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And The Highest Price Goes To…The Top 2 Highest Selling Homes of 2007 for Orange, Seminole, Lake & Volusia Counties

The market may seem very slow, but it’s really all in the eyes of the beholder.  Homes are still moving, especially the highest priced homes.  Here are some of the pricey real estate which has sold so far in 2007 in the 4-county area.   
Seminole County

1.     Number one and highest price sold home was in Sweetwater […]

Orlando Community Spotlight: Celebration, Florida

 Celebration, Florida is a planned community created by a real estate division of The Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Company commissioned famous architects to create the master plan and to design the buildings.
Founded in 1994, Celebration has the flavor of southern American village from the 1930s. About 2,500 homes are clustered around a small, […]

Orlando Community Spotlight: Winter Springs, Florida

Winter Springs originated from Spanish land grants given to a successful New York merchant who traded lumber and other goods with Spain.  Lake wharves used to be home to steamboats delivering freight for wagon delivery inland to Maitland and Orlando.  Farmers, lumbering crews, sawmill workers and more migrated into the area, constructing all manner of […]

Paying Off Your Mortgage in Six Years Without Changing Your Lifestyle

The Real Estate Market Synopsis
Orlando Real Estate Market Update 08/24/07
Gitta Urbainczyk, P.A.
At first, this may sound too good to be true. If you think you have heard this idea before, you really need to listen to this one now and find out more about it! Most people labor 30 years to pay off their […]

Gitta Urbainczyk Becomes Exclusive Member of The Real Estate Advocate Group

Gitta Urbainczyk Becomes Exclusive Member of The Real Estate Advocate Group

Gitta’s Real Estate Team Dominates Online Real Estate!

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Gitta’s Real Estate Team Dominates Online Real Estate

Community Spotlight: Clermont, Florida

Named for its 1400 plus lakes, Clermont was formed from a portion of Orange County and Sumter County in 1887. We are approximately 1200 square miles and are known for our diverse landscape and terrain ranging from 0 to 315 feet above sea level.
In Lake County’s earliest beginnings, pioneers looked to the earth for their […]

How Do Home Price Hold Up In Cities Around Greater Orlando?

The Real Estate Market Synopsis
How Do Home Price Hold Up In Cities Around Greater Orlando?
Orlando Real Estate Market Update 08/17/07
Gitta Urbainczyk, P.A.
Current housing news is as bleak as ever!  Most can’t help but notice all of the negativity regarding the housing market.  It literally seems to be coming in daily doses from all around the […]

The Real Estate Market Synopsis

The Seller’s Fear of Loss vs. The Buyer’s Sense of Loss
Orlando Real Estate Market Update 08/10/07
Gitta Urbainczyk, P.A.
In speaking with many agents across the country, I have found that the general consensus is this. Unelss you are in one of those ‘luxury pockets’ where the homes are selling and buyers are buying, this real […]

Community Spotlight: Mt. Dora

The City of Mount Dora was established in 1880, the City of Mount Dora was first named Royellou after one of the city’s pioneers.  Lake Dora was named for a local resident who provided camping hospitality to Federal surveyors in 1883.  The town was later renamed after the lake.  The “mount” refers to the fact […]

General Market Indicators - August 2007

General Market Indicators - August
Available home inventory for the four metro counties has actually remained the same as last week, sitting at 30,600. While this number is still very high, it has remained stable for the past two weeks. This is good news.  Hopefully, this is an indication of future drops in the available home […]

Monthly Market Conditons - Winter Park, Florida

Unfortunately, Winter Park is also falling victim to the stagnant real estate market. It has an oversupply of homes and sluggish buyer demand. A strong buyer market is in place. There is no short term improvement forecast for market conditions. A huge supply of inventory needs to be sold off. As of the end of […]

Monthly Market Conditons - Oviedo, Florida

Oviedo, like surrounding areas, is having huge oversupply of homes. The market currently has 10 months of unsold inventory. It also suffers from sluggish buyer demand. There is no short term forecast for improvement in market conditions. As of the end of July, there were 737 homes for sale. Only 72 have been sold over […]

Monthly Market Conditons - Orlando, Florida

The Orlando market is suffering form a huge oversupply of unsold inventory and a sluggish buyer demand. However, with all of the bio-research companies entering into the market, it will strengthen in the long-term. Meanwhile, over the next 24 months, we will see some definite erosion of home values while we go through this adjustment […]

Monthly Market Conditons - Lake Mary, Florida

The Lake Mary market is suffering from an oversupply of homes and a sluggish buyer demand. A strong buyers market is in place. There is no short term improvement forecast for market conditions. A huge supply of inventory needs to be sold off. As of the end of May, there are 537 homes for sale. […]

Monthly Market Conditons - Heathrow, Florida

As of the end of July, Heathrow has 174 active homes for sale. The high price is $4,650,000 and the low price is $190,000, while the average listed price is $699,236. Only 17 homes sold in the past 30 days which creates 10 months of unsold inventory. The average selling price is $536,873, with the […]

How to Prepare The Look Of Your Home To Get The Sale!

Orlando Real Estate Market Update 08/03/07
Gitta Urbainczyk, P.A.
The real estate market is causing a lot of headaches for everyone, and will continue to do so for a long time. The real estate market is in recession, but that doesn’t mean you have to participate! By making your home look as best as possible, and […]