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Condo Metropolis Provides MLS Access

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CondoMetropolis.com adds MLS access to website: Creates largest e-roof for Orlando condo shoppers. Orlando, Fla. – June 19, 2007: Condo Metropolis has added access to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) to it’s ever growing list of condo-friendly tools at CondoMetropolis.com. The condo website has allowed access to its own proprietary [...]

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Trevi’s Concrete Report

The Trevi’s new Lake (Lake Sybellia) has its retainer wall up and the new roadway has now been curbed. If you’re in Maitland, drive by and check out the progress at the site next to the Publix on 17-92. It may be a slow market right now, but this one’s going ahead! Meanwhile, the Trevi summer lecture series [...]

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zip code of the week: 34761, 32818, 32808

Most expensive condo: Listed for: $229,900 Sold for: $200,000 (days on market = 92) Least expensive condo: Listed for: $129,900 Sold for: $127,000 (days on market = 4) Median sales price: $129,330 Average days on market = 54         Source: Orlando Sentinel var conveythis_src = “en”;translation

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Buy! Buy! Buy! (A Condo)

Lest I be the only person pointing out the obvious benefits of the current Orlando buyers market – and the cons of waiting too much longer to buy that condo - and lest you find yourself saying: “Well he would say that, wouldn’t he – he’s a real estate agent!” check out today’s piece by Anthony [...]

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Canada Goes Condo Crazy!

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Orlando’s Potter Potty

Not that kind of potty - no, not the one you sit on, nor the mouth-type even, but rather the little English one with that funny accent and the big round glasses that he stole from Elton John. Universal Orlando has confirmed that it will build a new 20-acre, Harry Potter-themed area at Islands of Adventure devoted to all [...]

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Your Loan Payment Calculator

The ‘math’ part of buying a condo can be pretty daunting, but unfortunately, trying to figure out how much condo you can afford is the first step toward actually purchasing one. That means a.) getting pre-approved from a mortgage lender before you start traipsing around town, and b.) translating the price of your dream condo into a monthly [...]

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Baldwin Park’s Majestic!

After months of hand wringing, Baldwin Park’s condo conversion known as The Majestic appears to be going ahead after all with sales and marketing by Kelly Price & Co. This week’s OBJ reports that the 177 unit conversion, which features retail on the ground floor, has begun presales and both a sales office and models are [...]

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The Orlando Condo Market: Part I – The Blackjack Analogy

According to data gathered by the Orlando Regional Realtor Association, the median resale price of a home in Central Florida is about $250,000. At a quarter of a million dollars, most first time home buyers are effectively priced out of the housing market. But believe it or not, it is still possible to find an [...]

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