Doral Estates
Homes for Sale in Tavares, FL

Doral Estates is a small, established pocket in Tavares with homes built across nearly seven decades, giving it a mixed-vintage feel rather than a single-era look.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 18 homes in Doral Estates that have changed hands since 2008, built between 1982 and 2006 (median 1992), with a median living area of about 2,106 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. 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 3 qualified sales in Doral Estates across 2024–2025 (1 in 2024, 2 in 2025), median $460,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.

Doral Estates is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32778, 339 homes are on the market and 20% are under contract — a steady corner of Tavares.

Across Lake County, 3,179 homes are active and 1,077 pending (25% under contract).

In ZIP 32778 (Tavares), 713 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $330K ($183/sq ft), down 4.9% year over year, with a median 69 days on market. Right now 131 active and 35 pending listings put supply at about 4.4 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32778 housing market and the Lake County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Doral Estates specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The build-year range — 1951 to 2019 — puts Doral Estates in a category where original construction, additions, and full remodels can sit on the same street. With a median year built of 1993, the community skews toward homes now in their third decade or beyond, so mechanical systems, roofs, and updates are worth checking property by property rather than assuming a uniform standard.

Median living area lands just under 2,000 square feet, a size that works for a range of layouts without pointing to any one home type as dominant. About 72% of homes carry a homestead exemption, which typically signals longer-term ownership rather than a heavy rotation of investor or short-term-hold properties. No community amenities are identified in the current MLS listings, so this reads as a standard residential subdivision rather than one built around shared recreational features — worth confirming directly if that matters to a purchase decision.

A 28-home inventory with a single month of closings data does not give you much room for guesswork on pricing or condition comparisons. We pull the specific comparable sales and active listings inside Doral Estates, not a broader Tavares average, so a valuation or offer strategy reflects this particular pocket of mixed-age housing stock.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.