What is the difference between a transaction broker and a single agent in Florida?

A single agent owes you full fiduciary duties, including loyalty and confidentiality. A transaction broker provides limited representation. In Brevard County and across Florida, transaction brokerage is presumed unless you agree otherwise in …

How long is a new construction home protected in Viera and Melbourne, FL?

Your builder's written warranty and Florida's construction statutes are two separate protections. In Brevard County, Florida law allows an action on a construction defect for up to 7 years from the certificate of occupancy.

What happens to the lease when you buy a tenant-occupied home in Brevard County, FL?

The lease survives the sale. In Florida, a buyer on the Space Coast steps into the landlord's position and inherits the existing tenancy, the security deposit obligation, and the notice requirements that …

Do cash offers really win on the Space Coast?

Cash offers win on certainty and speed, not on price alone. Across Florida, close to three in ten single-family sales close in cash, so a well-structured financed offer competes in Brevard County far more often than buyers expect.

What is a structural integrity reserve study, and why does it matter when you buy a Cocoa Beach condo?

A structural integrity reserve study (SIRS) is a Florida-required funding plan for condo buildings three or more habitable stories tall. In Cocoa Beach and across Brevard County, it …

Which Merritt Island neighborhoods are under $450,000?

Merritt Island neighborhoods under $450,000 include Moore And Cantines, Glen Haven, Raintree by the Lake, Island Beach, Skylark Estates, Gateway, Ridge Manor Estates, Surfside Estates and Catalina Isles Estates. Most are 1960s block homes.

The entry point on this island …

Which is better in Titusville, Windover Farms or Rambling Acres?

Windover Farms has bigger and more varied lots, lower dues and lower prices at a $559,000 median. Rambling Acres has larger, newer custom homes on uniform one acre lots at a $680,000 median. Land buyers choose Windover. House …

What is the difference between Viera East and Viera West?

Interstate 95 divides them. Viera East sits east of I-95 and was built out first, from the early 1990s. Viera West sits west of I-95 in Brevard County, Florida, and is where most new construction on this …

What is Historic Downtown Melbourne, Florida?

Historic Downtown Melbourne is the walkable district along New Haven Avenue in Melbourne, Brevard County, set between the Indian River Lagoon and Crane Creek waterfronts on Florida's Space Coast.

Most people relocating to Brevard County shop by house first and …

Where is Heritage Isle, and what kind of community is it?

Heritage Isle is a 478-acre, gated, 55+ active adult neighborhood inside the Viera master-planned community in Brevard County, Florida. It carries a Melbourne mailing address and sits on Florida's Space Coast.

Heritage Isle confuses people …