South Florida Condo Fee Index · development report · as of October 18, 2026 · Margate, Broward County
Royal Park Gardens, Margate: condo fees, what sold, and what is for sale today
As of October 18, 2026, the median monthly-equivalent association fee among 13 active Royal Park Gardens listings with a usable fee is $810, 50% above the Margate condo median of $540. 13 Royal Park Gardens condominiums are listed for sale in Margate. 6 of 13 active listings have recorded current asking price below original (46.2%).
Only 4 Royal Park Gardens condos closed between October 2025 and September 2026, too few for a sold-price median.
Key takeaways
- Median listed association fee in Royal Park Gardens: $810/mo across 13 active listings with a usable fee, 50% above the Margate condo median of $540.
- Only 4 Royal Park Gardens condos closed October 2025 to September 2026, too few for a sold-price median.
- 13 Royal Park Gardens condos are for sale as of October 18, 2026 at a median asking price of $100,000; 6 of 13 show a current asking price below original (46.2%).
- Median recorded cumulative days on market among active listings: 184.
- Buildings here date from 1974 to 1984, so Florida milestone inspection rules apply.
Small sample: Royal Park Gardens has fewer than 20 condos for sale and fewer than 20 closings in the window, so single listings move these figures. Read them as indicative and check the counts under each number.
The fees displayed are only as accurate as the brokerage that provided them in its individual listings through the multiple listing service. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.
For Royal Park Gardens owners
Own a condo in Royal Park Gardens? The association fee is fixed at sale. The asking price is your decision.
Buyers comparing Royal Park Gardens condos see the listed monthly association fee beside every asking price and weigh the two together. You cannot change the association fee when you sell; you can set the price with the association fee, the closed sales and the current competition in Royal Park Gardens already accounted for.
53.3% of active condo listings in Margate have a recorded asking price below their original list price. For fee comparisons, Royal Park Gardens, Margate has 13 active listings with a usable listed monthly-equivalent fee, as of October 18, 2026; this community sample is not percentile-trimmed.
The data comes from the segment and recorded fields available in PBP Real Estate's BeachesMLS feed, as of the date shown. Gia Freer, Broker of Record, turns comparable sales and current competition into one written pricing opinion for your Royal Park Gardens condo, with the reasoning, before it goes live.
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Ask Ava about this dataPrice my Royal Park Gardens condo correctlyFor buyers and sellers: The median listed fee is $810/mo among 13 active Royal Park Gardens listings with a usable fee; the published Margate condo fee sample median is $540/mo. With 13 units for sale and 46.2% recorded below original asking, compare fee coverage before comparing dollars.
The story for media: "13 condominiums are for sale in Royal Park Gardens, Margate; the median listed monthly-equivalent association fee is $810 among 13 active records with a usable fee; 46.2% of active listings have recorded current asking price below original, according to PBP Real Estate's daily analysis of BeachesMLS data as of October 18, 2026."
What condos actually sold in Royal Park Gardens, month by month
Only 4 Royal Park Gardens condominiums closed between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026 in listings permitted for internet display, so no sold-price chart is shown. Margate condos overall: 274 closings, median $110,500, 89.2% of original asking.
Where the Royal Park Gardens fee sits among Margate condos
Shaded band = 25th to 75th percentile of Margate condo fees for sale today. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate's brokerage feed, condominium listings permitted for internet display. Active and under contract as of Oct 18, 2026; closed sales October 2025 to September 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Inside Royal Park Gardens the middle half of fees runs $691 to $833 a month ($0.96 per square foot).
What the Royal Park Gardens fee includes, as entered by listing brokers
- Pool 75%
- Common areas 75%
- Trash 75%
- Water 75%
- Pest control 66.7%
- Grounds 66.7%
- Sewer 58.3%
- Cable TV 58.3%
- Structure maintenance 41.7%
- Building insurance 41.7%
Share of the 12 Royal Park Gardens listings that state what the fee covers. Utilities, insurance and reserves change what a fee is worth; compare coverage before dollars.
What condos are for sale in Royal Park Gardens today
Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate's brokerage feed, condominium listings permitted for internet display. Active and under contract as of Oct 18, 2026; closed sales October 2025 to September 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
See every Royal Park Gardens listing with photos, fees and days on market, or get an email when a new Royal Park Gardens unit lists.
Counts of the condominium listings for sale whose agent-written public remarks mention each item; not verified and not a statement about the association. Ask for the budget, reserve study and any assessment resolution before writing an offer.
Which Royal Park Gardens enclaves, sections or towers have the most for sale?
