Orlando for Sale

Lake Nona Real Estate ~ Luxury Sales in October 2009

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:45:39 -0600

These statistics should give you a feel for what’s happening in the luxury segment of the Orlando FL real estate market.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
TAVISTOCK	10/23/09	$1,732,500	$1,150,000	5	5	5340	Y
SLOANE	10/07/09	$900,000	$883,000	4	4	4499	Y

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

A few tidbits of note ...

Homes listed above $500,000 often take longer to sell than properties priced at the lower end of the market. While many houses priced below $500,000 may take 6 or 7 months to sell, homes in upscale neighborhoods may take as much as 2 years to unload.

Keep in mind that some of these sales are for Short Sales or Foreclosed/Bank-Owned properties. Under these situations, the Sold Price may be considerably below the Original List Price. Sorry to say, ‘distressed’ sales drag down the values of all the other homes in the neighborhood, whether or not they’re Short Sales or Foreclosures. On the other hand ...

Steep discounts may NOT reflect a distressed situation. Just because a house sold for considerably less than original list price doesn’t necessarily mean it was a foreclosure or short sale property. Because luxury homes are often one-of-a-kind, it’s difficult to find comparable properties that will help in determining current market value. In the end, it’s a buyer — and not the seller — who determines the market value of a property.

What’s the long-term outlook for the Orlando FL real estate market? Prices have leveled off in recent months. Even so, due to rising unemployment and foreclosure/short sale saturation, it will probably take several years — perhaps as long as a decade or more — for home prices to completely recover.

What about homeowners who are having difficulty keeping up with mortgage payments but can’t sell because their house is worth less than the amount owed on their loan? There are several solutions, but the way a Realtor^® can help is by selling the house as a Short Sale.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Waterford Real Estate - Short Sales in October 2009

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:24:48 -0600

Don’t lose your home to foreclosure. These smart homeowners didn’t. Instead, they put their home on the market as a Short Sale.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
SOPHIAMARIE	10/01/09	$174,648	$161,000	3	2	2228	N
CROWNCLOVER	10/02/09	$380,000	$244,000	6	4	4001	Y
EMERALDVIEW	10/20/09	$160,000	$150,000	3	2	1607	N
GALBI	10/16/09	$162,000	$150,000	3	2	1929	N
PERDIDO	10/06/09	$185,000	$150,000	3	2	1692	N

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

Because the payoff of a loan will be ‘shorted’ by a significant amount, the mortgage lender must approve a Short Sale. Handled properly, the likelihood of successfully selling your house as a Short Sale is high. Once the Short Sale is behind you, you can often get on with your life with hardly a backward glance.

A Short Sale is nothing more than putting your house up for sale in the usual manner, waiting for a qualified buyer just like any other home seller would, facing a few extra hurdles, filling out additional paperwork, waiting a bit longer for the closing to take place, and finally moving out and moving on.

Real benefits come with selling your house as a Short Sale. Among them are: 1) substantially reducing or completely eliminating financial liability, 2) minimizing damage to your credit rating, 3) emerging from bad credit quicker than you would with a foreclosure, and 4) having a sense of satisfaction that you’re taking care of the problem proactively and responsibly.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

East Orlando Real Estate (32828) ~ Luxury Sales in October 2009

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:18:13 -0600

These statistics should give you a feel for what’s happening in the luxury segment of the Orlando FL real estate market.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
Hart Branch	10/02/09	$1,575,000	$1,400,000	4	5	4431	Y
Flowering Dogwood	10/12/09	$549,000	$365,000	5	4	3458	Y
Fawnlake	10/30/09	$525,000	$440,000	5	4	4084	Y

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

A few tidbits of note ...

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Cypress Springs Real Estate (32825) - Sales in October 2009

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:08:33 -0600

Want to know what’s selling in your neighborhood? These statistics should give you a feel for the market value of your house.

