Bonita Bay Real Estate News | April 2026

Bonita Bay Real Estate News | April 2026

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April | 2026

Greetings from Bonita Bay!

As of April 1, 2026, there are 110 active listings in our area multiple listing service (MLS) in Bonita Bay; 15 less than last month.

For comparison, last year on April 1, there were 179 listings in Bonita Bay.

There are 26 single-family homes on the market from $550,000 to $6,750,000. The average list price is $2,493,769 and the average days on the market is 62. The combined days on the market is 65.

There are 48 listings in the carriage, mid-rise, townhouse, and attached villa market with prices ranging from $310,000 to $995,000. The average list price is $536,004 and the average days on the market is 118. The combined days on the market is 140.

In the high-rise market, there are 36 active listings in Bonita Bay ranging in price from $649,000 to $4,595,000. The average list price is $2,123,667 and the average days on the market is 107. The combined days on the market is 160.

A reminder, you have access to the most comprehensive website devoted to Bonita Bay, BonitaBayRealty.com. I’ve included maps, floor plans, photos, and descriptions of each neighborhood within this desirable community.

Please contact me for all your real estate needs in Bonita Bay. With almost 40 years of helping buyers and sellers in SWFL, my experience will be invaluable in this ever changing market.

Your Bonita Bay REALTOR®,

Ed Gongola

Summary of Bonita Bay Home Sales

If you are considering selling your Bonita Bay home, here are some statistics that may help you decide to place your home on the market.

BONITA BAY CARRIAGE, MID-RISE, TOWNHOUSE AND ATTACHED VILLA HOMES

  • Within the last 12 months, there were 89 sales with an average sales price of $571,381; these condos were on the market an average of 119 days; combined days on the market is 191.
  • During the 12 months previous, there were 62 sales with an average sales price of condominiums was $639,779; these homes were on the market for 83 days; combined days on the market is 136.

BONITA BAY HIGH-RISES

  • During the last 12 months, there were 40 sales with an average sales price of $1,991,864; these homes were on the market an average of 129; combined days on the market is 189.
  • During the 12 months previous, there were 44 sales with an average sales price of $2,173,191; these homes were on the market for an average of 104 days; combined days on the market is 165.

SINGLE-FAMILY BONITA BAY HOMES

  • During the last 12 months, there were 68 sales with an average sales price of $1,890,691; these homes were on the market an average of 96 days; combined days on the market is 167.
  • During the 12 months previous, there were 92 sales with an average sales price of $2,290,309; these homes were on the market for an average of 51 days; combined days on the market is 122.

For a list of BONITA BAY homes SOLD in the last 12 months, click here.

For a list of BONITA BAY homes that are PENDING at the moment, click here.

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Ed Gongola has been recognized as Downing-Frye Realty’s Top Agent in Bonita Springs for 2025, marking his second consecutive year earning this distinction. With nearly 40 years of real estate experience in Southwest Florida, Gongola’s achievement reflects a career built on deep community expertise, exceptional negotiation skills, and unwavering client loyalty.

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April 2026 Real Estate Market Update

DOWNING-FRYE: A GOOD START TO 2026

“The first quarter of 2026 has ended, and several real estate indicators are emerging within our company,” said Mike Hughes, General Manager for Downing-Frye Realty, Inc. “First off, year over year, 2026 first quarter outperformed the first quarter of 2025. In plain speak – we are off to a good start!

The Iranian conflict hit at the height of our winter season (March) but sales still look pretty good. The uptick in mortgage rates has impacted the market below $500,000 as many of these buyers seek financing for their purchases. However, there are also a lot of cash buyers for these low-priced properties, which helps dilute the impact of higher mortgage rates. Inventory of listings is down slightly but stable, so summer buyers will still have plenty of choices. A year ago, Downing-Frye had 1,070 listings and that is now down to 929 at the end of March 2026. One thing buyers will notice is that our insurance market is stabilizing, which is helpful.

When is the best time to buy a slice of paradise? Answer: Yesterday!”

BONITA / ESTERO: PENDING SALES UP

In February, more buyers wrote contracts, more deals closed, and overall supply tightened year-over-year. The Bonita Springs-Estero Realtors reported February 2026 figures as compared to February 2025: Single- family new listings were down by 13.9%, pending sales were up by 30.2% and closed sales were up by 12.6%. The median sales price was the same as the previous year at $455,000. For condos, new listings were down 14.6%, pending sales were up 38.2% and closed sales were up by 41%. The median sales price was down 5.7% at $363,000. Sellers of single-family homes received an average of 95.4% of list price while sellers of condos received an average of 94.15%. The supply of single-family inventory stood at 7.9 months, which was 25.8% lower than a year ago, and for condos was 9.2 months, down 38%.

