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Plans for a New 708-Home Winter Park Community

Meritage Homes to develop new 708-home Winter Park community along Lake Howell Meritage Homes plans to build a new 708-home Winter Park community on more than 200 acres of land along Lake Howell. The community, Hawk s Crest, will include 250 townhomes and 458 single-family homes. Meritage will offer four product lines ranging from 1,600 to 5,200 square feet. The homes from three to six bedrooms are...

Just Sold 3 Bedroom Townhome in Lake Nona

Just Sold 3 Bedroom Townhome in Lake Nona!

Just closed on this beautiful townhome in Lake Nona Preserve! We would like to congratulate our real estate agent Beatrice Miranda for her closing on this 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom townhome in Lake Nona Preserve, a community in Orlando's fast-growing Lake Nona area. Location, location, location! This Lake Nona townhouse has easy access to the 417 and 528, and is minutes from Orlando International Airport,...

Priciest Orlando Rents: UCF, Baldwin Park, Downtown

Priciest Orlando Rents: UCF, Baldwin Park, Downtown

The 3 priciest Orlando rents: UCF, Baldwin Park & Downtown Orlando's Thornton Park Metro Orlando's three most expensive locales for Orlando rents are in the postal codes for the University of Central Florida, Baldwin Park, and Thornton Park/Downtown Orlando, according to a report by RentCafe. With rents often somewhat inflated by room shares, the UCF area averaged $1,715 a month. Renters in Baldwin...

7 Things to Never Do When Buying a Home

7 Things to Never Do When Buying a Home

Never do these 7 things when you are buying a home Buying a home is exciting and terrifying. After all, this is the biggest financial move most people ever make. As such, there's a lot of room for error, and even tiny mistakes can translate to tens of thousands of dollars. The lesson here: Even the most intrepid home buyer should get some guidance not only on what to do, but also what not to do. Look no...

Just Sold 2 Bedroom Star Tower Condo!

Just Sold 2 Bedroom Star Tower Condo!

Just closed on this stunning Star Tower condo in Downtown Orlando! We would like to congratulate our real estate agent Beatrice Miranda for her closing on this 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom Star Tower condo in the heart of Downtown Orlando's Thornton Park neighborhood! Star Tower is a 100-unit prestigious and boutique high-rise condo building located in Downtown Orlando's Thornton Park District, just two blocks...

Florida’s Housing Market: Higher Prices & More Home Sales

Florida had more home sales and higher prices in June Florida's housing market had more closed home sales, higher median prices and more new listings in June, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors . Sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 28,205 last month, up 4.3 percent compared to June 2016. "More homeowners decided it was time to sell in June, resulting in an...

Florida Foreclosures Down 56% in 2 Years

Our status as one of the top foreclosure states has improved, with Florida foreclosures dropping 56% since 2015 According to ATTOM Data Solutions' Midyear 2017 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, Florida's status as one of the nation's top foreclosure states has improved, and the foreclosure crisis continues to heal. Florida foreclosures dropped 34 percent in the first half of 2017 year-to-year, and it...

8 Common Home Buyer Slip-Ups

8 Common Home Buyer Slip-Ups

Avoid these common home buyer slip-ups so that you don't lose out on your dream home Buying a home especially if it's your first can be a lot like losing weight in the sense that people end up doing, well, some pretty dumb stuff in the process. But while desperate dieters might waste money on magical weight-loss pills or silly exercise equipment (remember the shake weight?), misguided home buyers could be...

Just Sold 4 Bedroom Lakefront Home in Hunters Creek

Just Sold 4 Bedroom Lakefront Home in Hunters Creek!

Just closed on this stunning lakefront home in Hunters Creek! We would like to congratulate our real estate agent Melissa Vance for her closing on this 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom lakefront home in Hunters Creek with spectacular lake and pool views. This contemporary pool home is on Lake Calabay in Hunters Creek, a gated planned community with its own monthly magazine, planned activities, and Hunters Greek...

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