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Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL Real Estate Broker

Melbourne Real Estate / Brevard County Real Estate

Florida’s Space Coast

Residential, Relocation, New Construction & Investment

Brevard County FL Real Estate 19 Years / Brevard County FL Resident 39 Years

Serving Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa,  Merritt Island, Titusville, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic & Melbourne Beach

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Cortona Subdivision Melbourne / Viera FL 32940 Market Report

Cortona Subdivision Market Report Melbourne (Viera, West of I 95) FL 32940

Cortona Subdivision Melbourne / Viera FL 32940 Market Report

Cortona Subdivision is a gorgeous, gated community of elegant homes built in the past few years, situated on comfortable sized lots. The neighborhood boasts a community pool and is  within walking distance of Viera High Schools. Its great central location is convenient to shopping, the Avenues of Melbourne, dining, the VA Hospital, the Brevard County School Board and I 95.

There are currently 2 houses for sale in Cortona Subdivision, Melbourne. There is a 5 bedroom, 4 bath two story, waterfront, pool home listed at $549,000 with 3185 square feet of living. And, there is a 4 bedroom, 3 bath waterfront home with 3307 square feet of living being offered at $629,000. Both homes boast a 3 car garage.

There is nothing currently under contract or pending in Cortona Subdivision.

There is one home sold in Cortona Subdivision in 2015. It is a 4 bedroom, 3 bath, waterfront, pool home with 2657 square feet of living. The sales price was $420,000.

There were 4 homes that sold in Cortona Subdivision in 2014. The homes were built between 2011 and 2013. They were situated on .29 acre to .33 acre home sites. Sold prices ranged from $340,000 for a 4 bedroom, 3 bath home with 2,666 square feet of living to $499,900 for a 4 bedroom, 3 bath waterfront home with 3307 square feet of living.

Cortona Subdivision is minutes to I 95 and Wickham Road. It is approximately 30 minutes to Patrick Air Force Base, beaches and Port Canaveral. It is approximately 45 minutes to the Orlando International Airport, Walt Disney Theme Parks, Universal Studio & Wet ‘n Wild.

What’s Happening on Florida’s Space Coast?

What’s Happening on Florida’s Space Coast?

Brevard County / Space Coast Calendar

Brevard County / Space Coast Calendar

Here are some of the events going on this weekend:

Friday, February 13, 2015

Melbourne Friday Fest – Every second Friday of the month Historic Downtown Melbourne 6:00 – 10:00 PM – Features live music, stroll through Downtown, shopping, food.

Mardi Gras in Titusville/Friday Nite Live “FAT FRIDAY” – Downtown Titusville 6:00 – 9:00 PM – Hosted by the Downtown Titusville Merchants Association. Free event includes music, dancing, vendors and more.

Saturday, February 14, 2015 Happy Valentines Day!

Zebra Zoom Ninth Annual 3K Races 1.8 mile race – Brevard Zoo, First race “Zoom” begins at 7:00 AM , Second race “A Little Less Zoom” begins at 7:35 AM Cost is $30 in advance & $35 on race day. Hosted by Brevard Zoo and the Running Zone. Breakfast from Pizza Gallery and Grill. All participants get in the zoo for 50% off zoo admission. They will also receive a free T shirt. Drawings for Disney Tickets. Expedition Africa opens that day for improved giraffe visibility.

Upcoming events include:

Friday, Saturday & Sunday February 20, 21 & 22, 2015 (OUT OF AREA) – Antique and Collector’s Extravaganza in Mount Dora FL, Renningers FL Twin Markets, 20651 US 441, Mount Dora FL 32757 8:00 AM to Dealers Close – Fri. $10, Sat. $6, Sun. $4 or all 3 days $15 Free Parking – Approximately 800 Antique Dealers from across the country come together to sell their wares.

