Watermark Ph 3
Homes for Sale in Winter Garden, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Watermark Ph 3 is a newer pocket of Winter Garden, with homes built between 2017 and 2024 and a median build year of 2019. Price here is driven less by neighborhood tier and more by the individual home: condition, lot, upgrades, and finish level. With a median around $420,750 and a median of roughly $227 per square foot on about 2,081 square feet, you are paying for relatively current construction, but expect a wide spread between well-kept, upgraded homes and those that need work.
The current posture favors buyers. Median days on market sits at 153 — homes here are sitting, not flying — and prices are down 5.4% year over year. The market heat score of 17 confirms a slow, unhurried market. Sellers should price to the current reality and prepare for a longer marketing window; buyers have room to negotiate and time to be selective.
Watermark Ph 3 right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($421K) is down 5.4% from the prior 12 months ($445K). With about 4 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 13. Confidence: Low (4 and 5 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 13, 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
Watermark Ph 3 market snapshot (as of July 13, 2026): the median sale price is about $421K ($227 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 153 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 5% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
Watermark Ph 3 is a community of 285 homes in Winter Garden, Orange County, built between 2017 and 2024 (median 2019), with a median living area of about 2,081 square feet. 50% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Watermark Ph 3 is a 285-home community of largely 2017-and-newer construction in Winter Garden, Orange County. With homestead exemptions on just under half the homes, ownership here is a mix of primary residences and non-owner-occupied properties.
Who Watermark Ph 3 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting newer construction around the mid-$400s who can move deliberately and negotiate
- Value-focused buyers willing to weigh condition against price in a soft market
- Long-hold owners not counting on a quick flip
Probably not for
- Sellers who need to close fast in a market with a 153-day median days-on-market
- Buyers expecting near-term price gains after a 5.4% year-over-year decline
- Anyone who wants a hot, competitive market with quick turnover
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
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 ($421K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($445K) IS the -5.4% one-year change.
Windows contain 3 to 7 sales each (4 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 Watermark Ph 3 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Watermark Ph 3 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 Watermark Ph 3.
A slow market on newer stock
The numbers point one direction: this is a soft, patient market. A 153-day median days-on-market and a heat score of 17 mean listings need time and correct pricing to move. Only four closings anchor the recent window, so treat individual comps carefully — thin data can swing a read on any single home.
The housing itself is consistent in age but not in outcome. Homes cluster around 2,081 square feet and were built within a tight 2017-to-2024 band, but the -5.4% year-over-year move tells you the market is re-pricing. Because price here is condition-driven, a move-in-ready home and a dated or deferred-maintenance one can sit far apart even at similar square footage.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Watermark Ph 3. 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 Watermark Ph 3 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 (4.4). Basis: Recent Direction -5.4% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 50% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 90.2% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With a thin closing window and a slow, re-pricing market, the risk is anchoring to the wrong comp. We read Watermark Ph 3 home by home — condition, upgrades, lot — and price to where the market actually is, not where it was. For buyers, that means knowing where there is genuine room to negotiate; for sellers, it means a realistic marketing window and a number that moves the home.
Watermark Ph 3 in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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Tools for a Watermark Ph 3 buy.
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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 (5 streets, ZIP 34787)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2021 (27 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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