Forest Lakes Estates
Homes for Sale in Miami, FL

Forest Lakes Estates sits in Miami-Dade County, and the current MLS picture is limited to a single recent closing, which keeps any read on this community's market posture qualitative rather than statistical.

MIAMI REALTORS sales records identify 134 homes in FOREST LAKES ESTATES that have changed hands since 2006, built between 1995 and 1999 (median 1997), with a median living area of about 2,461 sq ft and a typical 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: MIAMI REALTORS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

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.

Forest Lakes Estates is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 33196, 201 homes are on the market and 22% are under contract — a steady corner of Miami.

Across Miami-Dade County, 15,314 homes are active and 3,367 pending (18% under contract).

In ZIP 33196 (Miami), 355 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $588K ($329/sq ft), up 0.7% year over year, with a median 53 days on market. Right now 145 active and 42 pending listings — a balanced 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 Estates specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

With only one closing in the current window, Forest Lakes Estates does not offer the kind of transaction volume that lets an analyst talk confidently about price direction, absorption, or negotiating room. That is simply the state of the data as of this snapshot, not a judgment on the community itself.

The MLS listings also do not identify any community amenities. That does not necessarily mean none exist, only that nothing is documented in current listing data. Buyers who care about specific features should verify directly, house by house, rather than assume a shared amenity package.

In a community with this little recent MLS activity, the value of a broker is doing the legwork the data will not do for you: pulling whatever comparable sales exist regardless of window, verifying condition and lot specifics on the ground, and pricing or offering based on the actual home rather than a market average that does not really exist yet here.

Listings in this community report association dues of about $115 per month ($1,380 a year) — the median AssociationFee across 3 MLS records, normalised to a monthly figure; most are billed monthly. Dues change with budgets and can differ by section or product type; confirm the current figure with the association before you offer. Source: MLS listing records, 2026-10.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.