Bel Mar Unit 3
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Price here is driven by condition and lot, not by any single build era. The housing stock spans more than a century, from homes built in 1917 to new construction completed in 2024, with the median vintage landing at 1959. That range means a median of $545,000 tells you the middle of the market, not what any specific house should cost — a renovated bungalow and a tear-down on the same street can both trade under one median. Read the median for orientation and price each property on its own bones.
The current posture favors patience on both sides. Median days on market sits at 98, so this is not a market where listings clear in a weekend, and the closings window is thin at 9 sales. Sellers should price to the condition of the home and expect a real marketing period; buyers have room to underwrite carefully rather than rush. The steep year-over-year figure reflects a small, lumpy sample more than a trend you can lean on.
Bel Mar Unit 3 right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($545K) is down 69.1% from the prior 12 months ($1.76M). With about 6 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 (9 and 4 sales in the two windows).
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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
Bel Mar Unit 3 right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($545K) is down 69.1% from the prior 12 months ($1.76M). With about 6 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 (9 and 4 sales in the two windows).
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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
Bel Mar Unit 3 market snapshot (as of July 13, 2026): the median sale price is about $545K ($367 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 98 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 69% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (9 closings in the current window).
Bel Mar Unit 3 is a community of 602 homes in Tampa, Hillsborough County, built between 1917 and 2024 (median 1959), with a median living area of about 2,384 square feet. 74% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Bel Mar Unit 3 is an established, in-town Tampa pocket of about 602 homes where age and condition vary widely, and where a homestead share near 74% points to an owner-occupied core rather than a churn of turnover.
Who Bel Mar Unit 3 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting an established in-town Tampa address who will judge each home on its own condition
- Renovation-minded buyers comfortable with older stock and variable finish levels
- Long-hold owner-occupants drawn to a neighborhood with a high homestead share
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a quick close in a market with a 98-day median on the market
- Anyone wanting uniform, turnkey homes of a single era or footprint
- Investors expecting to read the small recent-sales sample as a reliable trend
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 ($545K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($1.76M) IS the -69.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 12 sales each (9 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 Bel Mar Unit 3 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Bel Mar Unit 3 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 Bel Mar Unit 3.
Reading a wide-vintage in-town market
The defining trait here is spread. With a build range from 1917 to 2024 and a median living area around 2,384 square feet, the median price per square foot of roughly $367 masks enormous variation — original homes needing work sit alongside gut renovations and newer infill. That makes comps in this community less about the headline median and more about matching age, footprint, and finish level house-to-house.
A 98-day median on the market and only 9 recent closings mean pricing signals are noisy. One or two outlier sales can swing the reported numbers, which is why the year-over-year change should be treated as a small-sample artifact rather than a directional call. The healthier read is qualitative: this is a slower-moving, condition-sensitive market where the right prep and pricing matter more than timing the tape.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Bel Mar Unit 3. 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 Bel Mar Unit 3 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 (2.8). Basis: Recent Direction -69.1% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 74% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 86.5% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this varied, the median does most of its damage when it's used as a shortcut. We underwrite each property against genuinely comparable homes — matched on era, size, and condition — and we build a marketing plan around a market that takes real time to clear. That means honest pricing up front, a defensible comp set, and no pretending a 98-day norm is a one-week story.
Bel Mar Unit 3 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 (5 streets, ZIP 33629)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2021 (35 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.
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 ($545K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($1.76M) IS the -69.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 12 sales each (9 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.
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 (5 streets, ZIP 33629)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2021 (35 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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