Hojin’s Southwest Orlando Real Estate Scoop

View Larger Map Cypress Landing is a popular Dr. Phillips community which began in 1994 by Reiche Silliman. It’s a great location for those wanting to be near I4 and the 408 for the commute to downtown and east Orlando. I love the winding streets and mix of architecture. The most popular models here are [...]

[Read more →]

View Larger Map Granada Villas represents one of the best values in Dr. Phillips. The charming Spanish architecture with tile roofs and convenient location that’s walking distance to restaurant row makes it a great choice. The fact that the homeowner’s association takes care of the lawn with reasonable HOA fee is just an added bonus. [...]

[Read more →]

Sand Lake Point is popular community in Dr. Phillips with lake access to Big Sand Lake. I love the fact that you they provide a place to park your car and trailer at the boat ramp. For some reason most subdivisions don’t do this so you have to put your boat in and drive your [...]

[Read more →]

Emerald Forest has been a popular community in Dr. Phillips since its inception in 1995. All of the homes were built by Engle Homes and feature paver driveways. I still haven’t decided if like the mix of some of the homes having a tile roof and some not after all these years. Call it one [...]

[Read more →]

Diamond Cove is a popular community in Dr. Phillips with homes built in the mid 90′s. I’m particularly fond of the David Weekley plans in this development but the Engel plans aren’t too shabby either. The most desirable homes in this community back up to Sparkling Lake which is a gorgeous natural lake with lots [...]

[Read more →]

Bristol Park is one of the most popular communities in Dr. Phillips. It’s one of those neighborhoods everyone asks about when they start looking for homes in the area. The convenient location, spacious lots, and the mix of beautiful custom homes appeal to a lot of buyers in the $500,000 price range. There’s been 7 [...]

[Read more →]

Brentwood Club is a quaint community of custom homes with tile roofs and more spacious lots located south of Sand Lake Rd. on Apopka Vineland Rd. in the Dr. Phillips area. Most of the homes here were built in the early to mid 90′s and feature quite a variety of floor plans. All I know [...]

[Read more →]

Torey Pines is one neighborhood everyone really seems be attracted to. Whether it be the spacious half acre lots, the towering pines, or convenient location on Apopka-Vineland Rd. near Conroy-Windermere Rd., many of the Dr. Phillips home buyers I’ve worked with in my career ask about this community along with Bay Hill, Bristol Park, and [...]

[Read more →]

The community of Keene’s Pointe had a robust 57 total sales in 2007 with an average sales price of $1,119,386 and median sales price of $820,000. The price per square foot was $273.69 and the average days on market was 189 days. As of today, there are 110 properties for sale in Keene’s Pointe and [...]

[Read more →]

The community of Orange Tree is a guard gated golf community located off Dr. Phillips Road. It features a private golf club which is considered among the locals as one of the most stern tests of golf in the area. The homes here were mostly built in late 70′s and mid 80′s with quite a [...]

[Read more →]