deer island club pt rep a tr c-1
Homes for Sale in Tavares, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
This is an island setting inside a golf and gate community on the Tavares end of Lake County, and price here is driven more by home condition and finish than by any single formula. The median sits around $714,016.50 on a median of roughly 2,731 square feet, which pencils to about $280 per square foot. With homes built between 1995 and 2024 and a median build year of 2017, you are looking at a wide spread of vintages, and that variation is where the real negotiation lives.
The posture is warm but not frantic. A heat score of 54 and a median 62 days on market tell you buyers have time to inspect and think rather than write blind offers. The year-over-year figure of 51.1% is eye-catching, but it rests on only 8 closings in the window, so treat it as a small-sample signal, not a trend line. Sellers should price to the comparable that matches their finish level; buyers should not assume every listing deserves the median.
deer island club pt rep a tr c-1 right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($714K) is up 51.1% from the prior 12 months ($472K). 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 15. Confidence: Low (8 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
deer island club pt rep a tr c-1 market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $714K ($280 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 62 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 51% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (8 closings in the current window).
deer island club pt rep a tr c-1 is a community of 180 homes in Tavares, Lake County, built between 1995 and 2024 (median 2017.0), with a median living area of about 2,731 square feet. 77% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
A gated, water-oriented enclave of roughly 180 homes near Tavares, where a high homestead share and a slow-turning resale pace point to owners who tend to stay put rather than flip.
Who deer island club pt rep a tr c-1 is best for.
Best for
- Long-hold buyers comfortable around the mid-$700s who value a gated, island-style setting
- Buyers who want newer construction and more square footage and will wait for the right listing
- Owner-occupants planning to stay put rather than resell quickly
Probably not for
- Budgets well under the mid-$700s median who need more affordable options
- Buyers needing to resell within a year or two who require a liquid, high-turnover market
- Shoppers who want many listings to compare at once rather than a scarce, slow-moving pool
20% of homes for sale in ZIP 32778 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-07-18).
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 ($714K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($472K) IS the +51.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 13 sales each (8 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 deer island club pt rep a tr c-1 buying strategy.
If we were buying in deer island club pt rep a tr c-1 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 deer island club pt rep a tr c-1.
A thin resale market on an island lot base
With about 180 homes and only 8 closings in the measured window, listings are scarce and each sale carries weight. That thinness cuts two ways: when the right home lists it can command attention, but a mispriced or dated property can sit well past the 62-day median while buyers wait for something better. Because the build range stretches from 1995 to 2024, two homes of similar size can trade very differently depending on updates, so lean on condition-adjusted comparables rather than the headline median.
The 77% homestead share signals a community held largely by primary owners, which typically means fewer distressed or investor-driven sales and steadier upkeep on the street. For a buyer that translates into competing for a limited pool of well-maintained homes; for a seller it means your comp set is small and every recent trade matters to your pricing story.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in deer island club pt rep a tr c-1. 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 deer island club pt rep a tr c-1 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 (7.5). Basis: Recent Direction +51.1% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 77% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 92.2% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this thin, the median is a starting point, not an answer. We price and negotiate off the handful of relevant closings, factor in finish level and lot position, and tell you plainly when a listing is asking above what its condition supports. That discipline matters more here than in a high-volume subdivision where the comps write themselves.
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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 (7 streets, ZIP 32778)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (71 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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