windermere real estate: Foreign buyers flock to Florida - 08/09/08 01:46 PM
I have dealt with many foreign buyers and sellers in my years in real estate. One of my last closings was for a Canadian buyer and I currently have a Scottish seller who is about to become a buyer and next week I have some French buyers coming to town.
Now comes the proof that Florida is the destination of choice when foreigners want to buy property.
According to a survey by the National Association of Realtors, Canadians, aided by a strong Canadian dollar, were the No. 1 group of international buyers, accounting for nearly a quarter of all foreign buyers … (1 comments)

windermere real estate: This week on the radio.... - 04/05/08 03:16 AM
This week on The Home Team Radio Show, we have a very busy show.
Now I think it's fair to say that Disney knows a good thing when it sees it - which is perhaps great news for the Orlando Real Estate market because the company is planning a luxury housing development.
In addition to that Lake Mary - the fourth best place to live in the nation - has just approved land for a high density condo development.
In more good news we look at the second home market which appears to be holding historical levels - a third of sales in 2007 … (3 comments)

windermere real estate: This week's Home Team Radio Show - 03/29/08 03:00 AM
This week on The Home Team Radio Show, we we will be discussing property tax - AGAIN! It seems this item of news simply will not go away.
Apart from new proposals from the Budget reform and Tax Commission - a body that meets once every 20 years (yep - TWENTY years), we also have economists battling it out over the potential impact of any changes
We take a long look at the money situation in the country and will pay particular attention to Hillary Clinton's proposals regarding lenders
There's plenty of good news out there if anyone is interested! Existing home sales rose … (4 comments)

windermere real estate: This week's Home Team Radio Show - 02/02/08 03:21 PM
This week's Home Team Radio Show will be spending quite a lot of time on Countrywide. First of all we have the fact that the States of Florida, Illinois and California are all investigating the Lender and its lending practices.
Secondly we have a warning to those with Countrywide Home Equity ines of Credit. Watch out because the money you thought you were cashing out of your home might not be available to you!
We will of course be looking at Florida's Amendment 1 which passed last week and will bring some relief to homeowners on their property tax bills. But what happens next … (2 comments)

windermere real estate: Why are listing agents letting down their clients? - 01/13/08 11:18 PM
I am constantly amazed at some of the stories I hear. Yesterday I was showing one of my listings. It is a truly great home - the picture is of the master bathroom and you will find a link to the virtual tour at the bottom of this blog.
Anyway the point is, my clients who live in the home, were out of town and they asked me if I could let the various people in. We actually had three showings of this property in a single day.
Showing number one was another Realtor and her client. I gave them the quick tour … (30 comments)

windermere real estate: Excitement on the radio! - 01/12/08 02:16 PM
We have a very exciting radio show for you tomorrow including an in-depth discussion of the countrywide/Bank of America situation - the exact scenario predicted by The Home Team Radio Show more than two months ago.
In addition to that we will be talking about Senate hearings coming up which will include under oath testimony from some of the Insurance company CEOs on why they have failed to comply with Florida law. These executives have been warned that jail time awaits them if they are caught lying to the committee.
As discussed elsewhere in my blog, we will be bringing the story of Florida … (2 comments)

windermere real estate: The truth will set you free - if it isn't twisted - 01/10/08 12:47 PM
I have been suggesting the Central Florida real esatet market has been on the bottom for about three months now. All the available data I had suggested that this was the case.
Others scoffed! Others pointed fingers! Others continued to tell the tale of woe! I kept believing and kept repeating what the data was and what it was telling me.
Stable inventory for three months in a row. An increasing numbers of buyers in the market month on month; A stable median price. That was the data that was out there for all to see, and yet my loan … (10 comments)

windermere real estate: Who gets the mortgage? - 01/05/08 02:48 PM
It was not that long ago when people getting divorced found themselves negotiating over the house. Who got to keep it? Who got to move out? How was the whole deal being financed?
Well these days, it's more of a question of who gets the mortgage?
It used to be easy to remove a name from a mortgage and refinance a property in one name only in these situations, but those days are now gone.
A recent example was of a man and woman who filed for divorce more than two years ago. he was going to keep the house because he had custody … (9 comments)

windermere real estate: Probably the best home for sale in Phillips Landing - 01/05/08 10:48 AM

When it comes to finding an exceptional home to live in, it is hard to imagine looking much further than South West Orlando. And within South West Orlando, it is hard to imagine anying as good as Phillips Landing. You simply have to Check out the virtual tour 
This is truly the best home for sale in this exceptional community - it could be the best piece of Dr Phillips Real Estate out there! And Dr Phillips is perhaps the best overall area of Orlando. Don't forget to call me, Simon Conway, for the very best listings in South West Orlando.
This is Custom built,  … (0 comments)

windermere real estate: This is the best home for sale in Phillips Landing - 12/05/07 11:53 PM

This is truly the best home for sale in this exceptional community - it could be the best piece of Dr Phillips Real Estate out there! And Dr Phillips is perhaps the best overall area of Orlando. Don't forget to call me, Simon Conway, for the very best listings in South West Orlando.
This is Custom built,  professionally decorated, in incredible condition, perfectly priced and all in the best gated community in the Dr Phillips area. Gas fireplace in living room, central vacuum, large laundry room with built in ironing board. 18x17 Bonus room is being used as an office.
Truly AMAZING … (4 comments)

windermere real estate: Proving that price testing doesn't work - 11/24/07 03:08 AM
A few weeks ago I posted about why price testing doesn't work. Price testing is where you know the value of a property but you list it higher just to test the market. Sellers request it and Realtors who comply are not doing their clients any favors.
You see there has been research done which not only proves that price tested houses spend more time on the market, but that they actually sell for LESS money in the end than similar homes that were priced correctly to start with.
I have a prime example of this as this morning I placed one of … (10 comments)

windermere real estate: Best of the homes for sale in Phillips Landing - 11/16/07 02:36 PM

