Sell Your HomeOn the Space Coast

Right now the median Space Coast home goes under contract in about 35 days (Zillow Research, July 2026), and Brevard homes that closed in the last 90 days took a median of 66 days from listing to closing day. Plan on roughly a month to find a buyer plus 30–45 days of escrow for a financed purchase; cash can close in one to two weeks. Town by town, homes now under contract took from about 14 days in Satellite Beach to 49 days in Cape Canaveral to find their buyer — see the table above.

Over the last 90 days Brevard County homes closed at a median 98.2% of their final asking price and 96.2% of the original list price, and 78% sold for less than they first asked (Space Coast MLS, 3,066 sales through September 4, 2026). The gap between those two percentages is what overpricing costs: the reductions it takes to attract a buyer come straight out of your net.

Outside of brokerage compensation, the Florida seller charges that scale with the sale price — the state documentary stamp tax on the deed ($0.70 per $100 of price, rounded up to the next $100), the owner’s title insurance policy (by custom in Brevard the seller pays for it and chooses the title agent), and a municipal lien search with settlement and recording fees — run about 1.3–1.5% on typical Space Coast prices. On a $360,000 sale that is roughly $2,520 in doc stamps, about $1,875 for title, and about $650 in search, settlement and recording — around $5,045 (1.4%). Charged on top when they apply: a property-tax proration, an HOA or condo estoppel letter, unpaid assessments and a survey — those are what push a seller toward the higher percentages often quoted for Florida. Brokerage compensation is separate, and negotiated in your listing agreement.

Leaning seller's. Compared with a year ago: prices are down 1.3%, there are 16% fewer homes for sale, and homes are selling 7 days faster. (Zillow Research, Space Coast metro, July 2026). For a seller that means pricing at the comps — not above them — and launching with full marketing in the first two weeks, when showing traffic peaks.

Zillow puts the typical Space Coast home at about $344,709 as of July 2026, down 1.3% from a year ago, and the median Brevard sale over the last 90 days closed at $360,000 — but metro averages say little about your street. Our free estimate at 7wavesrealestate.com/home-value prices your home against recent MLS sales near you, adjusted for beds, baths, square footage and condition, and a 7 Waves agent can follow up with a full comparative market analysis.

Zillow’s days-to-pending history for the Space Coast metro shows homes going under contract fastest in May (about 24 days on average across 9 years) and slowest in January (about 33 days). Listing in late winter or spring puts you in front of the buyers who move over summer, but the seasonal swing is a couple of weeks — the price you set matters far more than the month you pick.

Brokerage compensation is not set by law or by any MLS — it is negotiated in your listing agreement, and since the 2024 NAR settlement any compensation offered to a buyer’s agent is negotiated separately rather than published in the MLS. Ask what the fee includes (photography, video, drone, staging advice, marketing spend) and how the plan changes if the home has not sold in the first 30 days.

Not required, but on the coast a recent wind-mitigation report and a four-point inspection (roof, electrical, plumbing, HVAC) are exactly what the buyer’s insurer will ask for, and a roof older than 15–20 years can stall a financed buyer’s policy. Having those reports in hand before you list removes the most common reason coastal contracts fall apart during the inspection period.