Markland Home Values

The HOA fee in Markland runs $125 annually — a notably low figure for a gated community with a full amenity package including a pool, fitness center, tennis, pickleball, and clubhouse. The fact sheet does not list a separate CDD assessment for Markland, but buyers should confirm whether one applies to a specific lot with their agent and title company before closing, as CDD status can vary by parcel even within a single community.

Markland's own documents explain the split better than most communities ever do: the Property Owners Association and the Southaven Community Development District are two separate bodies with separate bills. The POA line on listings is modest; the substantial line is the Southaven CDD assessment, which rides the St. Johns County tax bill as a non-ad-valorem item and scales with lot width — the district's published assessment tables put typical totals roughly in the $3,000–$3,500-a-year range depending on the lot, and a prior owner may have prepaid the bond portion. That stack funds the community's gated entry and the Manor House amenity campus. I pull the exact district line for the specific lot on every Markland home my buyers consider — the lot-width scaling means two similar houses can carry different bills.

Worth what the next Markland buyer will pay, which the last few Markland closings predict better than any website estimate. This site publishes no automated value on purpose; the listings and recorded sales on this page are the raw material instead, updated as the MLS updates. When you want it turned into a number for your home, I do that personally against the actual sales.

Two numbers answer it: the neighborhood's median and your home's position against the homes for sale the week you list. The first is on this page and changes with the season; the second decides whether you beat the median or trail it. Pricing against Markland's live competition, not last year's average, is most of the work.

A few lines beyond the obvious ones. In Markland, plan on the commission you and I agree on, Florida's documentary stamp tax on the deed (70 cents per $100 of price), title and closing charges that follow local custom, the association's estoppel letter, and, where the home carries one, the community development district line, prorated at closing and disclosed to your buyer; handled correctly it is paperwork, handled late it stalls a contract. I put the full seller's net sheet in front of you before the sign goes up; the true-cost promise on this site runs in both directions.