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What Makes a House a Home - Palm Bay, FL - May 22 09:20 AM
For the remainder of my life nothing will seem more like home to me than my grandmother's (Yaya) kitchen.  To be more accurate, my Yaya's pantry.  To walk by her pantry made you feel comforted, but to open it up and release a lifetime of secret spices would overwhelm me with a deep sense that all in the world was well. 
I now have a pantry of my own and Lord willing when I have grandkids ...

What makes a house a home in Rockledge, Florida? - May 22 11:44 AM
The real estate business is all about selling a house, be it a condo, townhouse, single family residence or whatever. A house is "real property," a physical conglomeration of bricks, mortar, sticks and stones. It has been said many times that a "house does not make a home." A real estate agent may sell you a house but he or she can not sell you a home. So, what makes a house a home?
Having spent 20 ...

HELP, My Brevard County Florida Home Expired without Selling - May 04 08:11 PM
Why are so many Brevard County, Florida homes and condos expiring without selling?  This is a good question for discussion, and a very serious matter for someone who has to sell their home and can't.  There are several reasons why this is happening, but first let's take a brief look at the numbers.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA EXPIRED HOME LISTING NUMBERS
Last month in April there were 737  listings that expired in Brevard for both single family homes and condos.  The first day ...

A Perfect Shuttle Launch As Seen From Brevard County Commercial Real Estate In Cocoa Village! - May 31 11:14 PM
These photos are the Space Shuttle Discovery blasting off today as seen from Cocoa Village in Brevard County Florida.  We had a dilemma trying to decide where to view the space shuttle launch from.  Even though we have been watching launches since the early 1960's, we still get excited watching them today.  The space shuttle can be seen from most places in Brevard County, but today we were in a hurry.
Discovery Takes Off With Perfect Weather and Was Spectacular ...

Do you Still Look like the Picture on Your Business Card? - Jun 13 08:31 AM
In real estate everything we do has our picture attached to it. After all, isn’t it a REALTOR'S job to have customers recognize us by looking at a picture? Isn’t that part of our branding when we advertise? We look at websites and blogs and house listings and agent flyers and business cards with REALTOR pictures all day long. We want people to grow accustomed to seeing our familiar faces.

But, how many times ...

Short sales.... Is 60 days the best you can do? - May 26 11:20 AM
I have sold "short sales"  just as many real estate agents in today's market. This is a difficult and challenging process.  And, it does take patience - from the buyer and the seller!
Buyers of short sale properties should  must have very flexible time lines.  Most agents tell me to give them 60 days. This seems like a long time if you are trying to purchase a home and get moved!
I am not sure the banks understand ...

Space Shuttle Discovery Launch on May 31, 2008 - Brevard County Florida - May 25 09:28 PM
Here in Brevard County we can stand in our front yards and watch the breathtaking shuttle and rocket launches. I haven't missed a single launch in the over 33 years that I have lived in Melbourne. Every single one is different than the last. The one common thread that they all have is that they are an absolutely incredible sight to see.The next shuttle launch is scheduled for May 31, 2008 at 5:02 PM. The shuttle ...

Living in Titusville, Brevard County FL - Space Coast USA - NASA/Kennedy Space Center - Sep 12 08:41 AM
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Yet Another Boost For Brevard County Real Estate, All Teachers Keep Jobs! - May 21 10:46 PM
While teachers are losing jobs all over Florida, the Brevard County School School Board announced today that all teachers jobs are sparred!  This is really good news for everyone in Brevard, and great news for Brevard County Florida real estate.  People wanting to move to Brevard with school aged children can look forward to a school board that did everything possible to retain teachers.
Proposed Budget Cuts of 27.7 Million
Even with these cuts, all teachers keep their ...

Welcome to my site. - Dec 15 10:14 AM
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Market Update - May 02 11:37 AM
In case you haven't read a newspaper or turned on the evening news lately the BIG story in real estate is the foreclosure market. According to the experts foreclosures are at an all time high. The reality of the situation is that only about 2 percent of the total homeowners in our country are in foreclosure. So why all the high drama and exaggeration. It's the oldest story since the beginning of time, if it bleeds, ...

MARKET ABSORPTION RATE FORMULA - Made Easy!!! - Jan 13 02:34 PM
 
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March numbers were getting better here! - Apr 16 06:46 PM
 Brevard County Real Estate sales are on the rise! In February we had 337 Single Family homes sell here in Brevard County.  In March we had 406 homes sell and I noticed a slight dip in the inventory.  This is good news and it means that buyers are starting to get numb to all the negative real estate garbage the media is feeding them.  They are our worst enemy only second to ourselves...  We all must maintain a ...

WARNING: Malware - Trojan.Renos - Jun 17 05:52 PM
                            This morning I had the unpleasant experience of this malware. I'll describe it's behavior so you'll recognize it if it lands on your computer.  It operates as a series of pop-up screens which mimic the look of Windows Security Center.  I ran a virus scan but nothing showed up.  Still something just didn't feel right so I compared the logos which were close, but not the same.  There were 6 or 7 warning screens which eventually all lead ...

