Tavares Imperial Mobile Terrace Add 05
Homes for Sale in Tavares, FL
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This is a compact, older manufactured-home community in Tavares, 84 homes built between 1978 and 1989 with a median build year around 1980. At this age, price here is driven by condition, updates, and lot rather than square footage — the homes cluster near 1,200 living square feet, so what separates one sale from the next is roof, systems, and how much work the last owner did. Expect a wide spread on final numbers even within a small community like this.
With just over half the homes carrying a homestead exemption, this reads as a mix of owner-occupied and non-homestead property. That split matters: a seller should price to condition and be honest about deferred maintenance, and a buyer should budget for inspection findings that are normal for homes of this vintage rather than treat them as deal-breakers. Age and land ownership questions specific to manufactured housing are the two things to nail down before you get emotionally attached.
TAVARES IMPERIAL MOBILE TERRACE ADD 05 right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($158K) is down 19.0% from the prior 12 months ($195K). With about 6 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 13 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
Who Tavares Imperial Mobile Terrace Add 05 is best for.
Best for
- Budget-focused buyers who want a modest, single-story footprint and are comfortable with an older home
- Investors or value hunters willing to renovate a tired unit and price the work realistically
- Downsizers seeking low square footage and minimal interior to maintain
Probably not for
- Buyers who want new or recently built construction with no deferred maintenance
- Those needing significant square footage or larger, varied floor plans
- Buyers unwilling to verify land ownership, lease terms, or any community fees before committing
The market around Tavares Imperial Mobile Terrace Add 05
Tavares Imperial Mobile Terrace Add 05 is a small community — 7 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2026 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
Across Lake County, 3,176 homes are active and 1,107 pending (26% under contract).
The housing mix here is 92% manufactured home - post 1977, 8% manufactured home.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Tavares Imperial Mobile Terrace Add 05 specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The Tavares Imperial Mobile Terrace Add 05 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Tavares Imperial Mobile Terrace Add 05 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 Tavares Imperial Mobile Terrace Add 05.
What actually moves value in an older manufactured community
When homes were built within roughly a decade of each other and land close to the same size, you are not paying for square footage — you are paying for condition. Roof age, HVAC, plumbing, subfloor, and any permitted additions do the heavy lifting on price. Two homes on the same street can close well apart from each other purely on the strength of the last renovation.
For a buyer, that is opportunity: a well-maintained unit is a known quantity, and a tired one can be a value play if you go in with eyes open on repair costs. For a seller, it means presentation and documentation win — receipts for a newer roof or updated systems do more here than any listing adjective. Confirm land ownership versus land-lease and any community fees early; in manufactured communities that single fact reshapes the entire deal.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Tavares Imperial Mobile Terrace Add 05. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
A small, older manufactured community lives and dies on the details — land status, permitted improvements, and how a specific home has been maintained. We price to condition rather than to a headline number, walk the practical inspection items with you before you're under contract, and tell you plainly when a particular home's deferred maintenance outruns its price.
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- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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Data sources & freshness
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (6 streets, ZIP 32778)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (25 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 ($158K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($195K) IS the -19.0% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 15 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 2014 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
20% of homes for sale in ZIP 32778 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 (15 streets, ZIP 32778)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (79 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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