October 2026 Real Estate Transactions
Data pulled from GTAR MLS as of 11/10/26 for the Plant City market area.
Mortgage Data from Freddiemac.com
Local October 2026 sales and trend information courtesy of The Crawford Group.
What’s up with the Buyers and Sellers in today’s marketplace?
There is a vast difference in opinions of property valuations. Buyers seem to think we are back in 2006-2009, while the Sellers are still holding unto the 2021-2022 market conditions. Neither are in the correct mind sense.
Back in the 2006-09 period, we had a major banking and mortgage melt down, property valuations were falling relentlessly, we were chasing a market down, which didn’t bottom out until mid 2011. The average days on market was typically around 5-6 months and sellers were reluctantly taking any offers they could get on their homes, while delaying acceptance might cost them thousands of dollars.
Sellers on the other hand seem to think we are still in the 2021-2022 market conditions, pricing was like throwing a dart on an upward escalator, where you felt your home has added value because you kept the same pink and blue tile bathroom your grandmother had … I jest but sellers seem to think anything, or any maintenance item should return a bigger value to their selling valuation.
Both parties are bombarded with information from the media, mostly hyped, one sided and some of it untrue which forms their belief system and sometimes gives rise to a unvalidated opinion of their property’s value.
Our current market is quite different from each of those periods. For one, pricing correctly to the current market valuations is critical, lending rates are higher now in which the buyers correlate discount pricing as in the early period, but when sellers are overly ambitious in their pricing, they tend to miss the mark and their home continues to sit on the market without offers. This increases the days on market for the subject property and tends to fuel the buyers desire to make more discounted offers. The ambitious seller when we reposition their listing price tends to forget the agent’s original suggested valuation and truly believe they have given up that value to the potential buyer when an offer comes in.
Supply-demand economics’ models will always prevail; an executed contract only happens when both parties perceived value equals each other. The truth is the real estate transaction will become even more important to have representation by a qualified Realtor®, experienced in the ever-changing market. Please LISTEN to their advice.
As we look at the Plant City housing data, October 2026, our market area had 70 homes close, with new construction contributing 12 of the units sold. We had another 90 under contract and 307 available for sale. We are carrying about a 3.5 month’s supply housing inventory and our average days on market increased this month to about 50 days.
In October 2026, the average sold price was $381,069 down almost 2% and the average price per SF was $197.57 basically the same over last month.
Looking at YTD (year to date) data, we have sold 876 units compared to 962, a 9% shortfall in properties sold but the average price sold is $384,181 vs $380,415. We are still looking to obtain a 1-2% increase in average sold prices for the year.
The prevailing average mortgage rates from Freddie Mac for the 30 yr-term loans have been trending down the past three weeks, currently 7.18%. October’s monthly average came in at 7.33% an increase from September’s avg of 6.86%. The FED anticipates another rate increase before the end of the year.
Although I don’t have a crystal ball to predict the future, all the current data, policy changes, FED rate recalibration, supply and demand for our community appear to point to a stable real estate market in 2027.
As always, I cannot express this enough, if you are in the market to buy or sell your home, please seek an experienced professional Realtor® to assist you in this transaction process. There are way too many consequences, rules and statues are changing, going it alone without proper experienced representation will likely have you leaving money on the table. Get the real scoop on our market. If you have any questions, want a market value analysis of your home, or see what’s available to purchase, please reach out.
M Crawford
Crawford Group
Sales Snapshot
The following residential properties were a sample listed as sold on the Greater Tampa Realtors Association MLS in October 2026 for the Plant City Market Area.
The home at 402 Water St sold October 28 for $107,500. Built in 1964, it has 3 bedrooms, 2 bath and 2473 square feet of living area.
The home at 2633 Walden Woods Dr sold October 5 for $212,500. Built in 2011 it has 3 bedrooms, 2 bath and 1444 square feet of living area.
The home at 108 Capri Ct N sold October 15 for $229,000. Built in 1980 it has 2 bedrooms, 2 bath and 1401 square feet of living area.
The home at 5411 Pless Rd sold October 15 for $270,000. Built in 2001, it has 3 bedrooms, 2 bath and 2176 square feet of living area.
The home at 1415 Cristo Rey Pl sold October 30 for $310,000. Built in 2008, it has 4 bedrooms, 2 bath and 1558 square feet of living area.
The home at 4328 Hidden Farm Dr sold October 23 for $355,000. Built in 2026, it has 4 bedrooms, 2 bath and 1828 square feet of living area.
The home at 2801 Blain Acres Rd sold October 5 for $375,000. Built in 1962, it has 3 bedrooms, 2 bath and 1428 square feet of living area.
The home at 1904 Via Napoli St sold October 13 for $437,000. Built in 2015, it has 4 bedrooms, 3 bath and 2540 square feet of living area.
The home 2004 N Golfview Dr sold October 14 for $465,000. Built in 1981, it has 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bath and 3010 square feet of living area.
The home at 1713 Via Palermo St sold October 30 for $527,500. Built in 2015, it has 4 bedrooms, 2 bath and 3213 square feet of living area.
The home at 1318 Little Alafia Dr sold October 16 for $575,000. Built in 2006, it has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath and 2414 square feet of living area.
The home at 2871 Hammock Dr sold October 8 for $610,000. Built in 1985, it has 4 bedrooms, 4 bath and 2835 square feet of living area.
The home at 3501 E Trapnell Rd sold October 23 for $675,000. Built in 1988, it has 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bath and 4025 square feet of living area.
The home at 123 S Wiggins Rd sold October 2 for $700,000. Built in 2007, it has 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bath and 2576 square feet of living area.
The home at 1510 S Alexander St sold October 2 for $740,000. Built in 1920, it has 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and 5211 square feet of living area.
