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Hojin's Southwest Orlando Real Estate ScoopHojin's Southwest Orlando Real Estate ScoopHojin Chang has been a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, dedicated to making real estate real easy since 1997. His areas of expertise include Dr. Phillips, Windermere, Bay Hill, Gotha, Ocoee, Winter Garden, Clermont, Oakland, Hunt Articles
Where Are We in the Housing Cycle?
2008-02-06 16:06:00 Barry Ritholz from the Big Picture blog says we’re in a similar period in the housing cycle to the market from 1989 to 1991. He points out that people who bought in those years did not get to a break even point for about 6 years and those who bought real estate in 2005 to ... More About: Cycle , Housing
2007 Home Sales Statistics for Keene?s Pointe
2008-02-05 06:32:00 The community of Keene’s Pointe had a robust 57 total sales in 2007 with an average sales price of $1,119,386 and median sales price of $820,000. The price per square foot was $273.69 and the average days on market was 189 days. As of today, there are 110 properties for sale in Keene’s Pointe and ... More About: Sales , Home , Statistics
An Easy Way to Find Which Presidential Candidates Support Your Views
2008-02-04 15:50:00 The 2008 presidential election offers so many issues to consider that at times they become difficult to follow for each candidate. The SE Texas Real Estate Talk blog pointed this cool little tool to help you decide which candidate supports the issues that are important to you. All you have to do is answer the ... More About: Views , Presidential , Find , Support , Candidates
Tousa Files for Chapter 11 Leaving the Future for the Community of Indpende
2008-01-31 16:30:00 Well folks, Tousa finally filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 29. I’ve been mumbling about the possibilities in the past few months with the A Questionable Future for Independence and Tousa Finally Gets Settlement Deal for Transeastern Homes posts and now it’s finally happened. Chapter 11 is a restructuring bankruptcy so the company ... More About: Community , The Future , Files
Florida Passes the Property Tax Cut Package
2008-01-30 16:47:00 Woohoo! Amendment 1 for property taxes in Florida just passed with the required 60% of votes minimum. One constant with home buyers and sellers has been complaints about the property tax system and their voices were finally heard loud and clear. Hopefully this will set a precedent for more property tax reform in the ... More About: Property , Package
Dismal Real Estate Stats for SW Orlando in 2007
2008-01-28 04:51:00 The graphs below clearly show a deterioration of the real estate market in SW Orlando throughout 2007. The zip codes included in these statistics are as follows: 32819, 32836, 32837, 32824, 32811, 32821, 32830, 32835, 34786, 34787. These zip codes include areas commonly known as Dr. Phillips, Hunters Creek, Williamsburg, Cypress Creek, Metrowest, Windermere, and ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Stats , Real
Windermere Continues Fighting Orange County Over Isleworth Annexation
2008-01-25 14:52:00 The town of Windermere and Orange County are fighting over the the $3 million dollars of tax money that’s generated from Isleworth. Windermere is trying to annex the community but Orange County is threatening to pull fire services if the deal goes through. Orange County says if Windermere wants Orange County fire services to respond ... More About: Fighting
Changes in Mortgage Guidelines for Dummies
2008-01-23 15:06:00 Dan Green who authors The Mort gage Reports has created an informative video explaining changes in mortgage guidelines for dummies or just people who do not actively participate in real estate on a daily basis. Thanks to Drew from Geek Estate for the find. null More About: Dummies , Guidelines
2008 Predictions From Rich Dad Robert Kiyosaki
2008-01-23 02:00:00 Author of Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki and fellow advisers from his Rich Dad Franchise make predictions for 2008 . Ken McElroy - Rich Dad Adviser on Real Estate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CQ5gJNxsd k Mike Maloney - Rich Dad Adviser on Gold and Silver http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOKn7tiUMy c Kim Kiyosaki - Rich Woman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgSrFkbCw6 U Kelly Ritchie - Rich Dad Franchise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wTmiAPfUE k More About: Predictions
New on the Market in Stonefield
2008-01-21 19:45:00 3244 River Branch Circle, Kissimmee, FL 34741 Sterling Park at Stonefield Offered at $225,000 Gorgeous villa built in 2,000 with 2 beds, a den, and garage in a secure gated setting with a central location near The Loop on Osceola Parkway. The spacious yard adds an element of privacy and interior features include 42″ cabinets, all appliances, ... More About: Market
A New Florida Insurance Guarantee Association Fee
2008-01-18 03:22:00 A guest post by Greg Hemming of Certified Insurance Services. He can be reached at 407-215-7318 or cheapinsurance@bellsouth.net How many of us want additional fees to be levied to our homeowner policies to pay for the failed management of other homeowner companies? Effective January 14, 2008 for most insurance companies, a third Florida Insurance Guarantee Association (FIGA) ...
