Imperial Oaks Condo
Homes for Sale in Clearwater, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Imperial Oaks is a small early-1980s condo community in Clearwater, and price here is driven far more by condition and interior updates than by square footage — the units are broadly similar in age and size, so what separates a strong closing from a soft one is the state of the kitchen, baths, and mechanicals. The median sits at $157,500, and with a build range of 1979 to 1985 you should read every listing through the lens of deferred maintenance and reserve health rather than headline price.
The current posture is a buyer's one. A market heat score of 33 and a median of roughly 65 days on market tell you nothing is moving fast, and the year-over-year change is down 5.4%. Sellers should price to the reality of that pace and not to last year; buyers have room to be selective, to inspect thoroughly, and to negotiate on condition.
Imperial Oaks Condo right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($158K) is down 5.4% from the prior 12 months ($166K). 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 July 15. Confidence: Low (4 and 7 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 60% below the typical Pinellas County sale ($158K vs $390K, trailing 12 months, Stellar MLS records).
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Updated July 15, 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 Oaks Condo market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $158K ($155 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 66 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 5% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
Imperial Oaks Condo is a community of 65 homes in Clearwater, Pinellas County, built between 1979 and 1985 (median 1983), with a median living area of about 1,145 square feet. 63% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Imperial Oaks is a compact 65-unit condo community of early-1980s construction in Clearwater's Pinellas County, where the homes cluster tightly in age and size and the real variable is upkeep. Owner-occupancy runs a little above half, which is worth weighing against the sale pace.
Who Imperial Oaks Condo is best for.
Best for
- Value-focused buyers targeting the roughly $157,500 median who can look past cosmetics
- Buyers comfortable renovating an original early-1980s unit over time
- Patient buyers who can use a slow, negotiable market to their advantage
Probably not for
- Sellers who need to move quickly given the roughly 65-day median pace
- Buyers expecting appreciation, with prices down 5.4% year over year
- Anyone unwilling to scrutinize reserves and potential special assessments in a building this age
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 15 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($158K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($166K) IS the -5.4% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 13 sales each (4 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 %s through %s. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Imperial Oaks Condo buying strategy.
If we were buying in Imperial Oaks Condo 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 Oaks Condo.
A condition-driven condo market
With 65 homes built between 1979 and 1985 and a median around 1,145 square feet, this is a homogeneous inventory — you are not choosing between wildly different footprints, you are choosing between wildly different levels of maintenance. Median price per square foot lands near $155, but that number spreads widely in practice depending on whether a unit has been renovated or left original. In a community this age, the association's reserves, roof, and any assessment history matter as much as the unit itself.
The pace is slow and the trend is soft: a median near 65 days to sell, a heat score of 33, and prices off 5.4% year over year. With owner-occupancy just over 63%, the balance of investor and resident interest is worth understanding before you write or accept an offer. This is a market that rewards patience on both sides.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Imperial Oaks Condo. 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 Oaks Condo 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 (4.2). Basis: Recent Direction -5.4% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 63% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 87.3% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A market this soft and this condition-sensitive is exactly where local reads pay off. We will walk the association documents with you, weigh reserve and assessment risk against the asking price, and price a listing to the current 65-day reality instead of last year's numbers. In a 65-unit community with a slow pace, the difference between a good and a bad transaction is the diligence done before the contract.
Imperial Oaks Condo in 15 seconds.
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 Imperial Oaks Condo buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (37 streets, ZIP 33761)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (54 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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