FAIRWAY WOODS
Homes for Sale in SARASOTA, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Fairway Woods doesn't carry a current MLS snapshot with pricing or pace data attached, and there's no amenity package listed against the community in the current feed. That's not unusual for smaller or lower-turnover pockets of Dunedin — it just means we're reading this one off inventory patterns and comparable Pinellas activity rather than a clean set of internal stats.
For a buyer or seller, that absence of data is itself useful information: it signals a market where you need a broker pulling comps from the surrounding Dunedin corridor rather than leaning on a tidy community dashboard. Pricing here gets set property by property, not by a community-wide trend line.
FAIRWAY WOODS right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($310K) is down 34.0% from the prior 12 months ($470K) and up 89% since 2012. With about 3 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 August 2. Confidence: Low (3 and 3 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 2, 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
FAIRWAY WOODS market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $310K ($158 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 164 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 34% from the prior 12 months and up 89% since 2012, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
FAIRWAY WOODS is a community of 31 homes in SARASOTA, Sarasota County, built between 1985 and 1985 (median 1985), with a median living area of about 2,146 square feet. 61% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Fairway Woods sits in Dunedin, Pinellas County, an area where housing stock tends to move on individual property condition and lot specifics rather than shared community amenities, since none are currently identified in MLS listings for this neighborhood.
Who FAIRWAY WOODS is best for.
Best for
- A buyer focused on a specific Dunedin property who plans to lean on direct comps rather than community-level stats
- Someone comfortable making a decision without a published amenity list attached to the neighborhood
- A seller who wants a broker to build out current comps rather than quote a stale community average
Probably not for
- A buyer who wants a clearly defined price range or median before looking at individual listings
- Someone specifically shopping for a community with an established, listed amenity package
- A buyer or seller who needs days-on-market or absorption data before engaging
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 ($310K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($470K) IS the -34.0% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 13 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 2004 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
35% of homes for sale in ZIP 34231 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 FAIRWAY WOODS buying strategy.
If we were buying in FAIRWAY WOODS 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 FAIRWAY WOODS.
What we can — and can't — say yet
Current MLS data doesn't show an active amenity package tied to Fairway Woods, and there isn't a live pricing or days-on-market figure to report as of this snapshot. That puts the burden on direct comps: neighboring Dunedin listings, recent closed sales nearby, and the physical characteristics of any specific home under consideration.
This is the kind of community where the analysis has to happen at the property level. If you're looking at a specific address in Fairway Woods, the useful next step is pulling closed comps from the immediate area rather than relying on aggregate community statistics that aren't currently populated.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in FAIRWAY WOODS. 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 FAIRWAY WOODS 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 4 factors (3.2). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +89% since 2012; Recent Direction -34.0% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 61% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 84.9% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
When a community's MLS footprint is thin, the value we add shifts from reporting stats to building them — pulling live comps, tracking what's actually closing nearby in Dunedin, and giving you a real read instead of a placeholder. We won't hand you a canned market summary when the data doesn't support one.
FAIRWAY WOODS in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- 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.
Tools for a FAIRWAY WOODS buy.
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Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed FAIRWAY WOODS sales matched to your home.
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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 (31 streets, ZIP 34231/34238/34698)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (92 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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