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Cash Sales
Pct. of Closed Sales Paid in Cash
Monthly Market Detail- September 2025 Single-Family Homes Lee County

Cash Sales

The number of Closed Sales during the month in which buyers exclusively paid in cash
Economists ' note: Cash Sales can be a useful indicator of the extent to which investors are participating in the market. Why? Investors are far more likely to have the funds to purchase a home available up front, whereas the typical homebuyer requires a mortgage or some other form of financing. There are, of course, many possible exceptions, so this statistic should be interpreted with care.
Month
Cash Sales
Percent Change
Year-over-Year
Year-to-Date
3,296
-2.6%
September 2025
297
17.9 %
August 2025
333
1.5 %
July 2025
337
10.1 %
June 2025
396
16.8 %
May 2025
401
-12.4%
April 2025
469
-8.0%
March 2025
430
-12.1%
February 2025
335
-17.5%
January 2025
298
0.7 %
December 2024
318
-9.7%
November 2024
288
-15.8%
October 2024
228
-34.1%
September 2024
252
-28.2%
800
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600
400
200
0
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Cash Sales as a Percentage of Closed Sales

The percentage of Closed Sales during the month which were Cash Sales
Economists ' note: This statistic is simply another way of viewing Cash Sales. The remaining percentages of Closed Sales( i. e. those not paid fully in cash) each month involved some sort of financing, such as mortgages, owner / seller financing, assumed loans, etc.
Month
Percent of Closed
Sales Paid in Cash
Percent Change
Year-over-Year
Year-to-Date
30.5 %
-3.2%
September 2025
26.7 %
3.1 %
August 2025
28.1 %
4.9 %
July 2025
28.6 %
12.6 %
June 2025
29.3 %
3.2 %
May 2025
27.8 %
-10.9%
April 2025
33.1 %
-7.0%
March 2025
31.1 %
-8.5%
February 2025
36.1 %
-9.1%
January 2025
36.7 %
-1.6%
December 2024
31.5 %
-9.5%
November 2024
33.2 %
-8.5%
October 2024
25.7 %
-24.0%
September 2024
25.9 %
-20.1%
50 % 40 % 30 % 20 % 10 % 0 %
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Produced by Florida Realtors ® with data provided by Florida ' s multiple listing services. Statistics for each month compiled from MLS feeds on the 15th day of the following month. Data released on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Next data release is Thursday, November 20, 2025.