The Orlando Condo Blog by Condo Metropolis

"So anyway, this is the kitchen - beautiful isn't it - and in the living room you will notice the, um, the dead body on the floor?" Many of you telephone real estate agencies, having seen something you like the look of online, and ask us to just meet you there at the property for a viewing. We've...

Forbes named Orlando north america's #1 vacation city in it's latest ranking of destinations; Meanwhile, Foreclosures.com ranks Florida #2 for Foreclosures (Cali was first); According to a new study, 33% of Florida children are either obese or overweight. Conclusion: Orlando is the best place to...

If one more REO agent asks me to return their "addendums" ASAP or the bank will cancel the contract - I will probably just cancel it myself. If you're going to be in the REO business, then for the love of God:  a.) get some manners, and b.) try to at least sound like you know what you're doing. T...

To some, Orlando looks like a city of concrete, condos, smoke and crime. At least it does to those folk that are moving from South Dakota or Wyoming. But for those of us who moved from New York or Chicago or London (or in my case, all of the above) there's something distinctly suburban about Orla...

At Condo Metropolis we've been 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: Bermuda Dunes, visit our Bermuda Dunes condos page. This condo is in the heart of MetroWest. One of the nicest in this neighborh...

Think about it for a moment. As a buyer, what would make conditions perfect for buying? In an ideal buyer's market, what FOUR wishes (now there's a good start) could the Real Estate Genie possibly grant you as an incentive to buy? How about: Large inventory; over supply, massive choice; Low inter...

"Ok, well keep me posted if you see any good deals." I hear this all the time from would-be buyers on the phone. "Sure," I say. What I really want to say is: "Are you kidding me? I'm a real estate broker - and there are 22,000 listings in Orlando right now - half of them foreclosures going for a ...

Our recent blog “Where is your Personal Bottom?” looked at how fence-sitters risk losing out on the “waiting-for-precise-bottom” game due to the way the housing market is always three months ahead of where it appears to be at any given time. Let’s use some real numbers using data just released fr...

Well, it's the last day of the Inman conference today. And what fun it's been. Great panels with great conversations. Some of them straightforward, some of them mind boggling. If I had to pick my conference highlights they would be: Great organization. This is a huge conference with all the corre...

"I'm not buying yet. I'm waiting on the sidelines for the market to hit rock bottom." You and the rest of the country. I'm not saying you're wrong. But I have two questions for you: 1.) How will you know when rock bottom happens in a complex market where the only perfect vision is hindsight, and...