Friday, February 20, 2015 – Dinner & a Movie – Movie in the park on a 23 foot screen featuring “The Boxtrolls” and eat at a food truck, Palm Bay Regional Park 1951 Malabar Road NW Palm Bay. 7:00 PM Movie and Concessions from 5:00 to 8:00 PM

Saturday, February 21, 2015 – Best of Brevard Block Party – 555 Barton Blvd. Rockledge, 1:00 – 9:00 PM Rockledge Liquors and the Coquina Lounge also knows as “The Rock” has partnered with eARTh Awareness Charity – to try to bring music back into schools. A music festival with local bands, food from local restaurants and food trucks, free wine and liquor tasting.

Friday, February 27, 2015 – Dinner & a Movie – Movie in the park on a 23 foot screen featuring “Guardians of the Galaxy” and eat at a food truck, Wickham Park, 2500 Parkway Drive Melbourne. 7:00 PM Movie and Concessions from 5:00 to 8:00 PM

Sunday, March 1, 2015 – 2015 Chocolate Festival – Eau Gallie Civic Center 1551 Highland Ave, Melbourne 11:00 AM – 3 PM $25 at the door / $35 includes wind or chocolate martini – Sample entries, Indulge at the chocolate buffet

Saturday March 7, 2015 – 3rd Annual Cajun Festival – Clayton’s Seafood Market 5775 S. Hwy US1 Rockledge 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Fun, Food & live Music. Free Parking and Free Admission.

Friday, March 13, 2015 – Mardi Gras in Titusville/Friday Nite Live “Marley Madness” – Downtown Titusville 6:00 – 9:00 PM – Hosted by the Downtown Titusville Merchants Association. Free event includes music, dancing, vendors and more.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday March 20 – 22, 2015 – Runaway Country Music Festival 2015 – Wickham Park, 2500 Parkway Drive, Melbourne featuring Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line, Lee Brice, Thomas Rhett, Easton Corbin, Cole Swindell, Eric Paslay and more…

Information deemed reliable not warranted.

Check your event ahead for dates, times, location and prices.

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Melbourne Real Estate / Brevard County Real Estate

Florida’s Space Coast

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Residential, Relocation, New Construction & Investment

Brevard County FL Real Estate 19 Years

Brevard County FL Resident 39 Years

Serving Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa,  Merritt Island, Titusville, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic & Melbourne Beach

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Treasure Island Club Condos Cape Canaveral FL 32920 Market Report

Treasure Island Club Condos in Cape Canaveral Florida

are located directly off of Highway A1A on Columbia Drive,

just south of the Beach Line or Bennett Causeway.

They are just blocks from the beach.

And, about 7 minutes from the world famous Cocoa Beach Pier and Ron Jon’s Surf Shop.

Cocoa Beach Pier is undergoing a Multi Million dollar facelift.

This exquisite gated community is tucked back into it’s own peaceful world.

The three buildings boast a swimming pool, workout room and elevators.

Each unit has it’s own balcony with splendid views of the Banana River Lagoon.

Boat slips and trailer parking may be available to residents.

The dock master can tell us availability at any given time.

I love to spend the afternoon and wander down to the boat docks

and sit in the gazebo overlooking the river.

Royal Caribbean, Disney and Carnival Cruise Lines set sail at Port Canaveral,

less than 10 minutes away.

Jetty Park is about 10 minutes away.  They have some of the best fishing in the area.

Watch the manatees, or sea cows from your balcony, as they play.

There is currently one bank owned unit for sale in building oneat $149,900.

There is currently one bank owned unit that is under contract in building three. The listing price was $140,500.

The majority of the units in Treasure Island Club Condo, Cape Canaveral  are two bedroom two bath at 1200 square feet of living.

There are 7 units that sold in 2014.  Two were in building one, two in building two and three in building three. Two of the units sold were my listings. Two units were bank owned foreclosures and the other five were standard listings (non distressed properties).

Sales prices ranged from $124,000 to $149,900.

The average sales prices of units sold in 2014 was $139,714.

There were 10 units sold in 2013 in the complex. Sales prices range from $115,000 to $148,000.

The average sales price for properties sold in 2013 is $131,395.