Condos by sub-community: names as entered in the MLS and grouped by our normalizer; rows with fewer than three condo listings are shown as counts only. The development totals above include every row.
| Sub-community | Condos for sale | Under contract | Median fee / mo | Median asking | Recorded below original | Sold, 12 mo | Median sold | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I B | 4 | 0 | $838 | $99K | — | 0 | — | 1974 |
| I J | 3 | 0 | $691 | $99K | — | 0 | — | 1978 |
Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate's brokerage feed, condominium listings permitted for internet display. Active and under contract as of Oct 18, 2026; closed sales October 2025 to September 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Schools for Royal Park Gardens
Broward County Public Schools assigns the center point of Royal Park Gardens to these three public schools. Assignments are set by street address and can change; confirm the unit’s address with the district locator before you rely on it.
45 private schools registered with the Florida Department of Education sit within 5 miles of Royal Park Gardens. Margate private schools by grade band (7).
Sources: Broward County Public Schools Find My School locator, retrieved 2026-09-19; FL DOE Private School Directory. Straight-line distances from the listing center point. PBP does not rank or rate schools.
Own in Royal Park Gardens, or rent a condo in Margate?
The median asking price among the 13 Royal Park Gardens condos for sale is $100,000 and the median stated fee is $810 a month (13 listings state one). 9 of the 13 units for sale are 2-bedrooms, asking a median $100,000. The median closed condominium lease in Margate over the last 13 months was $1,750 (n=81). Month one, before principal is counted:
| Own, first year, per month | Rent, per month | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Principal and interest, 30-year fixed at 7.37%, 20% down | $552 | Median Margate condominium lease | $1,750 |
| Property tax with homestead, 21.6343 mills | $104 | Renter’s insurance | $25 |
| Condo insurance (HO-6), county average | $151 | ||
| Royal Park Gardens median fee | $810 | ||
| Interior maintenance, 0.5% of price a year | $42 | ||
| Gross monthly cost to own | $1,659 | Gross monthly cost to rent | $1,775 |
Owning is $116 a month cheaper on day one; about $63 of the owner’s payment is principal in year one, so the owner is ahead by about $179 once principal is counted. Cash at the door for the owner: $23,000 (20% down plus 3% closing). Margate rental market: what leases actually closed at.
Estimates for comparison only, not financial, tax or legal advice. Rate: Mortgage News Daily 30-year fixed rate index, 2026-10-16. Tax: 2025 total millage for Margate, two $25,000 homestead exemptions (s. 196.031, F.S.). Insurance: county average HO-6 premium, FLOIR. Special assessments, club dues and land-lease payments are not in the fee figure. Same assumptions as the published Margate rent-vs-own comparison.
What the recorded flags mean for a Royal Park Gardens buyer
- Milestone inspection or recertification mentioned, 3 of 13 listings
- Florida requires a milestone structural inspection of condominium and cooperative buildings three habitable stories or taller by the end of the year the building reaches 30 years from its certificate of occupancy, and every ten years after; a local building department may require it at 25 years (s. 553.899, F.S.). Associations for those buildings must also complete a structural integrity reserve study at least every ten years (s. 718.112(2)(g), F.S.). Listings in Royal Park Gardens report a median year built of 1978. Ask for the Phase 1 inspection report, any Phase 2 report and the reserve study; they tell you whether repairs are identified and how they are funded.
- Land or recreation lease mentioned, 3 of 13 listings
- Some older South Florida communities sit on leased land or pay a recreation lease for clubhouse and pool facilities. The lease payment is a separate recurring cost, may escalate on a schedule and runs for a fixed term. Ask for the lease, its remaining term, the current payment and any escalation clause, and ask your lender how it treats the lease before you write an offer.
- Age restriction (55+) mentioned, 8 of 13 listings
- Housing for older persons under the federal Fair Housing Act exemption requires that at least 80% of occupied units have one resident aged 55 or older and that the community publish and follow age-verification policies. The rules govern who may occupy a unit, not who may own it; a buyer who does not meet the age requirement may face limits on living there or renting it out. Ask the association for its written 55+ policy and occupancy rules.
- No-pets rule mentioned, 1 of 13 listings
- Pet rules come from the declaration and the association rules and can limit number, weight or breed, or prohibit pets. Assistance animals for a person with a disability are handled under fair-housing law and are not pets for this purpose. Ask for the current written rule.
Counts are of the listings for sale whose agent-written public remarks mention each item. They are not a statement about the association and the absence of a mention is not confirmation that none applies. Financing terms and eligibility for a specific unit are decided by the lender and its investor, not by this page. Review the association documents, budget and reserve study with your own advisers before writing an offer.
What do buyers and sellers ask about Royal Park Gardens?
What is the condo fee in Royal Park Gardens, Margate?
