Heathrow · Colonial TownPark · 32746

Sell Your Lake Mary Home.

Seminole County's premier business hub — and one of Central Florida's fastest-appreciating luxury markets. Heathrow's guard-gated golf estates anchor a corridor built for executives who want commute, schools, and amenities in one zip code.

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Section 01/The Lake Mary Market

What sellers need to know in 32746

Selling in Lake Mary Requires Knowing Lake Mary.

Lake Mary's 32746 pairs guard-gated golf living (Heathrow, Timacuan) with the region's corporate corridor and top Seminole schools. It's been one of Central Florida's hottest luxury submarkets, with double-digit year-over-year appreciation — which is exactly when accurate pricing matters most, because a fast-rising market makes stale comparables dangerous in both directions.

Lake Mary has been appreciating sharply — among the strongest year-over-year gains in the region. Rising markets reward sellers, but they also punish guesswork: price off six-month-old comps and you can leave real money behind, or chase the market and sit. A current, hand-built comparable set is the difference.

$580K

Citywide median

52

Days avg

$278

Per sq ft

Section 02/Neighborhoods

Lake Mary communities

Where Sean & Barb Have Closed.

Lake Mary's luxury clusters in its guard-gated golf communities and master-planned enclaves, each with distinct amenities, HOA structures, and buyer profiles. Sean & Barb have worked all of them.

HeathrowMagnolia PlantationStonebridge ReserveTimacuan Golf CommunitySullivan Ranch

Don't see your specific street? Call Sean or Barb — if they haven't closed on it, they've shown it.

Section 03/The Sean & Barb Difference

No lockboxes. Ever.

Sean or Barb Attends
Every Single Showing.

100%

Of showings attended in person. Always.

Most agents hand a buyer's agent a lockbox code and hope for the best. Sean and Barb don't. Every showing of your home is attended in person by one of them. Not an assistant. Not a team member you've never met. Sean or Barb.

A buyer's agent knows the buyer's budget. Sean and Barb know your home. Being present means they can answer questions immediately, correct misperceptions in real time, and read the room before any offer is written.

What they observe

  • Body language & emotional response
  • Facial expressions entering key rooms
  • Questions that reveal priorities
  • How long they linger in each space
  • Motivation level before any offer

Why it protects your equity

  • Know motivation before you counter
  • Soft counter to motivated buyer recovers more equity
  • Firm counter filters tire-kickers
  • Showing intel = leverage at the table

“The buyer who walks out asking about closing timelines is not the same buyer as one who spent 45 minutes measuring furniture. Knowing which one you're dealing with before an offer arrives is the difference between negotiating from strength and guessing.”

— Sean Spencer & Barbara Vance

Section 03b/Seller Net Sheet
Sean & Barb · Premier Sotheby's International Realty
What will you
walk away with?
Expected sale price
$850,000
$250K$3M
Total listing commission
6%
Standard
5.5%
Preferred
5%
Select
Loan & HELOC balance
Mortgage
HELOC
After commission & closing costs$786,250
Less loan payoff— $0
Estimated net proceeds$786,250
Estimate Only. Accuracy generally within a few hundred dollars. Does not factor in prorations, or currently due HOA fees.
Section 04/Your Buyer

Who is buying in this market

Reaching the Right Buyer Starts Here.

Lake Mary draws corporate executives and relocations into the Seminole business corridor (AAA, Verizon, and the office parks along I-4), physicians, and families chasing top schools and gated golf amenities. Many are relocating from out of state and shopping the whole corridor at once — they want turnkey, gated, and zoned for the right schools.

Through Premier Sotheby's International Realty — 1,100+ offices, 82 countries — and targeted digital campaigns in the markets where Lake Mary's buyer pool is relocating from, Sean & Barb ensure your home reaches the people most likely to buy it at the right price.

Section 05/Seller Questions

Straight answers

What Lake Mary Sellers Ask

Because the market has been appreciating quickly, comparables go stale fast. A home priced off sales from two quarters ago can undershoot a rising market — or, if a seller over-corrects, sit while buyers wait. In Lake Mary right now, a current comparable set drawn from the same community and amenity tier is essential.

The guard-gated golf communities lead — Heathrow above all, followed by Timacuan — supported by amenities, gates, and the schools. Magnolia Plantation and Stonebridge Reserve hold strong demand among move-up families, and Sullivan Ranch offers larger lots for buyers wanting more land.

Lake Mary has been trading warm-to-hot with strong appreciation and steady demand from the corporate corridor. That favors sellers, but inventory in the guard-gated communities can move at different speeds than the broader zip — pricing to your specific community matters more than the citywide trend.

Very — much of the buyer pool is relocating from out of state and shops online first, often touring remotely before they ever fly in. Professional photography, video, and amenity-forward marketing (golf, gates, clubhouse, schools) are what convert a remote browser into an in-person showing and an offer.

Through Sotheby's international network and targeted digital campaigns in the metros feeding the corporate corridor, plus direct relationships with executives and physicians already relocating to the I-4 employment hub. Reaching the relocation buyer deliberately — before they default to a builder or the first agent they find — is what protects your price.

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