Approaching Half Time

There hasn't been much to report since my last post. Activity and sales remain slow. Prospective buyers hoping for a greater selection of listings in Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral will have to continue to deal with a meager number of possibilities. Residential inventory has been stuck in skinny water for several years now and doesn't appear to be changing anytime soon.

Condo inventory in the two cities stands at 233 existing units this morning with another 50 single family homes offered.

Sales have been slow with only four homes and forty condos closed so far in the month of June. Some of the oceanfront condo sales of note included:


A luxurious 10 year old 4th floor direct ocean 3/3 at Ocean Paradise in south Cocoa Beach with 2134 square feet and a one-car garage that closed for $685,000 or $321/sf. Furniture was marked as "optional/negotiable" in the listing and may have been included but we'll never know as the listing agent did not disclose that detail when closing the listing. I don't blame her as no agent in our market ever does but it would be nice to know for other agents and appraisers using the sale as a comp to value another property.

An updated 5th floor direct ocean Palmas Majorca 3/2 in downtown Cocoa Beach with 1801 square feet and a one car garage that closed for $550,000 or $305/sf. Again, furniture may have been included but...

A nicely remodeled 5th floor SE corner direct ocean 2/2 at 2100 Towers with 1600 sq.ft. and a one-car garage that closed for $530,000 or $331/sf. Again; furniture? Maybe.

A remodeled and fully furnished (confirmed-yes!) direct ocean 2nd floor Waters Edge 3/2 in south Cocoa Beach with 1753 sq.ft. and one garage spot that sold for $440,000 in 3 days. Only brought $250/sf probably because of the somewhat obstructed ocean view due to high dune vegetation there.

Three different Mystic Vistas 3/2 units with ocean views ranging from none to a peek, some with furniture, some undisclosed at prices from $167 to $210 a square foot.

An original condition, furnished 6th floor Canaveral Towers 2/2 with 1145 square feet and an expansive south ocean view and a carport that closed for $340,000 or $297 a foot. These weekly rental units bring a premium because of the income history and/or potential.

An updated and furnished ground floor direct ocean Windjammer 2/2 in Cape Canaveral with 1196 square feet and a one car garage that closed for $320,000 or $267/sf.

We've settled into our summer pattern of hot and humid with afternoon thunderstorms most days. The reliable sea breeze has been doing a good job of keeping temps in a pleasant range close to the beach. Conditions have made offshore fishing pleasant with mixed species being caught. Giant tarpon and monster jack crevalle are following schools of pogies just outside the surf zone up and down the beach. It's a catch of a lifetime with either for most anglers. While some big grouper are being caught in deep water, the American Red Snappers are so thick that it's hard to get a bait through to a grouper. We could have caught as many of these pictured below  as we wanted last weekend but unfortunately, they are off limits because of their "endangered" status.

“Oh, pour me another drink
And punch me in the face
You can call me Nancy” __Josh Tillman