On-Demand Class
Thinking of Selling? The 30-Minute Florida Market Class
Class Video
27:09Class Chapters
10 chapters
0 of 10 completed
Class Chapters
10 chapters
0 of 10 completed
Thinking of selling? Thirty minutes on what the Florida market is doing right now, what to watch over the next 60 days, and how to price and sell into it. Every number sourced.
27 min · 10 chapters · Recorded Q4 2026
Hosted by
James P. Schlimmer
Broker, HomeJam
This Week in the Market
Recorded Q4 2026. The numbers below are this week's.
Week of October 26, 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate
The 30-year rate was 7.25% on October 22, down from 7.29% a week earlier.
Southwest Florida
Southwest Florida: typical sale price about $380,000, 7.0 months of supply
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay: typical sale price about $364,000, 4.4 months of supply
Orlando
Orlando: typical sale price about $399,000, 4.8 months of supply
Something to Watch
New listings this week
Based on information from the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. for the period October 1, 2025 through October 26, 2026. Data courtesy of Stellar MLS as distributed by MLS GRID as of October 1, 2025 through October 26, 2026.
What You'll Learn
What is the Florida housing market doing right now?
Review current inventory, mortgage rates, and recent Florida housing activity.
What is happening in my region?
Compare housing-market trends in Southwest Florida, Sarasota, Tampa Bay, and Orlando.
What should a seller watch over the next 60 days?
Learn which changes in listings, pending sales, and pricing activity are worth monitoring.
What does this market mean for my price and my timing?
Understand how local competition and your personal timeline can influence a selling strategy.
What is my home actually worth, and how do I know?
Explore how comparable sales, property condition, and local demand influence estimated value.
How do I price for the market I just saw?
Understand how asking prices, comparable properties, and active competition fit together.
How does my home get listed and marketed?
Learn how photography, MLS distribution, property information, and showing requests work.
What happens when an offer comes in?
Understand financing terms, contingencies, closing timelines, and other offer considerations.
What happens between contract and closing?
Review inspections, deposits, title work, financing milestones, and closing preparation.
How do I buy my next home while selling this one?
Explore ways to coordinate financing, timing, and the transition between two properties.
Ready to apply what you learned?
Want to Know What Your Home Is Worth?
Use what you've learned to explore your home's estimated value.
Get your live estimateWant to Talk It Through?
Have questions about pricing, timing, or the selling process? Schedule a 15-minute conversation with James.
Book 15 minutes with JamesFrequently Asked Questions
Yes. The first chapter plays right away. To keep watching, you enter your first name and email, and the rest of the class unlocks. There’s no cost and no obligation.
No. The class covers every way to sell in Florida, including working with a traditional agent, so you can choose what fits you. If you want help from HomeJam, you’ll see how that works, but nothing in the class requires it.
The market half of the class is re-recorded every quarter, and every number comes with its source, like Freddie Mac, the Mortgage Bankers Association, Altos Research and Florida MLS data. Each chapter shows when it was recorded.
The market chapters focus on Southwest Florida, Tampa Bay and Orlando, with statewide numbers for context. The selling process chapters apply anywhere in Florida.
Yes. After the first chapter, all ten are listed with their start times, so you can jump straight to pricing, offers, closing or buying your next home.
You can get a live estimate of your home’s value with the comparable sales behind it, see your estimated net with the net sheet, or book fifteen minutes with James to talk through your situation.