Hojin's SW Orlando Real Estate Scoop

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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I got an email about Chinese drywall from my boss today and at first, I deleted it thinking the Chinese are making everything these days. It seems like everything I own from the cheap tools I got at Wal Mart to my Nike shoes seems to be coming out of this place. So when I [...]

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This week I’ve been showing homes in Clermont to Tom and Jean from Illinois. They’re die hard fisherman, and can’t wait to move to Central Florida. We came across a new community in our search yesterday that I thought was worth mentioning. It’s called Foxchase and the builder is Standard Pacific Homes. It’s conveniently located [...]

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My heart’s been heavy this past week because many of us lost a dear old friend this past week. I feel so fortunate to have known Barbara Brady. She’s the original Southwest Orlando specialist and an guardian angel to me. She’s been my mentor into the real estate business, but most of all one of [...]

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I ran into another local agent, Jason from Remax, and he said that there’s no pools allowed in the new Pulte development off Maguire Road in Ocoee called Meadow Ridge. I don’t know if there’s any truth to this, but if anyone knows about this, please make a comment on this post. Besides the obvious [...]

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Today, I spoke with the reps at the Palazzo del Lago condominiums near the Orlando Convention Center and they have suspended sales of these units for the time being. I tried to find out if they plan on ever building the condos, but I did not get a response. These condos will probably never be [...]

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I just took some customers to see the townhomes at Pulte’s Berkshire Place community and I’ve got to say I was impressed. They have nice floor plans and many common upgrades such as granite counter tops, ceramic tile, designer light fixtures instead of the cheapo brass, and maple cabinets are already included. We went though [...]

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It looks like Keene’s Pointe is set to open up a new section of homes for sale called the Gardens. It’ll be the final phase of new construction here and the builders will be WJ Sauerwine and NW Harris Construction. I met with Bill Sauerwine this past week and he’s a really nice guy. I [...]

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The Waterstone community has finally released pricing of their lots on Lake Butler. It’s supposedly the last gated community that will be approved on the Butler Chain and their prices reflect it. The lots on Lake Butler range from $2,378,000 to $2,550,000. Whoa! They’re sure proud of their stuff. The sad part is that most [...]

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The Dellagio and Rialto are two of the most anticipated projects under construction on Sand Lake Road in the Dr. Phillips area of Orlando. Dellagio, projected to for completion in October 2008, will feature a man made lake that will be surrounded by themed restaurants and boutiques. Some residential townhouses are also included in the [...]

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