Longhurst
Homes for Sale in Fort Myers, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Longhurst is pricing at a median of $255,000, or roughly $204 a square foot, but the number that matters more right now is the 83-day median time on market. That is a long runway compared to what a healthy Fort Myers segment usually shows, and it tells you this is a market where sellers are waiting on the right buyer rather than fielding quick offers.
The 12.1% year-over-year pullback confirms it: pricing power has shifted toward buyers here. With only 10 closings in the current window, treat every figure as directional rather than statistically firm, but the combination of a soft heat score, extended DOM, and negative annual movement all point the same direction. This is a negotiate-hard environment, not a bidding-war one.
Longhurst right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($255K) is down 12.1% from the prior 12 months ($290K). 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 fgc closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 29. Confidence: Medium (10 and 13 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 29, 2026 · Live data: fgc, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Longhurst market snapshot (as of July 29, 2026): the median sale price is about $255K ($204 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 83 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 12% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level fgc closed sales (10 closings in the current window).
Longhurst is a Fort Myers community in Lee County currently showing a median sale price of $255,000 with no community amenities identified from active MLS listings, meaning the value proposition here is the home and lot itself rather than a shared amenity package.
Who Longhurst is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with flexible timelines who want to negotiate from a position of strength.
- Buyers prioritizing home and lot value over shared community amenities, since none are currently identified.
- Investors or long-term holders comfortable buying into a market currently correcting on price.
Probably not for
- Sellers expecting a quick close without adjusting price to current 83-day market conditions.
- Buyers who want built-in community amenities as part of the purchase.
- Anyone relying on short-term price appreciation given the current year-over-year decline.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 29 of each year, from record-level fgc closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($255K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($290K) IS the -12.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 2 to 24 sales each (10 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Listing information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
0% of homes for sale in ZIP 33912 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 (2026-07-18).
The Longhurst buying strategy.
If we were buying in Longhurst 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 Longhurst.
A market that rewards patience
A market heat score of 11 is low by any read, and paired with an 83-day median DOM, it says listings are sitting. That is not automatically bad news for a seller — it just means pricing has to be sharp from day one, because this is not a market absorbing overpriced inventory quickly. For buyers, it means there is room to negotiate on price, terms, and closing timeline without the pressure of competing offers.
The 12.1% year-over-year decline is worth sitting with rather than reacting to. With a small closings sample of 10, a handful of transactions can move the median meaningfully, so the decline may reflect either a genuine cooling or simply a shift in which homes traded during the window. Either way, the practical takeaway is the same: price discovery here currently favors buyers, and sellers who want a faster sale should expect to price to the current data, not to last year's.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Longhurst. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a small, thin dataset like Longhurst's, the median can be misleading if you do not know what actually closed and why. We pull the underlying comps, not just the headline number, so a seller prices correctly for an 83-day market and a buyer knows how much room actually exists to negotiate before making an offer.
Longhurst 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 Longhurst buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Longhurst sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | fgc closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 29, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | fgc records, as of 2026-07-18 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (170 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 fgc 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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