Emerald Island Resort Ph 3
Homes for Sale in Kissimmee, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Emerald Island Resort Ph 3 is a short-term-rental resort product, and price here is driven by that use case more than by anything else. With a median just over 3,200 square feet built between 2002 and 2005, and a median around $206.85 per square foot, the value story is about scale, layout, and rental configuration rather than new construction. The single price figure to anchor on is the $646,000 median; the spread around it is condition- and furnishing-driven, so treat that number as a midpoint, not a ceiling or a floor.
The year-over-year read shows a median up 31.2%, which is a real move, but it sits on a thin base — only 3 closings in the window. That combination means a seller has pricing leverage on the right, well-presented home, while a buyer should not treat a single comp as the market. A median 42 days on market says buyers still have room to inspect, negotiate, and walk; nothing here is trading on urgency.
Emerald Island Resort Ph 3 right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($646K) is up 31.2% from the prior 12 months ($492K). With about 1 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 13. Confidence: Low (3 and 8 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 13, 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
Emerald Island Resort Ph 3 market snapshot (as of July 13, 2026): the median sale price is about $646K ($207 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 42 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 31% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Emerald Island Resort Ph 3 is a community of 215 homes in Kissimmee, Osceola County, built between 2002 and 2005 (median 2004.0), with a median living area of about 3,200 square feet. 9% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
This is a purpose-built resort community of 215 homes in Kissimmee's Osceola County short-term-rental corridor. With a homestead share near 9%, the vast majority of these homes are held as investment or vacation properties, not primary residences — which shapes everything from financing to how the community is used.
Who Emerald Island Resort Ph 3 is best for.
Best for
- Investors targeting a large, group-capacity short-term-rental property in an established resort setting
- Buyers comfortable underwriting a home as a cash-flow asset with rental-specific financing and insurance
- Second-home buyers wanting a sizable Kissimmee-area property that can offset costs through rental income
Probably not for
- Buyers seeking a low-maintenance primary residence in an owner-occupied neighborhood
- Buyers who want new construction rather than early-2000s homes with rental-use wear
- Buyers who need a deep, active comp base and fast, urgency-driven transactions to feel confident
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 13 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($646K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($492K) IS the +31.2% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 8 sales each (3 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 Emerald Island Resort Ph 3 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Emerald Island Resort Ph 3 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 Emerald Island Resort Ph 3.
A rental-first resort, priced accordingly
The homes here are large by design — a 3,200-square-foot median in an early-2000s build cycle points to floor plans meant to sleep groups and rent by the week. That is the core of the value proposition, and it is why per-square-foot pricing and furnishing condition matter as much as the headline median. Two homes of the same footprint can trade far apart depending on turnkey rental readiness, pool and outdoor space, and how the interior has been maintained across two decades of guest use.
The low homestead share, roughly 9%, tells you this is an income-property market first. That has practical consequences: many buyers will underwrite this as a cash-flow asset, financing and insurance run differently than for a primary home, and resale demand is tied to the health of the vacation-rental market rather than local move-up demand. The 42-day median on market reflects a considered, investment-minded buyer pool that does its math before it moves.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Emerald Island Resort Ph 3. 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 Emerald Island Resort Ph 3 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 (5.4). Basis: Recent Direction +31.2% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 9% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 93.1% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A resort market with only 3 recent closings and a 31.2% year-over-year swing is easy to misread from a single comp. We price these homes on configuration, condition, and rental readiness rather than a headline number, and we tell you plainly when a listing is an outlier rather than the market. Whether you are underwriting an acquisition or positioning a sale, we keep the analysis grounded in what actually trades.
Emerald Island Resort Ph 3 in 15 seconds.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 13, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (4 streets, ZIP 34744/34747)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2006 (13 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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