Cresthaven Homes
Homes for Sale in Melbourne, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Price in Cresthaven Homes is driven by condition and the individual property, not by amenities — the current MLS snapshot shows none. At a median of $235,000 and roughly $186 per square foot, this is a value-tier pocket of Melbourne where the number on the listing tells you less than the walkthrough will. Two comparable roofs and floor plans can settle far apart depending on how much work they need.
The posture right now favors a patient buyer. The market heat score sits at 10 and the median home takes about 52 days to go under contract, so there is room to negotiate and no reason to rush an offer. Sellers should note the price is down 14.5% year over year — pricing to the current market, not last year's, is what gets a deal closed here.
Cresthaven Homes right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($235K) is down 14.5% from the prior 12 months ($275K) and up 434% since 2012. With about 20 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level Space Coast MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15. Confidence: Medium (13 and 22 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 15, 2026 · Live data: Space Coast MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Cresthaven Homes market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $235K ($186 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 52 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 14% from the prior 12 months and up 434% since 2012, computed from record-level Space Coast MLS closed sales (13 closings in the current window).
Cresthaven Homes is a value-priced Melbourne pocket in Brevard County where pricing is condition-led rather than amenity-led. The long arc has been strong — up 434% since 2012 — but the recent trend has cooled, which shapes how both sides should approach a deal today.
Who Cresthaven Homes is best for.
Best for
- Value-focused buyers targeting the mid-$200s who want a Melbourne foothold
- Renovation-minded buyers comfortable pricing repair work into an offer
- Patient buyers who can wait out a 52-day market and negotiate
Probably not for
- Buyers who want on-site amenities as part of the package
- Buyers needing a quick, competitive turnaround or bidding-war certainty
- Sellers unwilling to price to a market down 14.5% year over year
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 15 of each year, from record-level Space Coast MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($235K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($275K) IS the -14.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 13 to 33 sales each (13 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Based on information from the Space Coast MLS for the period %s through %s. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Cresthaven Homes buying strategy.
If we were buying in Cresthaven Homes today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Cresthaven Homes.
A condition-driven value pocket
With no community amenities identified from current listings, what you are buying here is the house and the location — full stop. That keeps the median entry point accessible at $235,000, but it also means the spread between a turnkey home and a project can be wide. Budget for inspection findings and read the ppsf against the actual finish level, not the headline number.
The activity is thin, with 13 closings in the measured window, so any single sale can move the median around. Combine that with a 52-day median time on market and a soft year-over-year read, and you get a market where deliberate pricing and a willingness to walk both pay off. This is a place to buy on the merits of a specific property, not on momentum.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Cresthaven Homes. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Cresthaven Homes buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 3 factors (6.0). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +434% since 2012; Recent Direction -14.5% year-over-year; Pricing Power 93.3% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a low-volume, condition-sensitive market like this one, the comp you lean on matters more than the average. We read each listing against its actual finish level and the thin recent sale count, help buyers price the repair gap into an offer, and keep sellers honest about a market that has cooled 14.5% over the year. That is where the negotiating room lives.
Cresthaven Homes in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Cresthaven Homes buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Space Coast MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | Space Coast MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (404 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Space Coast MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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