Forest Lakes Country Garde
Homes for Sale in Miami, FL
All 5,147 homes for sale in Miami, FL · median $525,000 · 155 homes for sale in 33196 · Miami-Dade County homes for sale
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
As of November 2026, the MLS records 1 closed sale in Forest Lakes Country Garde in Miami, FL, the most recent in July 2026. Across Miami as a whole, 1,547 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $550,000, 67 median days on market. At that median and Miami-Dade County's FY2025-26 rate of 17.59 mills, annual property tax runs about $9,680 ($8,960 with the full homestead exemption).
Forest Lakes Country Garden doesn't have a clean statistical profile in the current Miami-Dade feed, and that matters. When a community shows no confirmed amenity set and no reliable pricing pattern from active MLS data, the honest move is to treat every listing here as its own case rather than lean on a community-wide number that doesn't exist yet.
For a buyer, that means due diligence does the work a market report usually does elsewhere: pull the condo or HOA documents, confirm what's actually maintained versus advertised, and price the unit on its own condition and location rather than a neighborhood average. For a seller, it means your listing needs to build its own case on paper since there isn't a strong comparable trend to lean on.
Figures in this note are as of July 22, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside FOREST LAKES COUNTRY GARDE right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
Forest Lakes Country Garden sits in Miami-Dade County, but current MLS activity doesn't yet support a confirmed price trend or amenity list, so this is a community best evaluated unit by unit rather than by broad statistics.
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.
Who Forest Lakes Country Garde is best for.
Best for
- A buyer willing to review HOA or condo documents closely before making an offer
- A buyer prioritizing the individual unit's condition and location over community-wide statistics
- A buyer comfortable working with an agent to verify amenities and terms directly rather than relying on published data
Probably not for
- A buyer who wants a clear, pre-established price trend to anchor an offer
- A buyer expecting a confirmed list of shared amenities before touring
- A buyer unwilling to do extra document review in the absence of strong public market data
The market around Forest Lakes Country Garde
Forest Lakes Country Garde is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 33196, 162 homes are on the market and 17% are under contract — a slower corner of Miami.
Across Miami-Dade County, 14,507 homes are active and 2,241 pending (13% under contract).
In ZIP 33196 (Miami), 71 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $604K ($345/sq ft), with a median 46 days on market. Right now 63 active and 14 pending listings put supply at about 10.6 months — a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 33196 housing market and the Miami-Dade County market.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Forest Lakes Country Garde specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The Forest Lakes Country Garde buying strategy.
If we were buying in Forest Lakes Country Garde 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 Garde.
A community without a clean public data trail
The name suggests a garden-style layout, but nothing in the current MLS record confirms specific shared amenities, so we're not going to invent a pool, clubhouse, or gate that isn't documented. Any amenities you see mentioned in an individual listing should be verified directly against the association's records rather than assumed to apply community-wide.
Because there isn't an established price or activity pattern to reference, buyers here should lean harder on inspection, condo/HOA financials, and a direct comparison to nearby listings with actual sold data. This is a case where the specific unit and its documentation carry more weight than any community-level story.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Forest Lakes Country Garde. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
When a community doesn't have a clean data trail, the value of local representation goes up, not down. We pull HOA and condo documents early, cross-check any listed amenities against actual association records, and price the property against real comparable sales rather than a community average that isn't reliable yet.
Forest Lakes Country Garde in 15 seconds.
Tools for a Forest Lakes Country Garde 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 Forest Lakes Country Garde sales matched to your home.
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If you are thinking about selling in Forest Lakes Country Garde, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | MIAMI MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 5, 2026) |
| Under-contract shares | MIAMI MLS records, as of 2026-11-10 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2026 (1 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 MIAMI 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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