MARKETING vs ADVERTISING - Oct 01 02:36 PM
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Broker VS Banker: a rebuttal - May 10 09:50 AM
While I do not want to open the doors on a Broker VS. Banker argument, I just wanted to respond to an article titled Broker vs. Banker that I recently saw.  It wasn't so much an article as it was a section on the FAMB web site.  This article was full of half-to-no truths.  Here are a few statements the article made, and I have put my response to those.
1) "Your Mortgage Broker doesn't work banker's ...

Rockledge, Viera and Suntree Home Sales Report for November 2007 - Dec 03 11:57 AM
Well, it is now December. What a year this has been! Sales of properties in the central sections of Brevard County (Rockledge, Viera and Suntree) have been a little stagnant this year with prices falling and transactions slipping as well. This is not a real surprise as the home market has been pretty much consistent with the rest of the country.
During the month of November there were 352 transactions closed. The median selling price was $185,000. ...

FLORIDA INSURANCE RATES ARE JUST FINE IN BREVARD COUNTY FLORIDA - Feb 22 05:24 PM
When it comes to homeowners insurance FLORIDA gets a lot of bad press.  I frequently get calls from out-of-towners wanting to move or invest in Central Florida, but worry they can't get reasonable insurance to cover their investment.  I've sold manufactured homes as well as older frame homes and have yet to see the buyer refused coverage.  In fact, in the last year I've seen some quotes that were surprisingly low.  Rather than me go on about ...

Viera Real Estate Market - Jun 28 01:43 PM
Thinking about relocating to Florida's Space Coast? You owe it to yourself to take a look at the Viera area of Brevard County. Currently there are 515 single family homes for sale in the Viera area. There are almost 8,000 single family homes for sale in the entire county! There is a price range to suit any buyer! The lowest priced single family unit on the market as of today is listed at $149,000. That is ...

Brevard County FL - Listings to Sales Market Report - Sep 29 03:42 PM
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Spotlight on Denise Shockey - May 05 10:49 PM
I have discovered a great lady for all of you to get to know. She is a wonderful mother of 3 and a very young grandmother as well as a super agent with Re/Max. Her husband is the Chief of Police and Denise was a police officer for many years and then went into marketing. They are life long residents of Brevard County in Florida which makes them great Brevard county real estate agents and Melbourne ...

Left the Franchise..........Flying SOLO - Feb 06 02:53 PM
I made the decision at the end of 2007 to leave Coldwell Banker, in favor of doing my own thing. It's certainly been a hectic few weeks covering all the items that accompany such a decision. Hectic, but also fun and exciting! Meetings with the designer working on my image are nearing an end and I'm very much looking forward to getting the materials and signs printed up. I'm working from my home office, which is ...

FelonSpy (.) com = PURE HOAX - Jun 27 09:56 AM
Heads-up!  This website is making the rounds (via email) and not a word of it is true.  It gets people all riled up thinking there's very bad people living around them.  I have no idea what what the creators of these menaces hope to gain, but I'm sure it's not good.  I received it yesterday and, of course, plugged in my address (minus the street number).  Lo and behold the bad guys were everywhere.  I was talking with ...

STAGERS, We Have Finally Made It! - May 26 08:10 PM
It seems that "interior decorating" is no longer the method of choice for decorating model homes.  A recent article in our local newspaper, highlighted Mercedes Homes and their newly renovated models.  The article stated several times that the homes were "staged" to appeal to buyers.  Woo hoo!  We have finally made it.  Realtors and sellers will read the word "staged" and finally connect the dots.  They will see the beautiful pictures and realize that their homes can look ...

It Doesn't Take A Rocket Scientist - But It Helps If You Are One. - Mar 28 10:28 AM
 
There Really Are Rocket Scientists:
I was afforded a great opportunity this past week. Being a member of the Military Affairs Council from the Cocoa Beach Chamber of Commerce, we were privileged to have our March meeting at the Morrell Operations Center (MOC) at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Morrell Operations Center was until recently know as the Range Operations Control Center, and it was renamed after General Jimmey R. Morrell, who was the first commander of ...

Need a new life??? How about a virtual Second Life!!! - Sep 15 01:25 PM
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Do You Believe in Magic - Me Too! But how do you explain this??? - Sep 17 07:03 PM
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Short Sales - Sep 26 09:23 PM
Short sales are the latest oxy-moron! There is nothing short about them. As Real Estate professionals it is important that we stay informed on how to help our clients succeed in this difficult time.  I have been studying the most efficient ways to perform short sales, and the trick is to keep asking questions and not take no for an answer.  The most difficult transaction has got to be a short sale, in a balancing market ...

HEY TITUSVILLE - GOT GARBAGE - Jun 24 08:32 AM
 
It's Tuesday morning and yesterday's garbage is still at the curb, not just ours, but the entire neighborhood.....and it's going to be there till Friday.  The new cans for the automated garbage pick-up system were not delivered in time for this week's pickup and.....so..... the garbage will not be gathered until Friday. That means no pick-up on Thursday either for many parts of the city.  I don't want to imagine what it will look like around here by ...

