Hojin's SW Orlando Real Estate Scoop

Making a living doing real estate usually means you have some appreciation for the art and beauty in architecture. I’ve gotta admit there’s always been a fascination with the emotions that architecture can pull out of ya. It just occurred to me that the largest collection of arguably the best architect of all time, Frank [...]

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One of my favorite homes on the Butler Chain has just come on the market at $8 million. It’s not like I can afford it, but someone will end with quite a special place if they buy this masterpiece that replicates a Tuscan estate on a one of a kind peninsula on Lake Down. The [...]

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The New American Home for 2011 has just been revealed on the shores of Lake Davis near downtown Orlando. The architecture is said to be Greek Revival, but to me appears more like the 20′s period mansions found in south Florida cities like Palm Beach and Miami. I’ve seen quite a few homes in the [...]

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2010 New American Home Intro Interview of the Architect Behind the 2010 New American Home 2010 New American Home Interior 2010 New American Home Exterior

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Local timeshare mogul, David Siegel, has put his unfinished mansion on 10 acres along Lake Butler named “Versailles” in the guard gated community of Reserve at Lake Butler Sound in the Town of Windermere for sale at $75 million “As Is”. It’s actually listed at $100 million in the MLS which is the price if [...]

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The first thing anyone thinks of when you mention Orlando, FL is Disney World. Those of us who live here know that we don’t see the famous mouse as much as most out of towners would think, but residents here are forever linked to Mickey Mouse. So the Mouse House created recently by an Orlando [...]

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photo by Steve Verlander Everyone once in a while, my real estate adventures lead me out of SW Orlando and this past week it’s led me to downtown looking at condos. The skyline’s changed quite a bit over the years with the addition of lots of new buildings this past decade. The one building that [...]

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The federal government released a report today citing a strong correlation between Chinese drywall and corrosion. Homeowners began complaining about the drywall which was prevalent in Florida home construction during 2006 and 2007 and now the government is backing their claims with this latest study. The study also cites a possible link with health problems [...]

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Halloween is just around the corner and found these photos on Worth1000 featuring some stunning examples of edible architecture. They were too delicious looking to pass up. Here’s some with a Halloween theme: and here’s some other curious and creative works of edible architecture

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The Unicorp website says the Dellagio is scheduled to open in October 2008, but I don’t think they’re quite ready to open yet. They are getting close though and it’s definitely starting to take shape. It seems like the old world Mediterranean look is becoming real popular around here with Veranda Park being the first [...]

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