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Cash Sales
Pct . of Closed Sales Paid in Cash
Monthly Market Detail - January 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
298
0.7 %
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%
August 2024
328
-20.2%
July 2024
306
-9.5%
June 2024
339
-19.5%
May 2024
458
-9.7%
April 2024
510
7.1 %
March 2024
489
-13.5%
February 2024
406
-10.8%
January 2024
296
-23.1%
800
2021 2022 2023 2024
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
36.7 %
-1.6%
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%
August 2024
26.8 %
-23.9%
July 2024
25.4 %
-17.0%
June 2024
28.4 %
-11.5%
May 2024
31.2 %
-12.1%
April 2024
35.6 %
-2.7%
March 2024
34.0 %
-16.3%
February 2024
39.7 %
-10.6%
January 2024
37.3 %
-16.0%
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 Friday , February 21 , 2025 . Next data release is Thursday , March 20 , 2025 .