Hojin’s Southwest Orlando Real Estate Scoop

There’s an awfully ambitious $800 million hotel and condo project underway on a stretch of 42 acres along the shores of Lake Bryan called Palazzo del Lago. It will encompass a mix of 1,260 hotel and hotel condo units ranging from 724 sq. ft. to 1,154 sq. ft priced in the $400’s. In addition, 994 […]

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The condo craze in SW Orlando has officially fizzled and bargains are becoming available for the taking. The Tradewinds Condos in Metrowest still has 200 units available for sale and 100 of them will be up for auction with no minimum bid or reserve price. Now it’s not exactly like Ebay. The the seller […]

Popularity: 21% [?]

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The Condo Metropolis blog reports that the developers of Rialto have decided not to build condos and are replacing them with apartments. On November 5, Marcus Burke wrote in a post entitled Orlando’s Buyer Market: Game Over that ” in the Dr. Phillips area, the developers much hyped Intermezzo at Rialto shut down the […]

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The construction of Rialto, a mixed use development of retail, office, and condominiums, is finally underway at the site of the old Days Inn on Sand Lake Rd. between Turkey Lake Rd. and Dr. Phillips Blvd.. There’s also been rumors floating around that it may include a movie theater that hasn’t been confirmed yet. […]

Popularity: 30% [?]

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Park Square Homes has 4 inventory homes available in Point Cypress located on Apopka Vineland Rd. across from Phillips Landing at the site of the old Rinker concrete plant that was such an eye sore for a long time. This community is now on its third developer and finally something is being built here. Unicorp […]

Popularity: 19% [?]

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According to the most recent Orlando MSA statistics, the condo market is much worse here than the market for single family homes. The sale of condos dropped 63% in the past twelve months while the sale of single family homes have dropped only 43%. Don’t get me wrong they’re both bad but you […]

Popularity: 14% [?]

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Icon Celebration is a new Art Deco style resort condominium development in Celebration by The Related Group, architect Morris Adjmi, and interior design by Hirsch Bedner Associates. Some renowned projects completed by Hirsch Bender Associates include The Mandarin Oriental in Miami and the Astir Palace Westin in Greece. One & two bedroom residences will be […]

Popularity: 18% [?]

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Veranda Park in Metrowest has been announcing they have been sold out since 2003 and I still do not see anyone living there. The only things I’ve noticed are a handful of businesses and a majestic new fountain. They began sales about the same time as the Sanctuary downtown but that building has been done […]

Popularity: 14% [?]

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