"Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom!"

" You symbiotic, patriotic, slam, but neck, right? Right. It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine."  R.E.M  I would have to give this one to the new age people, new beginning instead of the end.

Nothing new in our complexes to report.

We do have a listing in Riomar in south Cocoa Beach.  This unit has been recently reduced to $719,000 and the seller is motivated.  This unit was built in 2003 and has been totally renovated.  This unit is 3000 square feet of luxury with 4 bedrooms 3 1/2 baths and comes completely furnished with high end furnishings.  It is on the 2nd floor with fantastic views of the ocean.  I have attached a couple of pictures.

Enjoy the winter it won't last long!

Jim Bagwell
 

Snowbirds are coming!

Make your tee times early!
I love our winter vistiors.

Ada and I don't do a lot of river front condos but this is a new listing that shows like a home.  It is located in River Bend in South Cocoa Beach.  The picture is of the beach view from the balcony, it has a even better river view.  This is a top floor with 3 bedrooms 2 baths and listed for $315,000.  Tour attached;


Speaking of Snowbirds;  I am continually amazed at the visitors at The Diplomat greeting each other on the boardwalk when they arrive.  This has proven to be one of the most popular and affordable winter destinations in Cocoa Beach.  There is one more new listing in the front building priced at $130,000, the prices may be creeping up a little.  In the last 3 years there have been 6 oceanfront units sold in The Diplomat, that is out of 26 oceanfront units.  There have also been 19 units sold in the front buildings, with a total of 144 units in the front building.

I am also attaching the tour of Windward East 208 for your preview.  This unit shows very well.
 

Thank you and enjoy the 80 degree weather before tomorrow.

Jim Bagwell

"Spend 80% of your time"

"focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of yesterday"
Brian Tracy

Well the year is coming to a close and I can't believe 2013 is a couple of weeks away.  Thankfully it has been another good year for Walker Bagwell Properties and we thank all our friends and clients.

The Diplomat; the unit that went under contract in one day listed for $75,000 sold for $70,000.  The new one that came on the market for $125,000 is under contract and will close by the end of the year.  There have been 6 units sold in 2012 including one oceanfront at an average price of $135.11.  The front buildings are going quickly as I think the prices have bottomed and look for the prices to increase in small increments.

2100; there have only been 3 sales in 2012.  2 with 1400 sq. ft. and 1 with 1600 sq. ft.  Average price sold was $123.98 per sq. ft. , you will probably see a couple more foreclosures and then the prices will bottom.

Windrush;  this has been the hot complex for 2012 with 8 units sold including 1 front unit, several side units and a couple of direct ocean units, average price of units sold was $148.06 per sq. ft.

Windward East; Windward only had 4 sales in 2012.  The units sold including 2 side units, 2 oceanfront units and 1 of these was a 1 bedroom on the top floor.  Windward also had the highest price per square foot at $179.99.

If you read the Florida Today on Saturday, the penthouse in Villa Verde was featured.  The unit that we listed is in that building, our unit has 2500 Sq ft with 3 bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths and all the bells and whistles that the most high tech person could ever want.  attached is the Visual Tour of this unit.  Call Jim or Ada to see this unit.



Get your shopping done unlike me!

Jim Bagwell

"And you always seem to be outnumbered,"

"You don't dare make a stand"
"There I go again"

"Turm the page"  Bob Seger

It is hard to turn the page on the tragedy in Conn. killing is senseless but when it is kids and teachers it seems even worse.  We still have kids dying everyday in Afghanistan and a lot of them are killed while trying to protect their comrades.  Now we have a school principal dying while trying to overtake a gunman and a young teacher dying while putting herself between the kids and gunman while getting her kids into a closet.  My heart goes out to all the victims and their families.  This should be a life changing experience for all of America.

Back to Real Estate in a few days.

Jim Bagwell

You might be a redneck

If you have 2 garbage trucks in your Christmas parade!

Just kidding, I love our parade.  It gives you a chance to get with friends that you haven't seen in a long time.  This year Ada and I watched from the patio of Pig & Whistle, a great place to enjoy fish & chips with a cold beverage.

Enjoy the Sunday!

Jim Bagwell

"If I had to live my life again,"

"I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner"  Tallulah Bankhead  The lady must have been a walking sound bite.

I do believe The Diplomat reached a price point where buyers realized the could have a 2nd home in an oceanfront complex and with weekly rentals almost pay for the use of it themselves.  Another new front buiilding condo came on the market and went under contract in a couple of days.  The list price was $125,000.

The unit in Windrush is still on the market priced at $222,000.  This is a ground floor NE corner with 3 bedrooms 2 baths.  I still think this would be a good buy.

In Windward East 208 and 408 are still available and priced at $239,000 and $235,000 respectively.  208 is ready to move into with some updates, they are both 2 bedrooms 2 baths.  I believe in January they will both be gone.

The picture above is of Villa Verde in south Cocoa Beach.   This complex was built at exactly the wrong time and went to receivorship.  All the units now have been sold and we have a resale coming on the market on Monday.  These units are macdaddy if any unit in Cocoa Beach is, the features are 2 numerous to list but stay tuned for the visual tour.  The unit is on the 2nd floor NE corner and will be listed at $429,000.  3 bedrooms 3 1/2 baths with 2875 square feet.  Across the street from ocean with some views, the pool and exercise room are on the river.

Enjoy

Jim Bagwell