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Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL REALTOR®

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We have a team of professionals to facilitate your Short Sale.

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Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge,

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Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach,

Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral

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Stunning Home on Postridge Trail in Lake Washington, Melbourne

 

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Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL REALTOR®

M & M Real Estate, Inc.

Residential, Investment and Relocations

We have a team of professionals to facilitate your Short Sale.

Melbourne Real Estate / Palm Bay Real Estate

321-253-4545 or 321-733-6080


SandyShoresMelbourne@hotmail.com

____________________________________________


Serving Brevard County Florida for 15 Years

Brevard County Resident for 36 Years

Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge,

Cocoa, Canaveral Groves, Titusville, Mims, Melbourne Beach,

Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach,

Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral

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Slow and Steady Could Get you There a Day Late

Slow and Steady Could Get you there a Day LateToday, approximately 85% of buyers begin their home search on the internet. And, studies indicate that they look for several weeks before contacting an agent to help in their search. There is more information at a buyer's fingertips than ever before. And, today's buyer is sharp. They do their homework and they know where to find the information they need.

But wait, not so fast.

Is it as simple as that?

Well, not always.

Real estate is local in nature. And, a Realtor's job is to educate the buyer to the local market conditions and to provide them with as much information as possible. We want to assist a buyer in helping them find the house that suits their wants, as well as their needs.

The scope of the market has changed immensely over the past several years, due it's cyclical nature. And, it will continue to do so. Today, in Brevard County we are seeing a large number of short sale properties.  Our foreclosure inventory has been dwindling due to the robosigning debacle. (Although we are hearing that 2012 will be the year of more foreclosures hitting our market.) And, as surprising as it is to some, we are seeing multiple offers situations on houses under $250,000. The "good ones" are going first and quickly. That may be the most important information we are trying to get out to our buyers.

International buyers, second home buyers from various Northern states, and investors are all scooping up deals on Brevard County real estate.  We have heard that 20% to 40% of the buyers in the market today are investors, with 60% of them being new investors.

We've been in situations where we've had buyers that found a house that suited their wants, their needs, and their budgets. The buyers were tickled. However, some buyers want to take time to think about it, and understandably so. This is the biggest purchase of their lives. However, a week or two later, when they are ready to move forward, the house they wanted was under contract with another buyer.

It's a difficult situation for the discouraged buyer that did not get the property, as they have to go back out and start all over in search of another house. Then, it's only natural for them to compare the other houses they see to the one that got away. And, it seems that the ones that catch their eye are other properties that are already under contract. It's like a case of, "I want what she's got."

So, when out looking for a house in Brevard County FL, remember we are back to multiple offer situations. The good ones are moving off the market, quickly. Be sure you've got your preapproval letter in hand when you head out.  And once we've done our homework, be sure you're ready to go.

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Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL REALTOR®

M & M Real Estate, Inc.

Residential, Investment and Relocations

We have a team of professionals to facilitate your Short Sale.

Melbourne Real Estate / Palm Bay Real Estate

321-253-4545 or 321-733-6080


SandyShoresMelbourne@hotmail.com

____________________________________________


Serving Brevard County Florida for 15 Years

Brevard County Resident for 36 Years

Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge,

Cocoa, Canaveral Groves, Titusville, Mims, Melbourne Beach,

Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach,

Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral

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Sandy Shores Melbourne FL Realtor

Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL REALTOR®

M & M Real Estate, Inc.

Residential, Investment and Relocations

We have a team of professionals to facilitate your Short Sale.

Melbourne Real Estate / Palm Bay Real Estate

321-253-4545 or 321-733-6080


SandyShoresMelbourne@hotmail.com

____________________________________________


Serving Brevard County Florida for 15 Years

Brevard County Resident for 36 Years

Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge,

Cocoa, Canaveral Groves, Titusville, Mims, Melbourne Beach,

Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach,

Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral

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Sandy Shores Melbourne FL Realtor

Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL REALTOR®

M & M Real Estate, Inc.

