Momentum Housing Data · Home Values · Sarasota County
LAKE VISTA (OSPREY, FL): 4 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, a 9-year price record, and the year-by-year record — every number from recorded MLS closings, none from an estimate model.
In the current window, sellers accepted a median 95.1% of original asking; the median sale took 33 days; new construction was 50.0% of recorded sales — builder pricing competes with resales here (window ending 2026-08-02).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $409,500 | $240 | 33 | 95.1% | 4 |
| 2025 | $685,000 | $265 | 64 | 90.9% | 4 |
| 2024 | $425,000 | $273 | 41 | 97.1% | 4 |
| 2022 | $304,800 | $202 | 28 | 98.5% | 9 |
| 2017 | $98,000 | $118 | 21 | 82.2% | 3 |
| 2016 | $234,500 | $150 | 15 | 94.2% | 5 |
| 2015 | $205,000 | $139 | 94 | 91.1% | 3 |
| 2014 | $198,500 | $124 | 131 | 94.2% | 3 |
| 2013 | $180,000 | $113 | 38 | 87.8% | 3 |
Over the recorded series, LAKE VISTA’s median sold price moved from $180,000 (2013) to $409,500 (12 months ending 2026-08-02) — +127% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
The recorded series starts in 2013 at $180,000. Against the 2025 peak of $685,000, the current median stands at -40%. Annual sales volume here has ranged from 0 to 9 closings a year (10-yr average 2.8). With roughly 2.8 closings a year, LAKE VISTA’s medians move in steps, not curves — a handful of unusual sales can swing a year, which is why the sales count sits next to every figure above.
What actually trades here: 83% single-family residence, 16% condominium, 1% ?, with a median of 1,699 sq ft and a median price per square foot of $240 in the current window.
At LAKE VISTA’s $409,500 median and Sarasota County’s adopted 13.48 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $5,520 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $4,990 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 Sarasota County tax page.
Since 2004, 81 LAKE VISTA listings were withdrawn, canceled, or expired without selling (1 so far in 2026) — overpricing is the recurring cause statewide. Over the recorded years, an average of 56% of LAKE VISTA listings ended without selling (withdrawn/canceled/expired); in 2025 that rate was 36%. Momentum’s market-heat index for LAKE VISTA reads 52/100 (computed from DOM, sale-to-list, and absorption; 2020–21 peaked in the 70s here).
Cash bought 50% of recorded LAKE VISTA sales in the window ending 2026-06 (2 of 4) — a fact worth knowing before assuming every buyer needs an appraisal to close. The table above is the closed-sale record to price a LAKE VISTA home against; asking prices are an opening position, recorded closings are the value.
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Communities buyers shopping LAKE VISTA are also weighing (same ZIP), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivendell | $550,000 | $271 | 38 | 13 |
| PINE RUN III | $200,000 | $189 | 90 | 6 |
| PARK TRACE ESTATES | $689,000 | $281 | 32 | 11 |
| SORRENTO SHORES | $691,425 | $284 | 49 | 6 |
| School | Level | FLDOE grade |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Elementary (verify by address) | Public | A (2025-26) |
| Bay Point Middle (verify by address) | Public | A (2025-26) |
| Lakewood High (verify by address) | Public | A (2025-26) |
Assignments and grades as recorded/published; both change — verify current zoning with the district before relying on it. Grades are the state’s official FLDOE ratings, reported as published.
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Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2004 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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