Jerry W. Jackson | Sentinel Staff Writer, August 18, 2008 Older, established neighborhoods in the Orlando- Winter Park area continue to show their stability on the home-sales front, according to the Hillman Report's Mid-Year 2008 analysis. Halfway ...
[Read More] Saturday, 16 August 2008 As Florida continues to suffer the highest rate of foreclosures in the US one part of the sunshine state is looking forward with optimism. Miami may top the state's housing crash list but just 250 miles north Orlando is already ...
[Read More] By BILLIE COHEN Published: August 14, 2008 IN these tough times, with gas prices setting records and airfares skyrocketing, many people are lucky to have jobs, let alone time to take a vacation. And yet there’s some good news for second-home owners ...
[Read More] The overall real estate market in Florida has not fared well since the subprime mortgage crisis reared its ugly head. Miami topped the American Chronicle ’s Worst 25 Housing Predictor Forecast in both 2007 and 2008, and was cited as possibly undergoing ...
[Read More] ORLANDO, Fla.,, Aug 12, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Make Summer Last Longer with a Fall Getaway during Orlando's Annual Endless Summer Promotion Travelers can squeeze in one more "summer" getaway without breaking the bank through ...
[Read More] Indicators that Orlando’s housing market is marching toward a balance continued their onward progression in June, led by a four-month decline in inventory that has resulted in a 46.18 percent decrease in the months-of-supply since January. Other ...
[Read More] LORI MCLEOD From Friday's Globe and Mail August 8, 2008 at 12:23 AM EDT When Canadian accountant Kenneth Lee toured Florida looking for real estate deals in May, it seemed everyone in the state's ravaged housing sector bent over backwards to welcome ...
[Read More] BLOOMBERG NEWS, August 5, 2008 Walt Disney Co. , the world's biggest theme-park operator, raised ticket prices at its U.S. resorts after sales growth slowed in the quarter ended June 30. The price of a one-day adult ticket at Walt Disney World in Orlando, ...
[Read More] ORLANDO, Fla. -- The city of Orlando has been named the best place in the nation to rent a home according to a survey by Forbes Magazine. The soft real estate market makes renting a better option. Three more Florida cities also made the top ten list. Miami ...
[Read More] While it isn’t the end of the real estate problems for south and central Florida, news out of Orlando indicates that things may be starting to turn around. Individuals and families are moving into new homes in the metro Orlando area faster than the ...
[Read More] Jerry W. Jackson | Sentinel Staff Writer, July 30, 2008 As people continued moving into new homes faster than builders were erecting them, Metro Orlando's inventory of new subdivision housing fell again during the second quarter, according to a closely ...
[Read More] NEW YORK - Home prices tumbled by the steepest rate ever in May, according to a closely watched housing index released Tuesday, as the housing slump deepened nationwide. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city index dropped by 15.8 percent ...
[Read More] Sara K. Clarke | Sentinel Staff Writer, July 28, 2008 With energy costs on the rise and customers cutting back on spending, it can be challenging to run a small business during an economic downturn. Still, there are ways to cut costs and boost profits, ...
[Read More] Despite increasing airfares due to rising fuel prices, record numbers of international travelers are coming to America. It's a bargain for people outside the United States to come here. Hotel room rates in New York, for example, are up 11 percent in ...
[Read More] Fireworks filled the air, feel-good music blared from the loud speakers and smiles were plentiful Friday in downtown Orlando as the first clods of dirt were turned on what will eventually become a teeming $480 million multipurpose arena. The scene, Orlando ...
[Read More] Place In The Sun Scots Family Robinson Find Their Perfect Retreat In The Sunshine State The Sunshine State of Florida can't be beaten as a holiday stop as far as Robert and Jan Robinson are concerned. The couple and their six-year-old daughter Eve ...
[Read More] ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- A British invasion hit America 44-years ago when the Beatles' appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Today the brits aren't sending music but mortgages to America and especially to Orlando. Since the dollar ...
[Read More] BY WAYNE T. PRICE • FLORIDA TODAY • July 25, 2008 Existing home sales in Brevard County fell 5 percent in June over the previous year, while the median price dropped 16 percent, according to figures released Thursday by the Florida Association ...
[Read More] Mark Schlueb | Sentinel Staff Writer, July 24, 2008 Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and the City Council, faced with a $30 million shortfall in next year's budget, may raise the city's property-tax rate from the current $4.9307 to $5.65 per $1,000 of ...
[Read More] Jay Hamburg | Sentinel Staff Writer, July 24, 2008 Orlando revealed the locations Wednesday of cameras to catch red-light runners. The city plans to have 10 cameras at seven intersections installed and turned on by Sept. 1. "Obey the traffic light," ...
[Read More] Jerry W. Jackson | Sentinel Staff Writer, July 23, 2008 With hundreds of vacant homes and condos in the Orlando area -- many of them in foreclosure, with banks looking to unload them for less than $100,000 -- some experts say the answer to the region's ...
[Read More] Jeannette Rivera felt as if she was on top of the world. She owned JR Express Mail, a delivery company that contracted with the U.S. Post Office. She enjoyed a comfortable salary and had plenty of time to spend with her two children. In March, however, ...
[Read More] Mark Schlueb | Sentinel Staff Writer, July 22, 2008 Orlando leaders agreed to raise the city's property-tax rate Monday, staving off deep cuts in services but erasing some of the savings that Florida voters approved in January. "Finding a solution ...
[Read More] The oversupply of quality homes in Florida, the strength of the pound against the dollar and the prospects of recession across the USA, means more and more UK buyers are on the hunt for a Florida property bargain. And British Homes Group has helped hundreds ...
[Read More] WASHINGTON - -A mortgage-rescue plan to save hundreds of thousands of homeowners from foreclosure drew overwhelming Senate support Monday, inching toward passage despite Republican objections. The Senate voted 76-10 to advance the bill, a broad array of ...
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