Waterset Ph 5A-2B & 5B-1
Homes for Sale in Apollo Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
This is a young slice of Waterset, with homes built between 2021 and 2023 and a median just over 2,600 square feet. Price here is driven by size and condition rather than location premiums or vintage character — these are recent-construction houses, and the spread between them comes down to square footage, upgrades, and how each seller has kept the home. The median sits at $492,500, or roughly $215 per square foot.
The posture right now favors patience on both sides. A median of 68 days on market is not a quick turn, and prices are off about 3% year over year, so sellers should price to the current comps rather than last year's. Buyers have room to be deliberate, negotiate on condition, and take time on inspections without the pressure of a bidding sprint.
Waterset Ph 5A-2B & 5B-1 right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($492K) is down 3.0% from the prior 12 months ($508K). With about 5 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 (8 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-2B & 5B-1 market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $492K ($215 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 68 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 3% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (8 closings in the current window).
Waterset Ph 5A-2B & 5B-1 is a community of 276 homes in Apollo Beach, Hillsborough County, built between 2021 and 2023 (median 2022.0), with a median living area of about 2,697 square feet. 75% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Waterset Ph 5A-2B & 5B-1 is a 276-home, newer-build pocket of Apollo Beach in Hillsborough County, where most of the inventory came online in a tight 2021–2023 window. With about three-quarters of homes carrying a homestead exemption, this section reads as a primary-residence area rather than an investor churn.
Who Waterset Ph 5A-2B & 5B-1 is best for.
Best for
- Primary-residence buyers who want a newer, larger floor plan and plan to stay put for a while
- Buyers with the patience to shop in a slower market and negotiate on price and condition
- Owners who value a homestead-heavy section over a high-turnover investor pocket
Probably not for
- Short-horizon buyers counting on quick equity gains in a market that is currently down year over year
- Anyone needing a fast in-and-out flip given the 68-day median days-on-market
- Buyers who want older character homes or smaller, lower-maintenance footprints
The Waterset Ph 5A-2B & 5B-1 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Waterset Ph 5A-2B & 5B-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 Waterset Ph 5A-2B & 5B-1.
A new-construction section still finding its footing
Because the housing stock is so uniform in age, the buying decision here is less about neighborhood archetype and more about the individual home: floor plan, lot, and how the finishes have held up over a few years of ownership. With a median near 2,697 square feet, floor plans skew larger, which matters if you want room to spread out but also means you are paying for space you will heat, cool, and maintain.
The 68-day median days-on-market tells you this is not a market that rewards overreaching list prices. Combined with the roughly 3% year-over-year dip, the read is straightforward: correctly priced, well-kept homes move; aspirational pricing sits. The small closings window means each new comparable sale carries weight, so both sides should watch recent activity closely rather than leaning on older data.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Waterset Ph 5A-2B & 5B-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 Waterset Ph 5A-2B & 5B-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 (6.9). Basis: Recent Direction -3.0% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 75% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 96.7% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a section this uniform and this new, the difference between a fair deal and an overpay comes down to reading condition and the handful of recent comps correctly. We track the closings as they land, know how to weigh one floor plan against another, and will tell you plainly when a listing is priced ahead of the market or when a well-kept home is worth stretching for.
Waterset Ph 5A-2B & 5B-1 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 (5 streets, ZIP 33572)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2022 (24 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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