Lauderdale Harbors
Homes for Sale in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Lauderdale Harbors is a Fort Lauderdale waterfront neighborhood where deep-water access and dock-ready lots command the premium, and where price spreads reflect the wide variance in home condition, canal position, and boating infrastructure rather than street address alone.

BeachesMLS sales records identify 159 homes in Lauderdale Harbors that have changed hands since 2006, built between 1951 and 2025 (median 1955), with a median living area of about 2,321 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 3-bath layout; 99% are single-family homes. Source: BeachesMLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 8 qualified sales in Lauderdale Harbors across 2024–2025 (5 in 2024, 3 in 2025), median $2.45M — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

Flood zones in Lauderdale Harbors: of 9 listing addresses checked against the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, 100% are in an A-series high-risk zone where flood insurance is required with a federally backed mortgage. Individual parcels vary - verify any specific address at msc.fema.gov. See flood zones by neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale.

Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.

Lauderdale Harbors is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 33316, 352 homes are on the market and 11% are under contract — a slower corner of Fort Lauderdale.

Across Broward County, 14,784 homes are active and 2,812 pending (16% under contract).

In ZIP 33316 (Fort Lauderdale), 29 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $1.18M ($793/sq ft), down 20.9% year over year, with a median 65 days on market. Right now 49 active and 4 pending listings put supply at about 20.3 months — a soft market. See the live ZIP 33316 housing market and the Broward County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Lauderdale Harbors specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

• Harbordale · Elementary
• Sunrise · Middle
• Fort Lauderdale · High

Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Lauderdale Harbors listings and can change; always confirm with Broward County Public Schools for a specific address.

Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Lauderdale Harbors address.

At $1.766 million median, you are paying for a dock and navigable water—period. Homes here range from older ranch footprints on wide canals to contemporary rebuilds with concrete seawalls and no-bridge ocean access. The per-square-foot median of $949 means interior square footage is only part of the equation; a smaller, renovated house on premium water can trade at a significant premium to a larger, dated home on a less desirable canal. Buyers need to budget for seawall inspections, dock permitting, and potential hurricane hardening—waterfront ownership here is an infrastructure commitment, not just a lifestyle choice.

The 38-day median time on market and the balanced heat score of 49 tell you this is a negotiation market, not a panic-bid environment. The 17.2 percent year-over-year decline reflects a recalibration after the recent waterfront frenzy, but the 142 percent gain since 2012 confirms long-term demand for Fort Lauderdale canal access. Inventory moves when it is priced to the specific water it offers—ocean proximity, canal width, dock condition—and stalls when sellers lean on comps from a different waterway. With twelve closings in the trailing year, transaction volume is thin; each sale is a distinct negotiation, and blanket pricing assumptions do not apply.

Waterfront transactions live or die on the details—seawall engineering reports, dock permits, storm-surge history, bridge clearances, and ocean-access routes. Momentum Realty brokers this market with the infrastructure diligence most agents skip: we walk the dock, we review the seawall certifications, we know which canals carry boat-size restrictions and which connect to open water without a low bridge. In a market where the median sits at $1.766 million and twelve closings set the annual pace, you need representation that understands that the water—and the access it provides—is the asset you are buying, and that underwrites every offer and list price accordingly.