Keep in mind that many of these sales are for Short Sales or Foreclosed/Bank-Owned properties. Under these situations, the Sold Price may be considerably below the Original List Price. Sorry to say, ‘distressed’ sales drag down the values of all the other homes in the neighborhood, whether or not they’re Short Sales or Foreclosures.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
BALSAM WILLOW	10/23/09	$355,000	$300,000	3	2	2039	N
SUMMERSPRING LAKES	10/09/09	$339,777	$310,000	4	3	2720	Y
SUMMERSPRING LAKES	10/13/09	$299,900	$290,000	4	2	3288	Y
ASHBRIDGE	10/30/09	$287,480	$237,000	4	3	2403	N
WAYWOOD	10/19/09	$279,900	$255,000	4	3	2465	Y
AMARYLLIS	10/30/09	$255,000	$230,000	4	3	2542	N
WILLOW RIDGE	10/17/09	$239,000	$234,000	3	2	1944	N
MELLOWOOD	10/07/09	$210,000	$210,000	3	2	1780	Y
CRANE CREST	10/06/09	$200,000	$205,000	5	3	2730	N

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

If you’re a homeowner who wants to sell your house, the following should give you a better understanding of the Orlando FL marketplace.

Remember the old adage that ‘real estate is always local’. Your neighborhood may be different from the neighborhood just down the road.

Homes in Orlando are selling. In fact, they’re selling so well that thousands of homeowners just like you are moving out and moving on. Last year, 1,000 homes in Orange & Seminole counties sold every month on average. In 2009, monthly sales are averaging 1,600 homes. This represents a 60% increase! If the house down the street can sell in this difficult environment, so can yours.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

East Orlando (32817) - Short Sales in October 2009

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:46:24 -0600

Don’t lose your home to foreclosure. These smart homeowners didn’t. Instead, they put their home on the market as a Short Sale.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
ESPERANZA	10/13/09	$160,000	$70,000	3	2	1003	N
ALVERON	10/01/09	$89,900	$55,000	3	2	1230	N
WINDER	10/29/09	$98,000	$84,500	2	1	971	N
BRIDGETON	10/02/09	$145,000	$145,000	3	2	1447	N
LIPTON	10/29/09	$260,000	$147,000	4	2	1678	Y
LAKEWOOD POINTE	10/05/09	$179,000	$179,000	4	2	2086	N
UNIVERSITY ACRES	10/29/09	$249,900	$242,000	4	3	2445	N
LAKEWOOD POINTE	10/23/09	$349,000	$270,000	4	4	2903	Y

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Baldwin Park Real Estate ~ The Odds of Selling Your Luxury Home in the Next 6 Months

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:16:31 -0600

Pricing your Baldwin Park FL luxury home — or any home for that matter — isn’t a science. It’s an art.

Except for the pragmatic few, homeowners getting ready to put their house on the market almost always overvalue it. Often this is due to emotional attachment. Sometimes it has to do with personal pride. But the most common reason homeowners leave plenty of negotiating room at the top is because they’re afraid. Afraid of making of mistake. Afraid of losing money.

Homeowners, though, fear the wrong thing. Getting top dollar is not the primary goal. Selling is.

This is where understanding current market trends can be helpful.

Homeowners making the all-important decision of where to position their Baldwin Park FL luxury home in a crowded marketplace should obtain an analysis such as the one below, which shows the price points at which most buyers are buying.

Baldwin Park FL Luxury Homes

List Price Ranges & Odds of Selling

List Price Range	Houses Sold	For Sale	Odds of Selling
$500-$749	10	15	67%	<———
$750-$999	8	3	266%	<———	*Where would*
$1000-$1249	0	3	0%		*you want*
$1250-$1499	0	5	0%		*to position*
$1500-$1749	0	3	0%		*your*
$1750-$1999	0	2	0%		*house?*
$2000-$2999	1	1	100%	<———
More than $3000	0	1	0%
All Luxury Properties	34	19	178%

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service during a recent 6-month period in 2009.

In the case of Baldwin Park FL luxury homes, the best chance of selling is not in the middle price ranges, but in the lower and, ironically, the upper price ranges. Once a property exceeds a certain level, discriminating buyers with discriminating tastes don’t nitpick on price so much as on amenities, quality, location, and condition. Just make sure that when you do opt for a higher price point, your house won’t disappoint buyer expectations.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Waterford FL Real Estate - Sales in October 2009

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:44:00 -0600

Want to know what’s selling in your neighborhood? These statistics should give you a feel for the market value of your house.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
GALBI	10/09/09	$201,900	$202,000	6	4	3514	N
SARCEE	10/05/09	$277,000	$209,000	6	2	3016	Y
CROWNCLOVER	10/02/09	$380,000	$244,000	6	4	4001	Y
ROCKLEDGE GROVE	10/05/09	$245,000	$231,800	4	2	2882	N
SHADOWBROOK	10/30/09	$335,000	$295,000	5	4	3436	N

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

If you’re a homeowner who wants to sell your house, the following should give you a better understanding of the Orlando FL marketplace.