Residential, Investment and Relocations

We have a team of professionals to facilitate your Short Sale.

Melbourne Real Estate / Palm Bay Real Estate

321-253-4545 or 321-733-6080


SandyShoresMelbourne@hotmail.com

____________________________________________


Serving Brevard County Florida for 15 Years

Brevard County Resident for 36 Years

Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge,

Cocoa, Canaveral Groves, Titusville, Mims, Melbourne Beach,

Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach,

Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral

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Merritt Island, Island Pointe Luxurious Condo! Minutes to Cocoa Beach & Port Canaveral Cruise Ships!

 

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Sandy Shores Melbourne FL Realtor

Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL REALTOR®

M & M Real Estate, Inc.

Residential, Investment and Relocations

We have a team of professionals to facilitate your Short Sale.

Melbourne Real Estate / Palm Bay Real Estate

321-253-4545 or 321-733-6080


SandyShoresMelbourne@hotmail.com

____________________________________________


Serving Brevard County Florida for 15 Years

Brevard County Resident for 36 Years

Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge,

Cocoa, Canaveral Groves, Titusville, Mims, Melbourne Beach,

Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach,

Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral

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Tonight's Moon is Incredible!

 

Tonight's Moon is Incredible by Sandy Shores, Realtor

 This picture was taken off of New Haven Avenue in West Melbourne just west of the Melbourne Square Mall.

 

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Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL REALTOR®

M & M Real Estate, Inc.

Residential, Investment and Relocations

We have a team of professionals to facilitate your Short Sale.

Melbourne Real Estate / Palm Bay Real Estate

321-253-4545 or 321-733-6080


SandyShoresMelbourne@hotmail.com

____________________________________________


Serving Brevard County Florida for 15 Years

Brevard County Resident for 36 Years

Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge,

Cocoa, Canaveral Groves, Titusville, Mims, Melbourne Beach,

Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach,

Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! by Sandy Shores, Realtor

Welcome 2012!

I'm ready! Let's make incredible things happen this year!

A Happy New Year to All!

 

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Sandy Shores Melbourne FL Realtor

Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL REALTOR®

M & M Real Estate, Inc.

Residential, Investment and Relocations

We have a team of professionals to facilitate your Short Sale.

Melbourne Real Estate / Palm Bay Real Estate

321-253-4545 or 321-733-6080


SandyShoresMelbourne@hotmail.com

____________________________________________


Serving Brevard County Florida for 15 Years

Brevard County Resident for 36 Years

Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge,

Cocoa, Canaveral Groves, Titusville, Mims, Melbourne Beach,

Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach,

Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral

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Market Report - Lansing Ridge, Melbourne Florida

 Lansing Ridge, Just minutes to the Indian River Lagoon

Lansing Ridge is a large, popular community of over 400 single family detached homes, located in Melbourne Florida. It is a comfortable setting with various styles and models of well maintained houses to suit a wide range of buyer's wants and needs.

The square footage of homes ranges from about 1200 to over 1800 square feet of living.

The houses were built from 1991 to 1999.

Houses have 3 and 4 bedrooms, most have 2 baths, but a few have 3.

The homeowners association fees are approximately $180 per year.

Lansing Ridge is located in North Melbourne between Croton and Wickham Roads, and between Aurora and Lake Washington Roads. Kids can walk to all grade level schools from Lansing Ridge.

This is the market report for Lansing Ridge, Melbourne Florida.

The chart represents listing prices and well as sales prices on homes in 2010 and 2011.

