Watergarden Homes for Sale

Watergarden is a waterfront community in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida. Active listings are priced from $389,000 to $1,700,000. Homes were built starting 2004. Pure Equity lists homes in Watergarden and represents buyers. Commission is negotiable, and what we are paid is agreed with you in writing before you commit to anything.

Pure Equity Realty covers Watergarden and the Fort Lauderdale area. We list for 1%, which includes photography, MLS syndication, and negotiation support. Buyers pay nothing for representation. For current market data, see Florida Realtors' market statistics.

Our MLS feed shows 13 Watergarden Fort Lauderdale homes for sale as of October 2026. The median asking price is $640,000. Asking prices run from $374,000 to $1.2M.

That is 8% below the Fort Lauderdale median of $694,000. On a per-foot basis, homes here ask about $593 per square foot, compared with $467 across Fort Lauderdale. So the median price buys roughly 1,100 square feet of living area.

Listings here have averaged 102 days on the market. That is faster than the Fort Lauderdale average of 145 days. As a result, buyers here should be ready to write an offer soon after a showing.

Homes listed in Watergarden date from 2004, so they are about 22 years old.

Every one of these homes went up after Florida adopted its statewide building code in 2002. In practice, that usually means impact-rated openings and stronger roof attachment. A wind mitigation inspection documents those features, and Florida insurers must offer premium discounts for them.

Watergarden includes waterfront homes. Waterfront lots in South Florida often sit in FEMA special flood hazard areas, where lenders require flood insurance. Before you commit, look up the address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and ask the seller for an elevation certificate.

Watergarden is a condo building. Also request the association budget, recent minutes and any special assessments before you sign.

Rentals in Watergarden have a median asking rent of $4,500 per month, across 5 active rental listings. For comparison, the Fort Lauderdale median is $2,700, so rents here run 67% higher.

For investors, those medians imply a gross yield near 8.4% a year. However, that figure comes before HOA dues, property tax, insurance and vacancy. Also check the association documents first, because many Florida HOAs cap leases or set minimum terms.

You can browse current Fort Lauderdale rentals or ask us for a rent estimate on a specific Watergarden home.

Here is what the median Watergarden price means in Florida closing terms. At $640,000, a 20% down payment comes to about $128,000, leaving a loan near $512,000.

Florida then taxes that loan twice. First, documentary stamp tax on the note runs 35 cents per $100, or about $1,792. Next, the intangible tax of 0.2% adds about $1,024. Buyers normally pay both at closing.

On the seller side, Florida deed stamps cost 70 cents per $100 of price. At the Watergarden median, that is about $4,480.

Finally, owner-occupants should file for the Florida homestead exemption by March 1. It removes up to $50,000 of assessed value. After that, Save Our Homes caps yearly assessment increases at 3% or inflation, whichever is lower. To see what these numbers mean for your budget, get pre-approved before you tour.

Recent Watergarden listings show assignments to Walker (elementary), Sunrise (middle) and Fort Lauderdale (high). However, boundaries can change each year, so confirm the assignment for a specific address with Broward County Public Schools.