This is truly the best home for sale in this exceptional community - it could be the best piece of Dr Phillips Real Estate out there!
Custom built,  professionally decorated, incredible condition perfectly priced and all in the best gated community in the Dr Phillips area. Gas fireplace in living room, central vacuum, large laundry room with built in ironing board. 18x17 Bonus room is being used as an office.
Truly AMAZING master bathroom leads to huge walk-in California closet.
This is a Wonderful Dr Phillips area home! Fantastic schools and a fantastic house for your kids to come home to! Six … (4 comments)

windermere real estate: If you don't fall behind, your lender won't help you - 11/10/07 06:55 AM
For weeks now I have been talking about this problem on my radio program - The Home Team Radio Show, which airs every Sunday at noon on 540 WFLA in Central Florida and all over the world at http://www.540wfla.com/
Now it seems that this ridiculous state of affairs is starting to pick up wider exposure.
It works something like this. You understand that your home is now worth less than you owe on it - or indeed that you know you won't be able to make mortgage payments when your mortgage resets - and so you, being a good borrower, contact your … (6 comments)

windermere real estate: Why "test pricing" doesn't work. - 11/03/07 11:18 AM
For a long time now I have told my potential sellers that so called "Test Pricing" doesn't work. And now we seem to have the proof to back up my theories once again.
"Test Pricing" is what a seller does when presented with the evidence of what their home is worth. "Well let's test the market at a higher price first" is something I'm sure a lot of Realtors have heard. I never do that. If it's not priced correctly I simply won't list it.
Now we have the evidence that the Realtors who DO accept listings with "Test Pricing" are actually … (7 comments)

windermere real estate: Buy a new home in Dr Phillips - 10/05/07 03:11 PM

Wonderful Dr Phillips area home for sale!Fantastic schools and a fantastic house for your kids to come home to! Open kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.
Manicured lawns, large fenced in backyard with no direct neighbors behind home. Beautiful 4 bedroom, plus den/office executive home.  There's three and a half baths too! Heated pool with large lanai on spacious 1/2 acre plus lot, tile roof and move in ready. 
YES, there is land with this home in addition to the fabulous pool area - something that is extremely hard to find in this area, especially at this price!
This … (3 comments)

windermere real estate: Everything you wanted to know about Orlando but were afraid to ask! - 09/19/07 03:22 PM
The city's nickname is "The City Beautiful".  The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 185,951 (metropolitan area 1,644,561). A 2004 U.S. Census Estimates population count gave the city had a total population of 205,648 (metropolitan area nearly 1.8 million). It is the sixth-largest city in Florida, and its largest inland city. It is also at the head of the state's third-largest metropolitan area, behind Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Tampa-St. Petersburg. Additionally, Orlando is home to the second largest university in Florida, the University of Central … (1 comments)

windermere real estate: This week on the radio - 09/08/07 11:25 AM
 
This week on The Home Team Radio Show we take our usual look at the good news from the real estate and finance markets that other people don't want to talk about. We also have a special guest who is going to be discussing why now is such a fantastic opportunity for Europeans to buy Florida real estate.
Also, we will be looking at Florida's projected population growth over the next 20 years. Produced by The Florida Legislature Office of Economic and Demographic Research, the report suggests that more than 8,000,000 people will be moving to the State by 2030. It is … (0 comments)

windermere real estate: Florida posts impressive five year value gain - 09/04/07 03:05 PM
Second only to Hawaii in the nation, Florida posted a five year price increase gain of 95.3% with a statewide 2006-2007 loss of 0.75%.
This is yet more good news for Florida which has some of the most impressive figures in the nation on numerous fronts - not least of which are both job growth and population growth.
The Government figures from the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, also showed that the Orlando area had a one year price increase of 3.64% with the last quarter showing a negligible 0.30% decline in prices. The five year figure for Orlando was above the … (2 comments)

windermere real estate: Experts agree that Orlando's economy is BOOMING! - 09/03/07 06:21 AM
Three top experts all agree that Orlando continues to have a booming economy and that any slowdown in housing is a temporary blip.
This is the kind of information you will hear on my weekly radio show - The Home Team- on 540 WFLA. The show airs every Sunday at Noon Eastern and if you are not in Central Florida, then you can pick it up online at http://www.540wfla.com/
But back to the subject matter here. Orlando Real Estate and Windermere real estate really don't have to worry long term because our economy is booming.
The three most important indicators are all still there … (4 comments)

windermere real estate: Touched by my tennis team - 08/30/07 01:06 AM
So apart from offering the very best representation in town for people looking for Orlando real estate and Windermere, FL real estate and of course from my weekly radio show on 540 WFLA, come January, I am the girls Varsity tennis coach for Dr Phillips High School. Dr Phillips is a very nice suburb in South West Orlando.
Although very low on the financial scale, these three months with this team actually brings me the greatest joy and fulfillment.
I took over the team last year. The previous year they returned a 6-7 record and last year we improved to 10-3. I fully … (5 comments)

 
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