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08/31/2026

🏡🌴 MARKET MONDAY: Setting Up for the Rest of 2026 🌴🏡
We’re heading into the last stretch of the year on the Space Coast, and the July numbers give us a good read on what to expect through fall and winter 👇
📉 Single-family inventory: down 23.7% YoY to just 3.5 months of supply — tight, and it’s not loosening up
💰 Single-family median price: $380,000, flat year-over-year — tighter supply hasn’t pushed prices up (yet)
⏱️ Single-family time to contract: 38 days, down from 47 last year — well-priced homes are moving fast
🏢 Condo/townhome inventory: 6.2 months — still a buyer’s market here, though down from 8.4 months last year
📈 Condo sales: up 13.5% YoY, with cash buyers behind 58% of closings
🏦 30-year mortgage rate: hovering around 6.67% (Freddie Mac, mid-August)
Looking ahead: September tends to be the quietest month of the year, so don’t read too much into a slower few weeks. Snowbird season kicks in this fall and usually brings a fresh wave of both buyers and sellers to Brevard County. If mortgage rates ease even a little more before year-end, expect competition for single-family homes to heat back up — inventory is already thin. Condo buyers should keep leveraging their negotiating room now, since that gap likely won’t stay open forever.
Bottom line for the rest of 2026: single-family sellers, your leverage is building — price it right and it’ll move. Condo buyers, this is still your window. Single-family buyers, get pre-approved now so you’re ready to move fast when the right home hits.
Curious what this means for your specific goals before year-end? Let’s talk 📲

08/21/2026

Weekend Happenings 🌴📍
Your Brevard County weekend guide is here!

Whether you’re hunting for a home or just hunting for fun, here’s what’s going on around the Space Coast this Saturday & Sunday:

Saturday, Aug 22
• 🎨 Cocoa Village Saturday Art Market — 11am–5pm, browse local artisan work in the heart of Cocoa Village

• ☕ Downtown Melbourne Farmers Market — Riverview Park, 10am–2pm

• 🌾 Merritt Island Farmers Market — Crisafulli Groves, 9am–2pm

• 🍽️ Open House at Green Gables, Melbourne — 10am–2pm

• 🎭 “The Wedding Singer: The Musical Comedy” — Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse, 2pm

• 🐾 15th Annual Tuxes & Tails Gala: “Wicked Fur Good” — Brevard Humane Society fundraiser, 5:30–8:30pm

• 🏎️ Monster Jam — Sunrise, Florida, all weekend

• 🎤 Karaoke at Lou’s Blues, beachside Melbourne — 5:30–9pm
Sunday, Aug 23

• ☕ Merritt Park Farmers Market — 9am–2pm

• 🧘 Yoga in Nature — Enchanted Forest Sanctuary, Titusville, 9:30–10:30am

• 🍵 Women’s Equality Day Tea — historic Pritchard House, Titusville (reservations required)

• 🐢 Touch Tank — Barrier Island Center, Melbourne Beach, 12–2pm

• 🍻 Brewery Tour — Carib Brewing Company, Cape Canaveral, 1–4pm

• 🎭 “Dear Evan Hansen” & “Green Day’s American Idiot” — Titusville Playhouse & Cocoa Village Playhouse, 2pm

• 🌅 Sunset in the Hollows — Hundred Acre Hollows, Suntree, 6–8pm

Get out and enjoy everything that makes Brevard County such a great place to call home — and if this weekend has you dreaming about a change of address, you know who to call! 🏡✨

08/20/2026

🏖️ FOR SALE | Cocoa Beach Condo for Sale! 🌴

Wake up just minutes from the beach in this beautifully furnished 2-bedroom, 1-bath condo located in the heart of Cocoa Beach!

✨ Property Highlights:
• 🛏️ 2 Bedrooms
• 🛁 1 Bathroom
• 📐 750 Sq. Ft.
• 🌊 Just steps from the Atlantic Ocean
• 🏊 Community pool
• 🍽️ Close to restaurants, shopping, and entertainment
• 🌴 Perfect as a primary residence, vacation getaway, or investment property

💲 Offered at $229,000

📍 3150 N Atlantic Avenue #9-220, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931

For more information or to schedule your private showing, contact:

Anna Merrick
📞 321-468-4881
📧 [email protected]

08/20/2026

08/19/2026

Wisdom Wednesday: Downsizing is not about giving up space—it’s about making room for the life you want next. ✨

For many seniors, the key is to start early and make decisions one category at a time:

Begin with the easiest spaces, such as a linen closet or guest room.

Keep the items you use, love, or that truly support your next chapter.

Share meaningful belongings with family now, along with the stories behind them.

Measure your new space before choosing which furniture will come with you.

Give yourself grace—downsizing is a process, not a one-day project.

A smaller home can mean less maintenance, fewer responsibilities, and more time for travel, friendships, hobbies, and family.

Thinking about a move to a 55+ community or a home that better fits your lifestyle? I’m here to help make the transition feel clear, comfortable, and manageable.

08/18/2026

🗳️ VOTE. TODAY. Polls close at 7 PM. 🗳️
Local races decide your schools, your commissioners, your neighborhood’s future. Don’t sit this one out.
📍 Find your polling place: VoteBrevard.gov
🆔 Bring your photo ID
⏰ In line by 7? You still vote.
Go make it count. Then comment “I VOTED” below 👇

Official website of the Brevard County, Florida Supervisor of Elections Office.

08/13/2026

Throwback Thursday: real estate hasn’t always been the profession you know today.
Before 1913, there was no licensing, no standards, and no accountability — just “buyer beware.” The industry’s own history even includes a stretch (1924–1950) when the Code of Ethics actually required agents to help keep neighborhoods segregated, until the Supreme Court struck that down and the industry began rewriting its own rules.
That history matters. It’s part of why today’s Code of Ethics — with real anti-discrimination protections and real accountability — isn’t just paperwork to me. It’s the standard I hold myself to with every client, every listing, every deal. 🏡

Send a message to learn more

08/11/2026

Wisdom Wednesday: Why the first offer is often the best offer
A pattern I see repeatedly with sellers: the temptation to hold out for a better number instead of accepting a strong early offer. The data rarely supports that instinct.
Why this matters:
• Early offers typically come from the most qualified, motivated buyers — the ones who did their homework before your listing even went live.
• Days on market create a perception problem. Buyers start assuming a home is overpriced or flawed the longer it sits, regardless of the truth.
• Subsequent offers tend to come in lower, not higher, once that initial momentum fades — often after a price reduction has already been made.
• The real cost of waiting isn’t just time. It’s negotiating leverage, carrying costs, and the compounding effect of a stale listing.
The takeaway: pricing and negotiation strategy matter more than optimism. A well-priced home with a solid offer in the first two weeks usually outperforms one that waits for a number that may never come.
If you’re weighing a current offer or preparing to list, I’m happy to walk through the local Brevard County data with you. Let’s talk.

07/27/2026

Cocoa has secured an additional $2 million in state funding for the access road, while the city continues working toward a station targeted to open around 2030.

What are your thoughts on this plan to finally come together? Will this be a great connector to Orlando area attractions?

Will you use this to cruise out of Port Canaveral?

Drop your comments below…

What do our local cruise partners feel about this?