BALMORAL
Homes for Sale in WINDERMERE, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Balmoral Windermere is a small, built-out enclave of 32 homes dating to the 1990s and early 2000s, and what drives value here is size rather than age or turnover. A median living area north of 4,100 square feet puts this community firmly in the larger-format category for the corridor, and that footprint — not renovation cycles — is the main variable buyers and appraisers are pricing against.
With only 2 active listings against 32 total homes and no closings recorded in this snapshot window, there is effectively no recent transaction trail to anchor pricing. That is not a red flag so much as a reality of a tightly held, low-turnover community — pricing here leans on appraisal and direct comparison to the handful of homes that have traded historically, not on a live trend line.
The 60-Second Overview
A gated, deed-restricted community of large-format homes built between 1992 and 2003, Balmoral Windermere sees very little resale activity, so most of what a buyer needs to know comes from the homes themselves rather than a recent sales pattern.
Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.
The setting & the homes.
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Best for
- Buyers prioritizing larger living space over a newer build year.
- Buyers comfortable budgeting for the carrying costs of a home near or above 4,000 square feet.
- Buyers who want a gated, deed-restricted setting and are patient about limited current listings.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need several recent closed comparables to feel confident in pricing.
- Buyers focused on a smaller footprint or lower carrying costs.
- Buyers expecting frequent new inventory to choose from in a short search window.
The market around BALMORAL
BALMORAL is a small community — 32 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2024 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
In ZIP 34786, 320 homes are on the market and 26% are under contract — a steady corner of WINDERMERE.
Across Orange County, 5,873 homes are active and 2,054 pending (26% under contract).
Homes here are single family residence.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not BALMORAL specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Housing distress & ownership in BALMORAL, WINDERMERE
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. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period August 2026 through August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in BALMORAL
Live MLS inventory for BALMORAL. 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 BALMORAL listings as of 2026-08-23, priced high to low. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2008 through 2024. Tap any home to ask about it.
BALMORAL on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Stellar MLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
Life at BALMORAL
- Tennis Court(s) · reported on 2 of 2 listings
- Gated Community - No Guard · reported on 2 of 2 listings
- Gated Community · reported on 1 of 2 listings
- Deed Restrictions · reported on 1 of 2 listings
Community amenities as reported across Stellar MLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
Schools
- Orange County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Thornebrooke Elem · Elementary
- Gotha Middle · Middle
- Olympia High · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent BALMORAL listings and can change; always confirm with Orange County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any BALMORAL address.
The BALMORAL buying strategy.
If we were buying in BALMORAL 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 BALMORAL.
Size Sets the Baseline
The defining stat in this community is square footage: a median of roughly 4,142 living square feet across homes built primarily in the 1990s. That points to larger, multi-room floor plans rather than the smaller starter product found in newer Windermere subdivisions, and it shapes both the buyer pool and the carrying costs — larger homes generally mean larger tax bills, insurance premiums, and upkeep, regardless of what any single listing is asking.
The homestead share of just over 81% tells you most owners here have filed for the exemption, which is generally a marker of owner-occupancy rather than a heavy concentration of rental or investment holdings. Combined with only 2 homes currently active out of 32 total, this reads as a community where inventory moves in trickles, not waves — patience is part of the buying strategy, and pricing conversations should factor in the age of the comps used.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in BALMORAL. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community with this little active inventory and no recent closings to reference, the value of a broker is in sourcing accurate comparables and reading the true condition-driven spread between homes — not in reciting a market trend that does not currently exist. We track Balmoral Windermere closely enough to know which of the 32 homes have changed hands, what shape they were in, and how that should inform an offer or a list price today.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA. Confirm current dues
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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 BALMORAL 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 BALMORAL sales matched to your home.
Price it to the comps and condition, not an automated estimate.
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BALMORAL Market Scorecard
BALMORAL is currently a thin data market. Limited supply, a median asking price of $1,654,500, and homes go under contract in about 74 days.
Go deeper: county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 2, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (community parcel extract) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2008 (13 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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