DEER ISLAND PH 02
Homes for Sale in WINTER GARDEN, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Deer Island Ph 02 is a small subdivision inside Winter Garden, and with only a two-closing window to work from, this is a thin-data market. What that means in practice: individual sales carry outsized weight, and no single comp should be treated as the market. Price here is driven by the specifics of each home — condition, updates, lot, and how the property shows — far more than by any neighborhood-wide trend you could pin a number to.
For a seller, thin volume cuts both ways: it can protect a well-presented home from being dragged down by weaker comps, but it also means buyers and appraisers have little to anchor to, so preparation and pricing discipline matter more than usual. For a buyer, the takeaway is patience. With few closings to reference, do the work on the individual house rather than assuming the block sets the value.
The 60-Second Overview
DEER ISLAND PH 02 market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.70M ($392 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 184 days on market for closed sales.
DEER ISLAND PH 02 is a community of 122 homes in WINTER GARDEN, Orange County, built between 1985 and 2023 (median 1999), with a median living area of about 3,760 square feet. 79% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Deer Island Ph 02 is a compact pocket of Winter Garden in Orange County. Because so few homes trade here in any given window, it behaves like a boutique market where each listing stands largely on its own merits.
Who DEER ISLAND PH 02 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a particular Winter Garden pocket and willing to wait for the right home to come up
- Buyers comfortable evaluating a property on its own condition and features rather than a wall of comparable sales
- Sellers with an updated, show-ready home who want to stand out in a low-inventory setting
Probably not for
- Buyers who need extensive recent sales data to feel confident on price
- Buyers on a tight timeline who cannot wait for limited inventory to turn over
- Sellers hoping a broad neighborhood trend will carry a home that needs work
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 2 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($1.70M) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 7 sales each (5 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 2004 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
28% of homes for sale in ZIP 34787 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 (2026-08-01).
The DEER ISLAND PH 02 buying strategy.
If we were buying in DEER ISLAND PH 02 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 PH 02.
Reading a thin market
The single most important thing to understand about Deer Island Ph 02 right now is scale. This is a limited-inventory community, and the closing activity we can verify is small. That is not a knock on the neighborhood — it is simply the reality of a smaller subdivision — but it changes how you should read every data point you encounter. One updated home or one dated home can swing the apparent picture, so we weight condition and features over headline averages.
Practically, that argues for a comp-by-comp approach rather than a market-wide narrative. We look at what has actually closed, how those homes presented, and how they compare feature-for-feature to the property in front of you. Winter Garden's broader location and amenities give this pocket its underlying appeal; the pricing work happens house by house.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in DEER ISLAND PH 02. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a low-volume community like Deer Island Ph 02, the value we add is judgment where the data runs out. We do not lean on a formula or an automated estimate; we build the case for a specific home from the closings that exist, adjust for condition and features, and tell you plainly where the number is soft. Whether you are buying or selling, that discipline matters most exactly when there are few comps to hide behind.
DEER ISLAND PH 02 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 August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (3 streets, ZIP 34787)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (50 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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