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Which 3 Orlando Area Best Cities Made Top 10 List 7 Jun 2013 | 05:23 pm
I recently heard from laura.zulliger@nerdwallet.com about a study they conducted looking at schools, affordability and local economic growth. I have a link below to the report posted on the nerdwallet...
Orlando Real Estate May 2013 6 Jun 2013 | 06:15 pm
I’m a day late with my monthly wrap up, but what can I say it’s been busy. Inventory remains one of the big issues here in Orlando. With school out, we have had a bit of a tick up in the number of hom...
When It’s Important – Pick Up the Phone 28 May 2013 | 05:54 pm
I received four offers this weekend. Only one agent picked up the phone and called me to let me know she was sending an offer over. Another agent did text me, and that is often effective too. The only...
The Power of Social Media in Real Estate 15 May 2013 | 11:02 pm
Yes 88% of my business was influenced by social media last year, and my blog has put a lot of extra income in my pocket. That is not what I wanted to cover in this post though. You may have read that ...
Orlando Real Estate April 2013 6 May 2013 | 02:47 am
The Orlando real estate statistics for April are a bit mixed this month. The total number of homes listed as active by Orlando Realtors® actually rose for the first time in quite a while. There are 6,...
2005 Real Estate Remix 26 Apr 2013 | 05:29 pm
Sometimes it feels a bit like the real estate hay days back in 2005 when listings lasted for hours, but it is not quite the same. I am closing on a house today in the very popular Uptown Orlando neigh...
Consider a New Home 16 Apr 2013 | 07:28 pm
I may be a little biased toward new homes, since I have personally purchased three of them, but with tight inventory you should consider them as an option. Here in Orlando, our inventory has dropped t...
Orlando Real Estate March 2013 6 Apr 2013 | 01:36 am
In a nutshell, inventory of active listings is down, while sales and prices are up. There are currently 6,409 properties listed as active which is down slightly from 6,518 a month ago. Of the active l...
If it Walks Like a Duck, It May Be a Condo 28 Mar 2013 | 09:33 pm
If you are a lender stop reading this right now. Ok, if you are a lender and still reading this, I told you so. About five years ago, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA changed the rules for condo financ...
The “Geometric” Progression of Orlando Real Estate 12 Mar 2013 | 11:30 pm
Specifically what I want to look at is the active inventory of of homes listed for sale by Orlando Realtors. As of today our inventory includes a total of 6,437 homes of all types. Based on last month...