Hojin’s Southwest Orlando Real Estate Scoop

One of the most popular posts on this blog has been about the lawsuit against Bobby Ginn, the developer of Reunion Resort and Bella Collina in Central Florida. I noticed a blog that started in late 2008 focused mainly on the Ginn lawsuit called the Ginn Investor News and Litigation and thought I’d share with [...]

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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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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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I’ve worked with quite a few buyers for lakefront properties over the years and invariably the question about the alligator population comes up, especially from those coming from up north. The answer is that there are alligators in every body of water in Central Florida, but populations vary quite a bit.
Here in SW Orlando, you [...]

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The Orlando Sentinel recently published its 25 most powerful in Orlando list with some newcomers and old standbys.
1. Buddy Dyer – As mayor of Orlando during the real estate boom, he’s credited with the changing skyline of Orlando.
2. Rich Crotty – Replaced Buddy Dyer as mayor and currently dealing with corruption from the expressway authority [...]

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One of the biggest attractions to the City Beautiful besides Walt Disney World is the great weather. Every winter, I run into snowbirds on the golf course saying it’s just another day in paradise. Orlando is a place where they can escape the cloudy weather and harsh temperatures up north except for a day like [...]

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Afters years of we’re gonna build it and we’re not gonna build it, the Central Florida Commuter Rail is gonna get built with the first phase connecting Debary to Sand Lake Road right here in SW Orlando. They’ve even decided on a name and a logo so there’s no turning back now. It’ll be called [...]

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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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For the past couple of years, it’s been a constant struggle to come up with new posts and features to improve this blog. As the real estate market began littering more and more foreclosures on the market, I added the Foreclosure Search feature that can be found below the Featured Homes section on the far [...]

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The first business at Dellagio on Sand Lake Road, Bravo Cucina Italiana, opened this week and were offering a free meal as a promotion. Being the frugal guy that I am, I was more than happy to take them up on their offer although I ended up running up my bar tab a bit.

I had [...]

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