2024 HGTV Dream Home in Florida: Months after New York winner, house sold for $2 million

The winner of the 2024 HGTV Dream Home kept her sweepstakes win − for a New York minute.

Two months after HGTV announced Marie Fratta of Westchester County, New York, won the 2024 HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island, Florida, the house was listed for sale. In August, real estate sites such as Zillow and Realtor.com showed an asking price of $1.9 million.

Property records show the HGTV Dream Home sold Sept. 4, 2024, for $2 million.

Though the house was put on the market, Fratta is still considered the winner of the 2024 HGTV Dream Home sweepstakes contest.

The home and garden network has hosted the Dream Home sweepstakes contests since 1997. Chances to win the next HGTV Dream Home, located in a Lowcountry retreat in Bluffton, South Carolina, begin at 9 a.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2025.

Here’s what we know.

On May 22, 2024, HGTV announced the identity of the winner of the HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island in Northeast Florida, described as “a grand coastal escape.” Marie Fratta of New York won the sweepstakes contest. She was randomly drawn from more than 130 million entries to the sweepstakes, which lasted from Dec. 22, 2023, to Feb. 15, 2024.

According to HGTV, Fratta was at a loss for words upon receiving the news that she was the winner of the luxurious home.

“This is insane,” Fratta told the Home and Garden television network. “I feel like this is a prank.”

Fratta, a 25-year veteran educator who teaches fourth grade, had initially been told she was being honored with a teaching award at a local restaurant. As HGTV reports, her friends, co-workers and current and former students assisted the network in organizing the surprise reveal. The home was designed by architect Michael Stauffer, built by local builder Glenn Layton Homes with interior design by Brian Patrick Flynn. The three-bedroom, four-bathroom home is about 3,300 square feet with views of the Matanzas River and the St. Augustine Lighthouse.

How much was 2024 HGTV Dream Home in Florida on Zillow and Realtor.com?

On Aug. 1, 2024, the asking price for the 2024 HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island near St. Augustine, Florida, was $1,999,950.

Description of the 2024 HGTV Dream Home in Florida: “The home combines classic coastal elegance with modern touches and layers of natural textures drenched in soothing blue and white hues. Upon entry, guests will be instantly taken away by the beautiful views of the waterfront. The front door leads to the great room with an open concept that includes a living room with sleek sofas and a fireplace, a dining room with a beach inspired distressed table, and a bright blue cabinet filled kitchen. The laundry room and well-organized mudroom sit between the kitchen and an attached two-car garage. The main bedroom looks up to airy skylights and offers a private retreat from the rest of the home with a walk-in closet and main bathroom. The house is perfect for entertaining with two guest suites and a loft that provides a cozy space with a wet bar and a mini fridge. The spacious backyard is a true dreamy getaway with an outdoor kitchen and high-top bar, a pool with an elevated platform and a pergola.”

How much is HGTV Dream Home 2024 worth? What is total HGTV Dream Home grand prize package worth?

Value of the total Anastasia Island HGTV Dream Home package was estimated at just over $2.2 million. According to contest rules, as winner of the sweepstakes, Marie Fratta of New York received:

• Keys to the fully furnished home, which, according to rules, includes home furnishings, fixtures, artwork and merchandise for an approximate retail value of $2,069,595

• A new Mercedes-Benz E Class sedan worth about $70,000, according to the rules

• $100,000 cash

Is there a lump sum or ‘cash option’ for HGTV Dream Home 2024 contest? Do winners keep the Dream Home?

Though the 2024 HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island, Florida (near St. Augustine), was on the market, Marie Fratta of Westchester County, New York, is the sweepstakes contest winner, though she opted not to keep the Dream Home. (Most HGTV Dream Home winners have put their winning house on the market.)

The contest rules state: “In lieu of taking title to the HGTV Dream Home 2024 (and the contents of the HGTV Dream Home 2024), the grand prize winner will have the option of receiving $650,000 in cash (the “cash option”). If the grand prize winner cannot take possession of the HGTV Dream Home 2024 … the grand prize winner shall receive the cash option. Total value of the grand prize is $820,000″ if the cash option is selected vs. the HGTV Dream Home 2024.

