September Sales in Navarre Lowest Since Early This Year

Only 44 detached single-family homes sold in Navarre in September, according to statistics from the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors, which shares data with the Navarre Area Board of Realtors.

Between 61 and 74 homes had sold in Navarre each Month since March. September marked the second straight month home sales in Navarre have been on the decline.

The average sales price in Navarre for homes sold in September was $229,011, with the median sales price being $195,897. The average days on the market for the homes that sold was 101.

Fifteen of the homes that sold in September were in Holley by the Sea. The average price per square foot in that subdivision was $114.15, the average sales price was $234,133, and the homes took an average of 157 days to sell.

Here is a link to the Holley by the Sea sales.

Dune buggy? … Santa Rosa County Imposes New Fines for Walking on Dunes

Santa Rosa County has passed a new ordinance making it illegal to walk on the dunes on Navarre Beach, or to access the beach via private lots rather than by using the designated walkover points.

The fine is $15 for the first offense, and $100 for the second offense.

Here is a link to the article in the Pensacola News Journal.

The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is complaining the fines are too low. Quite a few posters to the PNJ attacked the county for taking on this subject at all.

I’m more than a bit surprised that people posting on the PNJ forums found the ordiance to be petty and worthless. We need to do all we can to protect the dunes, and to protect the beauty of Navarre Beach. I think the ordinance is fair. You have a lot of people who simply won’t know the first time around, and $100 for a second offense is nothing to sneeze at.