Sand Key Condo-South Beach
Homes for Sale in Clearwater Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
This is a beach condo market, and the price is set by the building and the unit, not the ZIP code. With a median around $830,000 and roughly $545 per square foot on a median footprint near 1,394 square feet, you are paying for proximity to the water and the condition of the specific stack you buy into. Inventory here spans buildings from 1972 to 2014, so two units at similar asking prices can be worlds apart on renovation, floor, and view. Read the unit, then the building.
The current posture is soft. Prices are off 7.5% year over year and the heat score sits at 46, which reads as balanced-to-slightly-favoring-buyers. That said, a median of 23 days on market says well-priced, well-shown units still move. Sellers should price to the current comps rather than last year's; buyers have room to negotiate but should not expect the good units to sit.
Sand Key Condo-South Beach right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($830K) is down 7.5% from the prior 12 months ($898K). 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 Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15. Confidence: Low (3 and 6 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 2x the typical Pinellas County sale ($830K vs $390K, trailing 12 months, Stellar MLS records).
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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
Sand Key Condo-South Beach market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $830K ($545 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 23 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 8% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Sand Key Condo-South Beach is a community of 784 homes in Clearwater Beach, Pinellas County, built between 1972 and 2014 (median 1981.0), with a median living area of about 1,394 square feet. 38% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Sand Key Condo-South Beach is a sizable condo community of 784 homes on Clearwater Beach in Pinellas County, where what you're really buying is location and the individual unit's condition rather than a uniform product.
Who Sand Key Condo-South Beach is best for.
Best for
- Second-home or seasonal buyers targeting a beach location who can hold through a soft cycle
- Buyers around the mid-$800s who will trade age for proximity to the water and read the association docs closely
- Value-minded buyers willing to renovate a dated unit in a sound building
Probably not for
- Buyers who need new-construction finishes and low-maintenance predictability
- Anyone whose budget has no cushion for special assessments or rising coastal insurance
- Buyers who need a quick, guaranteed resale rather than a location-driven hold
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 ($830K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($898K) IS the -7.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 25 sales each (3 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 Sand Key Condo-South Beach buying strategy.
If we were buying in Sand Key Condo-South Beach 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 Sand Key Condo-South Beach.
What the spread is telling you
With a build range from 1972 to 2014 and a median year built around 1981, this is an older beach community with newer exceptions mixed in. That matters for condo buyers more than almost anything: age drives reserves, assessments, and insurance conversations, and it explains why price per square foot varies so much unit to unit. Treat the median figures as a center of gravity, not a promise about any one listing.
The homestead share sits under 40%, which is consistent with a coastal condo pool that carries a meaningful number of second homes and non-primary owners. Practically, that means read each association's rules on leasing, occupancy, and reserves carefully before you write an offer. The 3-closing window here is thin, so lean on the building-level detail rather than a handful of recent sales to set your expectations.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Sand Key Condo-South Beach. 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 Sand Key Condo-South Beach 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 (5.3). Basis: Recent Direction -7.5% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 38% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 96.9% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
Condo value on the beach lives in the details a headline median can't show you: floor, view, exposure, renovation level, and the health of the association's reserves and assessments. We underwrite the building alongside the unit, pull the documents early, and price against what is actually comparable rather than what looks similar on paper. In a soft, thin market like this one, that discipline is what keeps a buyer from overpaying and a seller from chasing the price down.
Sand Key Condo-South Beach 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.
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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 (62 streets, ZIP 33767)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (168 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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