Poinsettia Heights River
Homes for Sale in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Poinsettia Heights River is a Fort Lauderdale riverfront enclave where the $930K median reflects water access and a market that moves quickly when homes are priced correctly.

BeachesMLS sales records identify 58 homes in Poinsettia Heights River that have changed hands since 2006, built between 1950 and 2005 (median 1954), with a median living area of about 1,619 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% 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 6 qualified sales in Poinsettia Heights River across 2024–2025 (2 in 2024, 4 in 2025), median $1.20M — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

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.

Poinsettia Heights River is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 33305, 245 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 33305 (Fort Lauderdale), 46 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $1.04M ($605/sq ft), with a median 50 days on market. Right now 51 active and 9 pending listings put supply at about 13.3 months — a soft market. See the live ZIP 33305 housing market and the Broward County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Poinsettia Heights River specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The 21-day median time on market is well below Fort Lauderdale norms and signals that properly priced riverfront inventory here attracts fast offers. With only three closings in the current window, this is not a neighborhood where you can sit back and wait for the perfect listing—when something good comes up, you move or you miss it.

The $487 per square foot median is consistent with established Fort Lauderdale waterfront communities that offer direct river access but lack the resort-style amenity packages of newer gated developments. You're paying for location and water, not a clubhouse or pool. The 178 percent appreciation since 2012 reflects the long arc of Fort Lauderdale's waterfront becoming a primary-market asset, not a secondary retreat.

The thin sales volume means any given quarter can skew high or low depending on whether a few updated homes or a few dated ones close. If you're buying, understand that your offer will be weighed against very few comparables. If you're selling, your pricing discipline—and your home's condition relative to the last two or three sales—will determine whether you're on market three weeks or three months.

In a three-sale-per-quarter market, your agent's read on the last handful of transactions is the only pricing guide that matters. Momentum's Broward waterfront team tracks every riverfront close in Fort Lauderdale, knows which homes moved fast and why, and will tell you when a listing is overpriced for its water position or when a buyer is chasing a property that won't appraise. We don't flatter; we comp, we negotiate, and we close.