Cardinal Park
Homes for Sale in Orlando, FL

Cardinal Park market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $192K ($148 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 22 days on market for closed sales.

In ZIP 32812 (Orlando), 285 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $412K ($239/sq ft), up 1.4% year over year, with a median 37 days on market. Right now 45 active and 35 pending listings put supply at about 3.2 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 32812 housing market and the Orange County market.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 45 homes in Cardinal Park that have changed hands since 2005, built between 1963 and 2024 (median 1989), with a median living area of about 1,320 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout. Source: Stellar MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 6 qualified sales in Cardinal Park across 2024–2025 (3 in 2024, 3 in 2025), median $287,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

Cardinal Park is a small, established Orange County neighborhood of mostly mid-century construction with a handful of newer builds, where the value story is about square footage and condition rather than sheer size.

The housing here is compact by current standards — a median around 1,173 square feet — and mostly rooted in the 1960s, with the year-built range stretching to 2020. That mix means two homes at similar sizes can price very differently depending on systems, roof, and kitchens. The median of about $148 per square foot is a reference point, not a rule; original homes and fully reworked ones will land on opposite sides of it.

Owner-occupancy is a meaningful share here, with homestead exemptions on roughly 57 percent of homes. That tends to correlate with a community where a good portion of the stock is held rather than churned, which can limit how much inventory reaches the market at any one time. With only three closings in the recent window, individual sales carry weight, so lean on current listings and the direct comp rather than broad averages.

A market this small and this condition-sensitive rewards someone who reads the individual home, not the average. We help buyers separate a cosmetic project from a systems project before they write, and we help sellers price to the pace this neighborhood actually shows — quick when a home is ready, patient when it needs work priced in. With few closings to reference, the read on any single comp matters, and that is where local judgment earns its keep.

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