The Truth About Why Homes Sit in Lakewood Ranch

by Adam Miller

The Truth About Why Homes Sit in Lakewood Ranch

Not every home in Lakewood Ranch is selling in 2025 - and it has nothing to do with luck.

I know that goes against what most people think. You see “For Sale” signs popping up all over, you watch homes disappear off Zillow, and it looks like everything sells quickly.

But that’s only half the story. The other half? The homes that don’t move. T

he ones that sit. The ones that linger. And they all have one thing in common: they weren’t positioned the right way from the start.

Here’s what really happens. A seller decides to list. The agent across the table doesn’t want to lose the listing, so they agree to whatever price the seller wants.

Photos go up, the home hits the MLS, and then… silence. A trickle of showings, maybe. But buyers aren’t biting, because buyers aren’t stupid

. They know the difference between a resale home in Lakewood Ranch and a brand-new build down the road with builder incentives.

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If the price doesn’t line up with the story the home is telling, buyers simply move on.

And once the home sits? That’s when the damage starts. Days on market creep up, the energy fades, and eventually the price cuts begin.

By the time you’re at the number buyers actually believe, the strongest ones are gone. The ones left assume you’re desperate, and they negotiate hard.

That’s how sellers lose tens of thousands of dollars without even realizing it.

It’s not just pricing, either. Homes sit because they aren’t marketed to today’s buyers. Throwing your home on MLS and waiting doesn’t cut it anymore.

Buyers expect more - video that tells a story, aerials that show the community, marketing that actually reaches them where they are.

And in a place like Lakewood Ranch, where every buyer has ten other options, if your home doesn’t grab their attention, it gets scrolled past.

Insurance and systems play into this too. A roof that’s pushing 20 years, an AC that’s on its last leg, or a water heater that’s ancient - those things scare buyers away before they even start imagining themselves in your home.

Sellers overlook them all the time, but buyers don’t.

So no, homes don’t sit in Lakewood Ranch because of “bad luck.” They sit because they were overpriced, under-marketed, or not prepared for what buyers really care about.

And here’s the kicker: once you’ve made that mistake, the market doesn’t forgive you.

That’s why we do things differently at the 941 Lifestyle Group. We don’t just tell you what you want to hear.

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We tell you the truth - because that’s how you protect your equity.

We price your home so buyers believe it, we market it so they see it, and we prepare it so they don’t walk away over the things most agents ignore.

If you’re thinking about selling in 2025, don’t assume your home will move just because you live in Lakewood Ranch. Homes here sit every day.

The question is: will yours be one of them?

Let’s have a real conversation before you list. Fifteen minutes, no gimmicks - just the truth about what it will take for your home to actually sell in this market.

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