Messina Place
Homes for Sale in Homestead, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Messina Place is currently priced at a median of $586,552, with price per square foot running just under $274. That per-square-foot figure is the number to watch here — it tells you condition and finish level are doing more work in this market than lot size or floor plan variety.
A median of 64 days on market, combined with pricing down 5.2% year over year, points to a market that has softened and is taking longer to clear. Sellers pricing at or above the per-square-foot benchmark should expect more negotiation and a longer runway than they may have seen a year ago. Buyers get more room to be selective and to negotiate on condition.
Messina Place right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($587K) is down 5.2% from the prior 12 months ($619K). With about 26 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 miami closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 20. Confidence: Very High (33 and 39 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 20, 2026 · Live data: miami, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Messina Place market snapshot (as of July 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $587K ($274 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 64 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 5% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level miami closed sales (33 closings in the current window).
With 33 closings in the recent tracked window, Messina Place has enough transaction volume to read as an active but not high-turnover market, where pricing is set home by home rather than by a single dominant floor plan.
Who Messina Place is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable evaluating homes on a price-per-square-foot basis rather than list price alone
- Buyers with flexible timelines who can negotiate through a 64-day average market
- Sellers willing to price near current per-square-foot benchmarks to move within a typical window
Probably not for
- Sellers expecting last year's pricing given the 5.2% year-over-year decline
- Buyers who need a rapid, low-negotiation closing process
- Anyone relying on community amenities as a deciding factor, since none are identified in current MLS data
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 20 of each year, from record-level miami closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($587K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($619K) IS the -5.2% one-year change.
Windows contain 6 to 39 sales each (33 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size. Based on information from the Southeast Florida Multiple Listing Service (SEFMLS) or from MIAMI Association of REALTORS(R) for the period 2024 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Miami-Dade County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Miami-Dade County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
21% of homes for sale in ZIP 33033 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 (2026-08-18).
Messina Place Market Scorecard
Messina Place is currently a balanced market., and homes go under contract in about 114 days.
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Homes For Sale Right Now in Messina Place
Live MLS inventory for Messina Place. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending Messina Place listings as of 2026-08-17, priced high to low. Based on information from the Southeast Florida Multiple Listing Service (SEFMLS) or from MIAMI Association of REALTORS(R) for the period 2024 through 2026. Tap any home to ask about it.
The Messina Place buying strategy.
If we were buying in Messina Place 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 Messina Place.
What the numbers are actually saying
The median price near $586,552 sits alongside a median price per square foot of $273.70 — a combination that suggests home size and condition vary enough that per-square-foot is the more reliable yardstick for comparing one listing to another here. Buyers should anchor offers to that figure adjusted for the specific home's condition, not to the median price alone.
The year-over-year change of -5.2% paired with a 64-day median days on market is a market-posture signal, not a defect in the community. It means listings are sitting longer and closing at softer numbers than a year ago, which is common in a market working through a pricing reset. For sellers, that argues for pricing at or near current per-square-foot levels from the start rather than testing the market high. For buyers, it argues for patience and for using days-on-market data as leverage in negotiation.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Messina Place. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market where per-square-foot pricing varies and days on market has stretched to 64, the difference between an overpriced listing and a well-priced one often comes down to how carefully the comparable set is built. We price against recent closings and current per-square-foot benchmarks, not against list-price aspirations, so sellers price to sell and buyers negotiate from an accurate baseline.
Messina Place in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | miami closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 20, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | miami records, as of 2026-07-18 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2024 (78 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 miami 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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