Remember the old adage that ‘real estate is always local’. Your neighborhood may be different from the neighborhood just down the road.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Maitland Real Estate - Short Sales in October 2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:27:17 -0600

Don’t lose your home to foreclosure. These smart homeowners didn’t. Instead, they put their home on the market as a Short Sale.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
MELANIE	10/30/09	$1,025,000	$417,000	4	4	4313	N

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Live Oak Reserve FL (32766) Real Estate - Sales in October 2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:13:30 -0600

Want to know what’s selling in your neighborhood? These statistics should give you a feel for the market value of your house.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
KIWANIS	10/13/09	$499,900	$355,000	4	2	2351	Y
SKYVIEW	10/01/09	$442,900	$355,000	5	3	3534	N
LAKE LENELLE	10/12/09	$419,900	$288,000	4	2	2322	Y
HEIRLOOM ROSE	10/30/09	$410,000	$373,500	5	4	3750	N
HOLLOW OAK*	10/05/09	$324,900	$312,500	4	3	2586	N
OPEN MEADOW	10/30/09	$299,900	$270,000	4	3	2276	N
GROUSE	10/15/09	$294,900	$285,000	6	4	3897	N
RAVENCREEK	10/01/09	$266,000	$266,000	4	2	2777	N
HEIRLOOM ROSE	10/09/09	$257,000	$257,000	4	3	2294	N
WATER LILY	10/09/09	$229,000	$230,000	4	3	2291	N
WAX PALM	10/23/09	$209,900	$206,752	4	2	2095	N

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

*Listed & Sold by Judy Chapman

If you’re a homeowner who wants to sell your house, the following should give you a better understanding of the Orlando FL marketplace.

Remember the old adage that ‘real estate is always local’. Your neighborhood may be different from the neighborhood just down the road.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Lake Mary FL Real Estate - Luxury Sales in October 2009

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:23:53 -0600

These statistics should give you a feel for what’s happening in the luxury segment of the Orlando FL real estate market.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
SADDLEWORTH	10/30/09	$1,800,000	$1,411,750	5	7	7715	Y
LAKE MARY	10/01/09	$1,595,000	$1,240,000	3	2	2678	N
BRACKENHURST	10/27/09	$850,000	$825,000	4	4	4473	Y
HENLEY DOWNS	10/23/09	$749,900	$684,000	4	4	3914	Y
SIMONTON	10/19/09	$649,900	$476,090	4	3	3185	Y
SWEETGUM VALLEY	10/30/09	$599,000	$560,000	4	2	3930	Y

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

A few tidbits of note ...

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Oviedo Real Estate ~ Luxury Sales in October 2009

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:03:12 -0600

These statistics should give you a feel for what’s happening in the luxury segment of the Orlando FL real estate market.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
LAKE MILLS	10/19/09	$578,333	$440,000	5	4	4600	Y
HEIRLOOM ROSE	10/29/09	$500,000	$470,000	5	4	4319	Y
OLD CARRIAGE	10/19/09	$649,000	$520,000	5	3	3376	Y
WEMBLEY	10/02/09	$599,000	$416,000	5	3	4220	Y

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

A few tidbits of note ...

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Winter Springs Real Estate - Short Sales in October 2009

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:34:49 -0600

Don’t lose your home to foreclosure. These smart homeowners didn’t. Instead, they put their home on the market as a Short Sale.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
PINEBRANCH	10/06/09	$140,000	$100,500	2	2	1549	N
BIG BUCK	10/22/09	$199,000	$153,000	4	2	1607	N
FOX GLEN	10/01/09	$197,900	$168,500	4	2	1792	N
SENECA MEADOWS	10/30/09	$435,000	$280,000	6	4	3474	N
MORTON	10/14/09	$375,000	$250,000	3	2	2034	Y
CANOPY	10/26/09	$440,000	$295,000	4	2	2963	N
BIRD	10/23/09	$365,000	$130,000	4	3	3150	Y

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Winter Park FL Real Estate - Sales in October 2009

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:46:54 -0600

Want to know what’s selling in your neighborhood? These statistics should give you a feel for the market value of your house.


