Buyer guides
The six community sites carry the detail for each community. These are the questions that come before that — the ones that are the same whether you end up in Punta Gorda, Alva, Estero, Fort Myers or Naples. Everything here is sourced; where a figure changes annually, the year it applies to is stated.
1 Nov 2026
Florida charges $0.70 per $100 in documentary stamps on the deed, $0.35 per $100 on the mortgage note, and two mills intangible tax on the loan. Who pays each line…
29 Oct 2026
Florida’s homestead exemption takes up to $50,000 off taxable value and starts the Save Our Homes cap — but only if the house is your permanent residence on January 1…
26 Oct 2026
River Hall is one master plan with two ways in: the gated country-club side with Davis Love III golf bundled, and Hampton Lakes at a lower entry with its own…
26 Oct 2026
Punta Gorda has the two lowest entry points in our six-community network: Willow and Turnleaf, both off Burnt Store Road. Here they are side by side, every figure dated.
26 Oct 2026
One dated table across the six communities we cover — Turnleaf, Willow, River Hall and Hampton Lakes, Kingston, Valencia and the coming Daniels Creek — with each builder’s published starting…
4 Sep 2026
Average premiums for Charlotte, Lee and Collier, why new construction prices better, the wind mitigation form to get at closing, and the flood rule that catches buyers.
4 Sep 2026
Flood zones, preserve lots and conservation easements, afternoon sun, and why a premium is a price rather than a valuation. How to read a homesite before you pay for it.
4 Sep 2026
Design centre or Everything's Included, which decisions lock at contract, and the one test that tells you what to pay for during the build rather than after.
4 Sep 2026
What actually happens between signing a builder's contract and getting the keys — the selections cutoff, pre-drywall, the orientation walk and closing.
4 Sep 2026
Since 1 July 2025 Florida requires a one-year builder warranty on every new home, and it transfers with the house. What section 553.837 covers, and what it does not.
4 Sep 2026
A new home that is not finished by 1 January is taxed on the land alone. Why your first Florida tax bill misleads, and the two homestead dates that decide…
4 Sep 2026
Municipal inspections check code, not your house. The four points where a private inspection earns its fee — and why month eleven is the one buyers miss.
4 Sep 2026
An HOA is a private corporation. A CDD is a unit of government whose lien ranks alongside your property taxes. How to read both before you sign a contract.
4 Sep 2026
Charlotte, Lee and Collier compared on price, density, growth, insurance cost and airports — and which of the six communities we cover sits in each.
The communities
Now selling
Punta Gorda · Charlotte County
Townhomes from $209,990 · villas from $249,999 · single-family from $265,999
Five Lennar collections on one address — the most attainable entry in the network, with the amenity campus already built and open.
Lennar's published figures, 26 Oct 2026
Now selling · closeout
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Punta Gorda · Charlotte County
Single-family from $251,999 · 13 plans · 6 homes listed
Thirteen plans off Burnt Store Road at pre-amenity pricing — the clubhouse and resort pool are under construction, not open.
Lennar's published figures, 26 Oct 2026
Now selling
Alva · Lee County
Hampton Lakes from $289,999 · River Hall Country Club from $324,490 · 13 homes listed
A gated golf side with Davis Love III membership bundled, and a non-golf side at a lower entry — one 1,900-acre plan east of Fort Myers.
Explore River Hall & Hampton Lakes
Lennar's published figures, 26 Oct 2026
Now open · opened 17 Oct 2026
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Estero · Lee County
Villas from $329,999 · single-family to $739,999 · 25 Lennar homes listed
The newest community in the network: 18 models from four builders on the Corkscrew corridor, with Lennar selling Kingston South.
Lennar's published figures, 26 Oct 2026
Final phase · 4 homes
Naples · Collier County
Single-family from $463,999 · 4 plans · homes from $538,999
A Naples golf address without mandatory golf dues — the course is public and pay-as-you-play. Lennar's last homesites on Double Eagle Trail.
Explore Valencia Golf & Country Club
Lennar's published figures, 26 Oct 2026
Coming soon
Fort Myers · Lee County
Plans and pricing not released · interest list forming
Lennar's coming community across Daniels Parkway from Timber Creek. Nothing published yet — we label what is confirmed, reported and unknown.
Lennar's published figures, 26 Oct 2026