NAPLES AREA: BUYERS ACTIVE

Buyers from the north and east descended on Naples in February resulting in a 55.9% increase in pending sales compared to February 2025, and a 23.4% increase in pending sales compared to January 2026. The Naples Area Board of REALTORS® reported February 2026 figures as compared to February 2025: Total closed sales were up by 21.3%. Single-family closed sales increased by 5.1% and had a median closed sales price of $775,000, down 0.6%. Condominium closed sales increased by 39.3% and had a median closed sales price of $449,500, down 0.1%. The rush of sales has reduced overall inventory, which decreased 15.1% in February to 6,447 properties from 7,594 properties February 2025. Not even a historically consistent level of new listings is helping to replenish what’s being sold. New listings decreased 13.5% to 1,527 new listings from 1,765 new listings in February 2025.

MARCO ISLAND AREA: INVENTORY DOWN

The Marco Island Area Assoc. of Realtors® reported February 2026 figures as compared to February 2025: Inventory was down 16%; the number of properties sold was up by 26%; the average days on market was 122 days, up by 15%; and the dollar volume sold was $109M, up 5% from the year before. In February, the median sales price for homes was $1.6M, for condos was $780K and for lots was $1.3M.

FLORIDA: SALES UP; PRICES STABLE

In February, Florida closed home sales were up year over year for the sixth straight month, while median prices remained close to where they were a year ago. After rising by almost 6% year over year in January, closed sales of single-family homes rose nearly 4% in February. Florida condo and townhouse sales were also up for the sixth consecutive month on a year over year basis. On the heels of January’s more than 5% increase, February closings of condos and townhouses jumped by more than 8.5%. The median price for single-family homes was down by less than 1% to $412,000 compared to February 2025 and the median price for condos and townhouses fell by a little under 2% to 309,000. Inventory of single-family homes at the end of February was down more than 7.5%, and the inventory of condos and townhouses was also down by a little over 7.5%.

USA: PENDING SALES GAIN SLIGHTLY

Pending home sales in February increased by 1.8% from the prior month and declined 0.8% year over year. “The slight gain in pending contracts appears to be driven by improved affordability conditions. However, those conditions could reverse if higher oil prices lead to an uptick in mortgage rates,” said NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun.

Sources: The Bonita Springs-Estero REALTORS®/SWFLMLS, Naples Area Board of REALTORS®, Marco Island Area Assoc. of REALTORS. If your property is currently listed with another broker, this is not a solicitation of that listing. National Assoc. of REALTORS®, Florida REALTORS® ©2009 Design by Downing-Frye-Marketing, powered by Naples Media Group, Inc.


Florida’s 2025 Housing Market Ends on Positive Trends

By Marla Martin

Florida Realtors: Single-family home sales were up 0.9% YoY, median prices were stabilizing and inventory levels suggested a return to normal season patterns.

As 2025 came to a close, Florida’s housing market showed positive momentum, with closed sales of existing single-family homes up year-over-year, inventory (active listings) levels suggesting a return to normal seasonal patterns, and stabilizing statewide median prices, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®.

Year-End 2025

Florida Realtors Chief Economist Dr. Brad O’Connor said, “While 2025 started much like 2024 and 2023, with sales falling and inventories rising, things changed midway through the year. Along with a continued slowdown in growth in homeowner insurance premiums, mortgage rates fell by more than half a percentage point in the waning months of the year, and as a result, sales really responded here in the Sunshine State.”

 

“2025 brought Florida a stronger, more sustainable housing market – and that’s a win for consumers,” said 2026 Florida Realtors President Chuck Bonfiglio, broker-owner of AAA Realty Group in Plantation. “Buyers have more homes to choose from, sellers are seeing steady demand, and prices are reaching a healthier range. Now and throughout the year, working with a Realtor® across Florida offers the local insight and guidance that can help you turn today’s market into a real opportunity for your future.”

Statewide closed sales of existing single-family homes at the end of the year totaled 255,012, up 0.9% compared to the 2024 year-end level, according to data from Florida Realtors’ research department in partnership with local Realtor boards/associations. For existing condo-townhouses, a total of 88,793 units sold statewide in 2025, down 5.9% compared to 2024. Closed sales may occur from 30- to 90-plus days after sales contracts are written.

O’Connor noted that a streak of higher pending sales of single-family homes over the past few months helped boost closed sales and end-of-year transactions. New pending sales of single-family homes at year’s end were up 1.9% compared to the end of 2024. Meanwhile, new pending sales of condo-townhouse properties were down 4.6% at the end of 2025 compared to 2024.

