The Fort Lauderdale page measures the whole city. This one measures the houses a $1.2-2M buyer is actually choosing between: 101 for sale today, 207 sold in the last twelve months, five years of prices in the same band, and one house read against them. Sales only, from the MLS on 3 November 2026.
The median house that sold in this band had 2,349 sq ft and was built in 1962. Sellers ask about 7% more per square foot than buyers paid over the year, and buyers closed at a median 95.0% of the last asking price in 45 days: that gap, not the asking price, is what an offer is built on.
Source: MLS (Miami Realtors / Bridge), single-family houses for sale in Fort Lauderdale between $1.2M and $2M, read on 3 November 2026. Active: 101 listings. Closed: 207 sales in the twelve months to that date. Medians only, never averages. Leases excluded.
| Year closed | Houses | Median paid | $/sf paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Sep) | 83 | $1,500,000 | $572 |
| 2022 | 211 | $1,500,000 | $661 |
| 2023 | 187 | $1,440,000 | $637 |
| 2024 | 183 | $1,595,000 | $677 |
| 2025 | 183 | $1,500,000 | $641 |
| 2026 (to Nov) | 173 | $1,530,000 | $646 |
In this band the median price per square foot went from $572 in 2021 to $646 in 2026, +13% in all. Most of that came in the jump of 2021-2022: since 2022 it has moved -2%, essentially flat. A buyer here today is buying a market that has already repriced, so the case is the house and the price paid for it, not a rising tide.
3.8% a year: the median annual gain on 73 houses that sold twice in this band, held two years or more.
Source: MLS (Miami Realtors / Bridge), every single-family closing in Fort Lauderdale from 5 September 2021 to 3 November 2026, kept when the price paid was between $1.2M and $2M. Repeat sales: the same parcel sold twice, two years or more apart; 5 pairs above 30% a year were rebuilds or heavy renovations and are left out, because they measure a building site, not the market.
It asks $623 per square foot. The 6 closest closings of the last twelve months, same size within 25%, paid a median $572: the asking price sits 9% above what comparable houses actually closed at. That is the room an offer works in.
| Comparable sold | Closed | Price | Sq ft | $/sf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5711 Bayview Drive | 2026-06-03 | $1,750,000 | 2,405 | $728 |
| 1709 W Las Olas Boulevard | 2026-10-09 | $1,420,000 | 2,417 | $588 |
| 450 N Victoria Park Road | 2026-05-19 | $1,325,000 | 2,420 | $548 |
| 2750 Ne 35Th Court | 2026-03-02 | $1,459,000 | 2,395 | $609 |
| 1309 Ne 3Rd Street | 2026-03-18 | $1,250,000 | 2,430 | $514 |
| 2625 Nassau Lane | 2025-12-09 | $1,325,000 | 2,382 | $556 |
MLS B26077735, read on 3 November 2026. Comparables: single-family closings in Fort Lauderdale over the last twelve months, living area within 25% of this house and price between 75% and 135% of its asking price, nearest in size first. BlueBay Brokers may not be the listing brokerage.
The 8 active listings closest to the band's median asking price, of 101. Live MLS data, deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Fort Lauderdale licenses vacation rentals under an ordinance adopted after 1 June 2011, which Florida law (FSS 509.032(7)(b)) does not let it turn into a ban. That matters at resale: the next buyer can be a family or an investor. The parcel, any homeowners association and any recorded restriction still decide for one house, and we read them before an offer.
Tell us what the house has to do. We send the houses in this band that fit, each with its closed comparables, its flood zone and a real insurance quote before you offer.
Steve Gabison, Broker, Lic. BK3411036 · Carolina Peña, Broker, Lic. BK3288753