Larry Fleckinger

I have lived in Brevard all my life and watched the area grow from orange groves and mosquitoes to the Space Port of the Nation.

I actually remember when the town of Viera was hundreds of acres of prime pasture land improved and owned by the Duda family. Actually my first wife's family lived and work on the ranch and I was privileged to ride through the miles of pasture land and look at all the cows and Brahma bulls and wild game that is still abundant on the remaining pasture land today. My father, Lawrence Fleckinger Sr., now 80 years old is still a small time cattle rancher (about 300 head of cows on the St. Johns River) and we purchased a few Brahma bulls and a horse or two from the Dudas' back in the day. Speaking of the St. Johns river, not many people know that the Duda property boarders the St. Johns river (great bass fishing and hunting!)

The Viera Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of DUDA, manages commercial and residential development of DUDA's non-agricultural property in Florida and is the master developer of the the master-planned town of Viera in Brevard County, Florida. The company's integrated real estate operations also include Viera Realty, Inc. (residential sales) and Viera Builders, Inc. (home construction). (Source)

Duda broke ground on Viera in 1992.

But I digress...enough history

Virea is literally a self contain community with some of Brevard Counties best schools, shopping and golf courses. Many people will move to Viera just to have their children attend the schools in the area. Of course if you like shopping and eating you will love going to The Avenue outdoor mall with a mulitude of stores, shops, restaurants and a movie theater. Viera even has a spring training baseball camp, Space Coast Stadium, where you can go watch the pros PLAY BALL.

As Realtors here in Brevard County, my wife Karen and I personally love showing and selling homes in Viera. There is a home or condo that will meet anyone's home buying needs in Viera.

So if you are planning of moving to Brevard County, Viera is the perfect place to start your home search!

Give us a call if we can help you learn more about the area.

Larry and Karen Fleckinger
HouseMax Pro Realty
321-433-1323
Beat Other Buyers To Hot New Listings!
Brevard Real Estate Informaion

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(Sung to the tune of John Lennon's timeless song "Imagine", forgive me Mr. Lennon.)

Imagine there's no short sales
It's easy if you try
No more foreclosed homes around us
Above us only sky
Imagine happy home owners
Living and Loving today

Imagine there was no real estate crash
It isn't hard to do
No reason to talk to negotiators
And No Bank of America too
Imagine all the home sellers
Living their lives in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you will join us
And All Realtors will be as one

Imagine no recession
I wonder if you can
No more unemployment
And everyone's working again
Imagine all the people
Owning homes again

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you will join us
And the United States will be as one

Larry Fleckinger - HouseMax Pro Realty - 321-252-9767 - BrevardRealEstateInf.com

A lot of strange things are going on in the Brevard Real Estate market. We are all saddened by the end of the Space Shuttle program and our long running space exploration program has seemed to come to a halt. This seems to be the focus of many buyers who believe there will be a lot more distressed homes on the market in our area due to the shut down. And I "hear" them saying they are kind of in a holding pattern waiting for some "low hanging fruit"

I must say on the outside this sounds like a good position to take. Although when you take a look at some very important numbers you may change your mind...

First, we all know that interest rates are a historical lows. There is some Brevard County bond money available for FTHB (First Time Home Buyers) that will help them get in a home with little or know money out of pocket. And since the first of 2011 our inventory of homes has dropped by over 2000 homes to almost normal levels. We are even seeing bid wars on many listings for sale here in Brevard County.

That being said, this market is changing and sitting on the fence may NOT be such a good idea when we look at the numbers. If inventories continue to decline and interest rates increase, many buyers will find themselves "out in the cold" when it comes time to making a GREAT buy on a Brevard home with a low interest rate loan.

So, if you are remotely considering purchasing a home here in Brevard, I highly recommend you start making your move now, and not get left in the proverbial dust. You can start your home search here if you like.

On the opposite side of the fence we have home sellers who may have been waiting for a chance to jump in the Brevard Real Estate market and now seems to be a good time to do so, while inventories are low along with the interest rates.

Of course, only time will tell what will happen in our real estate market here in Brevard County. Personlly, I see things trying to make a turn for the better. Let me know your thoughts!

Till next time...

Larry Fleckinger - HouseMax Pro Realty - 321-252-9767 - BrevardHomeSearch.com

Brevard county homes for sale are on the rise here in our local market. And home sales have also increased a bit over the previousmonth. This is good news for Brevard home buyers and sellers. In our real estate market, over half of the home sales are distressed properties(Brevard County foreclosures (bank owned) and short sales) and the other half of the sales are homes by home owners who just want or need to sell their home and are, for the most part, not upside down on their mortgage...yet. (I call these "normal" sales)

When I get a call from a buyer prospect on one of my listings, it seems that they are almost all saying the same thing..."I am looking to purchase (steal) a distressed home at a bargain price". If you think about it, buyers have always wanted a "deal" on the homes they purchased, nothing really has changed except for the fact they all seem to be focusing on distressed homes now...which is OK, if they really know and are prepared for what they are getting into!

I found I was spending a lot of time explaining to many of these new distressed home buyers the inside facts about buying a forclosure or a short sale and how these types of properties come with their own unique set of problems and rules that are quite different from the "normal" sales we are all a custom to.

What I decided to do was put together a couple short videos that would help these home buyers understand more about purchasing distressed homes in our present real estate market and give them a clearer view of what they will be dealing with when it came to purchasing a Brevard county short sale or bank owned home. After seeing these videos many of the potential buyers realized distressed home might not work in their particular situation and we immediately started looking for some GREAT buys are "normal" homes for sale.

Please understand, I enjoy selling any home for sale as long as it meets the home buyers needs and their situation.

If you are considering purchasing a Brevard County foreclosure or short sale you may want to take a look at the videos below:

Should I buy a Brevard County Foreclosure?

Should I buy a Brevard County Short Sale?