Hojin’s Southwest Orlando Real Estate Scoop

One of the cool things about living in SW Orlando is that you’re near the convention center which plays host to a myriad of industries. A convention that I’m looking forward to is ICAST 2009 on July 15-17. If you’re into fishing, then it’ll be like going through a candy store with the latest gadgets [...]

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The annual Windermere Wake Fest took place last month on April 4th and 5th at Camp Down as part of the Festival Among the Lakes celebration. It’s considered to be the first pro level wakeboard contest of the year and the pros brought their sickest bag of tricks for this event.
The week long festival as [...]

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I was out showing some properties to Joshua & Danielle Rouse this week and they told me they were off to SeaWorld to check out some new roller coaster called Manta.
Apparently, you ride this sucker horizontally and not in a seat like traditional coasters so you really feel like you’re flying like Superman or in [...]

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The 2009 Parade of Homes got underway yesterday here in Orlando and it’s not much of a surprise that this year’s parade has a lot less homes and communities participating especially here in Dr. Phillips and Windermere. After all, home prices are now below replacement cost so there’s not much incentive to build these days.
The [...]

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The Easter bunny will be hard at work this week hiding those treasured decorated eggs for all the good kids in SW Orlando.
One of the stops will be at the Dr. Phillips Community Park on Saturday, April 11th at 1:00 pm with Big Sand Lake providing the perfect backdrop to a fun family afternoon.
The bunny’s [...]

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Orlando’s version of the East Coast West Coast battle known as the Tavistock Cup is underway today. Two of the area’s best country clubs battle it out at Lake Nona for the next two days.
It’s flat out hard to get into this club tournament. If you wanna represent SW Orlando’s Isleworth, you gotta beat out [...]

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Spring is right around the corner and it’s that time of the year again when the Central Florida Home and Garden Show comes to the Orange County Convention Center for great ideas on landscaping, decorating, remodeling, or renovation, and the latest building techniques. With over 600 exhibitors, there’s bound to be an idea or two [...]

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In honor of Martin Luther King day, we take a look back at a dark day in history for the city of Ocoee. It occurred on election day, 1920, when Mose Norman, a black guy attempted to vote. He wasn’t allowed, so he decided to return later that day armed with a shot gun.
Mose’s buddy, [...]

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Halloween is just around the corner and there’s scary and not so scary options here in SW Orlando. If you’re among those who likes being scared half out of your wits, then Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios is the place for you. The entire park transforms into a maze of haunted houses, armies of [...]

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The Holy Family Catholic Church will be hosting the Southwest Fall Festival again this year from October 23rd to October 26th with amusement rides, killer junk food, live entertainment, and of course, Bingo. There’s also a raffle for a whopping $50,000. Nothin like a little gamblin to set a festive mood. Wristbands for unlimited rides [...]

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