The Orlando Condo Blog

Bella Piazza luxury condos in Davenport (SW Orlando) are doing some incredible blowout deals right now. For those of you waiting on a deal on a second home or holiday villa close to Disney, this is the place to jump on – now. The Bella Piazza developers are releasing a limited number of units at about [...]

I took a potential buyer to see a home at The Sanctuary condos, downtown Orlando yesterday, and was reminded of its unique quality and style. With only 175 units in total, it’s one of Orlando’s most exclusive condominiums. It has a brand new diner downstairs and is also home to the condo’s developer, Steve Kodsi The condo [...]

When I was training as a police cadet in London, I remember a certain drill sergeant asking me a question, to which the answer I offered was obviously less than satisfactory. “Listen son,” he screamed. “Don’t bullshit a bullshitter!” Advice I’ve never forgotten - and which I’d like to revamp for real estate purposes: Don’t low [...]

Serra Vella condos in Altamonte Springs (North Orlando) has announced a new round of pricing. Surely this is cheaper than renting? The problem with condo conversions however is loans, which have become all but impossible. However one or two companies are now saying they can do non-warrantable condos. I got a call from one such company [...]

In a surprise move, the Fed decided on Wednesday to implement their often talked about plan to be­come a direct purchaser of long-term securities.  Amongst other things, they are devoting 750 billion more dollars toward buying mortgage-backed securities over the next few months. Translation:  The Fed has pulled out the biggest gun it has toward [...]

To make life easier (particulary for out-of-state and overseas buyers), we’re working on dedicating a page to each of the major condos in Orlando. Here you’ll find photos and floorplans and a quick blurb about each of these popular Orlando condos. You’ll be able to navigate to these new pages directly from the Condo Metropolis home page, where [...]

February saw another increase in sales activity with pending sales up again. “Conditions are aligning very favorably in Orlando for buyers,” says ORRA President Les Simmonds, L.G. Simmonds Real Estate Corp. “Local first-time buyers are particularly well positioned as a result of the new $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit, record low interest rate, and decreasing [...]

One of the issues that many HOAs grapple with is renters. Some ban them outright, others limit their number. Most live and let live. Interestingly, the HOA has no direct legal authority over renters, only its members. This disconnect creates some practical problems for the board or manager in communicating with tenants since there is [...]

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How about Foreclosure pricing without the hassle of a foreclosure – and without having to do any rehab? That’s what the developer at Millennium Palms condos is offering right now. Pricing at the Millennium Palms condos has always been good, but it just hit rock bottom at about fifty cents on the dollar. Here’s the latest [...]