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2007
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Here’s a gadget for the techie control freak luxury home buyer that is just cool. The Kohler DTV is a touchscreen interface for the shower that controls the temperature and up to 8 shower components. It eliminates the need for multiple valve handles so it really does streamline the look of any sh...
11/25/2007
A Guest Post by Jim Nolan of Inspections by Nolan based in Orlando & Florida Chapter President of National Association of Home Inspectors. He's one of the most skilled, knowledgeable, and respected inspectors in the area.email: jimnolan@cfl.rr.com phone: 407-876-3724 “So, when will we hit the bot...
11/20/2007
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Michael Vick, former star quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons and notorious mad man, has put his home in Atlanta, GA on the market for $4 million. It has 8 bedrooms, 8.5 bathrooms, and 1.5 acres with a water view. It will be curious to see if his home suffers in value from his reputation ...
11/14/2007
Joey Fatone graduated from Dr. Phillips High School in 1994 and since then has been a member of the Mickey Mouse Club, boy band NSYNC (unfortunately, I know all the songs from my sisters going crazy over this band back in the day), and most recently Dancing With the Stars. He’s currently the host...
11/13/2007
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So far in 2007, 11 sales have taken place at the Turtle Creek subdivision located on Apopka-Vineland Rd. in the esteemed Dr. Phillips area of Orlando with a median price of $930,000 and average days on market of 183 days. The highest sales price in 2007 was $2,300,000 in the Water’s Edge section ...
11/08/2007
National City has a wonderful tool online. You just hover your mouse over the section of the map you’re interested in and it will provide current and historical market data. According to this site, the Orlando market is currently over valued by 34% and began becoming over valued around 2004.
11/06/2007
So far in 2007, 17 properties have sold in the Vizcaya subdivision located in the Dr. Phillips area with an average sales price of $640,502 and average days on market of 167 days. Properties received 95% of the asking price when sold. Only 6 of the sales were single family homes with an average ...
11/04/2007
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Homes of the future will have interactive surfaces with coffee tables, walls, and countertops that will be able to download recipes, edit photos, manage your schedule, and everything else current home computers can do without a mouse or keyboard. Microsoft says this new surface computing technol...
11/04/2007
The rate of appreciation for prices in the Orlando housing market has just turned negative according to Home Valance, a website that monitors appreciation in residential real estate. Orlando actually depreciated 0.30% in the second quarter of 2007 and is continuing a downward trend.
11/04/2007
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