Willows At Lake Rhea
Homes for Sale in Windermere, FL

Willows At Lake Rhea market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.20M ($350 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 13 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 11% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).

In ZIP 34786 (Windermere), 788 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $640K ($261/sq ft), down 0.6% year over year, with a median 40 days on market. Right now 131 active and 43 pending listings put supply at about 3.7 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 34786 housing market and the Orange County market.

County records show 13 qualified sales in Willows At Lake Rhea across 2024–2025 (5 in 2024, 8 in 2025), median $1.07M — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

Willows At Lake Rhea is a community of 147 homes in Windermere, Orange County, built between 1989 and 1998 (median 1993), with a median living area of about 3,182 square feet. 87% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).

This is an established, low-turnover enclave of larger 1990s homes in Windermere. The story here is stability and space, not new construction or frequent trading.

With 95 homes and a build range of 1989 to 1998 (median 1994), the housing stock is consistent in era and generous in size — the median living area sits around 3,373 square feet. That's substantial square footage, which means the real questions for any buyer are mechanical and cosmetic: original versus updated systems, roof age, and whether floor plans have been opened up or left in their 1990s form. Price separation in a community like this comes from exactly those differences.

A homestead share near 90% signals owners who occupy and hold rather than flip or rent. Combined with zero closings in the current window, that points to genuinely tight supply. It's a market where a clean, move-in-ready listing tends to attract attention precisely because alternatives are scarce, and where dated homes still sell — but reward the buyer willing to budget for updates.

In a thin-inventory community like this, timing and condition are everything. We track what actually comes available in Willows At Lake Rhea, help sellers position an updated home against genuinely scarce competition, and help buyers judge — honestly — whether a listing is priced for its condition or for its square footage. When there's no recent comp to lean on, that read matters.

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