As of October 18, 2026, the median monthly-equivalent association fee across the 13 Royal Park Gardens condominiums for sale that state a fee is $810; the middle half runs $691 to $833. That is 50% above the Margate condo median of $540. The fees displayed are only as accurate as the brokerage that provided them in its individual listings through the multiple listing service. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.
What did condos in Royal Park Gardens sell for?
Only 4 Royal Park Gardens condominiums closed between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026 in listings permitted for internet display, which is below the five needed for a sold-price median. The Margate condo market closed 274 sales in the same window at a median $110,500.
How many Royal Park Gardens condos are for sale, and are prices being cut?
13 Royal Park Gardens condominiums are listed as of October 18, 2026, asking from $79,999 to $139,500, median $100,000; 0 more are under contract. 6 of 13 active records have current ListPrice below OriginalListPrice (46.2%). Among those 6 records, median reduction is $16,750 and 13.5%; these are separate medians. The remainder is not a never-cut group. Median nonmissing recorded CDOM is 184 days, not an independently reconstructed property history.
Which Royal Park Gardens enclaves or buildings have the most for sale?
Royal Park Gardens listings in the MLS carry 2 sub-community names (enclaves, sections or towers). The largest today I B (4 for sale, median fee $838); I J (3 for sale, median fee $691). Names are as entered by listing agents and grouped by our normalizer; spelling variants can split one enclave.
Does Royal Park Gardens have special assessments, age restrictions or membership requirements?
We report what listing agents wrote, not what the association has decided. Among the 13 Royal Park Gardens listings for sale, 0 mention a special assessment in the public remarks; 8 state an age restriction such as 55+; 0 mention a required club or equity membership; 3 mention a land or recreation lease. Confirm every one of these with the association documents before writing an offer.
How is this Royal Park Gardens report built and how often is it updated?
Refresh is scheduled daily from PBP Real Estate's BeachesMLS data feed: active and under-contract condominium listings in Margate whose subdivision field names Royal Park Gardens or one of its enclaves, plus available closings in the twelve months ending September 30, 2026. Use the report's statistical date and qualifying counts. Fees are converted to a monthly equivalent and usable association layers are summed. Medians need five or more records, percentages ten or more; smaller groups are shown as counts. Royal Park Gardens is a small sample (under 20 listings and under 20 sales), so read its figures as indicative. This is a market read of MLS listing data, not an opinion of value about any unit or a statement about the association's finances. The fees displayed are only as accurate as the brokerage that provided them in its individual listings through the multiple listing service. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.
Which public schools are zoned for Royal Park Gardens, Margate?
Broward County Public Schools assigns the center point of Royal Park Gardens to these three public schools: Margate Elementary, Margate Middle School and Coral Springs High School. Assignments are set by street address and can change; confirm the unit's address with the district locator before you rely on it. 45 private schools registered with the Florida Department of Education sit within 5 miles.
Is it cheaper to own in Royal Park Gardens or rent a condo in Margate?
The median asking price among the 13 Royal Park Gardens condos for sale is $100,000 and the median stated fee is $810 a month. Owning costs about $1,659 a month before principal ($552 principal and interest at 7.37% with 20% down, $104 property tax with homestead at 21.6343 mills, $151 condo insurance, $810 fee, $42 interior maintenance), against $1,775 to rent the median Margate condominium ($1,750 lease plus renter's insurance). Owning is $116 a month cheaper on day one; about $63 of the owner's payment is principal in year one. Estimates for comparison only, not financial advice.
Analyst: Gia Freer, Broker of Record, PBP Real Estate, LLC (Lic. BK689801), available on the record: 561-395-8418.
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Method: listings whose MLS subdivision field maps to Royal Park Gardens after normalization (tower, section and phase records merged; master community plus its enclaves), condominiums by tax legal description (a townhouse, villa or house whose legal records a condominium is included), Margate, permitted for internet display in PBP Real Estate's BeachesMLS data feed. Active and under-contract figures are from the daily snapshot as of October 18, 2026; closed sales are from a rolling archive and cover October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, the last full month, because closings are reported to the MLS with a lag. Fees are as entered by each listing office, converted to a monthly equivalent, with master and sub-association layers summed. Medians require five or more records and percentages ten or more; smaller groups are shown as counts. Remark-based flags are keyword classifications of agent-written text and are not verified. Nothing here is an opinion of value about any property or a statement about any association's finances. The fees displayed are only as accurate as the brokerage that provided them in its individual listings through the multiple listing service. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.
All listings featuring the BMLS logo are provided by BeachesMLS, Inc. This information is not verified for authenticity or accuracy and is not guaranteed. Copyright © 2026 BeachesMLS, Inc.
IDX information is provided exclusively for consumers' personal, non-commercial use, and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS. Data last updated October 18, 2026.
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