J F Divine
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
J F Divine is an older, established pocket of Tampa built out over more than a century of construction — the earliest homes date to 1920, the newest to 2024, with a median year built of 1959. That spread means condition, not just size or lot, does a lot of the work in setting value here. Two houses on the same block can carry very different renovation histories, and that shows up in how each one shows and how it's priced.
With a homestead share of just over 83%, most of this inventory is owner-occupied rather than turned over as rental or investment stock. That tends to produce a market with less churn and more homes that have been lived in and maintained on an individual basis rather than managed as a portfolio. For a buyer, it means doing real diligence on age-related systems in an older home; for a seller, it means the case for your listing rests on documented upkeep and updates, not on a generic neighborhood story.
Who J F Divine is best for.
Best for
- A buyer who wants more square footage than a typical mid-century home and is comfortable evaluating additions or renovations on a case-by-case basis.
- A buyer planning to hold and maintain a home directly rather than operate it as a managed rental, in line with the area's high owner-occupancy share.
- A buyer who does not need a shared amenity package and is focused purely on the home and lot itself.
Probably not for
- A buyer who wants a uniform, single-era streetscape rather than a mix of 1920s-to-2020s construction.
- A buyer expecting community amenities such as a pool, clubhouse, or organized common areas.
- A buyer unwilling to budget time or funds for inspection and possible system updates on an older structure.
The market around J F Divine
J F Divine is a small community — 7 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2025 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
Across Hillsborough County, 5,970 homes are active and 2,046 pending (26% under contract).
Homes here are single family residence.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not J F Divine specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The J F Divine buying strategy.
If we were buying in J F Divine 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 J F Divine.
A century of building stock, one livable footprint
The defining number in J F Divine is the median living area of 2,802 square feet, which is substantial for a community with a median year built of 1959. That combination suggests a mix of original mid-century construction and later additions or rebuilds that have pushed square footage well beyond what a typical home from that era would have offered. Buyers should expect real variation in floor plan logic — additions bolted onto older frames read very differently from homes designed from the start with that footprint in mind.
With no shared amenities identified from current MLS listings, this is not a community organized around a clubhouse, pool, or planned recreational draw. The value proposition is the individual lot and structure — its age, its condition, its updates, its footprint — rather than anything communal layered on top. That puts more weight on a home-by-home inspection and less on a neighborhood amenity comparison when you're evaluating fit.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in J F Divine. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community with a hundred-year construction range and no standardized amenity package, generic comps don't hold up. We pull the actual permit and renovation history on comparable homes, sort out which square footage came from original construction versus later additions, and price against condition-matched properties rather than just bedrooms and lot size.
J F Divine 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 J F Divine buy.
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Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed J F Divine sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (3 streets, ZIP 33629)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2009 (6 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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