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Pinellas County luxury market

Pinellas County has 120 luxury pockets where the median closing is $1M or more — 338 closed sales in the last 6 months at a median $1.5M and $605 per square foot, against 391 on the market today. Sellers here start about 10% above what buyers actually pay in Venetian Isles, St Petersburg.

Luxury pockets
120
median $1M+
Median closing
$1.5M
338 sales · 6 months
Per square foot
$605
county luxury benchmark
For sale now
391
luxury listings

The strongest signals in Pinellas right now

If you are selling

Sellers here start about 10% above what buyers actually pay — Venetian Isles, St Petersburg

Across 23 closed homes in Venetian Isles (St Petersburg), the median sale came in at 90% of the ORIGINAL asking price, and 74% of those sellers cut their price before they found a buyer. Median time to contract was 118 days. At this price point that opening number costs real money: the first two weeks of buyer attention are spent on a number the market has already rejected.

If you are selling

Sellers here start about 19% above what buyers actually pay — Mandalay Sub, Clearwater Beach

Across 8 closed homes in Mandalay Sub (Clearwater Beach), the median sale came in at 82% of the ORIGINAL asking price, and 50% of those sellers cut their price before they found a buyer. Median time to contract was 150 days. At this price point that opening number costs real money: the first two weeks of buyer attention are spent on a number the market has already rejected.

If you are buying

About 16.3 months of luxury inventory — buyers set the pace — Mandalay Sub, Clearwater Beach

22 homes are for sale in Mandalay Sub (Clearwater Beach) against 8 closings in 6 months, with 2 under contract. At that absorption rate a listing added today waits behind the queue. For a buyer that is leverage; for a seller it is the single most important number on this page.

If you are investing

Trading 32% below the Belleair luxury $/sf — Belleair Estates, Belleair

Closed sales in Belleair Estates (Belleair) run $406/sf against a $598/sf benchmark for luxury single-family in Belleair. That gap is either a condition and finish story — which renovation capital closes — or a location the market prices differently on purpose. Which one it is decides whether this is an opportunity or a trap, and it is not answerable from a spreadsheet.

If you are selling

Sellers here start about 14% above what buyers actually pay — Belleair Estates, Belleair

Across 10 closed homes in Belleair Estates (Belleair), the median sale came in at 86% of the ORIGINAL asking price, and 30% of those sellers cut their price before they found a buyer. Median time to contract was 12 days. At this price point that opening number costs real money: the first two weeks of buyer attention are spent on a number the market has already rejected.

If you are selling

Sellers here start about 14% above what buyers actually pay — Grande On Sand Key Condo, Clearwater Beach

Across 8 closed condos in Grande On Sand Key Condo (Clearwater Beach), the median sale came in at 86% of the ORIGINAL asking price, and 50% of those sellers cut their price before they found a buyer. Median time to contract was 100 days. At this price point that opening number costs real money: the first two weeks of buyer attention are spent on a number the market has already rejected.

Luxury by city

CityPocketsMedian$/sfSalesFor sale
St Petersburg 45$1.45M $573156152
Clearwater Beach 20$1.4M $7004685
St Pete Beach 6$1.65M $7071824
Tierra Verde 5$2.2M $6771630
Treasure Island 5$1.63M $6891523
Belleair 4$2.04M $7021415
Palm Harbor 5$1.05M $374123
Dunedin 4$1.22M $533107
Belleair Beach 4$1.92M $70375
Madeira Beach 2$1.34M $57166
North Redington Beach 1$1.04M $74656
Clearwater 3$1.42M $47259
Gulfport 2$2.06M $62950
Largo 3$1.5M $96554
Redington Beach 2$1.85M $61643
Tarpon Springs 3$1.69M $28046
Redington Shores 1$1.62M $74523
Oldsmar 1$2.21M $61122
Pinellas Park 1$1.22M $39120
Seminole 1$1.11M $38422
Indian Shores 1$1.03M $87714
Safety Harbor 1$1.65M $48612

