windermere florida real estate: Windermere, FL: truly great custom home for sale - 08/23/08 11:41 PM
This is a truly amazing home currently under construction in the beautiful town of Windermere, Florida.
Not only are we able to offer you a $15,000 contribution to closing with our preferred lender, but we will also be delighted to place a brand new 2008 C300 Sport Sedan in … (0 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Rare Butler Chain opportunity - spectacular home for sale - 08/23/08 11:22 PM
Every now and then an opportunity arises that you should really pay attention to. Rarely is it possible to find vacant land on the Butler Chain of Lakes in the Dr Phillips and Windermere area. And … (0 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: The best home for sale in Windermere, Florida? - 08/16/08 10:22 PM
Real Estate in Windermere, Florida is simply some of the best that Central Florida has to offer. And now we have this great home in a guarded, gated community just waiting for you to come home to. Once you step inside you will know you've arrived home.
Four bedrooms, … (0 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Is this the best home for sale in Windermere, Florida? - 07/12/08 09:36 PM
Looking to come home to Windermere, Florida? This picture perfect town on the southern outskirts of metro Orlando is an incredible place to live.
Real Estate in Windermere, Florida is simply some of the best that Central Florida has to offer. And now we have this great home in … (1 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Windermere, FL: Wonderful home for sale - 07/05/08 10:54 PM
It could be that you've come home! Great opportunity to own some Windermere, Florida real estate! This fantastic home is being listed well below what it is worth and this is not a short sale or an REO - just a truly great deal!
This gated community home in wonderful … (0 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: An incredible Custom built home for sale in Windermere, Florida - 06/28/08 10:29 PM
This is a truly amazing home currently under construction in the beautiful town of Windermere, Florida.
Not only are we able to offer you a $15,000 contribution to closing with our preferred lender, but we will also be delighted to place a brand new 2008 C300 Sport Sedan in … (1 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: One of the best homes for sale in Windermere, Florida - 06/28/08 10:23 PM
Real Estate in Windermere, Florida is simply some of the best that Central Florida has to offer. And now we have this great home in a guarded, gated community just waiting for you to come home to.
Four bedrooms, three and a half baths and almost three thousand square … (0 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Custom built mini mansion for sale in Windermere Florida - 06/14/08 10:59 PM
This is a truly amazing home currently under construction in the beautiful town of Windermere, Florida.
Not only are we able to offer you a $15,000 contribution to closing with our preferred lender, but we will also be delighted to place a brand new 2008 C300 Sport Sedan in … (2 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Ten things sellers can do to improve their chances - 05/06/08 03:40 PM
If it is a sluggish market for sellers, then by definition, it is a great market to be a buyer. One of the things that makes it such a great market to be a buyer is the choice that is out there right now. And so if you are a seller, … (6 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Probably the best home for sale in Windermere - 04/26/08 11:32 PM
Jumbo Loan available in the 6s with preferred Lender!
$15,000 towards closing costs with preferred Lender!
Brand new 2008 Mercedes C300 Sports Sedan
Incredible reduction in price! The home is now eight weeks from completion and there is still time to make changes! Not only are we able to offer you a … (0 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Foreign countries also have falling home prices - 04/19/08 08:49 AM
As if more proof were needed that money is now an international affair, reports are now confirming declining home prices in many other parts of the world.
The International Monetary Fund estimates homes in Spain, where prices tripled in the past 10 years, are overvalued by 15 percent, The New York Times … (9 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Best Disney area condo for sale - 04/12/08 10:15 PM
Fabulous fully furnished condo right on the conservation.
Upmarket furniture in pristine condition because this unit has been used just by the owner. Manned gated community offering up scale amenities including clubhouse with movie theatre, fitness room large Olympic size outdoor pool, whirlpool and spa, separate toddler pool, video arcade, … (2 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Allstate banned again from writing insurance in Florida - 04/08/08 09:31 PM
In a decision that will send shockwaves through the insurance industry, a court today ruled that the State of Florida was within its' rights to ban Allstate from writing all insurance until it complies with a demand to produce documents. Apparently, we have not been in good hands!
