Published September 28, 2026 in Market Update

Clermont Homes That Sat Six Months Got 88.9% of Their First Price

By Marlon Persaud

Real estate, Clermont MLS Clean No55 NoNewConstruction

From May 2025 through January 2026, the typical Clermont home took 48 days to sell and closed at 95.6% of what the seller first asked. That was already a patient market. But something quietly shifted in the months that followed.

From January 2026 through September 2026, the typical home sold a little faster, in 45 days, and sellers got a slightly better share of their first price: 96.5%. On the surface, the market looks like it improved. Dig one layer deeper and a different story appears.

The market did not slow down evenly. It punished the homes that waited.

Look at what happened to sellers by how long they stayed on the market. Homes that found a buyer in the first month got 98.8% of their first price. Homes that took two months got 95.6%. By months five and six, sellers were getting 91.7%. Homes that took over six months closed at just 88.9% of what they first asked.

That gap is not small. Sellers who moved fast kept nearly 10 points more of their first price than those who waited past six months. The home did not lose value. The price did.

Right now, 456 homes are for sale in Clermont. 61% of them have already dropped their price, with a typical cut of $24,450. Those sellers are chasing the market down, not leading it.

The same market, the same price range, and a $20,000 gap between fast and slow

The homes that gave up without selling had a typical first asking price of $480,000. So did the homes that sold. The price was not the problem. The problem was time. Homes that sat too long gave back more and more of their first price, not because the market collapsed, but because buyers moved on to fresher listings.

In Waterbrooke, the typical home took 75 days to sell and sellers got back 93.9% of their first price. In Greater Hills, the typical home sold in 32 days and sellers kept 98.1%. Same Clermont market, very different outcomes.

Two homes in the same neighborhood show it plainly. On Grand Haven Dr, a home listed at $425,000 sold in 4 days for $417,500. On Cape Hatteras Dr, a home listed at $438,000 sat for 364 days and sold for $397,500. Both were around 2,300 square feet. The slower home sold for $20,000 less than the faster one and spent nearly a full year doing it.

Across the whole market, 45.4% of sellers paid some money back to the buyer at closing. The typical amount was $9,000. That is on top of any price drops along the way. 51 sellers got at or over their asking price and still paid back $20,000 or more at the table.

What this means if you are selling or buying in Clermont right now

If you are selling, the data is clear: the first 30 days are the most valuable days your listing has. Homes that sold in month one got 98.8% of their first price. Every month after that, sellers gave back more. Starting at the right price is not a risk. Starting too high is. The 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 7.03% as of September 24, 2026, up from 6.95% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. Buyers are already stretching. A price that asks them to stretch further will sit.

If you are buying, the supply picture gives you some room. Clermont's market sits at 4.3 months of supply, which is tighter than the national figure of 4.9 months reported by NAR for August 2026, but not so tight that you have no options. Cash buyers here closed in a typical 28.5 days versus 40 days for buyers using a loan. If you are financing, getting fully approved before you look puts you closer to that cash buyer pace, and that matters when a well-priced home comes on.