My Titusville FL Real Estate Blog

 

With so many baby boomers retiring in Florida. the request for 55+ communities comes up
frequently.  I wanted to provide a comprehensive list, but found such a list very illusive.  I
came across a government site which indeed provides a list of these communities.  The link
below is specifically for Brevard County, but if you use the search field you can research any
county in Florida. 

Sorry, the link doesn't seem to be working so here's the list for Brevard County.  At the end
of this list are links to all other counties in Florida with 55+ communities. 

CountyUnit NameAddressCityRegistrationNext Renewal

Brevard	A1A Condo Assoc., Inc.	2780 S. Hwy. A1A	Melbourne	11/04/2002	11/04/2008
Brevard	Ameri-cana Resorts Co-Op. inc.	6700 US Hwy 1	Rockledge	02/04/2002	02/19/2010
Brevard	Canaveral Breakers Annex, Inc. A Condo	8522 N. Atlantic Ave. #133 Box 11	Cape Canaveral	01/16/2003	01/16/2009
Brevard	Cape Canaveral Trailer Village	8515 North Atlantic Ave.	Cape Canaveral	07/08/2004	08/08/2010
Brevard	Chalets Atlantique Owners Assoc Inc	PO Box 3484	Indialantic	03/08/2005	11/16/2009
Brevard	Cocoa Palms Mobile Home Park	PO Box 635	Cape Canaveral	03/26/2004	03/26/2010
Brevard	Compass Pointe Community Association, Inc.	707 Rochester Dr.	West Melbourne	10/05/2001	10/05/2009
Brevard	Condominium of Indian Harbour Association, Inc.	412 School Road Suite A	Indian Harbor Beach	11/17/2006	11/17/2008
Brevard	Dixie Park LLC	671 N. Dixie Avenue	Titusville	04/12/2006	04/12/2008
Brevard	Grand Isle Community Association Inc	1910 Crand Isle Blvd	Melbourne	10/20/2004	10/20/2008
Brevard	Heritage Isle District Assoc Inc	6800 Legacy Blvd.	Melbourne	09/09/2004	10/18/2008
Brevard	Holiday Park Recreation District	215 Holiday Park Blvd. NE	Palm Bay	03/15/2002	08/15/2010
Brevard	Home Owners Assoc. of Hollywood Estates, Inc	PO Box 121523	West Melbourne	01/28/2008	01/28/2010
Brevard	Homeowners Association of Hollywood Estates, Inc.	P. O. Box 121523	West Melbourne	02/16/2004	01/06/2010
Brevard	Indian River Colony Club	1936 Freedom DR.	Melbourne	08/02/2002	08/02/2010
Brevard	Island Lakes	4499 Wood Stork Drive	Merritt Island	09/21/2001	09/21/2009
Brevard	Island Village Condo Assoc	Office Condo 140E 2135 N Courtenay Pkwy	Merritt Island	08/30/2005	06/30/2010
Brevard	Lakewood Village	3171 Hanson Avenue	Melbourne	09/25/2001	09/25/2009
Brevard	Lamplighter Village	500 Lantern Blvd.	Melbourne	11/21/2007	11/21/2009
Brevard	Lost Lakes Condo	150 Lost Lakes Dr.	Cocoa	08/22/2002	05/16/2009
Brevard	Merritt Island Village Resort	300 North Banana River Drive	Merritt Island	07/30/2004	12/21/2008
Brevard	Missile View Mobile Park	2135 Mayfair Way	Titusville	11/07/2006	11/07/2008
Brevard	Northwest Lakes Condo.	140 B. Lost Lake Drive	Cocoa	02/05/2003	02/09/2009
Brevard	Orange Manor Mobile Home Park	1621 Orange Manor Drive	Melbourne	12/28/2001	06/24/2010
Brevard	Palm Bay Estates R. O. Association, Inc.	3092 Indian River Drive Northeast	Palm Bay	04/11/2003	03/02/2009
Brevard	Pelican Bay MHC	8600 US Hwy. 1	Micco	03/12/2007	03/12/2009
Brevard	Pine Creek Property Owners' Assoc Inc	645 Classic Court Suite 104	Melbourne	09/30/2004	12/11/2008
Brevard	River Isle LLC c/o First Choice Properties, Inc.	7656 U. S. 1	Micco	10/30/2007	10/30/2009
Brevard	San Mateo Village	PO Box 5322 5205 Sisson Rd.	Titusville	02/04/2002	02/04/2010
Brevard	SilverBreeze Mobile Home & RV Community	P.O. Box 5923	Titusville	03/30/2006	03/30/2010
Brevard	Snug Harbor Lakes Condominium Assoc, Inc.	7645 Kyak Court	Micco	05/20/2002	05/20/2010
Brevard	Snug Harbor Village Homeowners Association	7645 Kyak Court	Micco	05/20/2002	05/21/2010
Brevard	Summer Breeze Apartments	8226 North Wickham Road Suite 200	Melbourne	04/27/2007	04/27/2009
Brevard	Sun 'N Green Condominium Association, Inc	2727 Wickham Road	Melbourne	05/09/2007	05/09/2009
Brevard	Swan Lake Estates	3406 Skimmer Lane	Titusville	01/23/2007	01/23/2009
Brevard	The 19th Hole Condo Assoc., Inc.	2400 Eagle Dr.	Melbourne	08/14/2002	08/14/2010
Brevard	The Fairways of Brevard Association No. 1	725 Port Malabar Blvd. N.E.	Palm Bay	04/20/2007	04/20/2009
Brevard	The Homes of Ponce De Leon	125 Ponce De Leon Drive	Indialantic	07/14/2008	07/14/2010
Brevard	The Village of Ponce de Leon	2730 S Hwy A-1-A	Melbourne Beach	12/12/2001	07/16/2010
Brevard	Tropical Trail Villa	3501 Entrance Drive	Merritt Island	05/12/2005	07/07/2010
Brevard	Westwood Mobile Park Inc	3210 US Highway One	Mims	10/14/2004	10/14/2008
Brevard	Whispering Pines of Titusville, Inc.	359 Cheney Hwy.	Titusville	04/29/2008	04/29/2010
Brevard	Willow Lakes RV Resort Condominium Association	2852 Willow Lakes Lane	Titusville	04/29/2005	03/21/2011

