Hojin's SW Orlando Real Estate Scoop

The Windermere Boat Parade is all set for sunset on December 19th. This new annual Windermere Christmas tradition will start and finish on Bird Island with the route meandering through Lake Butler and Wauseon Bay. There’s been rumors that the route will be expanded this year, but I’d check their blog to confirm. Boating is [...]

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The city of Ocoee has become the first town in SW Orlando to feature it’s own channel on YouTube. They’ve already added a good bit of content and the latest is about the Ocoee Parks and Recreation Haunted House to be open October 29th & 30th at 951 Ocoee Park Road. There’s also a neat [...]

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Homeowners in the townhouse community of Phillips Bay in Dr. Phillips filed a lawsuit against the builder, Deluca Homes, in 2007 due to mold, missing stucco, and patios that are not structurally sound. The civil case is scheduled to be heard October 12. Deluca Homes has also built the same style of townhouses in Carriage [...]

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The annual Southwest Fall Festival returns in 2009 at the Holy Family Catholic Church on October 15-18 bringing the carnival atmosphere to residents of SW Orlando. It brings in an estimated 10,000 people each year to raise money for the church. It’s a great night out for the entire family right here in our back [...]

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School starts in SW Orlando today, so I’ll share one of my favorite back to school moves… the Triple Lindy.

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Far out man. The Global Peace Film Festival is returning to Orlando for the 7th time on September 22-27 spreading the message of peace through international films striving to make a difference in the world. The event kicks off with a peace street parade as well as a pet parade in Baldwin Park. The historic [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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