Fern Park Deland
Homes for Sale in Leesburg, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Photo courtesy of Adams, Cameron & Co., Realtors · via Stellar MLS
Fern Park in DeLand currently shows zero active listings, which means there is no live inventory to price against. When a community goes quiet like this, price discovery happens on the next home to hit the market rather than off a running comp set, and that puts a premium on knowing recent off-market and sold context.
For a seller, an empty board can be an opening: no competing listings to share attention with. For a buyer, it means patience and readiness — the right home here may surface without warning, and there is nothing to tour today. Either way, the posture is watchful rather than transactional.
Fern Park Deland right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($239K) is up 32.8% from the prior 12 months ($180K) and up 203% since 2012. With about 2 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 (3 and 3 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
Fern Park Deland market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $239K ($170 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 38 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 33% from the prior 12 months and up 203% since 2012, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Fern Park Deland is a community of 58 homes in Leesburg, Lake County, built between 1961 and 1988 (median 1964), with a median living area of about 1,334 square feet. 66% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Fern Park is a small pocket within DeLand, Volusia County, that is not actively trading right now. With no listings on the market as of mid-2026, it behaves less like an open market and more like a waitlist.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Fern Park Deland is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with flexible timing who can sit on a watchlist until inventory appears
- Sellers who want to list into an empty local market with no direct competition
- Buyers who value a specific DeLand location over a menu of choices
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to close within a set window
- Shoppers who want multiple homes to compare in person right now
- Buyers who want a clear, listing-driven price range before committing
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 ($239K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($180K) IS the +32.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 7 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 real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Volusia County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Volusia County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
Fern Park Deland Market Scorecard
Fern Park Deland is currently a balanced market..
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Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
The Fern Park Deland buying strategy.
If we were buying in Fern Park Deland 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 Fern Park Deland.
A market with nothing to price against
The defining fact here is absence: no active listings means no median list price, no days-on-market read, and no visible spread to anchor a negotiation. Value in a thin market like this is condition-driven and comes down to what the specific home offers and what recent sales in and around DeLand support.
That makes local relationships and pull the difference between watching and buying. Getting early word on a home before it lists, and understanding how it compares to nearby Volusia County sales, matters more here than in a community with a shelf full of options.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Fern Park Deland. 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 Fern Park Deland 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 (8.8). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +203% since 2012; Recent Direction +32.8% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 66% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 97.8% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
When there is no inventory to browse, the work shifts to sourcing and timing. We track DeLand and Volusia County movement closely, so we can flag a Fern Park opportunity the moment it surfaces and price it against real, current sold data rather than guesswork.
Fern Park Deland 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 Fern Park Deland buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Fern Park Deland sales matched to your home.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: July 14, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (community parcel extract) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (57 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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