The Florida Insurance Ripoff Continues. - Jun 29 11:38 AM
New rate-hike requests show insurance special session was a flat-out failure.  As soon as the legislature's January special session on insurance was over, it became increasingly obvious it was a sham.
Since then, despite promises from Gov, Charlie Crist that rates would drop by 25%, they've been rising, not falling.
When insurers claimed costs were soaring because  reinsurance cost so much, lawmakers in the session added $12 billion in Floridians' money to a fund for cheap reinsurance.
So what ...

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Agents - PLEASE - Leave Your Card - Jun 26 11:07 AM
This is just a gentle reminder to please leave your business card when you have been in a home for a showing.  One of my listings is a young couple, a stay-at-home mom with a two-year old.  She's very sweet and obliging, always leaving the house for the showing - no small task when rounding up the little one.  She has not once mentioned being inconvenienced even if it's nap time or dinner time.  We have ...

WINDOVER FARMS - Titusville, Brevard County FL - 1.22 Acres with Barn and Workshop- REDUCED $239,900 - Jun 03 02:25 PM
There comes a time with every listing when it really is priced to sell.  These owners knew their house was overpriced but kept resisting, thereby staying one step behind the reality market.  BUT now we're priced right and already the showings have picked up (always a good sign :-)
BEST OVERALL VALUE IN WINDOVER FARMS! 1.22 acres, zoned for horses - 20x21 barn & 20x25 workshop. Country living yet close to shopping, I-95 and Orlando/Airport. A ...

SOLD - 1685 Harrison St. VILLAGE SQUARE, Titusville - Brevard County FL - Jun 03 01:04 PM
A BARGAIN HUNTERS DELIGHT:  Here's the original link:  WHY PAY RENT - Unbelievable buy on a Titusville FL 2/2 CONDO in Brevard County at Village Square - $74,900
Listed for: $74,900     3/30/2008Under contract:          5/13/2008Closed at: $66,000    5/30/2008
Missed this one? don't worry - there are others available in VILLAGE SQUARE!  Please understand, this was a very low price and may be difficult to duplicate in this rebounding market.  It was not a distress  sale, the busy owner just wanted it off ...

SOLD - 808 Macon Drive, Plantation Oaks - Titusville, Brevard County FL - Jun 03 11:59 AM
These buyers are the parents of friends of mine and they were amazing to work with.  Every little thing I did was so appreciated by them, it made doing my job very easy.  They got a really good buy on a fabulous little home that was very well maintained, well-loved, and had loads of upgrades in a location that's perfect for their busy lifestyle.  It's hard to believe that houses like this can cost so little.....but I have a ...

5539 Oak Hollow Dr. Titusville FL - Oaktrails at Meadowridge - Jun 03 11:32 AM
CONTRACT FELL THRU - BACK ON MARKETIt only took 30 days to get this little charmer under contract.  I probably sound like a broken record, but it's just so true - if a property is priced right it doesn't languish on the market and everybody comes out a winner.  Here's the original link so you can check it out:
Lowest Price in Oaktrails at Meadowridge, Titusville, Brevard County FL 3/2 - $159,900
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1685 Harrison St. Titusville FL 32780 - Under Contract - May 15 07:44 AM
UNDER CONTRACT:  I didn't think it would take very long get this fabulous little condo sold.  It has so much to offer for a price that probably won't be seen again.  As always the key in this market is to price properly from day one and the rest just naturally falls into place.  Here's the original link:
WHY PAY RENT - Unbelievable buy on a Titusville FL 2/2 CONDO in Brevard County at Village Square - ...

SOLD - 5800 Hummingbird Ct. Titusville FL 32780 - May 03 11:55 AM
I saw this house the week before while showing some out-of-town buyers. A very pretty home with all the bells and whistles:  beautiful tile, granite counters and stainless appliances, built in 2003 with almost 2100 SF under air.  It was well cared for and showed like a model....AND I knew immediately who was going to buy it.  I called another person I had just started working with and said I'd just found her dream home and could hardly wait for her ...

Lowest Price in Oaktrails at Meadowridge, Titusville, Brevard County FL 3/2 - $159,900 - May 03 09:29 AM
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9032 Manchester Lane Unit 23 D, West Melbourne, Brevard County Real Estate - Apr 29 10:40 AM
2/2/2 condo! Amenities galore! Original owner, pride of ownership!  Exquisite gated community!  Original owner, ground floor, end, corner unit with sparkling ceramic tile throughout!  One of the few units with a 2 car attached garage! Ceiling fans!  Sprawling eat in kitchen with breakfast bar and oodles of cabinets! Inside laundry room!  Handicapped accessories!  Alarm system-AS IS!  Amenities include tennis, community pool, sauna, racquetball, jogging, playground & clubhouse!  This complex has so much to offer! Hurry and ...

WHY PAY RENT - Unbelievable buy on a Titusville FL 2/2 CONDO in Brevard County at Village Square - $74,900 - Apr 02 05:28 PM
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