Markham Woods · Alaqua · 32779

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Seminole County privacy, estate-sized lots, and some of the region's top-rated schools. Longwood's Markham Woods corridor is where Central Florida buyers go for acreage and gates without leaving the metro.

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Section 01/The Longwood Market

What sellers need to know in 32779

Selling in Longwood Requires Knowing Longwood.

The 32779 corridor — Markham Woods, Alaqua, the Hills of Alaqua — is one of Central Florida's strongest estate markets, built on large lots, guard-gated privacy, and the Lake Brantley and Seminole school draw. It's a genuine seller's market, but estate homes are not interchangeable: lot size, gate, and golf access drive value far more than the citywide median suggests.

Longwood's 32779 has been appreciating with strong demand and the region's fastest absorption — homes here have been selling notably quicker than the Central Florida average. For a correctly priced estate, that speed is an asset; for an overpriced one, it means standing still while everything around it sells.

$536K

Citywide median

31

Days avg

$265

Per sq ft

Section 02/Neighborhoods

Longwood communities

Where Sean & Barb Have Closed.

Longwood's luxury sits along the Markham Woods corridor and inside its gated golf communities. Each has distinct lot sizes, HOA structures, and buyer profiles. Sean & Barb have closed across all of them.

Alaqua LakesWingfield NorthMarkham Woods CorridorHills of AlaquaBear Lake

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.

Longwood draws families and executives who want acreage, gates, and top Seminole County schools within a 30-minute commute of downtown and the corporate corridor — physicians, business owners, and relocations trading the density of Orange County for space and privacy. School zones (Lake Brantley, Heathrow-adjacent) are often the first question they ask.

Through Premier Sotheby's International Realty — 1,100+ offices, 82 countries — and targeted digital campaigns in the markets where Longwood'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 Longwood Sellers Ask

Lot size, gating, and golf access more than finished square footage. An acre-plus lot behind a guarded gate in Alaqua or the Hills of Alaqua trades on a different basis than a smaller home on a standard lot, even at similar interior size. The 32779 school reputation — among Seminole County's strongest — adds a premium baked into nearly every sale.

The guard-gated golf and estate communities — Alaqua Lakes and the Hills of Alaqua — lead, followed by the larger-lot stretches of the Markham Woods Corridor and Wingfield North. Bear Lake adds lakefront appeal. Limited supply of true estate product keeps demand firm across the corridor.

Longwood's 32779 has been one of the faster-absorbing luxury markets in the region, with strong demand and appreciation. Correctly priced estate homes move quickly; the risk is overpricing in a market where buyers have clear comparables and act decisively.

Essential — large lots and acreage are sold as much on lifestyle as on the house. Aerial photography, twilight imagery, and marketing that conveys privacy, land, and the gate experience are what move estate buyers. A home that photographs as just another big house leaves money on the table.

Through Sotheby's international reach plus targeted campaigns to relocation and move-up buyers prioritizing schools, acreage, and gated privacy. Sean & Barb also tap direct relationships with executives and physicians relocating into the corporate corridor — buyers who want exactly what 32779 offers and will pay for it.

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