Silver Lake Forest
Homes for Sale in Leesburg, FL
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Silver Lake Forest is trading at a median of $365,000, with price per square foot running $194.13 — a number that reflects a mix of original and updated homes rather than a single build standard. With homes built between 1987 and 2022 and a median year built of 1994, condition and updates do more to set final price here than location or lot alone.
A median of just 14 days on market signals that priced-right listings are moving quickly, but the closings window behind this snapshot covers only 5 sales — too small a sample to read as a firm trend line. Sellers should price against comparable condition and recent activity rather than assuming momentum will hold; buyers who move decisively on a well-priced, well-kept home are in the best position in a market this thin.
SILVER LAKE FOREST right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($365K) is down 16.1% from the prior 12 months ($435K). With about 2 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 August 2. Confidence: Low (5 and 3 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 2, 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
Silver Lake Forest market snapshot (as of July 13, 2026): the median sale price is about $365K ($194 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 14 days on market for closed sales.
Silver Lake Forest is a community of 117 homes in Leesburg, Lake County, built between 1987 and 2022 (median 1994), with a median living area of about 1,820 square feet. 74% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Silver Lake Forest is an established Leesburg community of 117 homes with a median living area of 1,820 square feet, built out gradually from 1987 through 2022. A homestead share of 73.5% points to a base of owner-occupied homes rather than a transient rental mix.
Who Silver Lake Forest is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable evaluating condition-by-condition rather than relying on a uniform build standard.
- Buyers targeting a purchase near the $365,000 median with a straightforward, established-home footprint.
- Buyers who want a Leesburg location without expecting on-site recreational amenities.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a community with active clubhouse, pool, or recreational amenities as part of the purchase.
- Buyers wanting the consistency of a single-phase, single-builder subdivision.
- Buyers trying to draw firm market conclusions from a very limited number of recent closings.
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 13 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($365K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 5 sales each (5 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 Silver Lake Forest buying strategy.
If we were buying in Silver Lake Forest 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 Silver Lake Forest.
An Established Community, Not a New Build
With a median year built of 1994 and a build range stretching to 2022, Silver Lake Forest is not a single-phase subdivision — it holds decades of construction styles under one name. That spread means two homes at the same address number can differ meaningfully in finishes, systems, and layout, which is part of why per-square-foot pricing ($194.13 median) matters more here than a flat list price.
No community amenities are identified from current MLS listings, so buyers should not assume clubhouse, pool, or recreational infrastructure is part of the package — verify directly with the HOA or a Momentum agent rather than assuming based on the name. At a median 1,820 square feet, most inventory sits in a mid-size single-family range suited to buyers who want established landscaping and mature streets over new-build amenities.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Silver Lake Forest. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
With only 5 closings in the current window and no listed community amenities to lean on, pricing and positioning in Silver Lake Forest require line-by-line comparison of condition, age, and square footage rather than a generic per-home approach — the kind of read a broker gives, not an algorithm.
Silver Lake Forest in 15 seconds.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 13, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (3 streets, ZIP 34788)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (38 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.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 2 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($365K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($435K) IS the -16.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 5 sales each (5 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 2004 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
21% of homes for sale in ZIP 34788 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 (2026-08-01).
Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (3 streets, ZIP 34788)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (58 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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