Tara Cay Iii
Homes for Sale in Seminole, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Price here is driven by condition and square footage more than address. The median sits at $450,000, or about $225 per square foot, on a median home right under 2,000 square feet built in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Homes that have been updated inside will pull toward the top of the spread; those still wearing their original finishes will trade below it. There is no single 'market price' — the range is wide and condition sets where you land.
The market posture is balanced, not frantic. A median of 57 days on market and a heat score of 47 tell you buyers have room to think and negotiate, and sellers should price to condition rather than hope. Year-over-year the median is up 5.4 percent, which reflects where the market has been, not a forecast of where it goes. For a seller, that means presentation and realistic pricing matter; for a buyer, it means you can move deliberately.
Tara Cay Iii right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($450K) is up 5.4% from the prior 12 months ($427K). With about 3 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 (5 and 4 sales in the two windows).
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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
Tara Cay Iii market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $450K ($225 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 57 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 5% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (5 closings in the current window).
Tara Cay Iii is a community of 11 homes in Seminole, Pinellas County, built between 1985 and 1992 (median 1991), with a median living area of about 1,998 square feet. 64% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Tara Cay Iii is a small, established pocket in Seminole with only 11 homes in the snapshot, most built between 1985 and 1992. It is a low-turnover setting where inventory is thin and each listing sets the tone.
Who Tara Cay Iii is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable around the $450,000 median who value an established, low-turnover setting
- Buyers patient enough to wait for the right listing in a thin market
- Buyers who want a home near 2,000 square feet and will underwrite condition carefully
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a wide selection to compare at any given time
- Buyers wanting new construction rather than late-1980s to early-1990s homes
- Buyers expecting a fast, competitive flip given the balanced 57-day pace
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 ($450K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($427K) IS the +5.4% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 9 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 Tara Cay Iii buying strategy.
If we were buying in Tara Cay Iii 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 Tara Cay Iii.
A small, owner-held pocket
With just 11 homes and a five-closing window, this is a thin market — a single sale can move the median noticeably. That cuts both ways: comparables are scarce, so pricing leans heavily on condition and square footage rather than a deep run of recent sales. Expect to underwrite each home on its own merits.
A homestead share of roughly 64 percent points to an owner-occupied character with limited turnover. For a buyer, that means you may wait for the right listing rather than choose among many. For a seller, low supply can work in your favor, but the median 57 days on market shows buyers are still deliberate, not rushed.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Tara Cay Iii. 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 Tara Cay Iii 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 (6.8). Basis: Recent Direction +5.4% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 64% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 95.2% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this small, the comp set is shallow and every dollar of pricing rests on condition and square footage. We read each home against the limited sales that exist, tell you plainly where a listing sits relative to the $450,000 median, and price or offer accordingly. No guesswork dressed up as certainty.
Tara Cay Iii in 15 seconds.
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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 (8 streets, ZIP 33776)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (40 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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