Hojin's SW Orlando Real Estate Scoop

The Joey Fatone Estate on the Butler Chain of Lakes here in SW Orlando has just been reduced 40% to only $3.9 million. Now it’s really a bargain when you compare it to the $5.9 million price tag it previously had. It’s got 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 4 half baths, 12,370 square feet, resort pool [...]

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The Dr. Phillips mansion on the Butler Chain of Lakes owned by the former Cy Young award winning pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, Frank Viola, has recently come on the market and the price has been reduced to a cool $12,900,000. It features a maze of equestrian complexes, 6 Bedrooms, 6.5 Bathrooms, 11,443 square feet [...]

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Adding to the already healthy list of professional golfers calling Windermere home is LPGA star Paula Creamer who purchased this home called Villa Fiore in the Gardens at Isleworth. The 4 bedroom, 4 bath home boasts 3,684 square feet, and features a courtyard pool. The photos here are from the online marketing brochures for the [...]

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Motocross superstar James Stewart is considered to be the “Tiger Woods” of his sport. Some call him “Bubba” and he’s earned a record 11 American Motorcyclist Association Amateur National titles as kid growing up in nearby Haines City. In his rookie year as a pro in 2002, he earned Rookie of the Year honors. Two [...]

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Local timeshare mogul, David Siegel, has put his unfinished mansion on 10 acres along Lake Butler named “Versailles” in the guard gated community of Reserve at Lake Butler Sound in the Town of Windermere for sale at $75 million “As Is”. It’s actually listed at $100 million in the MLS which is the price if [...]

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The Joey Fatone estate in Dr. Phillips that was featured on MTV Cribs just came up for sale today. The benihana grill with a picture of K.I.T. from Knight Rider gave it away. The tax records say it belongs to some trust but I remember watching the episode and this has got be the same [...]

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The main man for the Orlando Magic, Dwight Howard, recently switched out his Windermere home at Isleworth for another lakefront mansion in the Lake Club subdivision in Longwood off Markham Woods Road. According to news sources, it’s the highest priced sale ever recorded in Seminole County at just shy of $8 million. There goes some [...]

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If you’ve ever wondered how the other half lives, you can check out their homes at Virtual Globetrotting. The Windermere, FL section includes aerial views of homes belonging to Tiger Woods, Vince Carter, Dwight Howard, Warren Sapp, Grant Hill, Paula Creamer, and others.

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The Windermere home on Lake Down belonging to star Yankee left fielder Johnny Damon that was featured on MTV Cribs just went under contract to be sold. It’s located in the Sunset Bay subdivision located just west of Apopka-Vineland Rd. on Conroy-Windermere Rd.. If you’ve seen the episode, you’ll know it’s quite a property with [...]

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The WESH 2 News helicopter recently provided a bird’s eye view of some of the most fabulous mansions in Central Florida and 3 out of the 4 properties are right here in Windermere. The first property is said to be the home of David Siegel but it’s actually owned by his former wife, Bettie Whitaker. [...]

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