Broward County, Florida
Sell your land in Fort Lauderdale for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots in Fort Lauderdale for cash, including New River and Intracoastal canal lots and inland lots that may still need the city's water and sewer connection. You get a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours, and closings run through an independent title company, typically in about 10 days, with no fees or commissions.
By Parcel Buyers · · Lot figures from the 2026 Florida property tax roll · How we made this page
Quick answers
- Who buys land for cash in Fort Lauderdale?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, usually within 24 hours. Sales close through an independent title company, typically in about 10 days, with no fees or commissions to the seller.
- What did vacant lots in Fort Lauderdale sell for in 2025?
- In 2025, vacant lots in Fort Lauderdale sold for a median of $1,055,000 across 104 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $546,200 to $2,750,000.
- How many vacant lots are in Fort Lauderdale?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 1,930 vacant residential lots in Fort Lauderdale; 27% are patio-home lots, and the median lot is 0.15 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Fort Lauderdale set?
- We start from recent sales of similar lots nearby, like the 2025 prices on this page, then adjust for water and sewer, road access, flood zone, lot size and any title issues, and for the time and cost of reselling. You get one written number, not a range.
- How do I know a land buyer in Fort Lauderdale is legitimate?
- A real buyer closes through an independent, licensed title company and never asks you to pay anything up front. We never charge sellers a fee, deposit or closing-cost advance, and the title company pays you by check or wire at closing.
- Who is buying lots in Fort Lauderdale?
- In 2025, companies bought 77% of the vacant lots that sold in Fort Lauderdale, including 16% bought by homebuilders. Individuals bought the rest.
- What was the median recorded 2025 sale price by lot size in Fort Lauderdale?
- The median recorded 2025 sale price for a quarter-acre lot in Fort Lauderdale was $1,765,000 across 39 sales.
- Are vacant lot prices in Fort Lauderdale going up or down?
- Vacant lot prices in Fort Lauderdale went up 7.7%: the median moved from $980,000 across 121 recorded sales in 2024 to $1,055,000 across 104 recorded sales in 2025. These are recorded sales, not list prices. From January to May 2026, 30 vacant lots in Fort Lauderdale sold at a recorded median of $1,119,000.
- Are vacant lots in Fort Lauderdale in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 69.2% of vacant lots in Fort Lauderdale have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated August 18, 2014 to July 31, 2024). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Fort Lauderdale got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 300 vacant lots in Fort Lauderdale changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 preliminary tax roll.
Local data
Fort Lauderdale land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels whose property address city is Fort Lauderdale, plus lots with no street address that sit in survey sections where nearly all addressed parcels are Fort Lauderdale in Broward County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 1,930 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 tax roll [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Patio-home lot (5,000–7,000 sq ft): 27% of vacant lots; next, micro lot at 23%. Median lot: 0.15 acre (6,370 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $209,900 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $115,500 and $632,300 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $1,055,000 median across 104 arm's-length sales of vacant lots in Fort Lauderdale (Jan 2025–Dec 2025); the middle half sold for $546,200–$2,750,000 [1] |
| Who bought lots in 2025 | Companies made 77% of those purchases, including 16% by homebuilders; individuals made the rest [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 10% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often CA, GA, NY) [1] |
| Incorporated city since 1911 | Incorporated on March 27, 1911, the city has used a commission-manager government since 1925. The commission passes ordinances. The city page lists more than 33 square miles, a population of 183,146, and the county seat. [2],[3] |