OR CHOOSE YOUR COUNTY BELOW:

Alachua  |  Brevard  |  Broward  |  Charlotte  |  Citrus  |  Clay  |  Collier  |  Columbia  |  DeSoto  |  Duval  |  Escambia  |  Flagler  |  Glades  |  Hardee  |  Hernando  |  Highlands  |  Hillsborough  |  Indian River  |  Jefferson  |  Lake  |  Lee  |  Leon  |  Manatee  |  Marion  |  Martin  |  Miami-Dade  |  Monroe  |  Okaloosa  |  Okeechobee  |  Orange  |  Osceola  |  Palm Beach  |  Pasco  |  Pinellas  |  Polk  |  Putnam  |  Santa Rosa  |  Sarasota  |  Seminole  |  St. Johns  |  St. Lucie  |  Sumter  |  Suwannee  |  Volusia

If the county you are looking for is not included in this list, there are no registered 55+ Communities for that county at this time.

 I can help you find your Home Sweet Home in Florida ~ TODAY!

Home Sweet Home Florida Realty, Inc.
At Home With Diversity (AHWD)
Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
e-PRO Internet Certified (e-PRO)
Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)
Titusville, Florida
Cell: 321.544.6808

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I recently added this handy little freebie which you can get from this website:  www.polldaddy.com 
You can set it up to do polls or surveys.  They have a nice selection of skins and the setup was
pretty painless.  I currently have it on the sidebar on my blog....so if you're in Florida and going to
the FAR convention, please take the poll.  You can specify a date you would like the poll to stop,
and several other useful choices.  Below is a screenshot of the poll currently on my site (it will be
removed by Mid-September).  BTW, this company is based in Ireland, it really is a small world!

