Serenade on Palmer Ranch
Condos for Sale in Sarasota, FL

Serenade on Palmer Ranch market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $165K ($163 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 32 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 14% from the prior 12 months and up 99% since 2012, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (17 closings in the current window).

In ZIP 34238 (Sarasota), 224 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $504K ($264/sq ft), down 1.0% year over year, with a median 45 days on market. See the live ZIP 34238 housing market and the Sarasota County market.

Serenade on Palmer Ranch is a community of 324 homes in Sarasota, Sarasota County, built between 1999 and 1999 (median 1999.0), with a median living area of about 1,178 square feet. 22% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).

This is a compact, all-1999 community on Palmer Ranch in Sarasota where the homes are consistent in size and the pricing story is about condition. With no active listings at last snapshot, availability - not choice - is the constraint for buyers.

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Because the entire community was built in 1999 and the median home runs about 1,178 square feet, buyers are comparing apples to apples on the bones. What separates one sale from the next is what has been done inside - mechanicals, kitchens, baths, flooring. The median of $165,000 is a midpoint, not a floor or a ceiling; expect a real spread around it tied to how much updating a given home has seen. No community amenities were identified in current MLS listings, so underwrite the value on the home itself and its Palmer Ranch location rather than on shared features.

The homestead share sits near 21.6%, which tells you a meaningful portion of these homes are held as something other than a primary residence. Prices have roughly doubled since 2012 - up about 99% - but the last year has pulled back 14.3%, so the long arc and the recent trend point in different directions. That is why recent closings matter more than headline history when you set a number here.

A community with no active listings and a condition-driven price means the usual comp math gets delicate fast. We pull the trailing closings, read the updates behind each number, and help you price a sale into a thin field - or structure an offer when nothing is on the market and you need to move before the next unit lists. In a cooling micro-market, the difference between the median and what a specific home should trade for is where we earn our keep.