe Bay Area\u2019s luxury market is soaring largely because of the AI boom<\/a>, with many tech workers putting their salaries and bonuses into real estate. Nashville, as noted above, is attracting a lot of wealthy residents who move there for jobs and Tennessee\u2019s favorable tax environment. San Diego is capturing some spillover from Los Angeles, with some affluent house hunters choosing coastal San Diego instead of places like Beverly Hills for privacy, a slower pace of life and oceanfront access.<\/p>\n

Luxury Homeowners Are Listing at a Slightly Higher Rate Than Everyone Else<\/b><\/p>\n

\nOn the selling side, new listings of U.S. luxury homes increased 1% year over year during the three months ending May 31. That\u2019s compared with a 0.4% decline in non-luxury new listings.<\/p>\n

\nOwners of luxury homes are slightly <\/i>more willing to list than owners of regular homes, likely because high prices and strong demand have made this a favorable moment to cash out. But affluent homeowners don\u2019t have a lot of incentive to sell: Many of them are locked into low mortgage rates, there are tax deterrents to selling expensive houses, and many wealthy Americans don\u2019t need to sell their home when they move; they may be able to move into a different home and hang onto their old one.<\/p>\n

Luxury Market Summary: Three Months Ending May 2026<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Luxury<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Non-Luxury<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Median sale price<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n$1,374,470<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n$377,477<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Median sale price, YoY change<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n4.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n1.5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Pending home sales, YoY change<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n5.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n3.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Homes sold, YoY change<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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New listings, YoY change<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n-0.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Active listings, YoY change<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n0.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n1.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Median days on market<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n49<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Median days on market, YoY change<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Metro-Level Luxury Highlights: Three Months Ending May 2026<\/b><\/p>\n

\nRedfin\u2019s metro-level luxury data is based on an analysis of the 50 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas; we included the 49 with sufficient data. All changes below are year over year.<\/p>\n