| City permits and zoning | Inside the city, Development Services issues building permits and inspects work under the Florida Building Code and city ordinances. Zoning staff enforce the Unified Land Development Code. Permit applications and inspections run through its LauderBuild portal. [4] |
| City water and sewer fees | Public Works supplies water and wastewater in the city and to some customers outside it. Master permits submitted on or after December 16, 2019 pay $1,977 per equivalent residential connection (ERC) for water and $1,888 per ERC for sewer. [5] |
| Capacity letter starts with one year | New construction that increases demand on city water or sewer pipes needs a Water and Sanitary Sewer Capacity Allocation Letter during plan review. It is valid for one year and stays active after that if development is approved or a building permit is issued. [6] |
| Stormwater on vacant acreage | Vacant and other undeveloped land is stormwater Category III, billed on acreage, with a zero trip rate. The June 1, 2026 recap lists that class at $824.85. The preliminary rate starting October 1, 2026 is $989.82 per acre. [10],[11] |
| Flood zones and CRS Class 7 | Inland high-risk flood zones are AE, AO, and AH. Coastal wave zones are VE. Zone X is lower risk. FEMA lists Fort Lauderdale as CRS Class 7, with a 15% discount in Special Flood Hazard Areas and 5% outside them. [7],[14] |
| Septic permits, when used | Since July 1, 2021, septic rules sit with the state environmental agency, but the county health department still permits and inspects systems. A new-system packet lists $100 for plan review, $260 for the permit, and $165 for a department site evaluation. [12],[13] |
| Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport noise | Broward County's Aviation Department formed the Airport Noise Abatement Committee in 1992 as a forum on aircraft noise in neighborhoods around Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). It tracks noise trends and advises FLL's noise programs. [15] |
| 2025 sale price by lot size | The median recorded 2025 sale price for a quarter-acre lot in Fort Lauderdale was $1,765,000 across 39 sales. [1] |
| Lot sales, 2025 vs 2024 | 2025: 104 recorded sales, $1,055,000 median; 2024: 121 recorded sales, $980,000 median. Median +7.7%; count -14.0%. [1] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 300 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| Years of lot supply at the 2025 building pace | 6.4 years; simple ratio, not a forecast. [1] |
| Owner-type shares | Individuals 44.7%; companies 52.3%; trusts 0.4%; estates/heirs 0.6%; government/associations 2.0%. [1] |
| 2026 so far (Jan-May) | 30 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $1,119,000. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 69.2% of vacant lots in Fort Lauderdale have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated August 18, 2014 to July 31, 2024). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel. |
| Springs BMAP small-lot screen | About 0% of located vacant lots in Fort Lauderdale are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale
| Neighborhood | Vacant lots | 2025 lot sales | Median 2025 lot sale |
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| Progresso | 212 | 8 | — |
| Coral Ridge Country Club | 48 | 6 | — |
| Galt Ocean Mile | 45 | 8 | — |
| Rio Vista | 19 | 3 | — |
| Nurmi Isles | 12 | 3 | — |
| Bay Colony | 10 | 4 | — |
| Coral Ridge | 9 | 3 | — |
| Harbor Beach | 9 | 3 | — |
| Coral Isles | 8 | 3 | — |
| Imperial Point | 7 | 3 | — |
Unlinked recorded-plat summaries retain their separately prepared source edition. A neighborhood here is the recorded plat name at the start of the legal description.
Pricing
What is a lot in Fort Lauderdale worth?
In 2025, vacant lots in Fort Lauderdale sold for a median of $1,055,000 across 104 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $546,200 to $2,750,000. [1]
These are open-market sale prices. A direct cash offer is usually lower, because a cash buyer closes in days and takes on the time and cost of reselling the lot.
Recorded 2025 sale prices by lot size in Fort Lauderdale
| Lot-size class | 2025 sales | 2025 median lot sale | Middle half |
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| Quarter-acre lot9,000–12,999 sq ft | 39 | $1,765,000 | $972,500–$2,800,000 |
| Patio-home lot5,000–6,999 sq ft | 22 | $495,000 | $147,500–$761,900 |
| Standard city lot7,000–8,999 sq ft | 19 | $630,000 | $272,500–$1,000,000 |
These are open-market sale prices. A direct cash offer is usually lower, because a cash buyer closes in days and takes on the time and cost of reselling the lot.
