Let’s take a look at Majestic Oaks, a wonderful community with steady home sales, consistently averaging 2.3 home sold per month for the last year.

There are 16 homes on the market here, giving us 7.1 months of inventory, indicating a pretty balanced market.
There has, however, recently been a spike in the average sales price of homes.
This, coupled with an increase in the average price per square foot, is a good sign for the market here.
Check out the inventory in The Arbors right now! This upscale gated community is fantastic for families, and buyers will definitely have the upper hand here.

The Summit neighborhoods offer some of the most beautiful homes on spacious lots that Ocala has to offer, and buyers certainly have the upper hand.
Only one home has sold over the past twelve months here.

Let’s check out the market in Spruce Creek Golf Club, which is an active adult retirement community with plenty of homes on the market to choose from.
With 87 homes for sale and 9.4 months of inventory, the numbers may suggest a slight favoritism towards the buyers, however the market here is pretty balanced, and the stats have remained steady over the past year.

Hey there, buyers! Check out SummerGlen! It’s a wonderful adult retirement community with a golf course and plenty of other amenities. With 68 homes currently on the market, inventory is at a massive 90.7 months. There is certainly plenty for buyers to choose from.

Hey there, buyers! Have you checked out Rainbow Springs Country Club? There are 65 homes on the market here! With 11.8 months of inventory, there is plenty to choose from.

Fore Ranch, a master-planned community perfect for families and young children, has seen a drop in home sales over the past three months, with not a single home selling.

The former Ocala City Auditorium has been gutted and will be reopening as the Reilly Arts Center. Located in the Northeast corner of Tuscawilla Park and hosting more than 700 seats, the center will server as a cultural anchor for the area, hosting theater performances, as well as the Ocala Symphony Orchestra.
Let’s check in with Golden Hills, where over the past three months, we have seen a drop in sales prices and price per square foot.

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One of Marion County’s largest and most well-known retirement communities, On Top of the World, is only getting better. Amenities will be improving and expanding, focusing on new-age retirees, and thousands of new homes will be built, including homes within the gated community, as well as homes “for the working class”.
Let’s take a look at the beautiful horse-friendly community of Meadow Wood Farms, where on average, less than one home sells per month.


A quick look at recent market data in Alachua & Marion counties reveals very similar trends.
Ocala just received county approval on Tuesday to create a Community Redevelopment Area, or CRA, which will focus on improving the corridors between I-75 and downtown on US 27, State Road 40 and State Road 200.
The market in Ocala Highlands is looking stable and balanced.
Home sales have remained steady at approximately two homes sold per month over the last year, and the average sales price hasn’t strayed far from $66,000.
Munroe Regional Medical Center is about to get some much needed maintenance and renovations, and the money that is about to go into it will mean more revenue for the city, as well.
Have you taken a look at Rolling Hills? It’s a great family community of newer-construction homes.
There are currently 23 homes on the market here, where there is a solid 9.2 months of inventory. With 6 months of inventory indicating a “balanced market”, over nine months suggests a slight shift to a “buyer’s market”.

Let’s check in with Stone Creek in Ocala, a private active adult retirement community offering spacious new-construction homes for sale.
As the number of homes sold per month has dropped over the last 12 months, new homes have continued to be listed and inventory has increased.

Ocala is one of the top cities expected to experience the most economic growth in 2016.
This week's data on existing home sales had a couple tidbits that could be very good news for the housing market for the immediate future.
Investor/cash purchases are down & first-time purchases are up. Click forward to find out why that's good news!