Realtors offer to help Edgewater navigate moratorium, cite local sales figures

Ashton Musgrove, CEO of the New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtors, addressed the council about the recently adopted moratorium and offered the association as a resource for education and community outreach. Musgrove said the association immediately shifted to educating members after the moratorium and aimed to ensure accurate information reaches homeowners and buyers. "When this moratorium passed, we immediately shifted to education," Musgrove said, noting the group's commitment to community work and training.

Musgrove provided market context: in Florida Shores there were "over 77 houses listed in our multiple listing service" at the time the moratorium passed, and the association's records showed "over 500 single family homes" were sold in Edgewater last year through their MLS. He thanked city staff members for helping educate Realtors and said the group had donated more than $40,000 to local schools and charities over recent years. Musgrove urged collaboration between the board and the city on stormwater issues and communication to ensure buyers and sellers have accurate information.