HOWEY
Homes for Sale in HOWEY IN THE HILLS, FL
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Howey Howey In The Hills is a small, low-turnover pocket in Lake County - 37 homes total, with only 2 active listings at this snapshot. That thin inventory, paired with 8.0 months of supply, puts the market in buyer-leaning territory: enough breathing room to negotiate, but not so much stock that a buyer can be picky about specifics like layout or lot.
With a median year built of 1974 and a full range stretching from 1924 to 2023, pricing here is going to be driven almost entirely by individual condition and how much has been updated, not by a uniform product type. Sellers should expect buyers to inspect closely and price to reflect the work done (or not done) on a given house rather than a community-wide baseline.
HOWEY right now
🟡 Balanced market. 6.0 months of supply and 33% of the inventory already under contract put buyers and sellers on roughly even footing.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of Stellar MLS records, as of August 2, 2026. Confidence: Medium (3 active and pending listings, 3 closed sales in 12 months).
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Updated August 2, 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
HOWEY market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $347K ($243 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 119 days on market for closed sales, and 6.0 months of supply, a balanced market.
HOWEY is a community of 37 homes in HOWEY IN THE HILLS, Lake County, built between 1924 and 2023 (median 1974), with a median living area of about 1,638 square feet. 24% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
A compact, established community where the housing stock spans a full century of construction - from 1920s-era homes to builds finished as recently as 2023 - so no two listings compete on the same terms.
The setting & the homes.
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HOWEYWho HOWEY is best for.
Best for
- A buyer targeting a specific home or lot in this small Lake County pocket, patient enough to wait for the right listing to surface.
- A buyer comfortable evaluating condition and updates on a case-by-case basis given the 1924 - 2023 build range.
- A buyer who wants room to negotiate in a market currently leaning toward buyers, with only 2 active listings.
Probably not for
- A buyer who wants to compare multiple similar homes before deciding - there is not enough active inventory for that.
- A buyer seeking a uniform, newer-construction feel across the community.
- A buyer who needs move-in-ready certainty without a close condition review, given the wide range of build years.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 2 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($347K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 9 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 2004 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
HOWEY Market Scorecard
HOWEY is currently a balanced market. About 4.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $460,000, and homes go under contract in about 84 days.
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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in HOWEY, HOWEY IN THE HILLS
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period August 2026 through August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in HOWEY
Live MLS inventory for HOWEY. 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 HOWEY listings as of 2026-08-21, priced high to low. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2004 through 2026. Tap any home to ask about it.
HOWEY on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Stellar MLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
Life at HOWEY
- Park · reported on 1 of 4 listings
- Playground · reported on 1 of 4 listings
- Security Lights · reported on 1 of 4 listings
Community amenities as reported across Stellar MLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
The HOWEY buying strategy.
If we were buying in HOWEY 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 HOWEY.
A market defined by scarcity, not uniformity
With only 37 homes in the community and just 2 currently listed, this is not a market where buyers compare a dozen similar floor plans. Each listing here is closer to a one-off, shaped by when it was built and how it's been maintained since. The median living area runs around 1,638 square feet, giving a rough sense of scale, but the 1924 - 2023 build range means the actual layouts, materials, and systems vary widely from one address to the next.
The homestead share sits at roughly 24%, meaning a meaningful share of homes here are not owner-occupied under homestead exemption - worth noting for anyone trying to read how the community is used day to day. At 8.0 months of supply, this leans toward buyers on paper, but with only 2 listings active, the practical experience is closer to waiting for the right house to appear than shopping a deep list.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in HOWEY. 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 HOWEY 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 3 factors (4.1). Basis: Liquidity & Demand 6.0 months of supply; Owner Commitment 24% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 93.7% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this small, with only 2 active listings against 37 total homes, there is little room for guessing on comps or condition. We track what actually closes here, walk each property against its build year and square footage rather than a generic average, and help buyers and sellers price to the individual home - not a community median that barely applies.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 2, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (community parcel extract) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (69 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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