And within hours, the … (20 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Will William Gray see his shadow? - 04/07/08 09:44 PM
Right around this time of year we have a news event in this country which is tantamount to the February appearance of Punksatony Phil. We have the whole did he see his shadow or not? Will winter carry on for another six weeks or not?
Well Dr William Gray has to wait … (11 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Disney to build luxury housing in Florida - 04/05/08 09:59 PM
It is reasonable to suggest that Disney knows a good thing when it sees it. And this is particularly good news for Florida, because Disney sees profit in home building!
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting as follows: "If you'd like to live in a luxury house next door to Mickey Mouse, Florida's … (24 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Florida scores big in "top ten clean cities" - 03/19/08 07:37 AM
Forbes has announced its top ten cleanest metros in the United States and Florida takes no fewer than four of those top spots - including Number One - Miami.
In addition to that, Jacksonville comes in at Number Three and Orlando (above), Number Four with Tampa-St Petersburg rounding out the four at … (18 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Why consumers need Realtors when buying from builders. - 03/03/08 05:06 PM
So yesterday I went out with a long standing client. We went to a new development in Central Florida and to cut a long story short, we found a home that my client decided to buy.
Now this particular builder was having a "ONE WEEKEND ONLY"sale with contributions to HOA and closing … (9 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Subprimes defaulting before resets - 02/23/08 03:02 PM
The problem is not the resets. Many home owners are defaulting on subprime loans even at the low introductory rates offered and perhaps shows us two things - well actually one thing. Greed!
Lenders clearly dropped their stringent requirements at the height of the boom. They were issuing what I have called … (10 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: FEMA adds more than 2,000 Central Florida homes into the flood zone - 02/23/08 02:24 PM
FEMA is in the middle of re-drawing the flood zone map for Central Florida. First up was Seminole County with Orange (2009), Polk (2010), Lake and Brevard (2011) all still to come.
If you find your home has suddenly been moved to a flood zone, you can appeal the decision. A … (5 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Orlando places third in "ten best cities for housing bargains" list - 02/16/08 08:27 PM
Orlando, Florida is third on the list of the ten best places to find a housing bargain right now.
Forbes' Matt Woolsey reports that the best place to get a bargain on a home is an area where there is healthy job growth and more houses available than people to buy them.These … (4 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Let's all maximize the negativity! - 02/16/08 10:52 AM
Now I am not the biggest fan of the National Association of Realtors. I feel that those in charge want to accomplish two things - to be at the center of American politics and therefore power, and secondly to increase the number of members and therefore money.
Having said all of that, … (10 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Homeowners are an optimistic bunch - 02/09/08 11:09 PM
A massive 77 percent of owners believe their own home has either held its own or increased in value, according to a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive.
All the negative press in the world apparently has had no effect on more than three quarters of all homeowners and that can only … (3 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: What the heck is wrong with Realtors? - Part 2 - 02/06/08 04:38 PM
As I said yesterday, the standard of professionalism in our industry is a LONG way from where it needs to be,
I had no intention of making this title a series, but a new day has brought me new evidence.
If you missed yesterday's installment, then you can find it here: What the … (25 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: What the heck is wrong with Realtors? - 02/05/08 11:45 AM
The standard of professionalism in our industry is a long, long way from where it needs to be and this leads to a few things.
Firstly, it lead to me having quite a frustrating morning today. I took some cash buyers out to see six properties - all in the same community. … (28 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Lessons in doing it right! - 01/28/08 08:37 AM
I am nowhere near stupid enough to think I know it all - although it is amazing how many people I encounter in a typical week who actually think they do.
