Cambridge Forest Gainesville
Homes for Sale in GAINESVILLE, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Cambridge Forest is a small, tightly held pocket of Gainesville — 14 homes total, and at any given time only a couple of those are on the market. That scarcity, not a headline price, is what shapes activity here. With months of supply sitting at a balanced 6.0, neither buyers nor sellers have obvious leverage; the deal gets made on the specifics of the individual house.
The homestead share here runs close to 93%, which tells you most owners have filed for homestead exemption rather than renting the property out. Combined with only two active listings against fourteen total homes, this reads as a community where turnover is naturally slow. Buyers should expect to wait for the right listing rather than choose from a deep pool, and sellers should price to the home's condition and size rather than assume urgency will do the work.
Cambridge Forest Gainesville right now
🟡 Balanced market. 6.0 months of supply and 0% of the inventory already under contract put buyers and sellers on roughly even footing.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of Stellar MLS records, as of July 15, 2026. Confidence: Low (2 active and pending listings, 0 closed sales in 12 months).
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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
Who Cambridge Forest Gainesville is best for.
Best for
- Buyers looking for a larger home (median 2,757 sq ft) built within a single, consistent construction era
- Buyers comfortable waiting for the right listing in a community with very limited active inventory
- Buyers who want a deed-restricted community with shared park and playground amenities
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to choose among several active listings at once
- Buyers seeking new construction, since the newest homes here date to 2007
- Investors seeking a community with a high proportion of non-homestead, rental-oriented ownership
The market around Cambridge Forest Gainesville
Cambridge Forest Gainesville is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
Across Alachua County, 1,279 homes are active and 419 pending (25% under contract).
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Cambridge Forest Gainesville specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Cambridge Forest Gainesville
Live MLS inventory for Cambridge Forest Gainesville. 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 Cambridge Forest Gainesville listings as of 2026-07-16, priced high to low. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period %s through %s. Tap any home to ask about it.
Cambridge Forest Gainesville 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 Cambridge Forest Gainesville
- Park · reported on 1 of 2 listings
- Playground · 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.
The Cambridge Forest Gainesville buying strategy.
If we were buying in Cambridge Forest Gainesville 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 Cambridge Forest Gainesville.
A small footprint, built in one window
Because every home in Cambridge Forest was built within a six-year span, the architecture and lot layout stay consistent from one end of the community to the other — there's no mix of decades-old and brand-new construction to reconcile. That consistency simplifies comparisons for buyers: a home here is judged mostly on updates, condition, and layout rather than on how it stacks up against a much older or much newer neighbor.
With only 14 homes in the entire community and just two active listings as of this snapshot, inventory is the defining constraint. A 6.0-month supply puts the market in balanced territory on paper, but in a pool this small that figure can shift quickly with a single new listing or sale. Anyone tracking this community should expect thin, infrequent inventory rather than a steady stream of comparable listings.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Cambridge Forest Gainesville. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this small, timing and access matter more than marketing. We track Cambridge Forest's limited listings closely, understand how the community's deed restrictions and shared amenities factor into a sale, and can help buyers move quickly when one of the few available homes comes up — or help sellers position a listing correctly against a very short comparable set.
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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 Cambridge Forest Gainesville 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 Cambridge Forest Gainesville sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: July 16, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (community parcel extract) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
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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