Orlando Real Estate Report – May 2010

June 20, 2010

Orlando’s Housing Market Adds More Homes For Sale in May – The number of unsold homes in the Orlando MSA increased by 546 homes in May 2010, bringing the total number of unsold homes to 20,343. This brings the housing inventory months on hand (MOH) to 6.14 MOH, up slightly from 6.10 MOH in April. [...]

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Orlando Real Estate Report – April 2010

May 31, 2010

Orlando’s Housing Market Continues To Move Closer To A Balanced Buyer/Seller Market – The number of unsold homes in Orlando decreased significantly in April by 939, bringing the total number of unsold homes to 19,797. This brings the housing inventory months on hand (MOH) to a new low of 6.10 MOH, down from 6.57 MOH [...]

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Orlando Real Estate Report – March 2010

April 15, 2010

Orlando’s Housing Market Makes a Big Move Closer to a Balanced Buyer/Seller Market – While the number of unsold homes in the Orlando ticked up slightly for the second month in a row to 20,736 in March, the housing inventory months on hand (MOH) actually declined to a near balanced market of 6.57 MOH, down [...]

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Short Sales Get Easier With HAFA

March 31, 2010

If you need to sell your home to avoid foreclosure, the federal government has introduced the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) program that will make the process much easier for you. Many mortgage servicers have joined forces with the federal government to offer their customers the opportunity to participate in the new HAFA short sale [...]

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Orlando Real Estate Report – February 2010

March 12, 2010

Orlando’s Housing Market Moves Closer to a Balanced Buyer/Seller Market – While the number of unsold homes in the Orlando ticked up slightly in February to 20,529, the housing inventory months on hand (MOH) actually declined to 8.71 months on hand from the 9.71 MOH in January. Inventory of Unsold Homes: The inventory level of [...]

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Orlando Property Taxes | FAQs

February 22, 2010

Orlando Property Taxes | Frequently Asked Questions – Tax season is approaching and I am getting more and more questions about property taxes. Questions like, what are property taxes? How much are property taxes? How do property taxes affect buyers and sellers? Let me start out by stating that I am not a property tax [...]

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Low Cost Home Staging Tips

February 18, 2010

“You can’t judge a book by its cover” may be great advice but today’s home buyers won’t do more than glance at your home, “the book,” unless it has something that draws them in. Furthermore, you need to ensure that your home doesn’t have issues that may actually repel buyers. If you want buyers to [...]

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Is the Log-jam in Orlando’s Short Sales Market Getting Worse?

February 15, 2010

Log-jam in Orlando’s Short Sales Market Getting Worse? – Over the last few years we have seen an overwhelming build in the number of short sale homes for sale in the Orlando market. As the number of short sale listings have increased, we have seen very few closing actually taking place. If you look at [...]

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Orlando Real Estate Report – January 2010

February 7, 2010

Orlando’s Real Estate Market Slows in January – Inventory Increases: The number of unsold homes in the Orlando area increased in January to 20,475, which is up 1,572 homes from the 18,903 available homes in December. This increase in available homes brings an end to the recent trend of home inventory reductions. We attribute this [...]

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Short Sales Hit Luxury Home Market

February 1, 2010

If you mentioned a short sale five years ago many people wouldn’t have known what you were talking about. Times sure have changed, and most people now realize that if you need to sell your home, and you owe more than it’s worth, you will in most cases want to consider selling your home as [...]

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