Treasure Island Club Condos in Cape Canaveral FL is an exquisite community.  This is one of the nicest, well maintained and affordable communities in the area.  Investors and out of town folks are always quick to scoop up the great deals in the complex, because of it’s wonderful location and breathtaking views.

Watch the cruise ships set sail on balconies on the upper floors.

The majority of the units in Treasure Island Club Condo, Cape Canaveral  are two bedroom two bath at 1200 square feet of living.

Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL Real Estate Broker   

Melbourne Real Estate / Brevard County Real Estate

Florida’s Space Coast

M & M Realty of Brevard, Inc.

Residential, Relocation, New Construction & Investment

Brevard County FL Real Estate 19 Years

Brevard County FL Resident 39 Years

Serving Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa,  Merritt Island, Titusville, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic & Melbourne Beach

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Enjoying the Beauty of the Season

Enjoying the Beauty of the Season at Wickham Park, Melbourne

There is something special about the end of the day, when the sun is setting and all things seem so peaceful. The birds seem to be resting and it’s almost as if you could hear the sound of a pin drop. This is such a tranquil time to enjoy the beauty of nature.

 Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL Real Estate Broker   

Melbourne Real Estate / Brevard County Real Estate

Florida’s Space Coast

M & M Realty of Brevard, Inc.

Residential, Relocation, New Construction & Investment

Brevard County FL Real Estate 19 Years

Brevard County FL Resident 39 Years

Serving Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa,  Merritt Island, Titusville, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic & Melbourne Beach

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Windover Farms Melbourne FL 32934 Market Watch Report

Windover Farms Melbourne, located just off of Post Road in Melbourne, Brevard County FL is a sprawling, deed restricted community of gorgeous homes situated in a lush, natural, country setting. The homes were built between 1988 and 2009. Windover Farms is lcoated West of Wickham Road, just off of Post Road.

Windover Farms, Melbourne FL is conveniently located minutes to shopping, dining, churches and schools. Publix grocery store is within walking distance. It is close to all grade levels schools and right around the corner from Brevard Community College and the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts.  Access to I-95, US 1 and Wickham Roads are within minutes. Patrick Air Force Base and the beaches are approximately 15 minutes away. The Melbourne Airport is about a 10 minute drive, with the Orlando International Airport being about 50 minutes away. World Famous Ron Jon’s Surf Shop in Cocoa Beach and Port Canaveral Cruise ships are a 30 minute drive up the beach. Orlando is conveniently situated just about 60 minutes from Melbourne,  where you’ll find the 4 Disney Theme Parks – Magic Kingdom, MGM Studios, Epcot and Animal Kingdom. Other theme parks include Wet N’ Wild, Sea World, Islands of Adventure and so many more.

The homes in Windover Farms are all custom built. The majority of the homes are primarily situated on 1 acre lots. Although, some have lots situated on .50 to 1 acre lots.  And some homesites, situated to the West off of Turtlemound Road are situated on some larger lots.

Sizes range from about 1884 to 4958 square feet of living. Homes typically boast 2-3 car garages attached garage, but, again their are some detached garages. There are single and two story houses in the neighborhood.

Association fees are approximately $265 yearly.

The community amenities include a park, playground, ball field, basket ball court, tennis courts, clubhouse, rec room, exercise room and jogging trail. 

There are currently six houses for sale in Windover Farms, Melbourne with list prices ranging from $225,000 to $579,900. Living square footages on the homes for sale range from 1984 to 3494 square feet. Five of the houses have a pool.  One house for sale is a short sale. (The owners owe more on the house than it’s worth in today’s market.)  The other five are standard listings.

There are currently six houses in Windover Farms, Melbourne FL under contract for sale. This means that have an agreed upon price to purchase by a ready, willing and able buyer. They are priced between $199,900 and $389,900. Two of them are bank foreclosures. One of them is a short sale.

