The national real estate press is full of headlines proclaiming the precarious condition of the Florida real estate market, but Vero Beach continues to defy those statewide trends.
“Housing Market Grinds to a Halt in Late-Summer Doldrums,” was the headline of an article published by realtor.com earlier this month.
But more purchase contracts were written in Vero Beach in August than in any month in the past two years and the number of closings was up 11 percent from August 2024, according to BrokerMetric data provided by island agent Tripp Hernandez…