LITTLE JOHN	10/30/09	$347,900	$315,000	4	3	1965	Y
BANCHORY	10/28/09	$300,000	$230,000	4	2	2257	Y
BERWICK	10/13/09	$289,900	$268,900	5	2	1954	N
WHIMBREL	10/22/09	$285,000	$230,000	4	3	2366	N
KING ALPINES	10/17/09	$270,000	$235,000	4	2	2210	N
BUCCANEER	10/14/09	$225,000	$208,000	4	2	1843	Y
MIDDLETON	10/06/09	$225,000	$219,000	3	2	1338	N
LOCH BERRY	10/02/09	$218,500	$219,000	4	3	3034	Y
VALLEY CREEK	10/01/09	$195,500	$205,000	3	2	2028	N
PALMER	10/30/09	$305,900	$302,500	3	2	1855	N
CAVENDISH	10/29/09	$249,000	$250,700	4	2	2012	N

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

If you’re a homeowner who wants to sell your house, the following should give you a better understanding of the Orlando FL marketplace.

Remember the old adage that ‘real estate is always local’. Your neighborhood may be different from the neighborhood just down the road.

* * * * * *

LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Maitland Real Estate - Luxury Sales in October 2009

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:42:11 -0600

These statistics should give you a feel for what’s happening in the luxury segment of the Orlando FL real estate market.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
MELANIE	10/30/09	$1,025,000	$417,000	4	4	4313	N
SHELL	10/28/09	$839,900	$767,350	4	3	3130	Y
BRIGHTWATER	10/20/09	$699,000	$590,000	4	4	3340	Y
VERSAILLES	10/15/09	$675,000	$503,400	5	3	3175	Y
LYNDALE	10/16/09	$609,900	$370,000	4	2	2303	Y

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

A few tidbits of note ...

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Winter Park FL Real Estate - Short Sales in October 2009

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:29:50 -0600

Don’t lose your home to foreclosure. These smart homeowners didn’t. Instead, they put their home on the market as a Short Sale.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
DEPUGH	10/08/09	$219,000	$80,000	2	1	930	N
SALISBURY	10/23/09	$129,500	$132,500	2	1	1168	N
EUSTON	10/01/09	$230,000	$175,000	4	3	2296	N
INDIANA	10/28/09	$299,000	$220,000	3	2	1661	N
WOODCREST	10/23/09	$125,000	$125,000	3	2	1242	N
HEATHWOOD	10/05/09	$185,000	$130,000	3	2	1607	Y
LAWNDALE	10/28/09	$140,000	$135,000	2	2	1126	Y
BENTWOOD	10/08/09	$219,900	$180,000	3	2	1635	Y
SARONG	10/09/09	$575,000	$390,000	5	4	3733	Y

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Baldwin Park Real Estate ~ Luxury Home Sales in October 2009

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:19:42 -0600

Only 1 luxury house sold this month, leaving behind 34 Active and 13 Pending Listings still waiting for their day in the sun.

The price for this house was lowered once to $615,000 and received 2 contracts. The second contract came 145 days after listing and closed 57 days later.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
PARKLAND	10/03/09	$625,000	$575,000	5	4	3774	Y

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

The Orlando Real Estate Market is Melting Under the Hot Sun

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:35:09 -0600

According to Fiserv, a financial information and analysis firm, prices for homes in Orlando FL will drop 27% by June 2010, followed by a less severe drop in 2011.

This is on top of the already 35-50% drop the area has experienced since 2007.

Can Orlando homeowners survive another punch to the midsection?

Since the housing crash is already affecting homeowners who purchased since 2003/4, does this mean home prices will plummet to pre-2001 levels?

Will our market be able to absorb even more foreclosures and short sales than it’s already handling?

Will there be enough buyers to go around, especially when Orlando unemployment is over 11% and climbing higher?

Finally, how many more homeowners will be trapped in their houses, probably for a decade or more?

