SURPRISE LAKE
Homes for Sale in Miami Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Surprise Lake is trading at a median of $1,800,000, with price per square foot near $912 — a level that puts almost every transaction here into custom or high-finish territory. But the sample is thin: only 5 closings feed this snapshot, so a single unusual sale (a gutted teardown or a fully renovated waterfront rebuild) can swing the median hard in either direction. Treat the headline number as directional, not precise.
The year-over-year figure, down 26.1%, reads dramatic on its face, but with a closings window this small it likely reflects a shift in what sold — not a uniform repricing of every home in the community. Median days on market at 87 tells the more reliable story: this is a slower-moving, negotiation-heavy segment where sellers need patience and buyers have room to work terms, not a market where list price is gospel.
SURPRISE LAKE right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($1.80M) is down 26.1% from the prior 12 months ($2.44M). With about 5 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 miami closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 20. Confidence: Low (5 and 3 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 20, 2026 · Live data: miami, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
SURPRISE LAKE market snapshot (as of July 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.80M ($912 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 87 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 26% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level miami closed sales (5 closings in the current window).
Surprise Lake sits at the higher end of Miami-Dade pricing, but the low closing count and long market times mean each sale here is closer to a bespoke negotiation than a comparable-driven transaction.
The setting & the homes.
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Who SURPRISE LAKE is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with a flexible timeline who can wait out an 87-day-plus negotiation to land the right property.
- Buyers comfortable underwriting a home on its own merits rather than a deep set of recent comps.
- Sellers with a genuinely differentiated, updated property who can support pricing above the $912 per-square-foot median.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a quick, low-friction close on a tight relocation schedule.
- Sellers expecting last cycle's pricing to hold without accounting for the year-over-year pullback.
- Buyers who want a shared amenity package as part of the purchase — none is identified here.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 20 of each year, from record-level miami closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($1.80M) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($2.44M) IS the -26.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 12 sales each (5 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Based on information from the Southeast Florida Multiple Listing Service (SEFMLS) or from MIAMI Association of REALTORS(R) for the period 2017 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
SURPRISE LAKE Market Scorecard
SURPRISE LAKE is currently a balanced market., and homes go under contract in about 139 days.
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Homes For Sale Right Now in SURPRISE LAKE
Live MLS inventory for SURPRISE LAKE. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending SURPRISE LAKE listings as of 2026-08-19, priced high to low. Based on information from the Southeast Florida Multiple Listing Service (SEFMLS) or from MIAMI Association of REALTORS(R) for the period 2017 through 2026. Tap any home to ask about it.
The SURPRISE LAKE buying strategy.
If we were buying in SURPRISE LAKE 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 SURPRISE LAKE.
A thin, high-dollar market
With just 5 closings in the current window, Surprise Lake does not generate the volume of a typical resale market. That has real consequences: comps age quickly, appraisers have less to work with, and a single high- or low-end sale can shift the median more than it would in a larger community. Anyone pricing a listing or making an offer here should lean on a current, hands-on comparison of the specific homes involved rather than the aggregate stats alone.
The median days on market of 87 is the number worth sitting with. At this price point, homes are not moving on first-week momentum — buyers are taking time to vet condition, and sellers who price against last cycle's expectations risk sitting well past that 87-day mark. No community amenities were identified from current MLS listings, so whatever draws buyers here is the lake, the lot, or the home itself, not a shared amenity package.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in SURPRISE LAKE. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
A market with 5 closings and an 87-day median hold time punishes generic pricing strategies. We pull the actual comparable sales behind the aggregate numbers, not just the median, so sellers price defensibly and buyers know what leverage they actually have before they write an offer.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | miami closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 20, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | miami records, as of 2026-07-18 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2017 (47 transactions analyzed) |
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Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of miami 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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