The International Housing Boom
2008-01-16 16:57:00 A guest post from Jonathan Mark of UniFersal.com While the US real estate market is recovering; many investors are looking at investing internationally. These days purchasing real estate in other countries is the new trend. Consider this: the total value of residential properties in developing economies rose by more than $30 trillion dollars. ... More About: International , Housing , The International , Boom
2007 Sales Statistics for Orange Tree in Dr Phillips
2008-01-15 16:42:00 The community of Orange Tree is a guard gated golf community located off Dr. Phillips Road. It features a private golf club which is considered among the locals as one of the most stern tests of golf in the area. The homes here were mostly built in late 70’s and mid 80’s with quite a ... More About: Sales , Statistics
My First Visit to the New Ikea in SW Orlando
2008-01-14 05:51:00 It’s been a few months since Ikea opened it’s doors at the Mall at Millenia and I finally had a chance to take a look. I’ve been wanting to check it out for a while but nightmare stories of ridiculous crowds have been enough to keep me away until now. Of course, I picked a ... More About: Orlando , Visit
Size Matters in Real Estate
2008-01-13 16:31:00 Have you ever walked through two similar homes with two very different square footages and felt both houses were about the same size. You were probably right. The fact is that there’s more than one way to measure the square footage on a property. Some appraisers measure from the inside of the home and some ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real , Size , Matters
Orlando Real Estate Roundup
2008-01-13 01:23:00 Hee Haw. Here’s a roundup of the Orlando real estate blogosphere: Colonialtown Blog: Big Colonialtown Meeting to Start New Year Condo Metropolis: Strong Buyer’s Market Continues in Florida Conway Blog: New Conway Elementary opens today Sand Dollar Blog: Florida Property Taxes - Analysis of Amendment #1 Downtown Blog: My Suggestions on How to save Millions of Trees Celebration Blog: Florida Real ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Roundup
Casa del Lago Becomes the Newest Community Along the Shores of Lake Burden
2008-01-11 07:26:00 Casa de Lago will be the newest addition to the landscape along the shores of Lake Burden . The community will be located off C.R. 535 and adjacent to Lake Burden at the Lakes of Windermere and across the lake from Keene’s Pointe. There will be only 83 home sites available with 21 of them ... More About: Community , Casa , Shores
The Ultimate Bed for Rich Geeks
2008-01-11 06:17:00 The Starry Night Seep Technology Bed by Leggett and Platt was revealed at CES this week and it’s got enough bells and whistles to complement any ultra luxury home or satisfy the richest of gadget geeks. It will be released in 2009 for $50,000 with all the upgrades so you gotta have money to buy ... More About: Rich , Geeks , Ultimate
Experts Debate the State of the Current Housing Market at Real Estate Conne
2008-01-11 02:20:00 The bulls and bears debate the state of the housing market and where it is headed at the Real Estate Connect Conference in New York City. From the sound of things, most of the panel believes the market is heading lower. Nouriel Roubini who is an economics professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business, calls ... More About: Real Estate , Market , Current , Debate
Statistics for the 2007 Orlando Housing Market
2008-01-10 17:02:00 The Orlando Regional Realtor Association released statistics for the housing market in Orlando today. The good news is that the inventory did not increase for the first time in 2007 for the month of November. It may just be that fewer homes came on the market in November. It’s not because more homes are selling. ... More About: Market , Statistics , Housing
My First Visit to the New Ikea in SW Orlando
