FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARD
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Market Heat
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Forest Lakes Country Gard is pricing off a thin data set right now — the current read is built from just three closings, so treat the median as a directional marker rather than a fixed line. At $472,000 and roughly $382.50 per square foot, the number reflects whatever mix of condition and size happened to trade in this window, not a broad market consensus.
The year-over-year figure is down 13.4%, and the market heat score sits at 37, both pointing to a market that has cooled from wherever it was a year ago. Homes are taking just over 30 days to find a buyer on average. For sellers, that combination argues for pricing to the comparable evidence rather than last year's numbers. For buyers, it means there is room to negotiate and less pressure to move on the first showing.
FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARD right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($472K) is down 13.4% from the prior 12 months ($545K). With about 6 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 miami closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 20. Confidence: Low (3 and 7 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 20, 2026 · Live data: miami, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARD market snapshot (as of July 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $472K ($383 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 31 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 13% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level miami closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
With only a handful of recent closings to draw from, Forest Lakes Country Gard is a community where the numbers move fast and any one sale can shift the picture — worth watching closely rather than reading as settled.
Who FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARD is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable doing extra diligence in a market with limited recent sales data.
- Buyers looking for negotiating room in a market that is not moving on urgency.
- Sellers prepared to price against specific comparable sales rather than the trailing median.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a large pool of recent comps to validate a purchase price.
- Sellers expecting a fast, competitive-offer sale based on the current heat score.
- Anyone relying solely on the reported median or year-over-year figure without reviewing underlying sales.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 20 of each year, from record-level miami closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($472K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($545K) IS the -13.4% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 14 sales each (3 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Based on information from the Southeast Florida Multiple Listing Service (SEFMLS) or from MIAMI Association of REALTORS(R) for the period 2012 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
100% of homes for sale in ZIP 33196 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 (2026-07-18).
FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARD Market Scorecard
FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARD is currently a balanced market., and homes go under contract in about 2 days.
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Homes For Sale Right Now in FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARD
Live MLS inventory for FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARD. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARD listings as of 2026-08-21, priced high to low. Based on information from the Southeast Florida Multiple Listing Service (SEFMLS) or from MIAMI Association of REALTORS(R) for the period 2012 through 2026. Tap any home to ask about it.
The FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARD buying strategy.
If we were buying in FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARD 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 FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARD.
A market still finding its footing
A median days-on-market of 31 is unremarkable on its own, but paired with a heat score of 37 it tells a consistent story: this is not a market where homes are moving on urgency. Buyers have time to compare, negotiate, and walk if the numbers do not work.
The year-over-year decline of 13.4% is the number that deserves the most scrutiny before anyone anchors to it. With only three closings feeding the current window, that drop could reflect a shift in what kind of homes sold rather than a broad repricing of the community. Anyone buying or selling here should pull the underlying comps rather than lean on the headline figure alone.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARD. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this thin on closings, the median and the trend line can mislead as easily as they inform. We pull the individual comparable sales behind the numbers, so pricing and offer strategy are built on the actual homes that sold — not a three-sale average.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | miami closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 20, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | miami records, as of 2026-07-18 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2012 (65 transactions analyzed) |
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Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of miami 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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