Florida's Housing Market Continues Growth Trends Florida's housing market continued its positive track in March with more closed sales, higher median prices, increased pending sales and new listings, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors . Closed sales of existing single-family homes statewide totaled 24,811 last month, up 24.6 percent in a year-to-year comparison. "Positive...
New 2,900-Home Agrihood Planned Near UCF An Orlando developer is taking the sustainable farm-to-table movement to the extreme with plans for a new $1 billion, 1,237-acre mixed-use development near the University of Central Florida. Dwight Saathoff s related Project Finance & Development LLC announced plans to start construction in 2016 on a new 2,900-home working farm community, known as an agrihood,...
Orlando Named an American City of the Future! Orlando has been growing in significance as a powerhouse behind the country's economic recovery. The metro Orlando region is no stranger to accolades for everything from job creation to being a great startup city. More tourism and economic opportunity has been fueling Orlando's rise for years. People are finally taking notice, which should have economic...
First Time Homebuyers Can Get $2K Per Year A little-known state program where first time homebuyers can get $2K per year has more than tripled its number of participants in a year. Administrators expect an even higher surge of homebuyers applying this year as the real estate market strengthens. The state-run Florida Housing Finance Corp. runs the program, which gives first time homebuyers money back each...
Orlando is One of the Top 10 Cities for Job Creation Orlando is one of the top 10 cities for job creation, according to recent data compiled by Gallup and reported by New York City-based employment search company Monster. The list, on which Orlando ranks fifth, is based on an index that captures the percentage of workers in each metro who say their employers are expanding their workforce level minus the...
Lake Eola Park Named Orlando's Top Icon! Orlandoans and visitors have been snapping pictures at Lake Eola Park for more than a century. So it's not surprising that, when the Historic Icons of Orlando project released its top vote-getters earlier this year, the No. 1 spot went to the park and its Centennial fountain. The lake has been a focus of life in the city since Orlando's beginnings. The park still...
Work to Start on Downtown Orlando’s Creative Village Even with new uncertainties about state funding for a downtown UCF campus, work is set to start as soon as this month on Orlando’s long-envisioned Creative Village project. Almost a decade after the concept emerged for a mixture of higher-ed classrooms, apartments, shops and offices on more than 60 acres on the western fringe of downtown Orlando,...
5 Questions for the First Time Homebuyer Usually, a first time homebuyer picks out a house before lining up financing, but experts say it should be the opposite. Dan Huss, a mortgage consultant with BNC National Bank in Scottsdale, Ariz., says buyers often call a Realtor first and then the Realtor refers them to a mortgage person. The first call really should be to a loan officer, Huss says. But before...
Spring is here, and the weather is perfect for taking advantage of some of Orlando's best events and amenities. In celebration of spring, the City of Orlando rounded up some popular things to do in town. 20 Free Things to Do this Spring in the City: Cycle Across Cady Way Trail With warmer weather upon us, enjoy one of Orlando's paved bike trails. The trail extends northeast from the Fashion Square Mall...
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