Lake Sawyer South Ph 5
Homes for Sale in Windermere, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Lake Sawyer South Ph 5 is a compact, single-vintage pocket of Windermere: 94 homes built across a tight window from 2007 to 2013, with the median build landing in 2012. When a community is this uniform in age and layout, price is driven less by "which era" a home comes from and more by condition, updates, and lot position. A house that has been maintained and modernized will separate itself from one that hasn't, and that gap is where the real negotiation happens.
There were no closings in the current window, so there is no fresh comp to anchor to. That cuts both ways. Sellers can't point to a just-closed neighbor to justify a number, and buyers can't lean on one to push back. Expect pricing conversations here to hinge on the home in front of you and recent activity in comparable Windermere product, not on a steady drumbeat of in-community sales.
Lake Sawyer South Ph 5 right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($640K) is up 4.1% from the prior 12 months ($615K). With about a dozen 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: Medium (23 and 11 sales in the two windows).
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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
Lake Sawyer South Ph 5 market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $640K ($236 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 26 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 4% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (23 closings in the current window).
Lake Sawyer South Ph 5 is a community of 931 homes in Windermere, Orange County, built between 1962 and 2018 (median 2009.0), with a median living area of about 2,208 square feet. 59% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
This is a mid-sized enclave of homes with a median around 2,580 square feet, all built within a six-year stretch, which makes floorplans and construction era predictable and easy to compare directly against one another.
Who Lake Sawyer South Ph 5 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a roughly 2,580-square-foot single-family home in an established, consistent-vintage Windermere setting
- Owner-occupants who plan to hold and want a subdivision where most homes are owner-held
- Renovation-minded buyers ready to capture the condition gap between turnkey and dated homes
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a stream of recent in-community sales to validate their offer
- Those wanting a brand-new build rather than homes from the 2007–2013 era
- Investors counting on frequent inventory and quick, predictable resale turnover
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 ($640K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($615K) IS the +4.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 34 sales each (23 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 Lake Sawyer South Ph 5 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Lake Sawyer South Ph 5 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 Sawyer South Ph 5.
A single-vintage subdivision with owner-occupant weight
With a homestead share around 56%, a slight majority of these homes are owner-occupied. That tends to show up in maintenance and turnover: owner-held homes generally come to market less often and, when they do, reflect how the specific owner treated the property. The remaining share suggests a meaningful rental and second-home presence, so inventory can be uneven month to month.
The living-space profile — a median near 2,580 square feet across 94 homes — points to substantial single-family product rather than a mix of sizes. If you want to understand value here, focus on the delta between a turnkey home and one that needs kitchens, baths, or systems attention. In a uniform community, updates and condition do the heavy lifting on price.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Lake Sawyer South Ph 5. 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 Sawyer South Ph 5 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 (7.0). Basis: Recent Direction +4.1% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 59% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 97.3% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community with no recent closings to anchor value, guessing wrong on price is easy and expensive. We price and negotiate off condition, lot, and comparable Windermere activity rather than a stale in-community number, and we'll tell you plainly when a listing's ask outruns what the home in front of you supports.
Lake Sawyer South Ph 5 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 Lake Sawyer South Ph 5 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 (21 streets, ZIP 34786)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2012 (201 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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