Fratta had the option of receiving $650,000 in cash. Property records show she took the title, then sold the home.

Past HGTV Dream Home winners selected the cash option

David Rennie of Shelton, Connecticut, won the 2016 HGTV Dream Home on Merritt Island, Florida, which was the last time the Sunshine State hosted the project. Rennie chose the cash option and HGTV sold that home back to the builder.

As a 2019 article in the Miami Herald noted, the cash option is a more recent addition to the sweepstakes. HGTV began including the cash option a few years ago when it became apparent that many winners were forced to sell because they could not afford taxes or upkeep. Up to that point, only six of the first 21 winners lived in the home for more than one year.

List of HGTV Dream Home winners

Here’s a look back at who won the HGTV Dream Home sweepstakes contests over the years.

• Marie Fratta from Hawthorne, New York, won the 2024 HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island, Florida.

• Marie Davis of Rock Hill, South Carolina, won the 2023 HGTV Dream Home in Morrison, Colorado.

• Karey Wolstenholm of Overland Park, Kansas, won the 2022 HGTV Dream Home in Warren, Vermont.

• Jeff Yanes of Austin, Texas, won the 2021 HGTV Dream Home in Newport, Rhode Island.

• Susan O’Gorman of Perry, Georgia, won the 2020 HGTV Dream Home on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

• Beverly Fulkerson of Osgood, Indiana, won the 2019 HGTV Dream Home in Whitefish, Montana.

• Emily Muniz from Nashville, Tennessee, won the 2018 HGTV Dream Home in Gig Harbor, Washington

• Anna Spangler of Kutztown, Pennsylvania, won the 2017 HGTV Dream Home on St. Simons Island, Georgia.

• David Rennie of Shelton, Connecticut, won the 2016 HGTV Dream Home on Merritt Island, Florida

• Kathy O’Dell of Huntsville, Alabama, won the 2015 HGTV Dream Home in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

• Laura Martin of Boise, Idaho, won the 2014 HGTV Dream Home in Lake Tahoe, California

• Carole Simpson of Columbia, Tennessee, won the 2013 HGTV Dream Home in Charleston, South Carolina.

• Vicky Naggy of Pennsylvania won the 2012 HGTV Dream Home in Park City, Utah.

• Eric Makstenieks of Hinsdale, Illinois, won the 2011 HGTV Dream Home in Stowe, Vermont.

• Myra Lewis of New Orleans, Louisiana, won the 2010 HGTV Dream Home in Sandia Park, New Mexico.

• Cheryl Smith of Lakeland, Florida, won the 2009 HGTV Dream Home in Sonoma, California.

• Stephanie Dee of Solon, Iowa, won the 2008 HGTV Dream Home in Islamorada, Florida.

• Robert O’Neill of Brandon, Florida, won the 2007 HGTV Dream Home in Winter Park, Colorado.

• Donald P. Cook of Alum Creek, West Virginia, won the 2006 HGTV Dream Home in Lake Lure, North Carolina.

• Don Cruz of Chicago, Illinois, won the 2005 HGTV Dream Home in Tyler, Texas.

• Kathi Nakao of Sacramento, California, won the 2004 HGTV Dream Home in St. Mary’s, Georgia.

• John Groszkiewicz of Erie County, Pennsylvania, won the 2003 HGTV Dream Home in Mexico Beach, Florida.

• Milton O’Bryant of Midland, Texas, won the 2002 HGTV Dream Home in Sherwood, Maryland.

• Kathy Hedrick of Gladstone, Missouri, won the 2001 HGTV Dream Home in Camden, Maine.

• Mary Barker of San Antonio, Texas, won the 2000 HGTV Dream Home in Nehalem, Oregon, according to liveabout.com.

• Belinda Brown of Kingston, Tennessee, won the 1999 HGTV Dream Home in Rosemary Beach, Florida.

• Tina Carlson of Thousand Oaks, California, won the 1998 HGTV Dream Home in Beaufort, South Carolina.

• Michele Rambo of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was the very first winner of an HGTV Dream Home, the 1997 HGTV Dream Home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Contributing: Anne Hammock, Florida Times-Union

Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network-Florida. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper.

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