The Orlando Condo Blog

Miriada condos are just 10 minutes from Orlando International Airport and are offering special financing through Wells Fargo. Call us for a tour and you will also get up to 5% of the purchase price for closing costs, HOA dues or mortgage rate buydown! Kitchens have granite, stainless steel appliances with wine refrigerator and more [...]

This just in from our friends at CondoDomain: Deal or no deal? Well that all depends on who wins the election. At least for one New York condo buyer, who says if Obama doesn’t win then he doesn’t want the condo. It’s in the contract. You’ve gotta love it. And you can’t blame him. See the original [...]

We’ve put Millennium Palms condos out out there a few times over the last couple of years because it’s always been priced below the competition and despite the neighborhood not being the most expensive in town, the pricing and comprehensive upgrades make it trememdous value for money. Now, in an effort to sell out the [...]

One thing we have managed to predict lately was perhaps obvious: that the incredible window of opportunity that our British friends had to purchase here in Florida would be drawing to a close in the fourth quarter of 2008. We urged them to lock in rates quickly and make a purchase while they were getting over $2 to the pound – [...]

The weather might be finally cooling but according to Realty Times our real estate market is “searing” hot. Who knew?! Apparently the ORRA (Orlando Regional Realty Association) publicity machine has been hard at work because Realtors in the Orlando, Florida, area (those that are left) have found themselves “very busy” this fall. Sales are apparently [...]

Today, the Federal Reserve launched another new facility aimed at purchasing certificates of deposit and commercial paper from troubled money market funds in an attempt to return liquidity to those markets.  Another black hole to wheelbarrow our tax money into.  Nice.  Please hold your applause until the end of the newsletter.  And I say that [...]

The next Orlando home auction on Saturday Nov 8th 2008 will be decidedly more upscale than the last auction. More than 20  selected homes from the renowned Ginn resorts in the heart of Central Florida will be up for grabs with prior values from the 300’s to $4 million. The resorts include Reunion, Bella Collina [...]

Question: I live in an HOA that has rental restrictions. I recently got transferred and am unable to sell my unit because of market conditions. I need to rent it but am afraid of violating the rules. Answer: You are not alone in your predicament. I suggest that you request an exception to the rental [...]

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There will be a repeat of last month’s Orlando auction on Wednesday October 15th. Like the last banked owned foreclosure sell off, Bidders must register prior to the auction and will need to bring a personal or cashier’s check for $5k in order to bid. Winners will pay the bid amount plus 5%. Condo Metropolis will be [...]