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The real estate market in Charlotte County continued to strengthen in April and, for single-family homes, is moving closer to a balanced market after many months favoring buyers.
Among the brokers expressing optimism is Carla Nix of The Nix Team at Coldwell Banker Sunstar Realty in Punta Gorda. Nix expects business activity to increase following a recent industry merger.
She recently announced the merger between Compass and Anywhere Real Estate. Anywhere Real Estate’s subsidiary brands include Coldwell Banker, which is now part of the combined company
Compass completed a $1.6 billion all-stock acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate, creating what the companies describe as the world’s largest residential real estate brokerage.
Nix said the merger will give her agency global reach.
“I’m speaking nationally a lot now,” she said. “Recently, I met with executives from Zillow and Robert Reffkin, the co-founder and CEO of Compass.”
Carla Nix of The Nix Team at Coldwell Banker Sunstar Realty in Punta Gorda says Charlotte County’s housing market is becoming less seasonal as more year-round residents and younger families relocate to the area.
The Nix Team at Coldwell Banker Sunstar Realty
Not all real estate transactions are completed through public listings. In some cases, buyers and sellers work directly with agents on private transactions. Because Realtors affiliated with Coldwell Banker and Compass are now part of the larger brokerage network, Nix said transaction activity is expected to increase at those firms.
That activity is expected to be reflected in monthly statistics from Realtors of Punta Gorda-Port Charlotte-North Port-DeSoto Inc., which recently released its April housing report.
April sales data showed inventory levels for both single-family homes and condominiums declined, while median prices for single-family homes continued to rise.
Prices for townhouses and condominiums, however, remain under pressure as the market continues to feel the effects of higher homeowners association fees and special assessments tied to hurricane damage from recent years.
In April, single-family homes sold for a median price of $357,000, up 2% year over year, while inventory declined to 6.1 months. Although still considered a buyer’s market, active listings fell to 2,891 homes in April from 3,010 in March. In April 2025, inventory stood at 9.5 months with 4,041 active listings.
The median price for condominiums and townhouses in April was $243,500, down 3% year over year, despite inventory easing slightly to 8.2 months from 9 months in March.
There were 841 active condominium and townhouse listings in April compared with 902 in March. In April 2025, there were 1,171 active listings, meaning April 2026 inventory was down 28.2% from a year earlier.
Realtors noted that Charlotte County has become less seasonal as the area attracts more year-round residents and more visitors during the warmer months.
With the county’s growing population, more younger families are relocating to the area. Because students return to school in August, many families are looking to settle into new homes before the school year begins.