Press release · West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County · October 18, 2026

West Palm Beach housing data press release, October 18, 2026

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., October 18, 2026 - 37.4% of the 513 single-family homes listed for sale in West Palm Beach (192 listings) have a current asking price below their original list price, according to PBP Real Estate's analysis of BeachesMLS listing data as of October 18, 2026. Among those 192 reduced listings, the median reduction is 5.1% (about $30K). Among the city's 946 condominium listings, 40.3% are asking below their original price, by a median 6.7%.

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Key takeaways

37.4% of the 513 single-family homes listed for sale in West Palm Beach (192 listings) have a current asking price below their original list price, according to PBP Real Estate's analysis of BeachesMLS listing data as of October 18, 2026.
Among 912 active condominium listings in West Palm Beach retained after excluding unusable-fee records and trimming monthly-equivalent fees below the city's 1st or above its 99th percentile, the median monthly association fee is $591, with the middle half between $485 and $871.
Among 157 active townhouse or villa listings in West Palm Beach retained after excluding unusable-fee records and trimming monthly-equivalent fees below the city's 1st or above its 99th percentile, the median monthly homeowners association fee is $432, with the middle half between $334 and $608.

West Palm Beach price cuts and days on market, October 18, 2026

Data as of October 18, 2026 (BeachesMLS pull 2026-10-18T10:02:49.950167+00:00) Live page with today's charts: West Palm Beach price cuts and days on market. Every city: South Florida price cuts and days on market.

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37.4% of West Palm Beach houses for sale are asking less than their original list price; 40.3% of condos
Seller Blink Rate™ in West Palm Beach: 37.4% of houses list below original asking, against 41.2% across Palm Beach County
Buying in West Palm Beach? 192 of the 513 houses for sale are asking below their original price, by a median $30K

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Quotable

"37.4 percent of single-family homes for sale in West Palm Beach have a current asking price below their original list price; among those 192 reduced listings the median reduction is $30K."

"Among active West Palm Beach houses, the median recorded CumulativeDaysOnMarket value is 76 days and the median recorded DaysOnMarket value is 68 days. These are MLS-recorded fields, not an independently reconstructed listing history."

"At the snapshot, 37.8 percent of the 196 West Palm Beach houses under contract had a recorded asking price below their original list price; the median reduction among that group was 6.8 percent. The remainder were not recorded as below their original list price, which is not a price history. Agreed contract prices are not inferred from these asking prices."

Charts and source labels

Horizontal bar chart. West Palm Beach houses 37.4%, Palm Beach County houses 41.2%; West Palm Beach condominiums 40.3%, Palm Beach County condominiums 43.4%. Share of active listings asking below their original list price, October 18, 2026. — Seller Blink Rate™: share of active listings whose current asking price is below their original list price, West Palm Beach versus Palm Beach County, houses and condominiums, October 18, 2026. Not a price history. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Column chart of recorded cumulative days on market. Houses: 0-30 days 25.9%, 31-60 days 17%, 61-90 days 13.3%, 91-180 days 20.9%, 181+ days 23%. Condominiums: 0-30 days 17.4%, 31-60 days 14.3%, 61-90 days 11.7%, 91-180 days 26%, 181+ days 30.5%. — Active West Palm Beach houses and condominiums by MLS-recorded CumulativeDaysOnMarket value, October 18, 2026. Shares use listings with a recorded value in that field; 43.9% of houses exceed 90 days. The field is not a reconstructed listing history. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Horizontal bar chart of the share asking below original by current asking-price band, houses: Under $500K 48.7% (57 of 117); $500K to $1M 42.7% (91 of 213); $1M to $2M 34.8% (24 of 69); $2M to $5M 25% (17 of 68); $5M and up 6.5% (3 of 46). — Share of active West Palm Beach houses asking below their original list price, by current asking-price band, October 18, 2026. Bands with 10 to 29 listings marked small; under 10 show a count only. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Downloads and methodology

Journalist package: PDF · Plain text · ZIP with charts. Method: Seller Blink Rate™ method. Current edition. A later snapshot may differ; this file describes only the date above.

West Palm Beach condominium association fees, October 18, 2026

Data as of October 18, 2026 (BeachesMLS pull 2026-10-18T10:02:49.950167+00:00) Live page with today's charts: West Palm Beach condo fees. Every city: South Florida Condo Fee Index.

