Colony Lakes
Homes for Sale in Fort Myers, FL
All 1,293 homes for sale in Fort Myers, FL · median $235,900 · 611 homes for sale in 33908 · Lee County homes for sale
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Market Heat
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As of September 2026, Colony Lakes in Fort Myers, FL has 6 homes for sale and 1 pending, asking from $289,900 to $550,000 (median $462,000). Over the 12 months ending 2026-09-20, 7 recorded sales closed at a median of $370,000, $174 per square foot, a median 88 days on market, sellers accepting 87% of original asking (+13% versus the prior year). Homes listed or recently sold were built 2001–2002; 3 of the 7 geocoded homes sit in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 9 ft). At the median price and Lee County's FY2025-26 rate of 15.97 mills, annual property tax runs about $5,910 ($5,240 with the full homestead exemption).
| Location | Fort Myers, Lee County, FL · ZIP 33908 |
|---|---|
| Homes in the community | 113 (FL DOR 2025 assessment roll) |
| Years built | 2001–2003 (median 2002.0) |
| Typical living area | 3,664 sq ft (median) |
| Home types (current listings and sales) | singlefamilyresidence 71%, attached 29% |
| Sale prices, last 12 months | $370,000 median across 7 closed sales · $174 per sq ft · +13.0% vs the prior 12 months |
| Days on market (closed sales) | 88 median |
| For sale right now | 6 active, 1 pending · median asking $469,500 |
| Owner-occupied (homestead) share | 69% |
Data as of September 20, 2026. Listing information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate; housing-stock figures from Florida Department of Revenue public records. Market figures describe homes, not residents. Cite as: Momentum Realty, “Colony Lakes key facts,” movewithmomentum.com/neighborhoods/colony-lakes, data as of September 20, 2026.
Last 30 days in Colony Lakes: 1 new listing (median asking $529,900), 1 under contract right now. As of September 26, 2026, Listing information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Colony Lakes
Live MLS inventory for Colony Lakes. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending Colony Lakes listings as of 2026-09-26, priced high to low. Listing information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Tap any home to ask about it.
Every Home for Sale in Colony Lakes Right Now (7)
All 7 active and pending Colony Lakes listings with a detail page, newest first, refreshed twice a day from the MLS.
- 16820 Colony Lakes Blvd · $529,900 · 3 bd / 2 ba · listed Aug 25, 2026 · listed by First Impression Realty Corp
- 16800 Colony Lakes Blvd · $479,000 · 5 bd / 3 ba · listed Jul 14, 2026 · listed by RE/MAX Harbor Realty
- 8904 Baytowne Loop · $450,000 · 4 bd / 3 ba · pending · listed Jul 5, 2026 · listed by Royal Shell Real Estate, Inc.
- 16944 Colony Lakes Blvd · $550,000 · 4 bd / 3 ba · listed Jun 27, 2026 · listed by Cornerstone Coastal Properties
- 16901 Colony Lakes Blvd · $445,000 · 3 bd / 2 ba · listed Jun 27, 2026 · listed by Vylla Home
- 17051 Colony Lakes Blvd · $337,000 · 3 bd / 2 ba · listed Jun 27, 2026 · listed by Premiere Plus Realty Company
- 17006 Colony Lakes Blvd · $289,900 · 2 bd / 2 ba · listed Jun 27, 2026 · listed by RE/MAX Realty Group
Colony Lakes is a small, tightly built pocket of Fort Myers — 175 homes, nearly all constructed in a two-year window around 2001 to 2003. That uniformity of age and a median living area near 2,289 square feet means the product itself is consistent; what moves the needle here is condition and how a given owner has maintained or updated a 20-plus-year-old home, not floor plan variety.
The current read is a slow, thin market. Only six closings fed this snapshot, median days on market sits at roughly 165, and the market heat score of 24 confirms this is not a fast-turnover community right now. The reported 7.6% year-over-year gain is worth taking with caution given how few sales it's built on — it reflects what recently closed, not a guaranteed trend. Sellers should price to the data they have, not to momentum; buyers who are patient can negotiate on timeline since homes are sitting well past a month before going under contract.