Having said that I do know that exceptional customer service is just one of the many things that sets me apart … (45 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Do YOU know what your agent is doing? - 01/26/08 12:30 PM
Actually it's hard to believe, but I am coming to the conclusion that there are real estate agents out there who simply do not want to sell their listings.
First of all, many of them price them inaccurately to begin with and then simply throw them on the MLS in the hope … (27 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Four year high... for mortgages? - 01/19/08 12:08 AM
Yes it is hard to believe but demand for mortgages surged this week, reaching a four year high as interest rates continued to fall dramatically.
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that application volume reached 906.4, an increase of 28.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, up from 706 one week earlier. On … (9 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: How to sell your home fast in a slow market - 01/17/08 10:43 PM
Now this may or may not come as a shock to you, but homes are still selling inside of two weeks all over the country - even in some struggling areas.
The reasons are simple and were recently highlighted in The Baltimore Sun.
Some research on that market showed that 13% of the … (14 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: I was just asked to commit mortgage fraud - 01/12/08 07:23 PM
Now there's not much unusual here. It happens all the time to all of us. What is different about this one however, is the source of the request.
One of my clients had his home listed with me. Due to a variety of circumstances he needs to re-finance the home and so … (12 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: My journey to the mystical 100,000 mark! - 01/07/08 12:18 PM
Well it has been a curious journey to get to this milestone. It had three starts and included a long layoff for back surgery, but I made it over the weekend and then someone suggested I post here about exactly how I got here.
It was back in June of 2006 that … (22 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Just like starting over - truly inspired by a song! - 01/02/08 02:22 PM
Every now and then we get an opportunity - a new beginning - something that is truly a fresh start. A new year brings that to us and in this particular year, we have a chance to start over in all kinds of way.
This morning I just put some … (16 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Happy 2008 everyone! - 01/01/08 08:37 AM
Just thought I'd take a few moments to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I know some of you have had a tough 2007 and now that's over with, perhaps it's time to greet the new year with a new and positive attitude.
My 2007 was certainly filled with some challenges. I … (21 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Immigration and Real Estate - the Counter argument - 12/31/07 02:06 PM
A few days ago Christopher Smith from Houston, TX, wrote a blog abour Immigration and real estate. Lots of you commented on it, but I felt it was simply looking at what is indeed a complex issue, from just one side.
The counter argument is needed if we are to have a … (28 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: It all depends on how you look at it - 12/28/07 10:46 PM
There's a story today on MSN Real Estate By Prashant Gopal, of BusinessWeek. It highlights the ten worst cities in the nation in terms of real estate price declines.
There are some in California, some in south Florida and even Sarasota (which was a surprise to me), Florida was in there.
The interesting … (18 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: President signs bill to aid ailing homeowners - 12/22/07 02:01 PM
Some good news for Christmas - and weird too, because it involves the Government getting something right for a change!
In a move designed to HELP people who are having to choose between foreclosure and worse, the President yesterday signed a Bill that means the IRS will no longer be able to … (19 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: What buyers need to know these days to get a loan - 12/08/07 10:51 PM
Lenders are getting far more picky about who they will and will not lend money to these days, but make no mistake - there is plenty of money out there - you just have to make sure you qualify.
So, what are lenders using? It will come as no surprise to most … (4 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: BIG Florida auction coming. 50% of value expected! - 12/08/07 07:33 PM
Well my assistant had a busy weekend - driving round checking on a number of properties that will be auctioned in the next two weeks - all for clients we have coming to town. A lot of these homes are expected to go for 50% of market value or less.
The investor … (7 comments)
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windermere florida real estate: Tax credits for energy improvements run out at the end of the year - 12/08/07 06:22 PM
This could be your last chance to take advantage of tax credits for energy efficient home improvements because they will run out on 12/31/2007.
The US Department of Energy contains the complete list on its website - http://www.energy.gov/
In the meantime, here are some of the highlights.
Up to $500 for insulation and exterior … (7 comments)
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