Ocean Sands One Condo
Homes for Sale in Madeira Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Ocean Sands One is a beach condo building in Madeira Beach, and price here is driven far more by the unit than by the address. With stock spanning construction from 1958 to 2015 and a median build year around 1980, condition and updates do most of the work in a sale. The median sits at $642,500, or roughly $666 per square foot on a median of about 1,225 living square feet, which tells you buyers are paying a premium for location and footprint rather than for size.
The posture right now favors a patient buyer. The median price is down 15.9% year over year, the heat score is a middling 46, and homes are taking just under 50 days to go under contract. That combination — softer pricing, moderate demand, a slower clock — means sellers need to price to the current market rather than last year's, and buyers have room to be selective and to negotiate on condition.
Ocean Sands One Condo right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($642K) is down 15.9% from the prior 12 months ($764K). With about 3 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: Low (6 and 4 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
Ocean Sands One Condo market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $642K ($666 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 48 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 16% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (6 closings in the current window).
Ocean Sands One Condo is a community of 198 homes in Madeira Beach, Pinellas County, built between 1958 and 2015 (median 1980.0), with a median living area of about 1,225 square feet. 20% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Ocean Sands One is a compact beachfront condo community of 198 units in Madeira Beach, where the wide age range of the stock means two units at similar square footage can trade very differently based on renovation and floor plan.
Who Ocean Sands One Condo is best for.
Best for
- Second-home buyers wanting a beach base who can act patiently in a slower market
- Investors evaluating rental use, given the low owner-occupancy share
- Buyers with a renovation budget who want to buy condition and add value
Probably not for
- Buyers needing a large single-family footprint rather than a ~1,225 sqft condo
- Anyone wanting guaranteed near-term appreciation in a market down year over year
- Buyers who won't scrutinize association reserves and building age before committing
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 ($642K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($764K) IS the -15.9% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 6 sales each (6 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 Ocean Sands One Condo buying strategy.
If we were buying in Ocean Sands One Condo 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 Ocean Sands One Condo.
Reading a condition-driven condo market
With a median build year around 1980 and units dating as far back as 1958 and as recent as 2015, this is not a market where one price fits all. The single figure you can hang your hat on is the median at $642,500 and roughly $666 per square foot; everything above and below that reflects how much work a unit needs, its position in the building, and its outlook. Expect a wide spread and judge each listing on its own merits.
The homestead share is low at about 20%, which is typical for a beach building where many units are second homes or income properties. That matters for a buyer thinking about rental use and for a seller gauging the pool of likely purchasers. Pair that with a year-over-year decline of 15.9% and a market that is neither hot nor cold, and the takeaway is discipline: verify condition, verify the association's finances and reserves, and price against what is actually closing.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Ocean Sands One Condo. 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 Ocean Sands One Condo 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 (3.0). Basis: Recent Direction -15.9% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 20% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 92.6% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A building this varied rewards someone who has walked the units and knows which floor plans and renovation levels actually command the median versus which lag it. We track what closes in Ocean Sands One, not just what lists, and we help buyers weigh condition, association health, and rental posture before an offer — and help sellers price to a market that has moved off last year's numbers.
Ocean Sands One Condo 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 Ocean Sands One Condo 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 (13 streets, ZIP 33708)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2013 (35 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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