2008-01-10 06:30:00 It’s been a few months since Ikea opened it’s doors at the Mall at Millenia and I finally had a chance to take a look. I’ve been wanting to check it out for a while but nightmare stories of ridiculous crowds have been enough to keep me away until now. Of course, I picked a ... More About: Orlando , Visit
My First Visit to the New Ikea in SW Orlando
2008-01-10 04:30:00 It’s been a few months since Ikea opened it’s doors at the Mall at Millenia and I finally had a chance to take a look. I’ve been wanting to check it out for a while but nightmare stories of ridiculous crowds have been enough to keep me away until now. Of course, I picked a ... More About: Orlando , Visit
Forecasts for Orlando Real Estate in 2008
2008-01-09 15:00:00 photo by Akameus Hank Fishkind was quoted in the Orlando Sentinel today saying that Orange County, FL is the strongest market in the state because of the robust growth and job creation in the tourism, health care, education, and defense manufacturing. He says that we have hit the bottom of the market and prices will not ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real , 2008
Lakefront Properties on Lake Hancock in Independence to be Auctioned Off Ja
2008-01-08 16:00:00 A public auction is scheduled to be held for the sale of 14 lakefront lots on Lake Hancock in the community of Independence in Winter Garden. The auction will be held at 7227 Wild Blackberry Trail, Winter Garden, FL 34787 on January 19, 2007 at 10 am. All of the properties have frontage on ... More About: Properties , Pert
Lakefront Properties on Lake Hancock in Independence to be Autioned Off Jan
2008-01-08 16:00:00 A public auction is scheduled to be held for the sale of 14 lakefront lots on Lake Hancock in the community of Independence in Winter Garden. The auction will be held at 7227 Wild Blackberry Trail, Winter Garden, FL 34787 on January 19, 2007 at 10 am. All of the properties have frontage on ... More About: Properties , Pert
14 Lakefront Properties on Lake Hancock in Independence to be Autioned Off
2008-01-08 16:00:00 A public auction is scheduled to be held for the sale of 14 lakefront lots on Lake Hancock in the community of Independence in Winter Garden. The auction will be held at 7227 Wild Blackberry Trail, Winter Garden, FL 34787 on January 19, 2007 at 10 am. All of the properties have frontage on ... More About: Properties , Pert
Historic Photos of Orlando
2008-01-07 17:31:00 Joy Wallace Dickenson, author of the “Florida Flashback” section in the Orlando Sentinel, has published a book entitled Historic Photos of Orlando that’s filled with hundreds of poignant images of Orlando’s past. I’m always a sucker for great photography and this one is no exception. The slideshow provides a sample of some of the stunning ...
Centerline Homes Begins Yet Another New Home Community in Windermere
2008-01-07 05:41:00 Centerline Home s is opening yet another new home community in Windermere called Preston Square. The community is located on Overstreet off C.R. 535 near the Berkshire Park community which is currently being sold by Pulte and Ashton Woods Homes . There will be both townhomes and single family homes in this community with both offering 2 car ... More About: Community , Unit
Golf in Winter Garden
2008-01-04 00:16:00 The city of Winter Garde n offers some of the finest golf in Central Florida. The trio of Orange County National, West Orange Country Club, and Stoneybrook West offers three very different styles of golf. Orange County National offers two championship layouts with Panther Lake and Crooked Cat. Both courses have played host to the final stage ... More About: Golf
FAR Reports Drastic Declines in Home and Condo Sales in November 2007
More articles from this author:2008-01-02 15:32:00 The Florida Association of Realtors reports that the Orlando housing market experienced a 35 percent decline in November single family home sales and condo sales declined by 55 percent when compared to October. 1,108 existing single-family homes sold last month, compared to 1,705 sold in November 2006. The median home sale price of single family ... More About: Sales , Home , Condo , November 2007 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
