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Buying a New-Construction House Myths

Buying a New-Construction House Myths

Many first-time homebuyers might shy away from the prospect of buying a brand-new home, assuming: It will cost too much. It will take too long.

While purchasing new construction is indeed different from purchasing previously owned property, many misconceptions abound about new builds. As a result, homebuyers who’ve heard these rumors might be passing over a smart path to homeownership that makes sense for many Americans today.

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Details To Not Miss When Buying a New Home

Details To Not Miss When Buying a New Home

There are a variety of reasons many homebuyers prefer purchasing a brand-new home instead of an older home.

Some love the idea of moving into a home that’s never been lived in by anyone else. (Think of that crowd as the “new-car smell” aficionados of homeownership.) Others relish the opportunity to put their personal stamp on a home—tailoring the model, layout, and finishes to their particular tastes.

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How Long Does a Home Seller Have To Respond To An Offer?

How Long Does a Home Seller Have To Respond To An Offer?

When you make an offer on a house, you might be wondering how long you can wait until you have to respond.

There’s nothing worse than sitting around waiting—especially when you’re waiting for someone to respond to your offer on the biggest financial decision of your life. Yeesh, it’s excruciating.

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What Sellers Should Look For in an Offer

What Sellers Should Look For in an Offer

Congratulations! You’re well on your way to getting as much as possible out of what is likely your largest asset. But when it comes to picking an offer, sometimes it’s important to take a step back and recognize that your bottom line shouldn’t be your only consideration.

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Details to NOT Miss When Buying a New Home

Details to NOT Miss When Buying a New Home

There are a variety of reasons many homebuyers prefer purchasing a brand-new home instead of an older home.

Some love the idea of moving into a home that’s never been lived in by anyone else. (Think of that crowd as the “new-car smell” aficionados of homeownership.) Others relish the opportunity to put their personal stamp on a home—tailoring the model, layout, and finishes to their particular tastes.

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How to Find Investment Properties

How to Find Investment Properties

There is no right or wrong way to find investment properties, but knowing how to find investment properties can speed up the process of establishing your business. In this article, we share the four best ways to find investment properties for sale near you and what to look out for before deciding to purchase a property.

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8 Real Estate Documents to Keep

8 Real Estate Documents to Keep

After a real estate sale, there are a lot of documents to organize. But do you have to keep them all? After all, you don’t want to have to file all of it if you don’t have to; but you also don’t want to chuck something crucial. So, of the hundreds of documents you’ll encounter during the home-buying process, here are the ones you should keep—and why.

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Everything to Know About Move-In Fees

Everything to Know About Move-In Fees

Landlords are responsible for determining what fees tenants will pay to help cover the costs of maintenance, repairs, and other expenses associated with their rental — often in the form of a move-in fee.

Move-in fees are similar to rental security deposits, but they need to be handled differently by both landlords and their tenants. We outline everything you need to know about move-in fees, from how much they cost to limitations landlords should be aware of.

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Ways To Lower Cost of Buying New-Construction Home

Ways To Lower Cost of Buying New-Construction Home

While buying any home is an expensive endeavor these days, buying a brand-new home—where everything is in pristine condition—will understandably cost a bit more.
Here are some strategies to try that could make a newly built house far more affordable than many might imagine.

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Rental Property Walk-Through Checklist

Rental Property Walk-Through Checklist

Before a tenant moves into your rental, it’s important first to complete a rental property walk-through inspection to take note of your property’s condition. Failing to do so can make it harder to decipher if any property damage was caused by the tenant or was previously there before they moved in.

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Orlando Fringe ArtSpace

Orlando Fringe ArtSpace

Orlando Fringe will open “Fringe ArtSpace,” a year-round performing arts venue, in downtown Orlando on Jan. 11, 2023. The 9,100 square foot space will include two performing theatre spaces: a main stage with 166 seats and a black box with 40-60 seats. The programing will feature a mix of traditionally programmed theatre and concerts as well as a studio series with weekly, monthly and pop-up events like workshops, classes, readings, performances and artistic explorations.

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What Is a Single-Family Home?

What Is a Single-Family Home?

The phrase “single-family home” is something you’ll often see when browsing the market or as you search real estate listings. A single-family house might seem easy to define: It’s single-family housing, right? Eh, not exactly. To be classified as this type of home, there are requirements the structure must meet.

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How to Sell a Mobile Home

How to Sell a Mobile Home

For starters, you should know that these days, they’re called manufactured homes (but we’ll use both terms interchangeably since many people are more familiar with the original moniker). And while you might assume selling this type of home is just like selling a traditional home, it isn’t—and you’ll need to adjust your approach accordingly. Here’s how to sell a manufactured/mobile home, and how it differs from your usual real estate deal.

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How Does Renting a House Work?

How Does Renting a House Work?

With home prices and mortgages rising in a highly competitive homebuying market, you may have decided to rent instead of buying a house. If it’s your first time renting a house, then you may be wondering how the process works and what you need to know as a renter. In this article, we explain the steps of renting a house and share tips to make the home search less stressful.