“December marked the fifth straight month where new pending sales of single-family homes increased on a year-over-year basis, with 5.4% more homes going under contract than in the same month the previous year,” he said. “That’s easily the longest streak we’ve seen since the 11-month streak that began in February of 2021, at the height of the pandemic housing boom. Predictably, this led to a multi-month streak of positive growth for closed sales of single-family homes, as well.

In the condo and townhouse category, O’Connor said that sales declines have been steeper than in the single-family category in recent years – particularly due to the gradual introduction of safety regulations and reserve requirements beginning in 2022. While these regulations improve the safety of condo buildings, like any regulations, they do come at a cost, he noted.

“And as was the case for single-family homes, closed sales of condos and townhouses ended the year with a four-month positive growth streak that culminated in December, with closed condo-townhome sales up by 10.4% compared to the same month in 2024,” O’Connor said. “However, unlike what we saw with single-family homes, this late-year growth in condo and townhouses sales wasn’t enough to compensate for the declines earlier in 2025 in terms of end-of-year transactions.”

The statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes at year’s end was $413,990, down 1.4% from the previous year. The statewide median price for condo-townhouse properties at the end of 2025 was $310,000, down 4.7% at year’s end 2024. The median is the midpoint; half the homes sold for more, half for less.

Florida Realtors’ data showed that at the end of 2025, in December 2025 and also in 4Q 2025, inventory (active listings) for single-family homes stood at a 4.6-months’ supply, while inventory for condo-townhouse properties was at an 8.8-months’ supply.

December 2025

In December, closed sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 22,007, up 5.9% from December 2024, while existing condo-townhouse sales totaled 7,911, up 10.4% year-over-year, according to Florida Realtors’ data.

The statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes in December was $415,000, the same as the previous year. Meanwhile, the statewide median price for condo-townhouse units was $310,000, down 1.6% over the year-ago figure.

4Q 2025

Statewide closed sales of existing single-family homes totaled 60,872 in 4Q 2025, up 7.7% compared to the previous-year figure, according to Florida Realtors’ data. The statewide median sales price for existing single-family homes for the quarter was $413,000, down slightly (0.5%) from 4Q 2024.

Looking at Florida’s year-to-year comparison for sales of condo-townhouses in 4Q 2025, a total of 21,233 units sold statewide, up 7.9% from the same quarter in 2024. The statewide median price for condo-townhouse properties for the quarter was $300,000, down 4.8% over the previous year.

Closing out 2025

According to O’Connor, the annual dollar volume of single-family sales increased in 2025 – rising by 2% to $154.6 billion – though in reality, inflation dampened the impact.

“Nominally, that’s the third-highest total for this category in the history of our data series, which extends back to 2008,” he noted. “That said, inflation was above 2% in 2025, so in real terms, single-family dollar volume actually declined but only very slightly – by less than 1%. And that still puts 2025’s single-family dollar volume very much on par with that of three of the previous five years.”

Looking at the closed condo and townhouse sales, the statewide annual dollar volume took a hit in 2025, not only due to the decline in sales, but also from mildly lower sale prices, O’Connor said. “As a result, that dollar volume for closed condo-townhouse sales, at $40.6 billion, was down by 8.5% for the year – and down by10.5% with inflation factored in,” he said.

To see the full statewide housing activity reports, go to the Florida Realtors Newsroom and look under Latest Releases or download the December, 4Q or Year End 2025 data report PDFs under Market Data on the site.

© 2026 Florida Realtors®



February Buyers Absorbing Inventory Rapidly

Buyers from the north and east descended on Naples in February resulting in a 55.9 percent increase in pending sales (homes under contract) compared to February 2025; and a 23.4 percent increase in pending sales compared to January 2026. Broker analysts reviewing the February 2026 Market Report by the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR®), which tracks home listings and sales within Collier County (excluding Marco Island), remarked that agents were busy in February in both the resale and new construction home markets.

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With the deadline for structural integrity reserve studies and milestone inspections on condominiums three stories or higher and over 25 years old if within three miles of the beach now in the rearview mirror (December 31, 2025), pending sales of condominiums in Naples during February rocketed up 82 percent to 714 pending sales from 392 pending sales in February 2025.

“Unlike many areas on the east coast of Florida, milestone inspections of condominiums that fell under the new state requirements in the Naples area revealed fewer issues because they were built well originally and have been maintained to a higher standard,” said Jeff Jones, Broker at Keller Williams Naples.

