Bent Tree Estates-Sec C
Homes for Sale in Seminole, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Price in Bent Tree Estates-Sec C is driven far more by condition and updates than by square footage. With a median living area around 1,160 sqft and homes built between 1958 and 1987, you are looking at a market where a renovated interior and a modern system list separates itself sharply from a home that still wears its original finishes. Expect a wide spread around any single figure.
This is a settled, owner-held pocket — roughly 74% of homes carry a homestead exemption — so inventory tends to be tight and turnover deliberate. For a seller, that scarcity is leverage if your home shows well. For a buyer, it means you compete on readiness and terms, not just on price, and you should underwrite the cost of updating an older home before you write.
Bent Tree Estates-Sec C right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($492K) is down 8.8% from the prior 12 months ($540K). With about 3 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 15. Confidence: Low (4 and 4 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 15, 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
Bent Tree Estates-Sec C market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $492K ($323 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 16 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 9% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
Bent Tree Estates-Sec C is a community of 919 homes in Seminole, Pinellas County, built between 1955 and 2016 (median 1974), with a median living area of about 1,260 square feet. 73% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Bent Tree Estates-Sec C is an established Seminole neighborhood of 316 homes with a median build year of 1977, sitting in unincorporated-feeling central Pinellas within reach of the county's beaches and commercial corridors.
Who Bent Tree Estates-Sec C is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a settled central-Pinellas location with beach and commercial access
- Renovation-minded buyers comfortable updating a home built before 1987
- Long-hold owner-occupants who value low-turnover stability over churn
Probably not for
- Buyers who require new or recent construction
- Buyers needing significantly more than the ~1,160 sqft median footprint
- Buyers wanting a fully turnkey home with no updating budget
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 15 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($492K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($540K) IS the -8.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 8 sales each (4 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 Bent Tree Estates-Sec C buying strategy.
If we were buying in Bent Tree Estates-Sec C 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 Bent Tree Estates-Sec C.
An older, owner-held Pinellas pocket
The building era here runs from 1958 to 1987, with the median home dating to 1977. In practical terms that means single-level, mid-century-through-1980s construction on the compact footprints of the period — the median living area is about 1,160 sqft. The value question on almost every home is the same: roof, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and whether the interior has been brought forward. Two homes of identical size can sit far apart on price for exactly those reasons.
The homestead share near 74% tells you this is a stay-put neighborhood rather than an investor churn. That supports stable ownership and limited listings, but it also means comparable sales can be thin in any given window, so pricing benefits from someone who knows the recent trades street by street rather than leaning on a formula.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Bent Tree Estates-Sec C. 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 Bent Tree Estates-Sec C 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 (6.2). Basis: Recent Direction -8.8% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 73% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 96.4% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a 316-home neighborhood where value hinges on condition and comps are limited, the edge is local read, not a national algorithm. We price off what has actually closed and what the systems and updates in a specific home justify, and we will tell a buyer when an older home's deferred maintenance changes the math on the offer.
Bent Tree Estates-Sec C in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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- 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.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (6 streets, ZIP 33777)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2005 (49 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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