Hojin’s Southwest Orlando Real Estate Scoop

It looks like the Dr. Phillips and Windermere areas are finally gaining some prominence on Google Maps. They’ve recently added the super cool Street View feature for much of SW Orlando. It seems like they’ve covered most of the area, but the gated communities are excluded.
You can virtually walk through any street with this feature […]

Popularity: 11% [?]

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All of us in Dr. Phillips and Windermere have been awaiting the opening of Whole Foods on Sand Lake Rd. and Turkey Lake Rd.. I noticed this sign driving by this weekend and it looks like the grand opening is June 25, 2008.
I love this place. There’s a Whole Foods within walking distance from my […]

Popularity: 18% [?]

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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 plans […]

Popularity: 14% [?]

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photo courtesy of the Chicago Tribune
Local celebrity/con man, Lou Pearlman, received the maximum penalty of 25 years in federal prison today for scamming banks and investors out of $300 million. He’s most famous for creating The Backstreet Boys and N Sync out of his home in Windermere but now he’s more known for his shady […]

Popularity: 9% [?]

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Residents of Dr. Phillips are upset that a 4.5 acre patch of undeveloped land near Wallace Rd. on Dr. Phillips Blvd. may be rezoned for office buildings. The Dr. Phillips Foundation says the building will serve as its new headquarters and there’s nothing more fitting for the foundation to be located in Dr. Phillips […]

Popularity: 11% [?]

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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 […]

Popularity: 23% [?]

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Central Florida is world renowned for it’s redfish and snook fishing and I’m just glad I live in this part of the world. Really, you catch more redfish and trout, but every once in a while you can find some snook here. They’re really found more south of Sebastian Inlet. Here’s a pic of […]

Popularity: 9% [?]

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Several giant alligators were found roaming near Windermere Elementary this morning at the intersection of Main Street and Park Avenue and it has everyone on edge. The students have been made aware that the alligators can eat them and they should stay away.
The school is a just a few hundred yards from Lake Down which […]

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Now this is not the kind of news I want to be spreading about real estate professionals but it’s a little too juicy to ignore. A Realtor in Winter Park named Michelle Williamson supposedly shot her boyfriend several times in a domestic dispute last night at the Orwin Manor subdivision. The mugshot reminds me of […]

Popularity: 29% [?]

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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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