Alaqua Lakes Ph 1
Homes for Sale in Longwood, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Price here is driven by size and condition, not by pace. With a median living area north of 4,000 square feet and a median around $1,100,000, this is a big-home market where the spread between two closings can be wide depending on updates and finish. Treat the $298 per square foot median as a starting point for conversation, not a fixed rate.
The current posture favors buyers who can wait. A median of 126 days on market and a market heat score of 30 tell you homes are sitting, and the year-over-year median is down 18.1%. Sellers should price to the current reality and expect to negotiate; buyers have room to be selective and should not feel rushed.
Alaqua Lakes Ph 1 right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($1.10M) is down 18.1% from the prior 12 months ($1.34M). With about 2 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 Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 13. Confidence: Low (3 and 6 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 3x the typical Seminole County sale ($1.10M vs $410K, trailing 12 months, Stellar MLS records).
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Updated July 13, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Alaqua Lakes Ph 1 market snapshot (as of July 13, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.10M ($298 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 126 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 18% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Alaqua Lakes Ph 1 is a community of 188 homes in Longwood, Seminole County, built between 1998 and 2015 (median 1999.0), with a median living area of about 4,034 square feet. 85% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Alaqua Lakes Ph 1 is an established, low-turnover section of larger homes in Longwood, built between 1998 and 2015 with the bulk dating to around 1999. The high homestead share points to a stable, owner-occupied section rather than a rental or flip market.
Who Alaqua Lakes Ph 1 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a large, single-family home near the mid-seven-figure median who value space and an established setting
- Long-hold owner-occupants comfortable in a low-turnover section who are not counting on quick appreciation
- Patient buyers ready to use the slow market and long days-on-market to negotiate
Probably not for
- Buyers needing a smaller or lower-priced home than this large-format market offers
- Anyone who needs to buy and resell on a short horizon
- Buyers who want a fast, competitive close and clean, plentiful comps
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 13 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($1.10M) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($1.34M) IS the -18.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 10 sales each (3 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period %s through %s. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Alaqua Lakes Ph 1 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Alaqua Lakes Ph 1 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 Alaqua Lakes Ph 1.
A large-home market that rewards patience
With 188 homes and only three closings in the reporting window, this is a thin, slow-moving market. That works both ways: comparable sales are scarce, so pricing leans heavily on condition and square footage rather than a steady stream of recent trades. Expect appraisals and negotiations to hinge on the specifics of each house.
The 1998-2015 build range, centered near 1999, means most homes are mature. Some will have been renovated and some will not, and that gap is likely the single biggest reason two similar-sized homes here can trade at very different numbers. Read every listing on its updates, roof, systems, and finish level rather than assuming the median applies to it.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Alaqua Lakes Ph 1. 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 Alaqua Lakes Ph 1 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 (3.4). Basis: Recent Direction -18.1% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 85% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 85.3% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this thin and slow, the difference between a fair price and a bad one is analysis, not enthusiasm. We build the case from the actual comparable large-home closings, weigh condition honestly, and set expectations around the 126-day pace so neither buyer nor seller is surprised. When a specific home is not worth what it is asking, we will say so.
Alaqua Lakes Ph 1 in 15 seconds.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 13, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (9 streets, ZIP 32779)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2005 (40 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 Stellar 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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