In 2014 there were 32 houses sold in Windover Farms, Melbourne. Sale prices range from $225,000 to $853,503.  Two houses were short sales. four of the houses were bank owned, one was sold at auction. The rest were standard listings. Twenty six of the houses had a pool. The average sales prices in windover Farms Melbourne in 2014 was $330,967 (I did not include the $853,503 sale in this calculation

In 2013 there were 30 houses sold in Windover Farms, Melbourne. Sales prices were between $180,000 and $825,000.   Three houses sold in Windover Farms were a short sale and two were foreclosures. The remaining houses are standard/regular listings.  Eleven have a pool.  The average sales price is $340,958. ( I did not include the $825K sale in this calculation.)

View the map of Windover Farms, Melbourne.

The information above is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.

 Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL Real Estate Broker   

Melbourne Real Estate / Brevard County Real Estate

Florida’s Space Coast

M & M Realty of Brevard, Inc.

Residential, Relocation, New Construction & Investment

Brevard County FL Real Estate 19 Years

Brevard County FL Resident 39 Years

Serving Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa,  Merritt Island, Titusville, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic & Melbourne Beach

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Congratulations on your home purchase in Ixora Park Melbourne 32935

Congratulations on your Home Purchase in Ixora Park, Melbourne

 

Congratulations to Danny and Sara on the purchase of your new home in Ixora Park, Melbourne. Wow, what a dream to be able to move so close to your favorite friends. I am so happy for you and your family! Your quick responses and you getting everything to the lender the minute he asked was incredible! I loved working with you! I know that you’ll be happy here for many years to come!Thank you for hiring me as your real estate professional to help you in your purchase of your new Ixora Park. pool home… a place where all of your family comfortably fits. I am so happy for all of you!

Home Purchase in Ixora Park, Melbourne

Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL Real Estate Broker

Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL Real Estate Broker  

Melbourne Real Estate / Brevard County Real Estate

Florida’s Space Coast

M & M Realty of Brevard, Inc.

Residential, Relocation, New Construction & Investment

Brevard County FL Real Estate 19 Years

Brevard County FL Resident 39 Years

Serving Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa,  Merritt Island, Titusville, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic & Melbourne Beach

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Brevard County FL Real Estate Market Report

Brevard County FL Real Estate Market Report 2014 for single family residential homes:

There were 12,932 new listings that went on the market in 2014.

This is a 2.1% increase from 12,665 in 2013.

There were 9382 closed sales in 2014 compared to 8282 in 2013.

This is a 13.3% increase from 2013 to 2014.

4016 of these sales were cash sales compared to 3741 in 2013, a 7.4% increase year over year.

Average sales price was $173,179. This is a 5.9% increase from 2013 of $163,541.

Properties sold for 92.4% of original list price in 2014, compared to 93.1% in 2013.

Median days on the market were 40. the same number as in 2013.

Source: Florida REALTORS® with data provided by Florida’s Multiple Listing Services from MLS data feeds

Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL Real Estate Broker  

Melbourne Real Estate / Brevard County Real Estate

Florida’s Space Coast

M & M Realty of Brevard, Inc.

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Brevard County FL Real Estate 19 Years

Brevard County FL Resident 39 Years

Serving Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa,  Merritt Island, Titusville, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic & Melbourne Beach

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Brevard County FL Foreclosures for Sale

There are currently 3396 residential properties, including single family, townhouses, condos and manufactured homes for sale in Brevard County FL.

We receive calls frequently from buyers interested in grabbing a great deal on a bank foreclosure.  They are often surprised to find that our current inventory of foreclosed properties in Brevard County FL is about 10% of total inventory.*  However, there is a shadow inventory of houses in some stage of the foreclosure process that are sitting in limbo that have yet to go into final foreclosure, so they are not yet market ready. (*Please note that auction properties were not included in this equation, as not every auction is held on a bank owned property.)

The chart represents the breakdown of the various types of properties that are currently for sale in our market. The numbers represent the number of active residential listings available in each category; Standard listings, short sale listings, bank owned/foreclosure listings and properties that are up for auction.

