REAL ESTATE INSIGHTS

Three conversations kept repeating with clients this month, and once you line them up, they are really the same conversation. Has Brevard actually turned into a buyer's market. Is it smarter to build new right now or hold off. And if you are thinking about selling on your own, is FSBO worth the risk. Below is the plain, numbers first version of all three, the kind I would walk a client through at my kitchen table rather than the shorter version made for a thirty second video.

Insurance, FSBO, special assessments, and new construction all made headlines in Brevard County this year, and all four keep coming up in conversations with clients right now. The problem is that the headline version of each one is usually built to grab attention, not to help you make a decision. Here is what the actual numbers say about each of the four, and what they mean depending on where you sit. Quick answer: Florida insurance premiums are actually trending down this ye

A few things get repeated so often around here that people stop questioning them: Florida has no state income tax, so taxes are simple. Retiring in Florida is basically the obvious move. Melbourne versus Orlando is not really a contest. Condo owners are dumping their units because of special assessments. Each of those is a headline version of something real, and each one is missing enough context that it can actually lead someone to a worse decision. I wanted to pull the real

Every year around this time, I hear some version of the same worry: should I wait until hurricane season is over to list my house, or hold off on buying until after it passes. It's a fair question. But most of what gets repeated about hurricane season and the housing market is more assumption than fact. I wanted to actually pull the real numbers, this year's forecast, the insurance data, and the local flood information, and lay out what it genuinely means if you're buying, se

This week I want to catch you up on one genuinely big story plus a handful of buyer questions I get constantly. Some of this affects anyone relocating here, some is purely for buyers weighing their timing. None of it is one big topic, so consider this more of a roundup than a deep dive. If you would rather watch than read, the video covering the same ground is linked below. A Property Tax Vote Worth Watching If You're Relocating Florida voters head to the polls November 3rd o

This week I want to catch you up on a handful of different things happening in the Brevard County market. Some of this is for sellers, some is for buyers, and a couple of pieces are for anyone thinking about relocating here. None of it is one big topic, so consider this more of a roundup than a deep dive. If you would rather watch than read, the video covering the same ground is linked below. Condo Special Assessments, Part Two Last week I wrote about condo owners who got hit

If you're thinking about buying or selling anywhere from Palm Bay to Vero Beach this month, there are five things happening in the market right now that actually matter, and most of them aren't what you'd expect. Here's the honest breakdown, plus the full video version below if you'd rather watch than read. Should You Sell Your House Now, or Wait? For years, the answer to this question barely mattered in Brevard County. Homes sold fast almost no matter what. That's not the ca