Published May 2026 | STR-eligible single-family properties only | Source: StellarMLS
In April 2026, the Indian Rocks Beach single-family short-term rental market closed 11 sales with a median price of $830,000 and a median 94.1% sold-to-list ratio, while 27 active STR-eligible listings sat on the market with a much higher $1,475,000 median asking price and longer days on market. This report walks sellers and investors through that $645,000 gap between what buyers actually paid and what many sellers are still asking, using property-by-property data from StellarMLS.
April 2026 closed the spring selling season in Indian Rocks Beach with 11 single-family STR closings and a market story that matters for both buyers and sellers. The closed data tells you what buyers actually paid. The active inventory tells you what sellers still think the market will bear. The gap between those two numbers is the real story.
April 2026 closed sales at a glance:
- 11 closed transactions
- Median sale price: $830,000
- Median days on market: 80 days
- Median sold-to-list ratio: 94.1%
- 4 of 11 closings were pool homes
The active market as of May 12, 2026:
- 27 active STR-eligible single-family listings
- Median active list price: $1,475,000
- 10 properties currently under contract
- 10 active listings have been on the market 120 days or more
That is a $645,000 gap between the median active ask and what buyers paid in April. Several sellers have already cut from their original list price and are still waiting. The full report includes a property-by-property breakdown showing original list price, final sale price, and days on market for every April closing, and the pattern is direct: homes priced correctly from day one closed in under 50 days at 94 to 99 percent of original ask. Homes that entered overpriced sat for 225 to 343 days and sold for as little as 62 percent of what sellers originally asked.
The pending pipeline also includes three properties that sat more than 200 days before going under contract, all with significant reductions from original ask. 1522 Gulf Blvd started at $5,900,000 and is now pending at $4,900,000 after 430 days. 2 Gulf Blvd started at $8,800,000 and is pending at $6,750,000 after 318 days. The market is patient, but it is not forgiving on price.
Read the Full April 2026 IRB Single-Family STR Market Report
About the Author
Cyndee Haydon, a Gulf Beaches resident since 1991 and a licensed Florida Realtor since 2005. She specialize in short-term rental and vacation rental investment properties across the Pinellas Gulf Beaches. She leads the Sandbars to Sunsets Team with Future Home Realty and holds the designations CRS, ABR, SRS, RENE, RSPS, CLHMS, CIPS, and SRES and has closed 435+ residential transactions totaling $230M+ in sales, including 150+ vacation rental and STR transactions and 62 STR-friendly properties in the past five years.
Cyndee is the 2026 Treasurer of Florida Realtors, 2026 Chair of the NAR Regulatory Issues Forum, and the 2022 Florida Realtors Associate Realtor of the Year. She is ranked Top 2 on FastExpert for Indian Rocks Beach and the 33785 zip code (2026) and has been recognized by Homelight as a “Sells Homes Fast Florida” agent.
She leads the Sandbars to Sunsets Team with Future Home Realty. For STR investment guidance on the Pinellas Gulf Beaches, visit pinellasgulfbeachstrinvestment.com or call (727) 710-8035.