Housing Starts Up To Pre-Recession Level U.S. builders started work on single family homes last month at the fastest pace since the Great Recession began in late 2007. Housing starts in August rose 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.21 million homes, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Construction of single-family houses accounted for all of the gains, shooting up 12.8 percent last...
Disney's Golden Oak Community Adds Four Seasons-Inspired Homes Now there's even more options for living in the lap of luxury in Central Florida. Walt Disney's Golden Oak luxury resort-residential community began sales this week for the new Four Seasons Private Residences Orlando. The new single-family custom homes are the most recent phase of development in Disney's Golden Oak community. Prices start at $5...
8 Orlando Neighborhoods Worth Exploring In cities like Boston, Nashville, New York, and San Francisco, visiting the distinct neighborhoods within them is an integral part of the itinerary. But in Orlando, where droves of tourists head straight to the theme parks, some of the city's most-cherished enclaves go undiscovered. Whether you are just visiting or looking to move into an Orlando neighborhood full of...
Orlando City Reveals New Stadium Design Orlando City revealed a new design for its stadium today, announcing it would spend in excess of $155 million on a venue that would seat 25,500 fans. "The story today is about passion and inspiration," Orlando City president Phil Rawlins said, saying the club's drive to overcome obstacles, the fans' support, and the inspiration of stadiums around the world have all...
Orlando Home Sales Skyrocket to Record Level The only thing hotter than the temperature right now in Orlando might be the real estate market. If you measure the health of Orlando's housing market by Orlando home sales, it is ready for an Ironman competition. If you measure it by monthly price growth, maybe it's more like a nice stroll. Home sales in the core market of Orange and Seminole counties set a...
Orlando Residents Can Take Advantage of Energy-Efficiency Loan Programs In January, a nonprofit organization called Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF) was launched, with the help of the City of Orlando, to aid in retrofitting local homes to be more energy efficient. The relatively new Solar Energy Loan Fund or SELF provides homeowners with low interest rate loans to assist in financing for energy-saving...
Downtown Orlando CitiTower to Break Ground this Summer A new 23-story luxury apartment high-rise called CitiTower will start coming out of the ground sometime this summer in downtown Orlando's Thornton Park. Naples-based Summa Development Group LLC is expected to break ground on the $42 million, 233-unit CitiTower apartment project on the northeast corner of East Church Street and Lake Avenue, just across...
Walkability and I-4 Avoidance Boosts Orlando Neighborhoods In a region where exclusive, lakefront estates have long commanded top dollar, two relatively new Orlando neighborhoods known for alleys and front porches have joined the Orlando area's priciest addresses. Baldwin Park and Lake Nona had the area's highest and third-highest average home-sales prices in May about a half-million dollars, a new...
Florida's Current Housing Market: Prices Up, Inventory Tighter Tightening inventory continued to impact Florida's current housing market in May, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors . Realtors across the state reported rising median prices and fewer days on the market for both existing single-family homes and for townhouse-condo properties. Closed sales of existing...
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