ROBERTSDALE, Ala. – While fewer real estate transactions occurred last month, sellers are still showing confidence in the Baldwin County housing market as the number of new listings added in January 2025 exceeds that of January 2024. Baldwin REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service (MLS) reports a year-over-year decrease in the total number of closed sales for January 2025 by 15 properties when compared with January 2024. However, the total number of Baldwin County properties listed for sale in January 2025 increased by 26 units.
The Resort area of Baldwin County (which includes all of Orange Beach and Fort Morgan, plus everything in Gulf Shores that is South of AL-180) saw a total of 103 properties sold last month, compared to 113 in January 2023 – an 8.8% decrease. 320 New Listings were added in the first month of this new year, which is an 8-unit increase from 2024. Average sales price increased by 9.1% at a resulting $801,691. Average Days on Market (DOM) also increased by 30 days – going from January 2024’s 68 days to 98 days last month.
For Traditional Residential properties (encompassing everything in Baldwin County outside of the Resort market), a total of 285 sold last month, compared to 290 in January 2024. New Listings also increased by almost 20 properties from 2024 – resulting in 559 ‘for sale’ properties added to Baldwin MLS last month. The average sales price of properties in this area saw an increase of 11.8% month-over-month. And the amount of time a property remained on market increased by 14 days from January 2024’s 60-day average.
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