Waterset Ph 5A-2A
Homes for Sale in Apollo Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Price here is driven by newer construction and size. The median home was built in 2020, sits around 2,900 square feet, and trades at a median of $581,000, or about $225 per square foot. This is a large-home, recent-build pocket of Waterset, and the price reflects square footage and condition more than anything else.
The market posture is patient. Median days on market sits at roughly 66 days, so sellers should not expect a bidding-war pace, and buyers have room to inspect, negotiate, and be selective. Year-over-year the median is up 12.3 percent, so pricing has moved, but the extended marketing time tells you this is a market that rewards well-priced, well-presented listings and penalizes overreach.
Waterset Ph 5A-2A right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($581K) is up 12.3% from the prior 12 months ($517K). With about a dozen 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: Medium (14 and 10 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
Waterset Ph 5A-2A right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($581K) is up 12.3% from the prior 12 months ($517K). With about a dozen 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: Medium (14 and 10 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
Waterset Ph 5A-2A market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $581K ($226 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 67 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 12% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (14 closings in the current window).
Waterset Ph 5A-2A is a community of 417 homes in Apollo Beach, Hillsborough County, built between 2015 and 2024 (median 2020), with a median living area of about 2,900 square feet. 74% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Waterset Ph 5A-2A is a newer section of the larger Waterset community in Apollo Beach, with 417 homes built between 2015 and 2024. At a roughly 74 percent homestead share, most of these are owner-occupied primary residences rather than rentals or second homes.
Who Waterset Ph 5A-2A is best for.
Best for
- Buyers wanting recent construction near 2,900 square feet without building from scratch
- Primary-residence buyers comfortable at a median around $581,000
- Patient buyers who want time to inspect and negotiate rather than rush
Probably not for
- Buyers seeking older, smaller, or lower-priced inventory than this section carries
- Anyone needing to buy or sell on a compressed timeline
- Investors expecting quick turnover in a market with roughly 66 days on market
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 ($581K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($517K) IS the +12.3% one-year change.
Windows contain 2 to 18 sales each (14 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 Waterset Ph 5A-2A buying strategy.
If we were buying in Waterset Ph 5A-2A 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 Waterset Ph 5A-2A.
A newer, larger-home pocket that trades on condition
With a build range of 2015 to 2024 and a median year built of 2020, this is genuinely recent inventory, and the median living area near 2,900 square feet skews toward larger floor plans. That combination sets a higher price floor than older or smaller sections, and it means the spread between individual sales tends to track finish level, lot, and upgrades rather than age.
The reading window is thin at 14 closings, so treat the median of $581,000 and the roughly $225 per square foot as directional rather than precise. In a community of this size with modest transaction volume, one or two atypical sales can move the numbers, which is exactly why pricing a listing here should lean on comparable-by-comparable analysis, not a single headline figure.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Waterset Ph 5A-2A. 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 Waterset Ph 5A-2A 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 (7.8). Basis: Recent Direction +12.3% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 74% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 95.5% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A 14-sale window and a two-month median marketing time mean the difference between a fast, clean sale and a stale listing comes down to reading the individual comps correctly. We price to condition and square footage, position against the newer inventory this section competes with, and set realistic expectations on timing so neither buyers nor sellers get surprised by the pace.
Waterset Ph 5A-2A in 15 seconds.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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 (2 streets, ZIP 33572)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2021 (55 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 July 15 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($581K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($517K) IS the +12.3% one-year change.
Windows contain 2 to 18 sales each (14 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.
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 (2 streets, ZIP 33572)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2021 (55 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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