Forrest Lake Preserve
Homes for Sale in Port Orange, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Photo courtesy of Nicole Chapman, Real Broker, LLC · via DBAMLS
Forrest Lake Preserve is a tightly held pocket of 222 homes built in a narrow window between 2001 and 2005, with the median home dating to 2003. That construction consistency matters: floor plans, systems, and roof ages tend to move together across the community, so what actually sets one price apart from another here is condition and updates, not vintage. With a median living area around 1,827 square feet, this is a single-family-scale neighborhood where a renovated kitchen, a newer roof, or an untouched original interior will do more to the number than square footage alone.
The market posture right now is quiet to the point of thin. With just one active listing and no closings in the current window, there is very little to triangulate off of. For a seller that can mean scarcity works in your favor if your home shows well; for a buyer it means you may wait for the right door to open and should be ready to move when it does. A homestead share of roughly 73% tells you this is an owner-occupied community with limited turnover, which reinforces the low-inventory dynamic.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Forrest Lake Preserve is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a roughly 1,800-square-foot home in a stable, owner-occupied setting who value consistency over variety
- Patient buyers willing to wait for the right listing rather than force a purchase in a low-inventory market
- Buyers who can budget for and evaluate roof and system updates on an early-2000s home
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to close quickly and want several homes to choose from at once
- Investors seeking a rental-heavy community with frequent turnover
- Buyers wanting new construction or substantially larger floor plans than the mid-1,800-square-foot median
The market around Forrest Lake Preserve
Forrest Lake Preserve is a small community — 110 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2025 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
Across Volusia County, 4,230 homes are active and 1,084 pending (20% under contract).
Homes here are single family residence.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Forrest Lake Preserve specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Forrest Lake Preserve
Live MLS inventory for Forrest Lake Preserve. 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 Forrest Lake Preserve listings as of 2026-07-12, priced high to low. © 2026 Daytona Beach Area Association of REALTORS®, Inc. Tap any home to ask about it.
The Forrest Lake Preserve buying strategy.
If we were buying in Forrest Lake Preserve 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 Forrest Lake Preserve.
A one-vintage neighborhood
Because nearly all of these homes went up within a five-year span, buyers should approach Forrest Lake Preserve as a single-generation neighborhood. Roofs, HVAC systems, and water heaters across the community are broadly the same age, so the practical question on any given home is whether those big-ticket items have been replaced yet or are still original. Ask for the age of the roof and mechanicals early; it is the fastest way to understand where a specific home sits relative to its neighbors.
The median home near 1,827 square feet points to comfortable, right-sized layouts rather than sprawling floor plans. With a homestead share around 73%, most homes here are lived in rather than rented, which tends to show up in maintenance and stability of the housing stock. The trade-off is turnover: with only one home currently listed, opportunities to buy are limited and can require patience.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Forrest Lake Preserve. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this thin on active listings and closings, pricing lives or dies on condition, and there is no deep pool of recent sales to lean on. That is exactly where local judgment earns its keep. We track this pocket of Port Orange closely, know how to read a home's roof-and-systems age against its asking price, and can position a seller's home when scarcity is on their side or keep a buyer ready to act when the right door opens.
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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 Forrest Lake Preserve 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 Forrest Lake Preserve sales matched to your home.
Price it to the comps and condition, not an automated estimate.
If you are thinking about selling in Forrest Lake Preserve, 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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29% of homes for sale in ZIP 32128 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).
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Nearby Communities
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | DBAMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: July 12, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (8 streets, ZIP 32128/32129)) |
| Under-contract shares | DBAMLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2006 (85 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 DBAMLS 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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