In 2014 there were 3004 bank foreclosures sold , which represents about 24% of the market. There were 8,562 standard listings (sold by traditional sellers). 524 of the properties sold were short sales, in which the sellers mortgage company agrees to accept today’s market value as payment in full for the mortgage balance.

These numbers are interesting, as the number of available foreclosures has increased, but so has the number of properties available for sale.

Today, some of the banks are putting some money into the foreclosures, to give them a bit of a “spit” shine.  But, it seems that the prices on these foreclosures has been increasing with the work being done.  So, it appears that some units are sitting on the market for longer than they previously did. Are the prices too high?

Brevard County FL Foreclosures

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Melbourne FL Real Estate

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Brevard County FL Real Estate 19 Years

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Serving Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa,  Merritt Island, Titusville, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic & Melbourne Beach

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Kingsmill, Melbourne FL Market Report

Kingsmill, located just off of Lake Washington Road is a quiet, well maintained community of over 300 houses built between 1986 and 1988. It is situated between Parkway Drive and Aurora Road, just west of Wickham Road in Melbourne Florida.

Kingsmill is just minutes to shopping, dining, churches and schools. Publix grocery store is within walking distance. Access to I-95, US 1 and the causeways to the beach are within 5 minutes.

 The Indian River Lagoon and beaches are within 10 to 12 minutes driving distance.

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The west end of the community boasts custom built homes by Joyal and Tiffany Builders. Several of the homes are situated on half acre sites. The other homes in the neighborhood were built by Maronda Homes.

Kingsmill association fees are currently $164.00 per year per house. This covers maintenance of the common grounds, the 2 parks, and the retention ponds that border the east and west side of the neighborhood.

There are currently two houses for sale in Kingsmill, a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage bank owned property with 1476 square feet of living listed at $154,900. The other property for sale is also a 3/2/2 with 1604 feet of living priced at $188,000. This home has a pool.

There are no houses currently under contract.

In 2014 there were 15 houses that sold in Kingsmill. Prices ranged from $105,200 to $195,000. Square footages were from 1484 feet under air to 2021 square feet of living. Two of the houses sold were short sales, 1 was a bank owned property and the other 12 were standard listings (considered non distressed sales). The average sales price for 2014 in Kingsmill was $168,800.

In 2013, there were fifteen houses that have sold at prices from $113,000 to $177,500.  Square footages range from 1576 under air to 2083 living square feet. Two of the houses sold were short sales, a 4 bedroom, 2 bath at $113,000 and a 3 bedroom, 2 bath at $134,000.  (A short sale is when a seller’s mortgage company agrees to take today’s market value for a home, and writes off the difference between the selling price and the owners mortgage balance.)  A 3 bedroom, 2 bath was a bank owned property that sold for $135,000.  The other twelve sales were traditional sales.  The average sales price for 2013 in Kingsmill was $143,560.

There were 12 houses sold in Kingsmill in 2012. The sales prices ranged from $105,000 a short sale at 1554 square feet of living to $180,000, a standard listing (not a foreclosure or a short sale) that was completely remodeled, with a pool at 1868 sq. ft.  Eight of the 12 sales were traditional sellers, and 4 were short sales (where the owners owed more on the houses than they were worth in today’s market.)  4 of the 12 were pool homes. The average sales price in 2012 was $140,880.

Ride your bicycle to Wickham Park. Take your dog to the dog park.  Go walking, jogging, biking or swimming. Play horseshoes, volleyball, disc golf.  Shoot archery. Go camping, have a picnic or a birthday party.  Ride your horse.

Ride your bicycle to Lake Washington and launch your boat, go fishing,

have a picnic, play in the park and watch amazing sunsets.

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Melbourne FL Real Estate

Brevard County Real Estate

M & M Realty of Brevard, Inc.

Residential, New Construction, Relocations & Investment

Brevard County FL Real Estate 19 Years

Brevard County FL Resident 39 Years

Serving Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa,  Merritt Island, Titusville, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic & Melbourne Beach

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