Sell My House

11/05/2026

Did you know that I am a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist? I have training, resources and proven performance in selling high-end homes. ✨

11/04/2026

🏡 Own property in Florida—or planning to buy? Here’s what Amendment 3 means for you.

Florida voters approved Amendment 3 with about 62% of the vote, according to unofficial results. Here are the key changes:

🏠 BIGGER HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS
For qualifying primary residences, the exemption for non-school property taxes increases to:
• Up to $150,000 in 2027
• Up to $250,000 in 2028

📉 LOWER ASSESSMENT CAP
For rentals, second homes and commercial property, the annual assessment-growth cap for non-school taxes drops from 10% to 5%. This caps assessment increases—not your total tax bill.

📅 MOVING TO FLORIDA?
Establishing permanent Florida residency by December 31, 2026, can make you eligible for the larger exemption once you meet homestead requirements. Later arrivals receive the existing exemption first, with the larger benefit beginning in their fifth qualifying homestead-exemption year.

🧾 WHEN WILL YOU SEE CHANGES?
This amendment does not affect your 2026 tax bill. Changes begin with 2027 taxes, billed around November 2027.

School taxes still apply. Your savings will depend on your property, eligibility and local tax rates.

Whether you’re buying, selling or planning your next move, Melbourne Realty is here to help you understand what these changes could mean for your real estate plans.

📞 Call Melbourne Realty at 321-723-3421
🌐 MelbourneRealtyInc.com

11/03/2026

UNDER CONTRACT at Kendall Pointe! 🏡

Thinking about building new but still own your current home? This is one of the most common questions I get. The answer is all about timing.

Sell too early and you may need somewhere to live while your new home is finished. Sell too late and you could end up paying two mortgages. Many builders also won’t wait on the sale of your current home, so you need a plan before you sign the builder’s contract.

Here is how I help:

Know your number first. What will your current home sell for, and what will you walk away with?
Line up the timeline. We plan your sale around the builder’s construction schedule.
Protect you on the build. I represent you with the builder.

One move, one plan, one agent handling both sides of your transition. (Much less stress, I promise!)

Thinking about making the move to new construction? Let’s talk before you visit the model home.

Stacey Buchanan, Broker-Owner
Melbourne Realty | isellfloridahomes.com

11/01/2026

UNDER CONTRACT in just 2 days! 🎉

1380 Croftwood Drive in Melbourne, Florida drew strong interest from the moment it hit the market. This pool home with no HOA is now under contract.

Here’s what this tells us about our market right now: well-priced homes in Melbourne, especially ones with a pool and no HOA, are still selling fast, even when they need some TLC. Buyers are out there and ready to act.

🏡 Thinking about selling? If your home has similar features, now could be a great time. I’ll give you an honest look at what your home could sell for and the best plan to get it sold.

🔑 Missed out on this one? Call me and I’ll keep an eye out for the next pool home, including the ones that don’t stay on the market long.

📞 Stacey Buchanan, Broker-Owner
Melbourne Realty, Inc.
321-508-5224

10/22/2026

Sellers ask me all the time why I use a 90-day listing agreement instead of the standard six-month or one-year term a lot of agents ask for.

Here's the honest answer: I want you working with me because I'm earning it, not because you're locked into a contract.

Once we sign, you've got 90 days. If you're not happy with my service or my results, you can cancel. No fight about it.

Brevard County is sitting in a balanced market right now: median sale price around $319,000, about 3.7 months of supply. Conditions like that can shift over a few months, and I don't think a seller should be boxed into a long agreement based on where the market stood the day they signed.

A shorter, cancel-anytime term keeps me accountable for the whole time your home is listed, not only on day one.

It also tells you something about how I expect the work to go. I'm not asking you to take a risk on a year-long commitment before you've seen what I do.

If you're getting ready to sell and want to talk through what that looks like for your home, I'm glad to walk you through it.

#321

10/13/2026

Sellers always ask me the same question first: what's my house worth? It's a fair question, and a lot of agents answer it with a gut feeling, or with a number big enough to win the listing.

I don't work that way. I've spent 34 years studying valuation methods, completed hundreds of Broker Price Opinions for major banks, and given expert testimony in court cases where a home's value was the entire argument. Getting the number right isn't a side detail for me. It's the first thing I do on every listing.

Here's where Brevard County sits right now. The median sale price is around $319,000, down slightly from a year ago. Homes are taking about 50 days on market before closing, and we've got roughly 4.1 months of supply, which puts us in a balanced range, not tilted hard toward buyers or sellers.

That context matters. A price that worked six months ago might be wrong today, and a number that feels low on paper might be the right one for where the market sits this week. Pricing a home means reading current data, not repeating last year's number.

Overprice it and the house sits, picks up a stale label, and every price cut after that starts looking like a red flag, even once the number is fixed. Underprice it and you leave money on the table that a correct number would have captured. Neither is where I want my sellers to end up.

If you're trying to figure out what your home is worth right now, I'd rather show you the comparable sales and the local numbers behind a recommendation than hand you a guess. Let's talk about what your home is worth in today's market.

#321

09/14/2026

Hallelujah!
We will take it!

FLORIDA TASTE OF FALL! 🍁 A *small* shot of lower humidity will make its way through most of the state this week, especially Wednesday - Friday. Dew points, which measure humidity shown below, could drop as low as the 50s in the Panhandle with also morning temps in the 60s! Keep expectations low, it won't be much, but it's at least a little bit of relief and a hint of Fall just around the corner!

09/14/2026

House photos, infographics, and agent details for 1302 Sunwood Drive, Melbourne, FL, 32935. This home is 4 beds, 3 baths, and 1930 sqft.

09/14/2026

Sellers ask me the same question almost every time: what should we list it for. Here's what's underneath that question: please don't let me leave money on the table.

Here's how I get to a number. I pull the last 90 days of closed comps in your immediate area, not the whole zip code. I look at what closed, not what's still sitting. I price it where the data says a buyer will act, not where it feels good to see the number.

That's the same process I've used doing valuations and broker price opinions for major banks, and testifying as an expert witness on property value. It's not a guess.

The result: my listings average 11 days on market. Not luck. The price is right the first time, so it skips the whole cycle of a stale listing that has to chase the market down with cut after cut.

If you're thinking about listing in the next few months, let's talk about what your home is worth right now, not what a website algorithm guessed.

Comment PRICE and I'll walk you through exactly how I'd value your home.

#321

05/22/2026