This brings to mind an amendment that failed to pass last April. Attached to Title V—PREVENTION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES, Subtitle A—Modification of Residential Mortgages, the amendment would have allowed bankruptcy judges to modify mortgage loans. It failed in the Senate 45-51 vote even though the House voted for passage 234-191.

Said Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) at the time (4/30/09):

While I’m disappointed with the outcome of today’s vote, I’ll continue to bring this issue to the floor until the Senate decides to put the interests of homeowners above the interests of bankers. When I first proposed this legislation two years ago, nearly 2 million homeowners were at risk of losing their homes. Today, that number has skyrocketed to over 8 million homes, with nearly 1 in 6 mortgages in America on the verge of foreclosure.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Baldwin Park Real Estate ~ How Long Do You Want to Wait to Sell Your Luxury Home?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:18:57 -0600

If you want to sell your Baldwin Park FL Luxury Home, don’t be one of the late bloomers, not if you want to sell your house sooner rather than later.

Street	Date Sold	Orig List Price	Sold Price	Square Feet	% Sold to List	Days on Market
HAWS	07/02/09	$445,000	$420,000	2931	94%	116
ETHAN	05/28/09	$574,900	$475,000	2748	83%	147
PARKLAND	10/03/09	$625,000	$575,000	3774	92%	148
STANFIELD	08/07/09	$599,000	$524,441	3314	88%	182
LINDALE	06/29/09	$595,000	$540,000	3460	91%	192
LOWER PARK	05/29/09	$895,000	$655,000	4138	73%	204
STANFIELD	06/24/09	$440,000	$350,000	1766	80%	206
PARKLAND	06/15/09	$699,900	$475,000	3247	68%	279
ROBIN	06/15/09	$799,000	$629,000	3463	79%	294
STANFIELD	05/26/09	$525,000	$409,000	2295	78%	365
LAKE BALDWIN	09/30/09	$1,038,749	$800,000	4068	77%	613
LAKE BALDWIN	05/21/09	$1,468,314	$804,000	5225	55%	774
UPPER UNION	09/25/09	$2,895,000	$1,850,000	6204	64%	841

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Stoneybrook Real Estate - House Sales in October 2009

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:17:32 -0600

Want to know what’s selling in your neighborhood? These statistics should give you a feel for the market value of your house.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
NOTTINGHAM WAY	10/23/09	$245,000	$245,000	4	2	2500	Y
DOVER FOREST	10/30/09	$241,900	$283,000	3	2	2728	Y
RIDGEMOOR	10/01/09	$243,900	$250,000	4	2	3905	N

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

If you’re a homeowner who wants to sell your house, the following should give you a better understanding of the Orlando FL marketplace.

Remember the old adage that ‘real estate is always local’. Your neighborhood may be different from the neighborhood just down the road.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Sanford FL Luxury Real Estate - House Sales in October 2009

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:10:13 -0600

These statistics should give you a feel for what’s happening in the luxury segment of the Orlando FL real estate market.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
MARKHAM BEND	10/26/09	$1,497,000	$955,000	5	5	5300	Y
FAWN HILL	10/26/09	$1,099,900	$720,000	4	3	4468	Y
SATIN LEAF	10/23/09	$755,500	$556,500	5	3	3468	Y
VISTA CLUB	10/30/09	$749,000	$650,000	4	3	3756	Y
BASSETT	10/26/09	$550,000	$430,000	5	4	3990	Y
CARDINAL POINTE	10/22/09	$549,900	$455,000	4	4	3545	Y

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

A few tidbits of note ...

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Baldwin Park Real Estate ~ Short Sales in October 2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:50:47 -0600

Don’t lose your home to foreclosure. These smart homeowners didn’t. Instead, they consulted a knowledgeable real estate agent who knew how to market and sell their house as a Short Sale.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Bedrooms	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
CHATFIELD	10/26/09	$249,000	$265,000	3	3	2397	N
COMMON WAY	10/09/09	$299,000	$299,000	3	2	1781	N

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Baldwin Park Real Estate - House Sales in October 2009

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:32:37 -0600

Want to know what’s selling in your neighborhood? These statistics should give you a feel for the market value of your house.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
BRADY	10/15/09	$489,900	$450,000	4	3	2794	N
LEAHY	10/26/09	$459,000	$439,000	3	2	2611	N
LINDALE	10/02/09	$423,315	$405,000	3	2	1779	N
STANFIELD	10/16/09	$365,000	$365,000	3	2	2281	N
PENWAY	10/21/09	$299,000	$272,000	3	2	1849	N
COMMON WAY	10/09/09	$299,000	$299,000	3	2	1781	N
HANKS	10/20/09	$240,694	$300,000	3	2	1763	N

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

If you’re a homeowner who wants to sell your house, the following should give you a better understanding of the Orlando FL marketplace.

