In March 2021, a woman in the D.C. area put her house on the market and got 88 bids including 76 all-cash offers and 15 from people who hadn't bothered to visit the property in person. The offers just kept coming, she told CNN at the time. I'm thinking, This is just out of control. That frothy, oozing-over-the-top market has been over for a few months now, and new data suggest that we might be entering a...
Despite a Florida appeals court ruling against the ordinance, Orange County voters will still see a proposed rent control measure on their ballot this November. The would-be regulation was narrowly approved as a ballot measure by the Orange County commission earlier this year. It proposes a rent cap based on the year's most recent percentage changes in the Consumer Price Index, which measures the...
ORLANDO, Fla Orlando Fringe announced the upcoming grand opening of Fringe ArtSpace, its new performing arts venue in downtown Orlando. The new space, located at 52 Church St., will feature two performing theater spaces: a mainstage with 166 seats and a black box with 40-60 seats. Fringe ArtSpace will not only feature traditionally programmed theatre and concerts, but also workshops, artistic explorations...
From the City of Orlando's website: Welcome to Energy-Saving Trees, a unique program designed to help you better understand where to plant trees on your property for maximum energy savings. This program is made possible by the City of Orlando, Arbor Day Foundation, Orlando Utilities Commission and the Florida Forest Service. Did you know that if every resident planted a tree in the City of Orlando, our...
Amazon is looking to build a grocery store in Maitland. Orlando Business Journal reports that the online retailer and recent entrant into the grocery game will build an Amazon Fresh in the planned Trelago Market shopping center. Amazon has owned organic mega-chain Whole Foods since 2017. Amazon Fresh began its life as a produce and grocery delivery service, growing into brick-and-mortar grocery stores...
A six-story building that will include a hotel, apartments, restaurant, and retail space soon may rise at a busy corner near downtown Orlando and its neighboring Creative Village district. The development team behind the project, titled Westmoreland Square, is seeking approval from the city of Orlando for a master plan for the project, as well as a conditional-use permit for its proposed building height...
It looks like downtown Orlando will be getting its luxury hotel and convention center, as promised by developers Albert Socol and Marlene Weiss, according to a report in GrowthSpotter. The husband-wife heads of Summa Development Group have filed updated renderings with the city naming JW Marriott as the anchor for their 33-story mixed-use tower at Church and Pine streets once slated to include a branch of...
Craft Beer Festival at SEAWORLD Orlando Florida Kids & Family Expo | August 19 & 20 | Orange County Convention Center | 10am-5pm 8th Year Anniversary Celebration at Southern Nights | August 19 & 20 Rock the Block Party in Orlando | August 20th, 9pm | 595 W Church St, Orlando, FL EPCOT International Food And Wine Festival | August 21, 9am-10pm | 200 Epcot Center Dr, Lake Buena Vista,...
It's real, but be prepared for a protracted renovation project and uncertain future costs. The frantic pandemic pace of the housing market in the United States may be slowing, but the shortage of available homes remains especially affordable ones. What about a fixer-upper? According to a recent'study by StorageCafe, in 36 of the 50 largest U.S. cities, fixer-uppers list for at least 25 percent...