IMPERIAL MOBILE TERRACE
Homes for Sale in TAVARES, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Price here is driven by condition and lot, not by any uniform product. With a median build year of 1969 and a range that stretches from 1925 all the way to 2023, the housing stock is genuinely mixed — some parcels carry decades-old structures, others have been fully rebuilt or replaced. That spread is the single biggest reason two listings on the same street can be worlds apart, and why the median tells you very little about any one home.
At a median living area of just over 1,000 square feet, this is a small-footprint community, and buyers should read every listing on its own merits rather than by neighborhood average. For sellers, the takeaway is that condition and updates do the heavy lifting here; for buyers, it means underwriting each home individually — age, systems, and structure type matter more than the comp down the block.
IMPERIAL MOBILE TERRACE right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($150K) is up 7.1% from the prior 12 months ($140K). With about 4 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 Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2. Confidence: Low (9 and 4 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 59% below the typical Lake County sale ($150K vs $369K, trailing 12 months, Stellar MLS records).
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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
IMPERIAL MOBILE TERRACE market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $150K ($130 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 48 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 7% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (9 closings in the current window).
IMPERIAL MOBILE TERRACE is a community of 467 homes in TAVARES, Lake County, built between 1925 and 2024 (median 1974), with a median living area of about 1,158 square feet. 58% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Imperial Mobile Terrace is a compact, 165-home community in Tavares with an unusually wide age range for its size — original structures from the 1920s sit alongside builds as recent as 2023. Roughly half of the homes carry a homestead exemption, pointing to a real mix of owner-occupants and non-homestead ownership.
Who IMPERIAL MOBILE TERRACE is best for.
Best for
- Cost-conscious buyers wanting a compact home and willing to inspect closely
- Buyers open to a rebuilt or newer structure within an older community
- Investors comfortable pricing each parcel on its own condition and structure
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a large-footprint home
- Buyers who need uniform, predictable product and easy comps
- Buyers unwilling to underwrite condition and structure type property by property
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 ($150K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($140K) IS the +7.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 14 sales each (9 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.
20% of homes for sale in ZIP 32778 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 (2026-08-01).
The IMPERIAL MOBILE TERRACE buying strategy.
If we were buying in IMPERIAL MOBILE TERRACE 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 IMPERIAL MOBILE TERRACE.
A small-footprint community with a long build history
The defining feature here is variance. Across 165 homes, the build years span nearly a century, and the median living area sits right around 1,012 square feet. That combination means you are not shopping a single vintage or a single floor plan — you are shopping individual homes, some original and some rebuilt, at a modest size that keeps carrying costs and maintenance surface area low.
The homestead share of about 50 percent is worth sitting with. It signals that ownership here is genuinely split between primary residents and other holders. For a buyer, that mix can mean varied upkeep from one parcel to the next; inspect accordingly and don't assume the home next door reflects the one you're touring.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in IMPERIAL MOBILE TERRACE. 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 IMPERIAL MOBILE TERRACE 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 (4.6). Basis: Recent Direction +7.1% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 58% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 85.5% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this varied — a century of build years, small footprints, and a half-homestead ownership mix — the median number won't price your specific home. We underwrite each property on its own condition, structure type, and lot, so buyers don't overpay for the average and sellers don't underprice a genuinely updated home. That home-by-home discipline is the whole job here.
IMPERIAL MOBILE TERRACE in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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- 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 IMPERIAL MOBILE TERRACE buy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (19 streets, ZIP 32778)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (83 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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