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Fort Lauderdale Waterfront Homes

Fort Lauderdale Waterfront Homes

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Fort Lauderdale Waterfront Homes

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Market

South Florida

County

Broward

Status

57 Available

From

$3,290,000

Waterfront across Fort Lauderdale and Broward County — oceanfront, Intracoastal, canal, river, and lake, each with its own character and its own life on the water.

Waterfront means very different things depending on the water, and that's the point. LiveModern curates Fort Lauderdale and Broward County's waterfront homes across the full spectrum — the open Atlantic, the protected Intracoastal, navigable canals, the Loxahatchee River, and quiet lakefront — so you can match the water to the way you actually want to live.

Some buyers want a boat behind the house; others want the sunset over the Intracoastal, or the calm of a lake. We help you read the differences that don't show up in a photo — exposure, seawalls, elevation, and dockage potential — across Fort Lauderdale, Las Olas, Pompano Beach, and Hillsboro Beach.

Share the kind of water you're drawn to and we'll curate the shortlist. Our agents know these shorelines and what each one is really like to own.

Fort Lauderdale Waterfront Homes

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On the market · 57

Waterfront in Broward.

57 listings
57
On the market
$3.3M–$40M
Price range
$6.9M
Median
28
Ocean access
57
With pool

The insider view

The kinds of waterfront.

Waterfront is a spectrum — oceanfront, Intracoastal, canal, river, and lake all live under one word and buy very differently. Here's how they differ.

Intracoastal vs. oceanfront

Oceanfront means the Atlantic at your door — sound, sand, and unobstructed horizon, but exposure and insurance to match. Intracoastal means the protected waterway: calmer, boatable, sunset-facing on the west bank, and typically the choice for anyone who wants to be on the water rather than just near it.

Canal and river frontage

Canals put you on navigable water at a friendlier price than the open Intracoastal, and many carry ocean access. River frontage — the Loxahatchee up in Jupiter — trades some boating for privacy, wildlife, and old-Florida character.

Lakefront and the point lot

Lakefront reads as serene and low-wake — great for paddleboards and skiing, not ocean runs. And on any waterway, a point lot (water on two sides) is the trophy: more frontage, longer dockage, wider views.

Exposure, seawalls, and insurance

The water that makes a home also demands diligence: seawall age and condition, elevation and flood zone, wind exposure, and the insurance picture that follows. We treat these as facts to understand, not fears — they price into every waterfront purchase.

Where it concentrates

Waterfront in Broward centers on Fort Lauderdale (32), Hallandale Beach (8), Hollywood (7), and Pompano Beach (5).

Good to know

Questions buyers ask.

Oceanfront homes sit directly on the Atlantic with beach access and open views but greater exposure and higher insurance. Intracoastal homes sit on the protected inland waterway — calmer water, boat-friendly, often west-facing for sunsets — and are generally the pick for active boaters.

Fort Lauderdale Waterfront Homes

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