4 communities in region rank among top 15 for US home sales

Two communities in the Sarasota area and a community north of Tampa rank among the top 10 master-planned communities in the United States based on sales from the first half of 2024, according to a new list. A Punta Gorda development also landed in the top 15 on the list of 50 master-planned communities.

Real estate consulting firm RCLCO recently released its rankings of the top 50 master-planned communities based on sales from January through June, and The Villages — northwest of Orlando — topped the list. It sold 1,515 homes during the first half of the year to a mainly 55-plus demographic, the same as last year.

No. 2 on the list was Lakewood Ranch, which sold 1,238 homes during the first half of the year, about a 1% increase from 2023, according to RCLCO. Lakewood Ranch currently has 72,000 residents, and is is the top-selling master-planned community for all ages, according to RCLCO.