Eyes on the Horizon

Overall closed sales in February increased 21.3 percent to 718 closed sales from 592 closed sales in February 2025. Not surprisingly, closed sales in the condominium market increased a remarkable 39.3 percent to 390 closed sales from 280 closed sales in February 2025. In comparison, the single family homes market had a 5.1 percent increase in closed sales during February to 328 closed sales from 312 closed sales in February 2025. The momentum for closed sales in the single family home market is expected to continue as pending sales in the single-family home market increased 33 percent in February to 600 pending sales from 451 pending sales in February 2025.

According to Ryan Bleggi, Regional VP, West Coast of Florida for William Raveis Real Estate, “We will continue to see solid closed sales numbers in the next few months, and the Naples beach [34102, 34103, 34108] condominium market significantly improved where closed sales in February increased 63 percent.”

The overall median closed price in February decreased .4 percent to $647,500 from $650,000 in February 2025. Of the 6,447 properties in inventory during February, there were 2,104 price decreases recorded in the month. Increased pending sales activity in both January and February indicate sellers are following REALTOR® advice to price homes competitively for a faster sale.

The rush of sales is reducing overall inventory, which decreased 15.1 percent in February to 6,447 properties from 7,594 properties in February 2025. Not even a historically consistent level of new listings is helping to replenish what’s being sold. New listings decreased 13.5 percent to 1,527 new listings from 1,765 new listings.

New Builds Fill the Gap

Improved sales in the resale market have paved a path for home builders again. According to Mike Bone, Director of Sales at Christopher Alan Homes, “Sales of homes in the SW Florida new construction market hit their stride in January and improved in February. Some builders sold more homes in January than the previous 15 months! Builders are still offering incentives which are driving the sales. And they are also able to provide some lower interest rates, often one to one and a half points lower than the market rate.”

“We are four years out of the top of the market and maintaining stability,” said Cindy Carroll of Carroll & Carroll Appraisers & Consultants, LLC. “Everything we are seeing today in the new construction market will only improve the resale market.”

However, according to Carroll, new construction of speculative homes in several desirable communities like Aqualane Shores, Royal Harbor, Vanderbilt, and Pine Ridge are oversupplied. “There are few homes under $10 million in Aqualane Shores. In fact, there is one and a half years of inventory in this community. And we’re seeing similar oversupply issues in pockets around Old Naples too.”

This isn’t stopping new home development in Naples though. Bone added that “construction by several developers on 14,000 new homes is slated to start in eastern Collier County in the next nine to 12 months. Being near the beach isn’t a driving factor in home sales for Naples anymore. Most of these new communities will be 30 miles from I-75.”

“This is great news for buyers from the east coast like Miami who are looking for more affordable single- family home options or need a home that is more centrally located because members of the family work on both coasts,” said Albert Yabor, Managing Broker, Coldwell Banker Realty. “Also, wealthy international buyers from many South American countries who typically purchase homes in Miami are now looking at Naples real estate.”

Closed sales of single family homes in eastern Collier County (34114, 34117, 34120, 34137) increased 19.1 percent in February.

“There’s been a shift in demographics for young families moving to Naples too,” said Jennifer Reedy, Managing Broker, John R Wood Properties. “With a great number of charter and private school options in the area, families are not limited by school zones when they purchase a home here anymore.”

The NABOR® February 2025 Market Report provides comparisons of single-family home and condominium sales (via the Southwest Florida MLS), price ranges, and geographic segmentation and includes an overall market summary. NABOR® sales statistics are presented in chart format, including these overall (single-family and condominium) findings for 2025:

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Perception vs. Reality

According to Mike Hughes, Vice President and General Manager for Downing-Frye Realty, Inc., “Some buyers are still sitting on the fence because they believe interest rates will go back down soon. But the reality is, if sales activity continues to reduce inventory at the rate we saw in January and February, then it’s likely these buyers will have less room to negotiate price when they do finally reenter the market. Plus, prices could also rise again because of the laws of supply and demand, so waiting and hoping for an incremental rate drop may not improve home affordability.”

If you are considering buying or selling your home, look to a Naples REALTOR® who has the ability to provide an accurate market comparison and give you expert advice on how to capitalize on today’s market conditions. A REALTOR® can ensure your next purchase or sale in the Naples area is a success. Search for your dream home and find a Naples REALTOR® on Naplesarea.com.

Why Choose Me As Your REALTOR®?

To learn more about me and my real estate business and Bonita Bay real estate specifically, I encourage you read the About Ed section as well as the Testimonial section of the site. Over the years, my clients have expressed their satisfaction in my services and I’ve showcased their kind words so you can determine if I am the right REALTOR® to represent you.
If you are curious as to my sales success, visit my Sold Homes page. This gives a clear picture of exactly what I’ve accomplished and, more importantly, what I can accomplish for you.

 



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