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2009
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The results of a nationwide survey came out yesterday, and apparently a lot of people agree with me. Orlando is a pretty good place to be. Some of the other conclusions of the survey were that people preferred warmer climates over cold by a two to one margin. The most desirable locations were in ...
01/29/2009
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With all the bailouts and stimulus packages and bureaucrats and fat cats trying to save the economy, I thought I would make a "Modest Proposal" (see Jonathan Swift). With an average price around $200,000, the government could purchase 3 million homes for about $600 billion. That is a savings of $...
01/29/2009
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I would like to thank Dennis Loxton with MetLife for inviting me to meet with a team of MetLife Reverse Mortgage Consultants yesterday. It was great to make the connections with experts in this area of lending. One of the comments I made to the group yesterday is that the financial experts never ...
01/29/2009
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I would like to thank Dennis Loxton with MetLife for inviting me to meet with a team of MetLife Reverse Mortgage Consultants yesterday. It was great to make the connections with experts in this area of lending. One of the comments I made to the group yesterday is that the financial experts never ...
01/28/2009
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Considering a move to Orlando? Well go ahead and call me a wimp, but it was cold this morning at a very crisp 33 F. That is almost freezing. It was expected to get colder than that last night, but I guess it passed us by. If you are reading this and thinking, "that's not cold" , maybe you should ...
01/22/2009
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Supply side economics suggests "if you build it they will come." Demand side eonomics suggests "if you build a better mousetrap, you still have to market it." There are three factors that effect demand: need, desire, and ability meet those needs and wants. This is a real estate blog, so I am spec...
01/19/2009
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I have added a few pages to my website www.DavidWelch.com with YouTube Videos of specific neighborhoods in the Orlando area. There are no doubt other agents that have added similar resources on their websites, but these have been working pretty well lately. Follow up with appropriate keywords, an...
01/15/2009
Check out the YouTube Videos. I'll be adding a new page to my website for Avalon Park, one of Orlando's great planned communities. Upstairs at 1112 Brant Point, Spring Isle in Avalon Park, Orlando Driving into Spring Isle in Avalon Park, Orlando David W. Welch, Remax 200 Realty, RealEstateOptimist
01/13/2009
There are a couple of good articles today in the Orlando Sentinel. Orlando Real Estate December 2008 First Time Home Buyers Orlando Read these, and then go back and read my posts in October, November and December. Prices are at rock bottom right now, and interest rates are right there with them. ...
01/12/2009
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I work with people from out of state all the time, which is not a big surprise since I have heard that only 1 in 12 Floridians is a native (like myself). Because I am a huge college football fan, the question inevitably comes up "what is it about Florida and football?" The Gators answered that qu...
01/08/2009
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