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With over 40 years experience selling luxury real estate in Brevard County, Florida we are personally invested in seeing this community thrive and prosper.
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The DeWayne Carpenter / Kirk Kessel Homeselling Team just sold the property located at 7135 S. Tropical Trail, Merritt Island FL for $610k
This Colonial style brick home featured 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, office and game room totaling 3900sf under air. Great location with the property situated on over an acre with Banana River access.
We have other Merritt Island homes available, click on the picture below to view the list.
The DeWayne Carpenter / Kirk Kessel Homeselling Team Just listed the property located at 400 S Riverside Drive, Indialantic, FL for $3 million.
This 7500sf estate features 8 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms and 3 half bathrooms, with 150ft of direct river frontage and just under 14,000sf total. If you’ve ever traveled over the 192 causeway heading beachside, you’ve seen this house!
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The DeWayne Carpenter / Kirk Kessel Homeselling Team listed and sold the property located at 1875 Rivers Shore Dr, Indialantic, FL 32903 for $726,200.
Carpenter / Kessel facilitated both buying and selling sides of this short sale transaction. The extensive marketing of the property procured a buyer from overseas. To the seller’s benefit, Carpenter / Kessel negotiated this short sale which resulted in a full forgiveness of debt for the seller.
This property featured 4 bedrooms 3.5 bathroom with 3400sf. This home really brings the waterfront view into the house the second you walk in. Highly desirable location, on a cul de sac with 150ft of water frontage, this home leaves little to be desired. Totally remodeled in 1997 including a new addition of master suite and office. This 4 bedroom home also features a office, game room, vaulted ceilings, fireplace, wet bar, wine closet dock w/remote lift system, outside pool bath and summer kitchen.
Click on the picture for our current waterfront short sale opportunities
The DeWayne Carpenter / Kirk Kessel Homeselling Team just listed the home located at 6435 Genoa Trail, Melbourne, FL 32940 for $749k.
This 4 bedroom 3.5 bathroom, 3500sf home features direct East facing Indian River views. GREAT location, minutes to the beaches and Suntree / Viera shopping.
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The waterfront property at 7135 S. Tropical Trail, Merritt Island is an APPROVED short sale, must close by the end of April!
This is a great opportunity to purchase a 4000sf, 1.26 acre Banana River estate under market value. Approved at $625k.
Click here for the slide show tour: http://www.kevinoler.com/addresses/7135southtropical/
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The DeWayne Carpenter / Kirk Kessel Homeselling Team just sold the property located at 4821 Honeyridge Lane, Merritt Island, FL 32952 for just under $1 million.
A magnificent 5500 square foot Hacienda estate is situated on a 1 acre parcel with sparkling views of both the Intercoastal & Honeymoon Hill lake. A stone’s throw to the Atlantic Ocean, this commanding residence offers 4 bedrooms and 4 baths with office and additional safe room with solid poured walls, built out for entertainment.. Designed by the owner / builder, this gracious residence is rich in stones and hardwoods, distressed plank flooring, hand forged wrought iron banisters and light fixtures, and luxurious selections of tile and marble all combine to exude warmth, elegance and flair. A harmonious floorplan offers both formal spaces for living and entertaining, as well as, family friendly areas for dining, relaxation and academic pursuits. A warm Carmel stone exterior and mission-style roof elicit a timeless Old California style with charming courtyards, covered walkways and heated pool and spas for generations to enjoy.
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A recent article ranked the Melbourne area as the top area searched by out of area residents. This information was generated by the ratio of inbound property searches on Trulia.com in a given metro area by out-of-area residents, compared to outbound searches by locals.
This news comes as no surprise to us as the back office of www.CarpenterKessel.com shows traffic from mostly out of the state / country. This article confirms why it is very important to hire a Realtor with a STRONG online presence to turn these potential lookers into Buyers.
Link to original article: http://www.inman.com/news/2012/02/8/10-hottest-markets-out-area-house-hunters
Just another great reason to make Brevard County your home base!
The number of A-rated high schools in Brevard more than doubled last year, according to school grades released this morning from the Department of Education.
Click here to view the grades of the different Brevard schools: http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/default.asp
High school grades are based on the 2010-11 school year FCAT results, in addition to other measures such as the graduation rate, student participation in advanced classes and student performance on college entrance exams.
Elementary and middle school grades, which were released in June, are based solely on the FCAT
The DeWayne Carpenter / Kirk Kessel Homeselling Team just sold the property at 11000 S. Tropical Trail for $875k.
South Merritt Island River-To-River Deep Water. This home was built in 2009 with 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and just under 3200sf. Gorgeous home built for luxurious comfort, panoramic views & storm security. Pavered porch, beveled glass & tall entry embrace magnificent fireplace & columned wet bar w/cooler, ice maker & fridge overlooking veranda & water. Expansive living space blends elegant & casual of fireside seating, bar service, table nook, family-dining area, island kitchen & river views. Unfinished 1000 sqft (per seller) second story has AC & pre-plumb/wire.
Click here for a list of homes currently available on S. Tropical Trail: http://www.carpenterkessel.com/Merrit-Island-Waterfront-Homes-6-10266.html
The DeWayne Carpenter / Kirk Kessel Homeselling Team just listed the home located at 5307 Royal Paddock Way, Merritt Island for $559k.
This 4250sf, lakefront luxury home is located in the gated community of Chase Hammock Lakes. Built in 2005 and finely appointed, you can not reproduce this property any where close to the current asking price of $559k.
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