Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club Ph 01
Homes for Sale in DADE CITY, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Over the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, 33 recorded sales closed at a median of $699,900, $250 per square foot, a median 38 days on market, sellers accepting 95% of original asking (-0% versus the prior year). At the median price and Pasco County's FY2025-26 rate of 16.15 mills, annual property tax runs about $11,310 ($10,660 with the full homestead exemption).
What sets price here is condition and build era, not a tidy price band. This is a golf-and-country-club community of 576 homes built across a long stretch, from 1996 through 2024, with the median home dating to around 2005. That range means you are shopping everything from earlier custom builds to genuinely new construction, and the spread in finish quality is wide. Expect price to track heavily with updates, lot, and how recently a home was reworked rather than a simple per-square-foot rule.
Homes here run large, with a median near 2,772 square feet, so this is space-oriented buying. The community also carries a high homestead share, just over 82 percent, which tells you most of these are owner-occupied primary residences rather than rentals or quick flips. For a seller, that owner-occupied depth tends to mean well-kept inventory and fewer distressed comps to fight. For a buyer, it means you are competing for homes people actually live in and are not always in a rush to move.
Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club Ph 01 right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($700K) is down 0.1% from the prior 12 months ($701K). With about 17 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: Very High (33 and 36 sales in the two windows).
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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
Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club Ph 01 market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $700K ($250 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 38 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 0% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (33 closings in the current window).
Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club Ph 01 is a community of 805 homes in DADE CITY, Pasco County, built between 1996 and 2024 (median 2005), with a median living area of about 3,028 square feet. 82% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Lake Jovita is a golf-and-country-club community in Dade City, Pasco County, built out over nearly three decades and weighted toward larger homes. The mix of build years means two homes at the same size can live very differently depending on their vintage and updates.
Who Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club Ph 01 is best for.
Best for
- Move-up buyers wanting 2,700-plus square feet and a golf-community amenity base
- Buyers who plan to make this a primary residence and hold it, given the strong homestead profile
- Buyers comfortable comparing older builds against newer construction and pricing condition accordingly
Probably not for
- Buyers seeking a small, low-maintenance home well under the median size
- Investors chasing rental turnover in a heavily owner-occupied community
- Buyers who want a uniform, single-vintage subdivision with predictable comps
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 ($700K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($701K) IS the -0.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 36 sales each (33 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2005 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
24% of homes for sale in ZIP 33525 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 Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club Ph 01 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club Ph 01 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 Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club Ph 01.
Why condition drives the number here
With build years spanning 1996 to 2024, this is not a monolithic subdivision. A home from the early years and one delivered recently can sit on the same street at similar square footage, but the mechanicals, kitchens, and layouts will not compare. That makes walking the home and reading its update history more important here than leaning on any single price signal.
The median living area near 2,772 square feet confirms this is a move-up product, not a starter market. Buyers should budget for the reality that an older home at that size may need investment to reach the finish level of a newer one. Sellers who have already done that work should document it, because in a community this varied the updated home is the one that stands apart from its comps.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club Ph 01. 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 Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club Ph 01 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 (6.9). Basis: Recent Direction -0.1% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 82% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 94.6% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community where price hinges on vintage and condition rather than a clean band, our value is telling you which homes are priced for their actual finish level and which are coasting on the address. We read the 1996-to-2024 spread the way it should be read: home by home, not as an average. That keeps buyers from overpaying for age and helps sellers position genuine updates instead of getting lumped in with everything else at their square footage.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
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- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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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 assessment roll (street-list match (19 streets, ZIP 33525)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2005 (221 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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