VENTANA PH 1
Homes for Sale in TAMPA, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Ventana Ph 1 is a stable, built-out pocket of Tampa with 97 homes that went up between 1995 and 2000, most of them right around 1996. At a median of roughly 2,549 square feet, these are substantial homes, and with the housing stock this uniform in age, price here is driven less by square footage and more by condition and updating. A kitchen and baths brought current will separate itself sharply from an original 1990s interior, so expect a wide spread around the median rather than a tidy price band.
With about 83% of owners homesteaded, this is a low-turnover community where sellers tend to hold. That means limited inventory and slow, steady comparables — sellers who prep and price to condition can command attention, and buyers should be ready to move on the well-kept ones because they do not come up often.
VENTANA PH 1 right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($529K) is down 0.7% from the prior 12 months ($532K). With about 7 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: Medium (7 and 8 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
VENTANA PH 1 market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $529K ($238 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 42 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 1% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (7 closings in the current window).
VENTANA PH 1 is a community of 810 homes in TAMPA, Hillsborough County, built between 1995 and 2023 (median 2020.0), with a median living area of about 2,626 square feet. 71% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
A small, fully established Tampa community of 97 homes from the late 1990s, generously sized and owner-occupied at a high rate, where the real variable between listings is how much updating has been done.
Who VENTANA PH 1 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers wanting a spacious 1990s-era home and willing to wait for the right listing
- Long-hold owners who value a settled, low-turnover setting
- Buyers with budget set aside for updating an original interior or aging systems
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to choose from many active listings at once
- Investors chasing quick flips in a high-turnover market
- Buyers wanting brand-new construction and current-code systems out of the box
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 ($529K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($532K) IS the -0.7% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 24 sales each (7 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.
23% of homes for sale in ZIP 33578 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).
The VENTANA PH 1 buying strategy.
If we were buying in VENTANA PH 1 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 VENTANA PH 1.
A condition market, not a size market
When almost every home shares the same footprint decade — mid-1990s construction, a median build of 1996 — square footage stops being the story. At around 2,549 square feet, the floor plans are roomy by design, but the price difference between two similar homes usually comes down to roofs, systems, and interiors. Buyers should budget for the possibility of original mechanicals and read inspection reports closely.
The high homestead share tells you this is a place people settle into and stay. Low turnover keeps supply thin, so the pace of new listings is slow and each one matters. That works in a seller's favor on a well-maintained home and rewards a patient, pre-approved buyer who can act when the right one lists.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in VENTANA PH 1. 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 VENTANA PH 1 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 (7.4). Basis: Recent Direction -0.7% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 71% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 98.7% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a low-inventory, condition-driven community like Ventana Ph 1, the edge is knowing which homes have been updated and which are still original — and pricing accordingly. We track the handful of turns that happen here and help sellers position against the median, and help buyers judge whether a home is priced for its condition or for its address.
VENTANA PH 1 in 15 seconds.
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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 (29 streets, ZIP 33578/33602/33619/33625)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (117 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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