The Orlando Condo Blog

Two bus loads of Canadians invaded MetroWest in search of cash condo deals that most locals just can’t afford. Thanks to the hospitality of the Madison COA management team, they were allowed to run amok around the condominium while they learned about what it takes to pick up a foreclosed condo and other distressed real estate [...]

Orlando’s ”Canadian Invasion” continued last week with 2 bus loads of eager Canadians pulling into the Madison Condos in MetroWest Orlando for a tour and quick lecture by Condo Metropolis on the best way to purchase distressed / bank owned / inventory. Eyewitness News 9 came along for a the ride and they had their hands full with investors who were keen to talk and [...]

Will the real Forrest Gump please stand up. Our broker Marcus Burke is featured in today’s Orlando Business Journal. You can read the full box-of-chocolates interview here. var conveythis_src = “en”;translation

 MetroWest Orlando gets a new real estate website this month. Intended to home in on all aspects of the MetroWest real estate neighborhood, the new Orlando site features separate sections for single family homes and condos. “The portal’s main focus is single family homes in MetroWest,” says Burke, the site’s developer. “But with Metro West being ground zero [...]

The Top Ten Real Estate Deals website selected our featured Orlando condo bank liquidation as one of their Top 10 picks for the best home and condo deals in the United States this week. Each week the site’s developers compile and showcase a media list of the Top 10 best and most interesting real estate deals available on [...]

Half a million dollars worth of advertising doesn’t go a long way these days, especially in New York. That’s the price tag on a brand new Manhattan marketing campain undertaken by Orlando real estate brokerage, Condo Metropolis this month. The larger than life campaign is designed to co-incide with the company’s launch into the New York market in [...]

The Orlando Business Journal reports that a new state law could make life easier for investors looking to make bulk condo buys. According to current law, buyers who own more than seven condos can find themselves jointly liable when lawsuits are filed against the developer or builder. Understandably, this is offputting to investor syndicates looking to [...]

Don’t forget the Home buyer’s tax credit has been extended until April 2010. A ”tax credit” is a dollar for dollar reduction in your taxes which puts real money right back in your pocket - and if you qualify you could save up to $8,000! To qualify you must meet certain requirements and must close on your new [...]

The latest run of CBS’ Survivor was one of the most gripping seasons ever, with some of the most horrendous weather, most life threatening medical evacuations and some of the hardest game playing tactics ever witnessed. You just couldn’t have written some of this stuff. In last night’s Survivor Samoa finale, the series hardest hitting player (“that [...]

Condo prices have fallen more in Orlando during the past year than in any other metro area in the state and, most likely, the country. That’s according to today’s Orlando Sentinel. Statistics from the National Association of Realtors show that the median price for a 2-bedroom Orlando condo is currently about $50,600 - that’s a 56% reduction from the same [...]