See what similar lots sold for
What moves the price in Fort Lauderdale
Canal frontage is a different lot from inland land
The city places the Intracoastal Waterway, the New River, and a canal system between seven miles of beach and the Everglades. A canal-front parcel has a water boundary that an inland patio-home lot does not. The median lot is 0.15 acres (6,370 square feet), so a buyer cannot compare the two from acreage alone; the parcel's actual waterfront position and condition also need review. [2]
City connection fees come due before the first wall
City connection fees come due when a new building first ties into public water and sewer. For a master permit submitted on or after December 16, 2019, the capital expansion fee is $1,977 per equivalent residential connection for water, figured at 300 gallons a day, and $1,888 per connection for sanitary sewer, figured at 175 gallons a day. Added flow also needs a capacity letter. It is valid for one year and stays active after that if development is approved or a building permit is issued. The fees apply to customers first connecting to the city system, so a patio-home lot that has never been connected carries both. [5],[6]
Flood zone changes the permit, not just the insurance
The flood zone changes the building rules, which is why a coastal lot and an inland lot do not trade as equals. City maps mark inland high-risk land AE, AO, or AH, and coastal wave zones as VE. Zone X is lower risk. Filling, grading, or clearing in the floodplain needs a permit under the Florida Building Code and Chapter 14. FEMA lists the city as CRS Class 7, with a 15% discount in Special Flood Hazard Areas and 5% outside them. [7],[8],[14]
The 2025 land-sale range is wide on purpose
The 2025 land-sale range is wide because these lots are not one product. The roll shows 104 one-parcel vacant-land transfers that passed the arm's-length test and were still empty on January 1, 2026. The midpoint was $1,055,000, and the middle half spanned $546,200–$2,750,000. Tax just value is separate: a median of $209,900, middle half $115,500–$632,300. The most common vacant residential size is the patio-home lot, 27% of sized lots, among 1,930 vacant residential parcels. Canal position, hookup fees, and flood zone sit on that spread. [1]
Common situations
Selling land in Fort Lauderdale in these situations
You inherited a canal lot and never used the dock
You can sell a canal lot you inherited even if you never used a dock. Fort Lauderdale's geography includes the New River, the Intracoastal Waterway and a canal system, and vacant land is stormwater Category III. We check utilities, access and title on every parcel before offering. If our land inspection fails, it costs you nothing. [2],[10]
The tax bill finds you in another state
You can sell while living in another state. 10% of vacant-lot owners here use a mailing address outside Florida, and 1% use an address abroad. 90% still show a Florida address. Documents can be signed electronically, and a mail-away closing is handled by an independent, licensed title company. Payment can be a check or a wire. Liens or back taxes can be cleared from the proceeds at closing if you agree. [1]
The empty lot still carries a stormwater line
An empty lot can still carry a stormwater line. Vacant land is Category III, billed on acreage, and the fee study gives it a trip rate of zero. The June 1, 2026 recap lists that class at $824.85. The preliminary rate for the year starting October 1, 2026 is $989.82 per acre. A house is different: the city notice shows $376 for single-family stormwater in 2026 and a proposed $451 for 2027, next to a city millage of 4.1193 both years. Those charges ride on the tax bill. If they are behind, they can be paid from closing proceeds if you agree. [10],[11],[9]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Fort Lauderdale?
From your first message to money in hand, with nothing left out. Requesting an offer costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
See every detail of the process-
Tell us about your land
Fill out the short form (about 60 seconds) or email us. A land specialist reaches out to confirm the details, usually the same business day.
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Get your cash offer within 24 hours
We review the property and send a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. It is a real number, not a range. Take it or leave it, with no pressure either way.
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Sign electronically
If you accept, everyone signs the purchase agreement electronically. There is nothing to print or mail at this stage.
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We inspect, the title company verifies
Our team inspects the land and an independent title company runs a title search for liens or taxes owed. If the land does not pass inspection, you are never charged anything.
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Close and get paid
The title company prepares the closing documents for notarization and issues your funds by standard check, overnight check, or wire transfer. A typical sale closes in 10 days.
Questions
Selling land in Fort Lauderdale: common questions
Can I sell a canal lot if nothing was ever built on it?
Yes. A canal lot can be sold with no house, no dock, and no utility hookup. The city places the Intracoastal Waterway, the New River, and a canal system between the beach and the Everglades. We buy lots with no water, sewer or road work, and the only contingency is our land inspection.
Does an empty lot still owe a city stormwater assessment?
Yes. Vacant land is stormwater Category III and is billed on acreage, not as a house. The June 1, 2026 recap lists that rate at $824.85. For the fiscal year starting October 1, 2026, the preliminary rate is $989.82 per acre. Vacant land gets a trip rate of zero. The charge is collected on the property-tax bill.
Can I sell a lot that was never hooked to city sewer?
Yes. We buy vacant land with no utility hookup. Inside the city, a future house that adds flow on city pipes needs a capacity letter. It is valid for one year and stays active after that if development is approved or a building permit is issued. Master permits submitted on or after December 16, 2019 also carry capital expansion fees of $1,977 per ERC for water and $1,888 per ERC for sewer. If septic is used instead, the county health department permits it: $100 for plan review, $260 for the permit, and $165 if the department does the site evaluation.
Who issues a building permit if the lot is inside the city?