Remember the old adage that ‘real estate is always local’. Your neighborhood may be different from the neighborhood just down the road.

* * * * * *

LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Winter Park FL Luxury Real Estate - House Sales in October 2009

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:24:31 -0600

These statistics should give you a feel for what’s happening in the luxury segment of the Orlando FL real estate market.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
TRISMEN	10/09/09	$2,795,000	$2,050,000	4	3	5033	Y
PHELPS	10/15/09	$1,799,950	$1,325,000	4	4	4461	Y
CYPRESS	10/30/09	$1,750,000	$1,450,000	5	7	5783	Y
FAIRFAX	10/23/09	$1,350,000	$1,125,000	3	2	3280	Y
DETMAR	10/09/09	$1,238,000	$910,000	4	4	3969	Y
KINGS	10/30/09	$1,125,000	$965,000	5	3	3668	N

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

A few tidbits of note ...

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

Lake Mary Real Estate - Short Sales in October 2009

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:44:49 -0600

These smart homeowners didn’t have to lose their house to foreclosure. Instead, they hired a real estate agent to help them sell their house as a Short Sale.

Street	Date Sold	Original List Price	Sold Price	Beds	Baths	Sq Ft	Pool
PICKFAIR	10/29/09	$279,000	$272,000	4	2	2205	N
SHADY OAKS	10/19/09	$479,000	$230,000	4	2	2429	Y
MALVERN	10/30/09	$319,900	$300,000	4	2	2390	Y
SWEETGUM VALLEY	10/30/09	$599,000	$560,000	4	2	3930	Y

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members.

Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763

How To Estimate the Number Of Jelly Beans in a Jar When You’re a Real Estate Agent in Orlando FL

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:10:05 -0600

This afternoon I attended a block party. One of the ‘games’ was to estimate the number of M&M Chocolate-Covered Peanuts in a jar. Not jelly beans, I know. But I like M&M Chocolate-Covered Peanuts better, anyway.

I’ve played these games before and never came close.

This time, the ‘hostess’ held up the jar, and I immediately saw something I never saw before. Instead of getting lost in the whole jar, I saw only the rectangular area of M&M Chocolate-Covered Peanuts directly facing me.

I made a calculated guess of how many M&Ms were in that rectangle. Didn’t count each one, just eyeballed it and came up with ...

Then I guessed how many rectangles made up the circumference of the jar ...

Then I multiplied 25 x 6 =

150

Then I took a wild stab at the interior volume of the jar ... the part I couldn’t see. I guessed ...

½ of surface area = 75

Therefore total M&Ms in the jar should equal ...

150 + 75 = 225

Since my lucky number is 2, I made my official guess ...

222

The correct answer was ...

237

I didn’t win because someone else guessed 230.

Next time I’ll estimate that the center of the jar is halfway between 2/3 and ½ of the jar, or halfway between 75 and 100, which equals ...

87.5

Therefore, 150 + 87.5 equals ...

237.5

Think everybody, including me, will be freaked out?

What this has to do with real estate, I really don’t know, but one day I’ll figured that out, too!

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SELLING YOUR HOME!

OVIEDO · WINTER SPRINGS · LONGWOOD · LAKE MARY

MAITLAND · WINTER PARK

EAST ORLANDO

Stoneybrook · Eastwood · Avalon Park · Waterford · Cypress Springs

CITY OF ORLANDO

Baldwin Park · Lake Nona · Delaney Park

Colonialtown · College Park · Thornton Park

Judy Chapman

Florida Licensed Sales Associate, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

521 E Mitchell Hammock Road

Oviedo, FL 32765

Judy@OrlandoHouseSales.com

(407) 227-7763