Brevard County Florida Real Estate Information - Given the chance your home can sell itself!

I am a Realtor®.  My job is to provide professional service to facilitate the sale or purchase of real estate.

I do not sell homes or condos as I believe a house sells itself.

It is my job to work with you to make sure the right buyer sees your home and pays as close as possible the desired price.  (Call me to discuss how I achieve this.)

It is our job to make your home appealing from the front yard to the back porch.

It is our job to prepare your interior to maximize your home's strengths.

And once the right buyer comes along it is my job to make sure the transaction gets closed.

When you are ready to sell your Brevard County, Florida home, call me. I want to work with you!

The Brevard County Florida Real Estate Market–How did we get here? Where are we going?

The Brevard County Florida Real Estate Market.... How did we get where we are? 

Let's see... There were zero down loans, no documentation loans, stated income loans, creative lending, multiple buyer offers, short sales, auctions, flippers (everyone was an investor!) and more.  Over the past eight plus years we have seen it all.

How did we get here?  In four words - a lack of discipline.

The real estate market was much like a class room where the teacher (discipline, good order) had an emergency.

Any of us who has ever been in school will know what often happens when the substitute teacher comes in.... The class goes wild.  The class loses focus and direction.

Well, the teacher is back.

Prices have stabilized.  And the students are listening to reason.  Just as a lack of discipline got us into the mess, focusing on discipline will get us out of it!

The market is slowly turning.  Buyers, using local knowledgeable Realtors and lenders, are finding deals in the market place.

We know where we are going but some are like the child in the backseat asking....

“When are we going to get there?”

I don't know the month or year but I do know....

 When we begin to look at our home as an investment in quality of life and not a money making tool we will be well on our way.

If the time is right for you to buy a home in Brevard County, Florida, please contact me if I can assist in any way.

Is The Housing Crisis Over?

I read an article this morning that highlighted the many times over the previous few years economists have predicted the housing turnaround.

Is the housing crisis over in Brevard County, Florida?

Let me see..

• Our residential housing inventory has dropped significantly over the years (now 3,020 vs. about 10,000 at the peak).
• Average sales prices have dropped and continue to drop although not as rapidly.
• Interest rates are low and have been for some time. 
• The space shuttle program ended killing a lot of jobs. 
• Sales volume has been steady although not booming.
• Most of my listings have been/are short sales. 
• Most of my contracts have been/are short sales. 

 I have yet to close a deal in February 2012 yet - so the crisis is not over yet. 
When you are ready to buy or sell a house or condo in Brevard County Florida, call me especially the areas of Viera, Suntree and Rockledge.

 

The Week That Was….

OK, it is Saturday night and another week in Florida real estate sales history has gone by.

What did I learn or accomplish?  Learning is also important…

First, I still can not convince a seller who wants more than the property is worth to lower their price and list with me?

Secondly, I can not convince a buyer that a low ball offer will not get rejected by a seller?

So, what do I do?  Take Sunday off and move forward.