8979 SW 86TH LOOP, OCALA, FL, 34481
Sold981 days on marketListed Nov 13, 2023Sold Feb 28, 2024MLS #OM666903
About this home
8979 SW 86TH LOOP
Your home is your sanctuary and your family is your greatest joy. This Sterling Grand model home has been customized to create a spacious in-law suite, complete with commercial grade carpet and both a standard bedroom closet and an extra-large storage / walk-in closet. It is perfect for your extended family. You will all have room to relax, room to enjoy and room to live. This split bedroom floor plan features a spacious master bedroom and bath with a snail shower and two walk in closets, a in-law suite, a third bedroom, and a 2.5 golf cart garage. The stunning, private, covered lanai has remote-controlled sun shade awnings, a birdcage screen enclosure, a brick paver patio and a private, fenced backyard. Your all-weather enjoyment outdoors is guaranteed! Beautiful plantation shutters are installed through-out the home. This is a smart home with fiber optics, a home warranty, Florida friendly xeriscape plants, landscaped with rocks and terraced walls for low maintenance and low water usage, water softener & reverse Osmosis water system, 2 tankless gas hot water heaters and a new whole home Generac generator. Candler Hills is a private, gated luxury golf course community with three Golf Courses, Indoor & Outdoor Pools including the Lodge’s Beach Entry Pool & Clubhouse, Two Fitness Centers, Tennis, Racquetball, Pickle Ball, Billiards, Game Rooms and a Cultural Arts Center. Enjoy live music and dancing on the Town Square, great restaurants, shopping and hospitals nearby. On Top of the World is rated one of Top 50 Master Planned Communities in the USA by “Where to Retire Magazine”. Bedroom Closet Type: Walk-in Closet (Primary Bedroom).
Facts & features
The home at a glance
3
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2,582
Sqft
0.18 ac
Lot size
2
Garage
2014
Year built
One
Levels
$174
Per sqft
Inside
Outside & construction
Community & fees
Utilities & systems
Value check
Is the price right?
The internet’s favorite home-value number comes from a single automated model that has never seen the street, the finishes, or the view — which is why it routinely misses by tens of thousands of dollars. The edgeAI estimate combines multiple independent data sources with our team’s on-the-ground expertise in this exact market.
$/sqft vs Ocala actives
$174 vs $180
Days on market
981 vs 43 typical
Where $174/sqft sits among the 400 Ocala actives
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Where it sits
Inside Ocala
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The numbers that matter
The Ocala market
$285K → $280K
Ocala median sold, yr/yr
97.4%
Sale-to-list ratio (12 mo)
156 of 400
Ocala actives have cut their price
Median sold price, Ocala, trailing 36 months (3-month rolling) · live MLS data.
This home is listed 50% above the Ocala median. See the full Ocala market guide →
Paper trail
This home's history
Reality check
What actually sold near 8979 SW 86TH LOOP
Asking prices are opinions — closed sales are facts. The most comparable homes that actually changed hands nearby in the last twelve months.
Sold · Jun ’26$535,000
8458 SW 97TH CIRCLE · same community
3 bd · 3 ba · 2,457 sqft · $218/sqft · 44 DOM
Sold · May ’26$425,000
8882 SW 85TH LOOP · same community
3 bd · 3 ba · 2,381 sqft · $178/sqft · 34 DOM
Sold · Jun ’26$450,000
9042 SW 88TH PLACE · same community
3 bd · 3 ba · 2,815 sqft · $160/sqft · 218 DOM
Closed-sale data from the MLS, last 12 months, selected for similarity in size and location. No two homes are identical — ask us for a full comparative analysis.
Your home team
The pros in your corner
Buying a home is two conversations — the home and the money. Here’s who handles each, side by side, already working together.
Your agent
Donna Layton
Real Estate Agent · CENTURY 21 Edge
Tours, negotiation, and every question about 8979 SW 86TH LOOP — start here.
Your lender
Andrew Acosta
Acosta Home Loans with PRMG · NMLS #1468866
Pre-approval, rates, and the real monthly number for 8979 SW 86TH LOOP — before you fall in love.
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The brief
Three things that matter here
01Positioned at the premium end
$449,900 runs 50% above the Ocala median — but at 2,582 sqft it's also 49% larger than the typical Ocala listing.
02Garden views
The garden view is part of what you're buying — views hold value independently of the structure.
03Time on market is leverage
981 days on market against a Ocala median of 43 — sellers in this position are usually ready to negotiate.
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Similar homes nearby
Listing courtesy of OCALA TOWN COUNTRY REAL ESTATE LLC · Brenda Wallenstein. MLS #OM666903.
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