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New mixed-use building coming to downtown Winter Garden that will bring apartments, retail & restaurants Work will start this month on a new mixed-use building in downtown Winter Garden that will bring apartments, retail, and restaurants to west Orange County. Developers of the project say they were issued permits to start building the Tremaine Boyd property, a 26,300 square foot building that will...

Thinking of investing, or already a frustrated landlord? Here's why you need a property manager Many aspiring landlords believe that owning a rental property will be a dream come true. You get to sit back and collect the rent automatically of course while your tenants take the utmost care of your property and look after it as though it were their own. You retire to a beach in the Caribbean, and the...

Here's some strategies for profitable residential real estate investors Residential real estate investors can see big returns, but the most successful tend to have a strong understanding of how to evaluate their options before purchasing. Forbes.com recently highlighted some winning strategies for profitable real estate investing: Focus on potential income, not personal like and dislikes. Purchasing an...

Construction of The Yard in downtown's Orlando's Ivanhoe Village kicks off with luxury apartments Vertical construction kicked off on a big piece of a $150 million mixed-use project in the historic arts-centered neighborhood, Ivanhoe Village. A permit valued at $87.3 million was issued last week for the planned nine-story, 591-unit apartment building; and a nine-level, 1,053-space structured parking...

Central Florida program offers incentives for those who will house the chronically homeless The Central Florida Commission on Homelessness and their outreach team are taking steps to help the chronically homeless get back on their feet, permanently, through a new Central Florida program, called the "Welcome Home Project." Brad Sefter is one of the members of the outreach group, known as the Hope Team....

Here's some housing & mortgage trends you can expect in the new year The housing picture is likely to improve in 2018. Why? Home prices are expected to climb, but not as fast. Plus, more houses could be for sale toward the end of the year, giving homebuyers a greater selection to choose from, while homeowners will have more equity to borrow from. Yet in other ways, 2018 might continue to be...

Dr. Phillips unveils massive College Park Packing District development plans College Park, Orlando's oldest suburb, is getting a new neighbor called "The Packing District". The city and Dr. Phillips Inc. plan to transform more than 200 acres west of College Park over the next decade into an eclectic mix of homes and businesses with a new regional park just north of downtown Orlando. Warehouses and other...

Here's some things all 20-year-olds should know before buying a home Buying a home can be daunting, especially if you're young, and there's quite a few things you need to know before buying a home. Twenty-somethings (many of them new to saving and some carrying student-loan debt) can be intimidated by the sheer amount of money and paperwork involved in home buying. And there's a vast amount of conflicting...

Orlando and Tampa in the top best places to be a landlord Higher home prices and a tight supply of homes for sale may be the mantra nationwide. But certain markets are still offering lucrative options for investors to be a landlord. Real estate sales and auction company TenX released its top picks for investors and Texas had the most markets on its list, scoring three out of the top five. Texas continues...