                                       

I can help you find your Home Sweet Home in Florida ~ TODAY!

Home Sweet Home Florida Realty, Inc.
At Home With Diversity (AHWD)
Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
e-PRO Internet Certified (e-PRO)
Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)
Titusville, Florida
Cell: 321.544.6808

www.HomeSweetHomeFlorida.com  
http://activerain.com/blogs/homesweethomeflorida

    

 Last Friday the Space Coast Association of Realtors sponsored a luncheon which featured our very own Port Canaveral - the soon to be #1 cruise port in THE WORLD.  Ralph Kennedy, Member Canaveral Port Authority gave a compelling talk about the future of The Port and it's impact on the local economy.  Most people think of the Space Program as the heavy hitter in local employment.  I was happily surprised to hear that Port Canaveral (directly and indirectly) employs some 23,000 people.  The expansion of the Port will create an additional 3,500 jobs.  The impact on the local economy is huge with more than $43 million paid in local taxes and $87 million going to the state of Florida.   I never knew!  Did you?  I don't want to bore you with a lot of figures but this one is staggering:  The Port's contribution to Brevard County is more than $3 billion which accounts for 10% of the county's total output.

Part of the expansion is brought about by commitments from the large cruise lines like Disney, Carnival, and Royal Caribbean who will be bringing in 3 of the new super ships which carry 4,000 passengers each.  Plans include a new cruise terminal, fuel tank depot, hotel with convention center, parking garage, restaurants and retail space with the goal of getting visitors out into the community to experience all we have to offer.

In a time where cut-backs are the buzz-word of the day, it's very uplifting to hear about expansions on the scale of our local Port Authority at Port Canaveral in Brevard County, FL.  It's a win/win for everyone!

As an FYI for all those who need a vacation - would that be you :-) some of the best deals in cruising are out of this port.  I know for a fact since I booked a fabulous 4 niter that's right around the corner, can hardly wait!

If you're flying into Orlando International Airport, the distance is about 45 miles with drive time being about the same - 45-50 minutes.  If you're wondering what's to do besides Disney, please read one of my others posts outlining some of our fun things!

My Town - TITUSVILLE FL - C'mon...let me show you around

Home Sweet Home Florida Realty, Inc.
At Home With Diversity (AHWD)
Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
e-PRO Internet Certified (e-PRO)
Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)
Titusville, Florida
Cell: 321.544.6808

www.HomeSweetHomeFlorida.com  
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FLORIDA Rainers - come on out to the convention in September in Orlando.  Early registration is $75 for the entire convention+ trade show through August 19th.  It's $85 through Sept. 16th and $95 after that.  The Trade Show portion is Sept 25 & 26 and costs just $25.00, till Sept 16th.  Here's the URL for the registration form:  OK - the paste function is not working at the moment, but the spell check is :-)  Just go to:  www.far.org  it's all there.  The flyer below is linked for more information. 

I've placed a poll in the right hand margin to get a read on how many of us are attending - let's get together.  Cast your vote so we can plan early.

 

Home Sweet Home Florida Realty, Inc.
At Home With Diversity (AHWD)
Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
e-PRO Internet Certified (e-PRO)
Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)
Titusville, Florida
Cell: 321.544.6808

www.HomeSweetHomeFlorida.com  
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Since many people have been asking what Florida's passing of " Amendment 1" will mean
to their 2008 tax bill, I will attempt to shed some light on it's intention.  There are two
components to the Amendment.  One is an additional $25,000 in homestead exemption,
the other is the ability to transfer a portion of tax savings through the Save Our Homes
assessment cap of 3% that has been in effect since 1995.

First - the additional Homestead Exemption





Let's analyze this using a more realistic number.

