Hojin's SW Orlando Real Estate Scoop

The highest sale price in 2011 for a home in SW Orlando according to the local MLS is $5.4 million for the  property located at 5139 Fairway Oaks Drive, Windermere, FL 34786 in the community of Isleworth. The surprising thing is that this home is not on Butler Chain but rather on Lake Bessie. They [...]

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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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The name of Isleworth in Windermere brings thoughts of Tiger Woods and exclusive multi-million dollar mansions today, but it’s beginnings have a much humbler story of a citrus farmer named Sydney Chase who moved to Central Florida from Philadelphia. Paul and Frances Jaudon purchased the land that is known as Isleworth in 1883 and formed [...]

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It’s that time of the year again when the two best country clubs just about anywhere duel it out at the 2008 Tavistock Cup. Isleworth and Lake Nona fight to see which club has the best golfers as its members. With the impressive list of players at these two club, it might as well be [...]

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The town of Windermere and Orange County are fighting over the the $3 million dollars of tax money that’s generated from Isleworth. Windermere is trying to annex the community but Orange County is threatening to pull fire services if the deal goes through. Orange County says if Windermere wants Orange County fire services to respond [...]

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Shaquille O’neal is no longer the star center for the Orlando Magic but he still resides in SW Orlando at Isleworth. The distinctive blue tile roof can be spotted pretty easily from the crop of mega mansions along the shores of Lake Butler. It’s located right next to the canal leading to Lake Tibet. There [...]

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