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West Palm Beach condo monthly association fees have a median of $591 in the retained usable-fee sample of 912 listings, 26% below the five-county median
In West Palm Beach's retained usable-fee sample (912 listings after exclusions and percentile trimming), 20.1% have monthly-equivalent fees of $1,000 or more and 28.9% are below $500
West Palm Beach condos, retained usable-fee sample: recorded YearBuilt 2005+ (n=154) vs pre-1995 (n=682), monthly median 186% higher

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., October 18, 2026 - Among 912 active condominium listings in West Palm Beach retained after excluding unusable-fee records and trimming monthly-equivalent fees below the city's 1st or above its 99th percentile, the median monthly association fee is $591, with the middle half between $485 and $871, according to PBP Real Estate's analysis of BeachesMLS listing data as of October 18, 2026. There are 946 active condominium listings before those exclusions and trimming; the fee statistics describe the retained sample, not every property for sale. The city median is 26% below the separately trimmed five-county median of $800 and ranks tied 55th among 69 published city medians.

Quotable

"The median monthly-equivalent association fee in West Palm Beach's retained usable-fee sample (n=912), after exclusions and percentile trimming, is $591, compared with $800 in the separately trimmed five-county sample."

"Among West Palm Beach condos in the retained usable-fee sample (n=912) after exclusions and percentile trimming, 20.1 percent have listed monthly-equivalent fees of $1,000 or more and 28.9 percent are below $500."

"Among the retained usable-fee listings in West Palm Beach with a recorded construction year, the median monthly-equivalent fee is $1,572 for a recorded year built of 2005 or later (154 listings) and $550 for those built before 1995 (682 listings)."

Charts and source labels

Dot strip chart in five county lanes. West Palm Beach retained-sample median $591 a month (n=912); five-county median $800 (n=25,298, region-level trim). — Median monthly-equivalent association fee in the retained usable-fee sample after exclusions and percentile trimming, West Palm Beach and the published comparison cities, grouped by county, October 18, 2026. City medians use city-level trimming; the five-county reference uses a separate region-level trim and is not a median of city medians. A published city requires at least 30 listings with a valid fee before percentile trimming; the retained sample size is stated on the chart. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Column chart of the retained usable-fee sample by fee band: Under $250 0% (0 listings); $250 to $500 28.9% (264 listings); $500 to $750 38.4% (350 listings); $750 to $1,000 12.6% (115 listings); $1,000 to $1,500 8.2% (75 listings); $1,500 to $2,000 3.5% (32 listings); $2,000 and up 8.3% (76 listings). — Monthly-equivalent association fee bands for the 912 active West Palm Beach condominium listings retained after unusable-fee exclusions and city-level 1st/99th-percentile trimming, October 18, 2026. Shares describe this retained sample, not all active listings. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Column chart of median fee by recorded decade built: 1960s $511 (52 listings); 1970s $536 (383 listings); 1980s $614 (220 listings); 1990s $667 (28 listings); 2000s $827 (169 listings); 2010s count only (1 listings); 2020s $4,114 (56 listings). Recorded year built 2005 or later $1,572 (154 listings); before 1995 $550 (682 listings). — Median monthly-equivalent association fee by recorded YearBuilt decade among West Palm Beach condominiums in the retained usable-fee sample after exclusions and percentile trimming, October 18, 2026. Each decade uses the retained records with a recorded construction year; decades under 10 listings shown gray with a count only. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Recorded YearBuilt 2005+ n=154; pre-1995 n=682. Download PNG

Downloads and methodology

Journalist package: PDF · Plain text · ZIP with charts. Method: South Florida Condo Fee Index method. Current edition. A later snapshot may differ; this file describes only the date above.

West Palm Beach HOA fees on townhouses and villas, October 18, 2026

Data as of October 18, 2026 (BeachesMLS pull 2026-10-18T10:02:49.950167+00:00) Live page with today's charts: West Palm Beach HOA fees. Every city: South Florida HOA Fee Index.