Development Services, for construction inside the city. That office issues building permits and inspects work under the Florida Building Code and city ordinances. Zoning is enforced through the Unified Land Development Code. Grading or clearing in a mapped floodplain also needs a permit. Applications, permit status and inspections run through the city's LauderBuild portal.
Which flood map should a buyer use for this lot?
Use the FEMA map that became effective July 31, 2024. FEMA's current status record lists Fort Lauderdale as community 125105 and CRS Class 7, with a 15% discount in Special Flood Hazard Areas and 5% outside them. The city's GIS Flood Zones App shows whether a parcel is in a Special Flood Hazard Area, and any work in that area needs a floodplain permit.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- How to Sell Land in a Flood Zone
Flood-zone land can be sellable and sometimes buildable. A FEMA flood zone describes mapped risk; it is not a building permit. The buyer must verify the current effective Flood Insurance Rate Map and any map changes, then ask the local floodplain administrator what elevation, floodway, coastal, permit, and design rules apply.[1][2][4] Vacant land itself is not covered by an NFIP policy; flood insurance covers qualifying buildings and contents, not land value.[5][6]
- Can You Sell Land With a Lien?
Yes. Land with a lien can often be sold, but signing a deed does not by itself erase a valid claim. The lien may need to be paid, released, discharged, or otherwise resolved under the law that applies. With the seller's consent, an approved payoff can come from sale proceeds at closing. If the balance or lien is wrong, dispute it before closing and require proof of the cure.
- Can You Build on a Vacant Lot?
Maybe. A vacant lot is buildable only if the proposed use fits the rules that apply to that parcel and the site can satisfy access, utility, environmental, and permit requirements. Start with the local planning or zoning office, confirm that the parcel is a legal lot, and get a written parcel-specific answer. A zoning label or tax parcel number alone is not approval to build.[1][2]
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How we made this page
Parcel Buyers is a land-buying company based in Florida. We buy vacant land directly from owners and publish these local pages so owners can see what land in their area is doing before they sell, to us or anyone else. We count the tax-roll figures ourselves from state data, take local rules and fees from the official sources listed below, and use AI tools to help research and draft the text. Every number links to its source, and we update the page when the data changes.
Method and sources
Tax-roll figures cover parcels whose property address city is Fort Lauderdale, plus lots with no street address that sit in survey sections where nearly all addressed parcels are Fort Lauderdale. Source [1] is our own count of the Florida Department of Revenue's 2026 preliminary property tax roll: "vacant residential" means land-use code 000; lot sizes use the land square footage on the roll; values are the county property appraiser's just (market) value as of January 1, 2026; sale prices count only arm's-length sales of a single lot that was vacant when it sold and was still vacant on January 1, 2026 (bulk and multi-parcel deeds removed). Page updated October 2, 2026. Lot-size sale rows use the same qualified 2025 sale cohort and canonical square-foot classes; classes with fewer than 10 sales are omitted. The reviewed 2026 recorded-sale window runs from January through May 2026; unreviewed recent sales are excluded. Flood and springs-BMAP figures screen tax-roll parcel center points, not parcel boundaries. They are aggregate map screens, not flood-zone, insurance, buildability, elevation, septic, or permitting determinations.
- [1] Florida Department of Revenue (data); Parcel Buyers (analysis), Parcel Buyers analysis of the 2026 preliminary Name-Address-Legal (NAL) property tax roll (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [2] City of Fort Lauderdale, About Us (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [3] City of Fort Lauderdale, Government (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [4] City of Fort Lauderdale, Development Services (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [5] City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works, Capital expansion fees for water and wastewater (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [6] City of Fort Lauderdale Development Services, Water and wastewater capacity availability request (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [7] City of Fort Lauderdale Development Services, Flood risk information (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [8] City of Fort Lauderdale Development Services, Floodplain management regulations (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [9] City of Fort Lauderdale Office of Management and Budget, Understanding your property tax notice (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [10] City of Fort Lauderdale, Preliminary FY2027 stormwater assessment resolution, CAM 26-0618 (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [11] Broward County Property Appraiser, June 1, 2026 non-ad valorem assessment recap (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [12] Florida Department of Health in Broward County, Onsite sewage disposal (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [13] Florida Department of Health in Broward County, Instructions for a new septic system permit application (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [14] Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP community status for Fort Lauderdale, community 125105 (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [15] Broward County Aviation Department, Noise Information (accessed 2026-10-02)