 

         2010

          2011

   Change from

   2010 to 2011

# of homes for sale

              XXX    

                 4

             NA

# of homes under contract

              XXX

                 2

             NA

# of homes sold

                10

               17

          +58.00%

Average list price

     $ 133,202

    $ 119,004

           -19.30%

Average sales price

     $ 126,500

    $ 112,370

          - 12.57%

# of days on the market

                92

               85

          -   8.02%

Data Compiled –

December 30, 2011 from Brevard MLS

  

 

 

Year over year Lansing Ridge has seen 7 more sales in 2011 than in 2010.  The average days on the market actually dropped by about 8.00% in 2011.  Our median price range in Brevard County has been around $110,000 so there is a large pool of buyers for properties in an area like Lansing Ridge, since their average sales price in 2011 was $112,370. This is a decline of 12.57% from 2010. The decrease is due to an increased number of short sale and foreclosure properties on the market that are pulling values down, although only 3 of the 17 sales in Lansing Ridge were short sales. Over the past several years we have been experiencing a market correction, however we are noticing at this point that prices have not been dropping drastically in areas like Lansing Ridge.

Lansing Ridge is within 5 minutes of shopping:

Wal Mart Super Center and Neighborhood Market

Publix

Aldi Foods

CVS

Walgreens

Wickham Park, Melbourne Florida

Within minutes of I 95, US1, Pineda Causeway, Eau Gallie Causeway, Patrick Air Force Base, beaches, Eau Gallie Library, the Indian River Lagoon.

Nearby elementary schools:

Creel Elementary School

Croton Elementary School

Harbor City Elementary School

Longleaf Elementary School

Roy Allen Elementary School

Sabal Elementary School

Middle School:

Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School

High School:

Eau Gallie High School

Junior College:

Brevard Community College

Over the past several years, school districts have changed.

Please contact the Brevard County School Board to find out about proper school placement.

Lansing Ridge, Melbourne 

Hop on your bicycle and spend a day at beautiful Lake Washington or at Wickham Park.

They are both only 5 minutes away.

Come on home to Lansing Ridge in Melbourne Florida!

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Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL REALTOR®

Specializing in Residential, Investment and Relocation Real Estate

We have a team to facilitate your Short Sale.

Melbourne Real Estate / Palm Bay Real Estate

321-253-4545

SandyShoresMelbourne@hotmail.com

____________________________________________

Serving Brevard County Florida for 15 Years

Brevard County Resident for 36 Years

Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge,

Cocoa, Canaveral Groves, Titusville, Mims, Melbourne Beach,

Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach,

Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral

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Market Report - Kingsmill in Melbourne Florida

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.
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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 $135 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.

 

Kingsmill Melbourne Florida by Sandy Shores

There are currently three houses for sale in Kingsmill, ranging from $139,900 to $169,000.  Living square footage, under air, range from 1617 to 1830 feet.

There are three houses in Kingsmill under contract for sale. These homes are priced between $139,900 and $169,000.

In 2011, there have been twelve home sales ranging from $90,000 with 1635 square feet of living to 2026 square feet of living with a price of $176,500.  Two of the houses that sold were short sales.  The average sales price was $134,240. The average days on the market were 61.

In 2010, there were a total of fourteen houses sold ranging from $95,000 with 1510 square feet of living to a sales price of $170,000 with 1819 square feet of living.  Four of the houses that sold were short sales.  The average sales price was $143,872. The average day on the market were 94.5.

It's interesting to me that the market time from 2010 to 2011 decreased in Kingsmill by 33.5 days. However, in 2010 three houses were on the market for over 175 days, which I believe threw the days on the market average out of balance.  We have continued to see a bit of a decline as short sales and foreclosures have pulled the market down.  This year in Kingsmill we have seen four closed short sales.  And, two of the three properties currently under contract are also short sales.  So, it's not surprising that our average sales price went from $134,240 to $143,872.

Melbourne FL Real Estate, Sandy Shores, Realtor

 

Sandy Shores Melbourne FL Realtor

Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL REALTOR®

Specializing in Residential, Investment and Relocation Real Estate

We have a team to facilitate your Short Sale.

Melbourne Real Estate / Palm Bay Real Estate

321-253-4545

SandyShoresMelbourne@hotmail.com

____________________________________________

Serving Brevard County Florida for 15 Years

Brevard County Resident for 36 Years

Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge,

Cocoa, Canaveral Groves, Titusville, Mims, Melbourne Beach,

Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach,

Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral

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 I buy, sell, rent, own and manage Investment Property.

 

 

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