Waterfront on Merritt Island is where the biggest money gets made and lost, and it is the part of this market where a generic agent is genuinely dangerous rather than merely unhelpful.

The reason is simple. On a waterfront purchase here, the most expensive risks are not inside …

Most people searching for a Merritt Island buyer agent have already spent a few weekends driving the island and come away more confused than when they started. That is not a failure on your part. Merritt Island genuinely is three different markets wearing one name, and nothing about the …

Not every new construction home in Viera takes a year. A quick move-in home is one the builder already started, usually on speculation, that is either finished or close to it. You pick from what is standing rather than from a plan, and you close in weeks instead of …

Every builder in Viera runs incentives. Almost none of them advertise the real ones. What gets posted online is the version written for the general public, and it is usually the smallest lever the builder is willing to pull. The larger concessions live one conversation deeper, and they move …

Most people who buy a new construction home in Viera meet their builder before they meet an agent. They walk into a model on a Saturday, fall for a floor plan, and sit down at the sales desk without anyone in the room whose job is to represent them. …

What does salt air actually do to a beachside home on Florida's Space Coast?

Salt air accelerates corrosion on metal components: fasteners, hardware, air conditioner coils, garage door tracks, and light fixtures. It does not damage the structure of a well-built Brevard County home, but it changes …

It is the first question almost every Melbourne seller asks, and the honest answer has two parts: how long until it goes under contract, and how long until you actually hand over the keys. Those are different numbers, and confusing them is how people end up with a moving …

Seven hundred thousand dollars is a real number on Merritt Island. It is not entry level and it is not the top of the market. It is the band where the island stops being a commodity and starts being a choice: water or square footage, dock or dry lot, …

What is the FEMA 50 percent rule in Brevard County, Florida?

If a repair or remodel on a Space Coast home in a flood zone costs 50 percent or more of the structure's market value, Brevard County treats it as a substantial improvement, and the entire building …

Can you build an accessory dwelling unit in Brevard County, Florida?

Yes, but in unincorporated Brevard County an accessory dwelling unit is a conditional use, which means a permit hearing rather than an over-the-counter approval. The City of Melbourne allows them by design standard on lots of …