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Elves Off The Shelf Fridays

Elves Off The Shelf Fridays

If you come home and find your elf on the shelf isn’t where you left them, you might want to see if they made their way to Museum of Illusions at ICON Park. The mischievous elves are up to their usual tricks and exploring the exciting exhibits at Museum of Illusions this holiday season.

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The Difference Between Short Sale, Pre-Foreclosure, and Foreclosure?

The Difference Between Short Sale, Pre-Foreclosure, and Foreclosure?

If you’re considering purchasing one of these kinds of properties, it’s very important to understand what these terms mean and how the home’s status could affect its sale.

The first rule of thumb: Proceed with caution. The pitfalls for the average buyer are numerous when it comes to a short sale or a foreclosure, according to Virginia Field, an instructor for the National Association of Realtor®’s Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource.

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What Is Rental Arbitrage?

What Is Rental Arbitrage?

With vacation and short-term rentals rising in popularity, more tenants are considering exploring rental arbitrage to generate a profit while renting. This is an easy way to enter the vacation rental industry without the upfront costs of buying a property, but both landlords and tenants should know whether or not this is legal and what factors to keep in mind.

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Nutcracker December 2022

Nutcracker December 2022

Russian Ballet Orlando presents its 22nd season of The Nutcracker and will showcase 150 company dancers performing with live music provided by the Orlando Symphony Orchestra. This timeless tradition will bring excitement, beauty and joy this Holiday Season for the entire family. The story of The Nutcracker is based on the E.T.A. Hoffman fantasy The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. More than any other ballet, The Nutcracker is about the magic of childhood. A girl named Clara received a Nutcracker doll for Christmas that comes to life at midnight and wages a battle against the evil Mouse King.

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When to Use Lease Amendments For Your Rental

When to Use Lease Amendments For Your Rental

Landlords cannot change lease agreements once all parties sign, but lease amendments can help legally modify the lease agreement’s terms. However, it’s important to know what information to include to ensure the new amendment for a lease includes the right language, abides by local landlord-tenant laws, and is enforceable.

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Florida Still No. 1 for International Buyers

Florida Still No. 1 for International Buyers

About one in four (24%) international buyers opt for a home in Fla., finds Coldwell Banker study, compared to No. 2 Calif. (11%) and No. 3 Texas (8%).

MIAMI – Florida is still the No. 1 choice for international home buyers, according to the Coldwell Banker International Buyers Guide. About one in four 24% of international buyers purchase a home in Florida.

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Lower Mortgage Rates for Homebuyers—or a Temporary Reprieve?

Lower Mortgage Rates for Homebuyers—or a Temporary Reprieve?

The drumroll of bad tidings in the housing market was interrupted last week by a glimmer of good news. Finally.

Soaring mortgage interest rates, which have caused deep financial pain for many homebuyers and led to a freeze in the housing market, dropped by about half of a percentage point last week. They fell from above 7% to 6.6% for 30-year fixed-rate loans in the week ending Nov. 17, according to Freddie Mac.

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New Rules of Renting Today

New Rules of Renting Today

If you’re shopping for a rental right about now, you might be surprised by how much has changed. Rental prices—which plummeted during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic—have shot up 26% in the past two years. Meanwhile, with all housing in short supply recently, the rental vacancy rate hovers around 5.8%, the lowest it’s been since the mid-1980s.

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HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE STROLL

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE STROLL

Holiday shopping at its finest with a stroll of the boutiques of Downtown Winter Garden to find unique presents while enjoying complimentary light refreshments, in-store raffles, outdoor/indoor specials and promotions, seasonal merchandise, and more! Look for the Balloons at the Participating Boutiques and make a purchase to enter the Grand Prize Raffle to win gift basket worth over $400!

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Fla.’s Oct. Housing Market: Median Prices, Inventory Rise

Fla.’s Oct. Housing Market: Median Prices, Inventory Rise

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Florida’s housing market reported higher median prices and more inventory (active listings) in October compared to a year ago, though inflation and rising interest rates remained a factor for buyers, according to Florida Realtors®’ latest housing data.
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Orlando Pottery Festival & Holiday Arts Market

Orlando Pottery Festival & Holiday Arts Market

The Orlando Pottery Festival & Holiday Arts Market, Central Florida’s largest winter celebration and market of ceramic art—featuring unique handmade items perfect for the home, garden, and gift giving! Join us on Saturday, November 26, 2022, from 9 am to 5 pm, at the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Orlando Lodge #25 at 5505 Hansel Ave, Orlando, FL 32809.

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Reasons Home Sales Are Falling Through Today

Reasons Home Sales Are Falling Through Today

For the past few years, anyone who wanted to sell their home was pretty much guaranteed a buyer, but that’s no longer the case.

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a seller’s market reigned, where buyers would do just about anything to get a house, from offering way over the asking price to waiving contingencies. But the real estate landscape has changed a lot since then.

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Cost of living in Florida 2022

Cost of living in Florida 2022

The Sunshine State’s beaches and warm climate are a powerful draw. Florida is attracting new residents in droves — it was the number one state that people moved to in 2021, according to a recent study by Move.org. And it’s no wonder: Two Florida cities appear on Bankrate’s newest rankings of the best places to live in America, and the state tops our list of best states for retirement.

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