Momentum Housing Data · Home Values · Orange County
FOREST LAKE ESTATES (APOPKA, FL): 3 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, a 5-year price record, and sales split by price band and home size — every number from recorded MLS closings, none from an estimate model.
In the current window, sellers accepted a median 95.9% of original asking; the median sale took 15 days (window ending 2026-08-02).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $485,000 | $240 | 15 | 95.9% | 3 |
| 2025 | $513,500 | $212 | 22 | 96.8% | 8 |
| 2024 | $487,000 | $191 | 27 | 96.1% | 6 |
| 2023 | $457,900 | $221 | 36 | 95.9% | 5 |
| 2022 | $460,000 | $213 | 4 | 100.0% | 9 |
Over the recorded series, FOREST LAKE ESTATES’s median sold price moved from $460,000 (2022) to $485,000 (12 months ending 2026-08-02) — +5% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
What actually trades here: 91% single-family residence, 9% ?, with a median of 2,022 sq ft and a median price per square foot of $240 in the current window.
Of the 13 recorded FOREST LAKE ESTATES closings since 2024, half landed between $470,000 and $535,000 (the middle two quartiles); the lowest recorded sale was $380,500 and the highest $655,000. If your home sits outside the middle band, the reason usually shows up in the size table below before it shows up in condition.
| Sold price band | Share of closings | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Under $425,000 | 1 (8%) | |
| $425,000 – $483,333 | 4 (31%) | |
| $483,333 – $541,667 | 6 (46%) | |
| $541,667 – $600,000 | 0 (0%) | |
| None and up | 2 (15%) |
From the live MLS feed as of 2026-09-03: The homes listed or recently sold were built between 2017 and 2020 (median 2019); 7 of 7 listed or recently sold homes report an HOA, median $92/mo; none of the 7 geocoded listed or recently sold homes sits in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 158 ft); the features listings here most often name are Pool, Playground and Clubhouse. See the current FOREST LAKE ESTATES listings →
At FOREST LAKE ESTATES’s $485,000 median and Orange County’s adopted 16.67 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $8,090 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $7,410 with the full Florida homestead exemption — a buyer’s first-year figure; a long-time owner’s Save Our Homes cap can be far lower, which is one reason resale taxes jump at closing. Municipal and special-district millage varies inside the county; see the Orange County tax page.
Current asking prices run a median $699,000 against the $485,000 recorded sold median (+44%) — the gap between what sellers hope and what the record shows. The market is carrying about 3 months of supply at the current sales pace. Demand check: 50% of FOREST LAKE ESTATES’s listings are under contract, against 39% for ZIP 32703 and 26% for Orange County as a whole — the community is absorbing faster than its surroundings. Since 2017, 50 FOREST LAKE ESTATES listings were withdrawn, canceled, or expired without selling (1 so far in 2026) — overpricing is the recurring cause statewide. Over the recorded years, an average of 54% of FOREST LAKE ESTATES listings ended without selling (withdrawn/canceled/expired); in 2025 that rate was 38%.
Cash bought 25% of recorded FOREST LAKE ESTATES sales in the window ending 2026-06 (1 of 4) — a fact worth knowing before assuming every buyer needs an appraisal to close. With asking prices running +44% over the recorded sold median, a FOREST LAKE ESTATES listing priced against the closed record above stands out against its competition; one priced against the asking crowd joins the statewide list of homes that never sold.
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Communities buyers shopping FOREST LAKE ESTATES are also weighing (nearest by map distance), each on its own recorded 12-month closings. A median well above the neighbors is a ceiling to price against; well below is where the value argument lives.
| Community | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDEN PARK SOUTH | $650,000 | $191 | 26 | 9 |
| Arden Park North Ocoee | $500,000 | $208 | 62 | 29 |
| PEACH LAKE MANOR | $252,500 | $249 | 34 | 10 |
| WENTWORTH | $267,750 | $212 | 35 | 4 |
More FOREST LAKE ESTATES: full community guide & homes for sale · choosing an agent here · should you sell now (statewide data) · what selling costs · cash offer vs. listing
Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2018 through 2026. Compiled from recorded MLS closings; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Figures are medians for the stated windows and change as new sales record; individual homes vary widely. No automated valuation for any specific property appears on this page. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Move With Momentum LLC — brokerage licensed in FL and GA. Disclosures
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