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West Palm Beach townhouse or villa monthly homeowners association fees have a median of $432 in the retained usable-fee sample of 157 listings, 39% above the five-county median
In West Palm Beach's retained usable-fee sample (157 listings after exclusions and percentile trimming), 40.8% have monthly-equivalent fees of $500 or more and 7% are below $200
West Palm Beach townhouses and villas, retained usable-fee sample: recorded YearBuilt 2005+ (n=22) vs pre-1995 (n=103), monthly median 18% lower. Small subgroup: 2005+; read cautiously.

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., October 18, 2026 - Among 157 active townhouse or villa listings in West Palm Beach retained after excluding unusable-fee records and trimming monthly-equivalent fees below the city's 1st or above its 99th percentile, the median monthly homeowners association fee is $432, with the middle half between $334 and $608, according to PBP Real Estate's analysis of BeachesMLS listing data as of October 18, 2026. There are 169 active townhouse or villa listings before those exclusions and trimming; the fee statistics describe the retained sample, not every property for sale. The city median is 39% above the separately trimmed five-county median of $310 and ranks 8th among 36 published city medians.

Quotable

"The median monthly-equivalent homeowners association fee in West Palm Beach's retained usable-fee sample (n=157), after exclusions and percentile trimming, is $432, compared with $310 in the separately trimmed five-county sample."

"Among West Palm Beach townhouses and villas in the retained usable-fee sample (n=157) after exclusions and percentile trimming, 40.8 percent have listed monthly-equivalent fees of $500 or more and 7 percent are below $200."

"Among the retained usable-fee listings in West Palm Beach with a recorded construction year, the median monthly-equivalent fee is $364 for a recorded year built of 2005 or later (22 listings) and $443 for those built before 1995 (103 listings). Small subgroup: 2005+ n=22; read cautiously."

Charts and source labels

Dot strip chart in five county lanes. West Palm Beach retained-sample median $432 a month (n=157); five-county median $310 (n=3,620, region-level trim). — Median monthly-equivalent homeowners association fee in the retained usable-fee sample after exclusions and percentile trimming, West Palm Beach and the published comparison cities, grouped by county, October 18, 2026. City medians use city-level trimming; the five-county reference uses a separate region-level trim and is not a median of city medians. A published city requires at least 30 listings with a valid fee before percentile trimming; the retained sample size is stated on the chart. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Column chart of the retained usable-fee sample by fee band: Under $100 1.3% (2 listings); $100 to $200 5.7% (9 listings); $200 to $300 7% (11 listings); $300 to $400 26.8% (42 listings); $400 to $600 30.6% (48 listings); $600 to $1,000 28% (44 listings); $1,000 and up 0.6% (1 listings). — Monthly-equivalent homeowners association fee bands for the 157 active West Palm Beach townhouse or villa listings retained after unusable-fee exclusions and city-level 1st/99th-percentile trimming, October 18, 2026. Shares describe this retained sample, not all active listings. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Download PNG

Column chart of median fee by recorded decade built: 1970s count only (5 listings); 1980s $473 (93 listings); 1990s $512 (14 listings); 2000s $408 (26 listings); 2010s $365 (13 listings); 2020s count only (6 listings). Recorded year built 2005 or later $364 (22 listings); before 1995 $443 (103 listings). Small subgroup: 2005+ n=22; read cautiously. — Median monthly-equivalent homeowners association fee by recorded YearBuilt decade among West Palm Beach townhouses and villas in the retained usable-fee sample after exclusions and percentile trimming, October 18, 2026. Each decade uses the retained records with a recorded construction year; decades under 10 listings shown gray with a count only. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate. Recorded YearBuilt 2005+ n=22; pre-1995 n=103. Small subgroup: 2005+ n=22; read cautiously. Download PNG

Downloads and methodology

Journalist package: PDF · Plain text · ZIP with charts. Method: South Florida Condo and HOA Fee Index method. Current edition. A later snapshot may differ; this file describes only the date above.

How to cite this release

Attribution: PBP Real Estate analysis of BeachesMLS listing data, listings as of October 18, 2026. For a figure that must not change after publication, cite the dated file names in the downloads above or the frozen monthly edition.

Comment and licensed quotes: Gia Freer, Broker of Record (Lic. BK689801), and Grant Freer, Owner and Broker Associate, 561-395-8418 · info@pbpre.com. How figures are sourced, reviewed and corrected: editorial and corrections policy.

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