Published September 28, 2026 in Market Update

104 Clermont Homes Found Buyers in August

By Marlon Persaud

Real estate, Clermont MLS Clean No55 NoNewConstruction

I pulled every listing in the Clermont MLS through September 28, 2026, and August is the month that stopped me. Everyone says summer winds down. Buyers go back to school. The market cools. So I checked. In August, 124 homes came on the market. 104 of them found a buyer. That is not a slow month. For every 1.2 homes that came on the market, one found a buyer, and that held through what is supposed to be the quietest stretch of the year.

The claim that August kills deals does not hold up here

Look at the three months side by side. June had 157 new listings and 117 new contracts. July had 149 new listings and 106 new contracts. August had 124 new listings and 104 new contracts. The number of new listings dropped by about 21% from June to August. But the number of new contracts only dropped by 11%. Demand held up better than supply did.

Buyers did not disappear in August. Sellers did. When fewer homes come on the market, the ones that do get more attention. That is exactly what the August numbers show.

The whole market backs this up. The typical home sold for 100% of its last asking price. That means sellers who priced right did not give up a dollar at the end. The gap shows up earlier: homes sold for 96.1% of what they first asked, not what they last asked. The difference is the price drops that happened before a buyer showed up, not at the closing table.

Who this holds for and who should read more carefully

The strong August pace is real, but it is not the same for every home. Homes priced under $400K sold in 33 days at the typical price. Homes priced $650K and up took 62 days and gave back 5.9% from their first ask. The market is moving, but it is moving faster at some prices than others.

The same split shows up by size. Homes under 1,500 square feet sold in 34 days. Homes between 3,500 and 5,000 square feet took 53 days and gave back 5.5% from their first ask. Bigger and pricier homes are still selling. They just need more time and a sharper first price.

Cash buyers moved fastest. The typical cash buyer closed in 35 days. The typical buyer with a loan took 49 days. 21.4% of all buyers paid cash. If you are a seller, a cash offer means closing in 35 days instead of 49.

How long a home sits depends almost entirely on when it sells

Here is the number that matters most if you are pricing a home. Homes that sold in their first month got 98.8% of their first asking price. Homes that took five to six months got 91.7%. Homes that took over six months got 88.9%. The price difference between a fast sale and a long one is not small. It is a real gap that grows every month a home sits.

The first month is where sellers leave the least money behind. A home that sells in month one gets nearly everything it asked. A home that waits gives up more with every passing month.

61% of homes for sale right now have already dropped their price

There are 456 homes for sale in Clermont as of September 28, 2026. Of those, 278 have already dropped their price. The typical cut is $24,450, and that works out to about 4.4% of where they started. The total dollars cut across all of them is $13,108,942. The biggest single cut is $1,004,999, on a home on Laws Rd.

At the pace homes have been selling lately, it would take 4.3 months to work through every home on the market. That sits between the range that favors sellers (under 4 months) and the range that favors buyers (over 6 months). It is a balanced market right now, not a runaway one in either direction.

What sellers and buyers should do with these numbers

If you are selling, the August data is good news, but it comes with a condition. Demand held up. Buyers showed up. The homes that got full price were the ones priced right from day one. With 61% of your competition already cutting, a sharp first price is not just smart. It is the difference between selling in month one at 98.8% and sitting into month three at 93.9%.

If you are buying, the pace is steady but not frantic. The typical home took 46 days to sell. You have time to be careful. Rates are not helping: the 30-year fixed averaged 7.03% as of September 24, 2026, up from 6.95% the week before and well above the 6.30% it averaged a year ago, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey. The silver lining is that wages grew 3.1% nationally, according to NAR, which helps offset some of that pressure. With 4.3 months of supply, you are not competing in a frenzy. But the homes priced well are still going fast.