With mortgages so hard to come by, investors who can't pay "all-cash" are having a hard time scooping up some of today's "fire sale" deals - which can be incredibly frustrating. It's like being (a diabetic) kid in a candy store. (I'm diabetic so I know how that feels.) However since first time home buyers are not subject to the same degree of scrutiny, they don't generally have this trouble, provided they're a good, old-fashioned loan prospect. (Imagine that.) There's tons of [...]
Condo Metropolis in conjunction with Orlando Real Estate Pros are now producing Orlando's "Top Ten" real estate deals for a zingy new, nationwide real estate website called, yes... Top10RealEstateDeals.com Each month, we'll be selecting the best of Orlando's real estate deals and will bring them directly to this new listings site. These opportunities represent just a few of the more than 22,000 units on the Orlando homes market at present. Contact us for more info on these or if you're [...]
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FINALLY... SOME GREAT NEWS! Yes, we've finally caved in to your almost endless nagging and are putting together our first Orlando real estate bus tour - a tour that will take you to see some of the best deals in town! As ground zero for so much of the recent real estate fall out, there is no doubt that Orlando is now home to some of the most incredible deals in the country. And while we've been writing about them for some time now and touring the more agressive investors, we [...]
Multiple Offers are soooo 2006... Well if you think so, take a deep breath because while it might seem ludicrous to make an offer on an Orlando condo - or any other home, if it means competing with another buyer, things have started to change. In the last few weeks, there has been a sharp rise in the number of multiple offers on Orlando real estate  - and all because foreclosures are finally making their way through the bank pipelines. Many banks, overwhelmed with homes are pricing their [...]
"Ok, well keep me posted if you see any good deals." I hear this all the time from would-be buyers on the phone who are stuck in the mud and never quite satisfied with what's on the table. These folk never buy, because they're always wating for something better to come along. "Sure," I say. What I really want to say is: "Are you kidding me? There are 22,000 listings in Orlando right now - half of them foreclosures going for a steal and we take a dozen calls a day. Why don't YOU get back [...]
Condo Metropolis is launching a new Orlando real estate site and blog aimed at a different segment of the buying population - single family home buyers. Whereas CondoMetropolis.com specializes in Orlando Condo sales, the new site will provide Orlando home buyers with information on a wider segment of the market. "CondoMetropolis has been incredibly successful given the fact that we launched in the middle of an incredibly soft market - and are specializing in the area of the market that was[...]
I'm in the mood for ranting today. If you moved to Africa, would you be really miffed about the mean lions or those awfully aggressive heyeinas - and become indignant about how such dangerous animals shouldn't be allowed to "just roam around like that"? I sometimes hear would-be Florida residents ask me when they look at a condo with a nice lake view: "Awseome view... Wait, you don't suppose there are any alligators in there, do you?!" Yes, siree - real lakes sometimes have real, [...]