Most active luxury pockets

PocketMedian$/sfSalesFor saleMonths
Venetian Isles
Single-family · Sellers here start about 10% above what buyers actually pay
$1.43M $568 23 14 3.6
Mandalay Sub
Single-family · Sellers here start about 19% above what buyers actually pay
$1.31M $624 8 22 16.3
Belleair Estates
Single-family · Trading 32% below the Belleair luxury $/sf
$1.02M $406 10 10 5.9
Grande On Sand Key Condo
Condo · Sellers here start about 14% above what buyers actually pay
$1.45M $630 8 9 6.7
400 Central
Condo · 88% of sales here went under contract within two weeks
$2.38M $1072 16 20 7.4
North Vina Del Mar 1st Add
Single-family · Sellers here start about 17% above what buyers actually pay
$1.55M $612 7 2 1.7
Davista Rev Map of
Single-family · Trading 41% below the St Petersburg luxury $/sf
$1.05M $320 5 8 9.5
Tierra Verde
Single-family · About 14.2 months of luxury inventory — buyers set the pace
$1.29M $380 5 12 14.2
Snell Hamletts North Shore Add
Single-family · Nothing is for sale here at all — 8 sold, none listed
$1.25M $587 8 0 0
One St Petersburg Condo
Condo · Sellers here start about 11% above what buyers actually pay
$2.13M $1171 6 5 4.9
Tides Beach Club Condo
Condo · Sellers here start about 17% above what buyers actually pay
$1.04M $746 5 6 7.1
Capri Isle
Single-family · Median 226 days to contract — time is on the buyer's side
$2.35M $776 4 5 7.4
Crystal Island
Single-family · Sellers here start about 21% above what buyers actually pay
$1.1M $520 5 3 3.5
Three Palms Point
Single-family · Sellers here start about 12% above what buyers actually pay
$1.75M $694 4 8 11.8
Bayway Isles
Single-family · Sellers here start about 14% above what buyers actually pay
$1.66M $547 4 5 7.4
Tierra Verde Unit 1 4th Rep
Single-family · Sellers here start about 10% above what buyers actually pay
$1.36M $493 4 7 10.3
Art House
Condo · Most closings here are new construction sold by the builder
$1.79M $928 17 15 5.2
Barnard Erastus A S Rev Sub
Single-family · Median 103 days to contract — time is on the buyer's side
$1.26M $579 6 4 3.9
Tierra Verde Unit 1 1st Rep
Single-family · Median 354 days to contract — time is on the buyer's side
$2.38M $677 3 9 17.7
Saltaire Condo
Condo · Median 105 days to contract — time is on the buyer's side
$1.77M $855 4 6 8.9
Mansions By the Sea Condo
Condo · Median 183 days to contract — time is on the buyer's side
$1.1M $695 3 7 13.8
Island Estates of Clearwater
Single-family · About 15.8 months of luxury inventory — buyers set the pace
$1.63M $580 3 8 15.8
Bayview Add
Single-family · About 1 month of supply — there is almost nothing to buy here
$1.5M $549 6 1 1
Fenway On the Bay
Single-family · Sellers here start about 13% above what buyers actually pay
$1.11M $572 4 ≤1 —
Isle of Palms 1st Add
Single-family · Median 116 days to contract — time is on the buyer's side
$1.1M $503 3 5 9.9

What the whole market has measured

Selling
33%

of $1M+ homes listed January 2024 to October 2025 didn’t sell within a year, counting private sales.

Selling
97% → 90%

of the first price: an offer in the first 30 days, then after.

Buying
40% vs 25%

of homes in flood zone AE vs zone X didn’t sell within a year (listed since 2024).

Investing
$327/sq ft

was the typical break-even building budget on 341 lots and teardowns that became $1M+ homes since 2024.

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