Palm Beach County house flipping falls 14%

Jared Dalto
Jared Dalto

Palm Beach County saw a 14 percent drop in house flipping last year, according to year-end data from RealtyTrac. There were 949 homes in the county flipped – comprising about 5 percent of all sales there. The average gross profit gained was roughly $67,000, a year-over-year increase from $50,000.

“I advise people who don’t have a lot of experience in this business to proceed with caution,” Jared Dalto, a realtor for Seawinds Realty, told the Palm Beach Post. “If you’re not careful, you can lose your shirt on one deal.”

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Median home prices, meanwhile, were up. April and December tied for the peak sales price for a single-family home in 2013 – $265,000. For condominiums, the median price was $120,750, according to RealtyTrac.

Elsewhere in the state, Jacksonville and Tampa reached national highs and lows, respectively. Jacksonville flipping climbed 92 percent, while Tampa flipping dropped 17 percent. [Palm Beach Post]Mark Maurer