Assessed Value:  $175,000
Less current exemption of $25,000 creates a taxable value of $150,000 for the school  
district (meaning we do not benefit from the additional homestead on the portion that is
school taxes).  As an example, Titusville is charged 21 mills in taxes, with the school
portion being 7.53 mills

Less additional exemption (175,000-50,000) creates a taxable value of $125,000 for the
rest of our real estate tax bill

To summarize:  The first       $25,000 exemption will be on an assessed value of  $150,000
                       The second   $25,000 exemption will be on an assessed value of  $125,000

Until we get our 2008 tax bill we don't know exactly what our savings will be.  Here's hoping :-)


Second - The Portability Side of the Amendment

Once again there are two calculations which can be applied to portability.  One if your new
house has a higher market value than the one you just sold.  The second if your new house
has a lower market value than the one you most recently sold.  The maximum portability
transferred cannot exceed $500,000 and you must have had homestead in 2007.  The
following slides are pretty self explanatory, but if you have any ???'s drop me a line and I'll
do my best to answer them or point you in the right direction.  Hopefully this helps clear up
a lot of the confusion surrounding Amendment 1.

 

I can help you find your Home Sweet Home in Florida ~ TODAY!

Home Sweet Home Florida Realty, Inc.
At Home With Diversity (AHWD)
Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
e-PRO Internet Certified (e-PRO)
Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)
Titusville, Florida
Cell: 321.544.6808

www.HomeSweetHomeFlorida.com  
http://activerain.com/blogs/homesweethomeflorida

                       

Friday kicks off the 2008/2009 season for the Titusville Playhouse at the Historic Emma Parrish Theater

OPENING NIGHT - Friday August 15th, come on out and enjoy SWEENEY TODD

THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET 
A musical thriller in two acts. Book by Hugh Wheeler, from an Adaptation by Christopher Bond
Directed by: Christina Robinson.  Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Here's a teaser to whet your curiosity!!!
"Victorian London, a mighty industrial city, the heart of a great empire: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd begins, setting the scene for the awful tale about to unfold."

Box Office: Open Mon.-Fri. - 9:am-5:pm
Will call opens one hour before show time.
Tickets may be reserved with VISA, MasterCard or Discover: 321-268-1125
301 Julia Street, Titusville 32781

   

I want to take you back to April 2005.  Harbor Pointe, the stunning new condo
development in Titusville Florida, directly on the Indian River, was pre-selling in
Building 3.  The market was booming and sales were brisk.  Here's a price sheet
showing what you would have paid to own a unit in Harbor Pointe in April 2005
That was then.....

Here are some of the amenities at Harbor Pointe

  

 

  

 Here is a complete list of the amenities you get at Harbor Pointe

Fast forward to August 2008....this is now!

There are currently 31 units for sale in Harbor Pointe priced from $275,000 to $595,000 
(I left off 2 penthouses).   I will post the floor plans below so you can compare prices to
models.  There are 10 short sales (pre-foreclosures).  Here's the breakdown:

  3 Dory                                 $279,000, $319,900 , $449,900 
  9 Catamaran                                          $275,000 - $517,721
  7 Beacon                                                $289,500 - $399,900
12 Admiral/Equator                                $399,900 - $595,000

 

   

                                           
Harbor Pointe Floor Plans  This is in PDF format and requires Adobe Reader. 
Feel free to save a copy.  If you need them in jpeg format just e-Mail Gail

For up to date information on what's current in Harbor Pointe Condominium.......
For everything you need to make an informed buying decision......
Your "GO-TO" person for Titusville FL Real Estate, Homes and Condos for
sale in Titusville FL, and all your Brevard County Real Estate needs call.....

Gail MacMillan Broker-Realtor®
Home Sweet Home Florida Realty, Inc.
At Home With Diversity (AHWD)
Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
e-PRO Internet Certified (e-PRO)
Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)
Relocation Specialist
Titusville, Florida
Cell: 321.544.6808
www.HomeSweetHomeFlorida.com

I can help you find your Home Sweet Home in Florida