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What rents, vacancy and home values are doing in Central Florida and on the Space Coast.
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Market and Rents
We pulled every closed lease in Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach from the past year. Winter timing and a no pets rule each add weeks of vacancy, and neither buys a higher rent.
Don Harkins · Nov 2, 2026 · 8 min read
Market and Rents
The vacancy math at $2,300 a month, how long a well-priced home takes to lease, and the weekly checkpoints that tell you when to adjust.
Don Harkins · Nov 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Market and Rents
Merritt Island rents are up 9.5% and Titusville is down 8%. The October 2026 numbers for every Brevard submarket, and what to do with them.
Don Harkins · Nov 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Market and Rents
Apartments.com, Zumper, Zillow county indexes and Northmarq vacancy, with months cited, and what an owner should do with a lease ending this winter.
Don Harkins · Nov 2, 2026 · 6 min read
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