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Community Spotlight: Altamonte Springs, Florida

Gitta Urbainczyk — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:24:51 +0000

If there is a “right place” in all of the Orlando metropolitan area, Altamonte Springs is it! Positioned in the geographic heart of Central Florida, Altamonte Springs provides a solid base of white collar personnel and support services with the convenience of a location that virtually eliminates the daily challenge of commuting to work.

For the full spotlight, click here.

Orlando Real Estate Weekly Market Update 11-16-2007

Gitta Urbainczyk — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:18:01 +0000

If you’re a seller in the Orlando real estate market, you’re probably scratching your head right now and asking “where are all the buyers?”. We are too. The ones that are out there are scooping up properties, especially in short sale auctions, at up to 50% savings.

In this week’s market update, find out just how bad it is, along with the latest November numbers for each of the main Central Florida counties. Plus, discover Altamonte Springs and its future in the Community Spotlight.

For the full report, go to Gitta’s blog now.

Community Spotlight: Deltona, Florida

Gitta Urbainczyk — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:15:46 +0000

This week’s spotlight focuses on Deltona, Florida. The first inhabitants of southwest Volusia County were Nomadic Timucuans who found fish and fresh water plentiful in the area. After Florida became a state in 1845, steamboats began to make regular trips up the St. Johns River to Lake Monroe.

For more, go to Gitta’s Real Estate Blog now.

Orlando Real Estate Weekly Market Update 11-09-2007

Gitta Urbainczyk — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:12:03 +0000

With this week’s market update, we’ve altered the content for a slightly new look. It’s leaner and cuts straight to the point.

That point this week is the continuing stagnation in the Orlando real estate market for sellers. While prices continue to freefall, developers are now adding fuel to the fire. Find out how home builders and developers are making our current nightmare market even worse in this week’s Weekly Market Update. Go to Gitta’s Blog now!

Plus, get the latest market indicators and a look at Deltona, Florida in the Community Spotlight!

Community Video Spotlight: Parkview at Lakeshore - Kissimmee, Florida

Gitta Urbainczyk — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:58:07 +0000

Parkview at Lakeshore has tranquil surroundings. Spacious home sites make you feel as though you are in the country, while conveniently located near the attractions. The community offers a pool, cabana, pier, tennis court, volleyball sand court, playgrounds and nature parks. We offer large lake front lots on beautiful West Lake Toho, part of the Kissimmee chain of lakes and we have the best large mouth bass fishing in the nation. We are located 7 miles South on John Young Parkway from 417 off of Pleasant Hill Road in Kissimmee towards Poinciana.

For the video tour, click here.

Gitta Urbainczyk Holds $10,000 Agent Drawing

Gitta Urbainczyk — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:29:45 +0000

Gitta Urbainczyk (P.A., E-Pro, RECS, CLHMS, Broker Associate), with Keller Williams Heritage Realty, will hold her $10,000 agent drawing at the Luxurious Fountain Parke Development in Lake Mary on November 6, 2007. Over 200 real estate agents from a variety of different companies are invited. For more information, including detailed press release, click here.

Hot Luxury Home in Foreclosure in Lake Forest!

Gitta Urbainczyk — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:51:14 +0000

Snap this one up or you’ll be sorry!

It’s a magnificient property located on the South Isle waterfront featuring 5 bedrooms and 4.5 baths. For more information, go to Gitta’s Blog now!

Mortgage Meltdown: Let the Finger-Pointing Begin

Gitta Urbainczyk — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:39:23 +0000

I somewhat agree with the Ralph Roberts article “Mortgage Meltdown: Let the Finger-Pointing Begin” regarding the cause of mortgage meltdown. However, Roberts misses the opportunity to point out the real culprits in the mortgage meltdown. The rules of the game have been set by national lenders and Wall Street, both cashing in on the huge low interest rate potential and liberalizing the mortgage approval process to the point where anyone having a pulse could qualify. Here is a roster of 161 mortgage companies who have imploded http://ml-implode.com. These lenders must have known circumstances were spiraling out of control. The mortgage rules were not set by real estate agents and mortgage brokers on a local level. Instead, it was done by the people who really cashed in by selling billions of dollars of their garbage to the international monetary market. Check out their paycheck versus that of a mortgage broker or real estate agent and you can find the real culprit. “We can do things better than the FHA” the lender reps were saying to mortgage brokers and real estate agents. “We have an easier process in lending you money so use our lender instead!” All the while, they are sending out 125% mortgages, no job OK, bankruptcy OK , repos OK, etc. It was the greed of major national and international lenders together with Wall Street setting up the insane rules of engagement in the first place that led to what we are seeing now. No one could have gotten a stated no-income qualifying loan in the first place had they not been insanely offered by national lenders. Yes, mortgage brokers , real estate agents, appraisers and title companies can all be faulted. However, they walked away with relatively small commissions compared to the billions of dollars of commissions and bonuses the power brokers on Wall Street realized at the end of their year. They really raked in the dough selling mortgage-packed securities worldwide when any novice could see that something was not right. This frenzy had to catch up with us in the long run. How about Mr. Greenspan sitting there and fueling the situation by keeping rates so low while the irrational exuberance was going on? How about the national home builders selling two, three, four or more homes to investors with stated income mortgages while raising prices almost daily and fueling the boom? Hello!? Who did not cash in while the boom was going on? Anyone with one ounce of brain could have told you that negative arm loans are very dangerous, that no-income, no-asset verification loans and one-day-out-of-bankruptcy loans (even at high interest rates) are going to invite the problems we are now facing. Laying the blame on mortgage and real estate agents is like blaming the mice for eating the cheese left openly on the kitchen table.

Article: http://rismedia.com/wp/2007-10-05/mortgage-meltdown-let-the-finger-pointing-begin/

For more information, visit http://flippingfrenzy.com or contact Ralph at RalphRoberts@ralphroberts.com or 586.751.0000.

Introduction | Meet the RISMedia Local News Author for Orlando, Florida

Gitta Urbainczyk — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:55:15 +0000

RISMEDIA, July 12, 2007 — We’re happy to announce Gitta Urbainczyk and her team as our local authors and sponsors for real estate news and information in Orlando, Florida. In the coming months they’ll be covering everything from general city news to market trends and conditions. Here is an excerpt from their bio to give you an idea of who they are, what the real estate market is like in Orlando, and what real estate there means for them.

One of the largest real estate teams in Central Florida, Gitta’s team has closed well over 1000 transactions. Their praise can be found in major publications, including the prestigious book “Billionaire Real Estate Agent” by Steven Kantor. They know Orlando real estate, and cover more of Central Florida than any other team.
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