Colony Lakes right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($370K) is up 13.0% from the prior 12 months ($328K). With about a dozen sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level Florida Gulf Coast MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20. Confidence: Medium (7 and 6 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated September 27, 2026 · Live data: Florida Gulf Coast MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Colony Lakes market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $370K ($174 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 88 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 13% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Florida Gulf Coast MLS closed sales (7 closings in the current window).
In ZIP 33908 (Fort Myers), 1,459 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $345K ($201/sq ft), down 5.5% year over year, with a median 70 days on market. Right now 618 active and 124 pending listings — a soft market. See the live ZIP 33908 housing market and the Lee County market.
County records show 8 qualified sales in Colony Lakes across 2024–2025 (5 in 2024, 3 in 2025), median $345,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.
Colony Lakes is a community of 113 homes in Fort Myers, Lee County, built between 2001 and 2003 (median 2002.0), with a median living area of about 3,664 square feet. 69% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Built out almost entirely between 2001 and 2003, Colony Lakes offers a consistent stock of larger, established homes in Fort Myers rather than a mix of eras or a phased new-construction rollout — what varies from listing to listing is upkeep, not vintage.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Colony Lakes is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a larger home footprint (median near 2,289 square feet) without new-construction pricing.
- Buyers comfortable purchasing a primary residence in a community where most homes are owner-occupied rather than investor-held.
- Buyers with flexibility on closing timeline who can use the longer typical days-on-market to negotiate.
Probably not for
- Buyers wanting a clubhouse, pool, or other structured community amenities — none are currently identified on MLS listings.
- Buyers who need a fast, competitive closing — the current market heat score and days-on-market figures point the other way.
- Investors relying on a strong, well-established appreciation trend — the year-over-year figure here is based on a very small closing count.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 20 of each year, from record-level Florida Gulf Coast MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($370K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($328K) IS the +13.0% one-year change.
Windows contain 6 to 13 sales each (7 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Listing information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
15% of homes for sale in ZIP 33908 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-09-27).
Colony Lakes Market Scorecard
Colony Lakes is currently a balanced market., a median asking price of $469,500, and homes go under contract in about 153 days.
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: Florida Gulf Coast MLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Colony Lakes, Fort Myers
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Listing information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Colony Lakes on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Florida Gulf Coast MLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
The Colony Lakes buying strategy.
If we were buying in Colony Lakes today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Colony Lakes.
A single-era community moving at its own pace
At a median price of $355,000 and roughly $175.60 per square foot, Colony Lakes prices in the middle range for its size of home — the median living area of 2,289 square feet is on the larger side for Lee County resale stock. With homestead exemptions on file for about 71% of homes, this is a community where the majority of properties are held as primary residences rather than cycled as rentals or investment flips, which tends to support steadier, if slower, turnover.
That slower turnover shows up directly in the numbers: median days on market near 165 and a market heat score of 24 point to a buyer's-pace environment, not a bidding-war one. Current MLS listings show no identified community amenities, so this isn't an HOA-lifestyle sell — the value case here is built on the home and lot themselves, not a clubhouse or gated entry.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Colony Lakes. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Colony Lakes buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 3 factors (5.8). Basis: Recent Direction +13.0% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 69% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 86.9% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With only six closings feeding the current snapshot and days on market running well past a month, Colony Lakes rewards an agent who reads condition and comps carefully rather than leaning on a thin trend line — we price against what the data actually supports, not what a single recent sale implies.
Colony Lakes in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA dues reported around $76/month (about $912/yr) · median of 32 MLS listings, most billed annually
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Listings in this community report association dues of about $76 per month ($912 a year) — the median AssociationFee across 32 MLS records, normalised to a monthly figure; most are billed annually. Dues change with budgets and can differ by section or product type; confirm the current figure with the association before you offer. Source: MLS listing records, 2026-09.
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Colony Lakes buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Colony Lakes sales matched to your home.
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Recently off market in Colony Lakes
Homes in Colony Lakes that recently left the market. Each address opens its public-record profile: county-recorded value, property taxes, the last recorded sale, community sales history, and what is for sale nearby now. 2 on record.
- 16845 Colony Lakes Blvd · off market
- 8911 Cranes Nest Ct · off market
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Florida Gulf Coast MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 26, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Florida Gulf Coast MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (1 streets, ZIP 33908)) |
| Under-contract shares | Florida Gulf Coast MLS records, as of 2026-09-20 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (119 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Florida Gulf Coast MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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