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Orlando Homes for Sale on the Rise

7/30/2010 9:49 AM

The number of homes available for sale has risen by about 1,000 over the last three months. Back at the end of April there were about 15,700 homes available for sale and today there are about 16,700. I looked to see where the additional inventory is coming from, and they are [......Read More

A Trillion Dollars

7/28/2010 2:50 PM

I saw the title of an article today that said “What will a trillion dollars buy?” I did not read it, but I am sure it has something to do with the budget deficit or corporate profits or possibly the amount of money The Fed has pumped into mortgage backed securities. The other day, I [......Read More

Mattamy Homes in Baldwin Park Orlando

7/27/2010 9:27 AM

I finally got around to seeing the actual models of the brand new city homes in Baldwin Park. Mattamy is new to the area, but not new to building, so if you don’t know the name just wait - you will. These new city homes are gorgeous, and I have to [......Read More

Orlando Real Estate Outlook 2nd Half of 2010

7/26/2010 1:13 PM

New home sales numbers came out this morning and they were much improved over last month, but still very slow compared with past years. At the very core of the housing bubble was the tremendous over building that took place between 2004 and 2006. There were easily a million too many [......Read More

Orlando Real Estate Statistics so far July 2010

7/23/2010 12:23 PM

So far in July, the main trends I am seeing are a climb in inventory of active and a rebuilding of pending sales. While the home buyer tax credit closing deadline has been extended for buyers with contracts dated on or before April 30, 2010, that extension did not come until [......Read More

Luxury Orlando Real Estate on the Rise

7/15/2010 11:05 AM

I was looking at homes in the $1 million to $1.8 million price range for customers of mine. There were half a dozen homes that appeared to meet their criteria, so I called to ask a few more questions about them. Three of the six had just accepted contracts, and this made me start thinking [......Read More

SunTrust Short Sale Update

7/14/2010 2:31 PM

If you work on short sales, you know how frustrating it can be following up with the bank. Very often you receive conflicting or at least inconsistent information. Typically, the upate you receive is vague with respect to exactly where your particular transaction currently is in their process. The source of the frustration is that [......Read More

Investing in Real Estate

7/13/2010 1:00 PM

As I see it, there are basically three strategies for investing in real estate. There are many different variations, and tactics for employing these strategies, but they all boil down to these three. The first, is the bread and butter of real estate investment and in some ways has less risk and somewhat lower returns. The [......Read More

July Orlando Real Estate Sales Slowing Down

7/12/2010 7:04 AM

June was crazy busy, with over 3,000 closed sales when all was said and done. By comparison, July is going to be quite a bit slower. I am looking for sales this month to come in closer to 2,200 as a result of the tax credit pushing some sales up a [......Read More

Baldwin Park Orlando Real Estate Sales Breakdown

7/7/2010 10:11 AM

Through the first half of 2010, Baldwin Park has been hot. There were 102 closed sales during the first six months of the year. Type of home Condo Townhome Single Family Number of Sales 9 25 68 Price Range $55,000 - $215,000 $175,000 - $395,000 $200,000 - $1,840,000 Median Price $179,000 $260,000 $430,567 REO Short S...Read More