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Hanover Lakes Community in St. Cloud Florida

Hanover Lakes Community in St. Cloud Florida

Hanover Lakes Community in St. Cloud Florida

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Hanover Lakes is a residential community as unique as you. Backyard boat docks put serenity and sensational scenery at your doorstep. Escape the endless buzz of the real world and experience the glory of Florida outdoors. Reel in some fish at the Alligator Chain of pristine spring-fed lakes, featuring unspoiled shorelines of cypress, pine and oaks, and teeming with trophy bass, bluegill & speckled perch. If relaxing around a resort-style pool is your flavor of the day, Hanover Lakes has that too. There’s a generous sundeck with lounge chairs made for socializing with all of your new friends, plus a splash pad for the kids and other amenities to add to the fun. 

Hanover Lakes Floorplans at a Glance

The St. Cloud residential community has 16 new construction floorplans to choose from for building your home just the way you want it.

  • Price: $328,999 – $509,999
  • 1,819 – 4,417 Square Feet
  • 4 – 6 Bedrooms
  • 2 – 3 Garages
  • 2 – 3 Full Bathrooms, 1 Half Bathroom
  • 1 – 2 Story
  • Zip: 34772
Homes at Hanover Place

Ammenities at Hanover Lakes

The centrally-located community by Hanover Family Builders, has an amenities center featuring a resort-style pool, spacious sundeck and cabana. Kids will love the splash pad and adults will love the large sundeck that’s great for meeting friends and socializing with your community. There’s no better place for having fun than home, at Hanover Lakes!

Things to Do Near Hanover Lakes


Hanover Lakes offers a convenient location in beautiful Osceola County, close to world-famous attractions such as Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando, and Sea World. The Atlantic Beaches are nearby as well, and expressways make Downtown Orlando’s sports and cultural venues easily accessible. Contact us today and discover the possibilities.
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Behind the Gates of ChampionsGate

Behind the Gates of ChampionsGate

Behind the Gates of ChampionsGate

Nestled beyond the Gate within the heart of Central Florida lies the City of ChampionsGate. The location is one the most attractive features of ChampionsGate. Positioned within the Golden Triangle, I-4, SR 192 and SR 27, it is just miles from Walt Disney World, Posner Park for Shopping, Old Town, Orlando Premium Outlets, The Mall at Millenia, and countless casual and fine dining restaurants.

ChampionsGate will offer something for pre-retirees, retirees, and vacation home buyers and is sure to “wow” the international set. The convenient location, 22 different stunning home designs, and acres of lush landscaping and top of the line amenities will make this the most sought-after community in Central Florida.

So whether you are still raising the kids, ready to retire, want to enjoy the leisure life daily, or want a second home in a resort-style, amenity-filled community in sunny Orlando, Florida, ChampionsGate offers something for everyone.

The Retreat at ChampionsGate

The Retreat Entrance sign in champions gate

The Retreat Estates at ChampionsGate is the ideal place for your vacation home. This premier Lennar community offers resort-style amenities in a welcoming atmosphere.  Several major highways link ChampionsGate to the surrounding areas for easy accessibility to major outlet shopping centers, Orlando’s International Drive and airport.

Residents of the Retreat Estates have access to the state-of-the-art, luxury-inspired Oasis Club. This exclusive clubhouse features a resort-style swimming pool with a lazy river and splash pad, a fully-equipped fitness center, a tiki bar, theater room, a restaurant and bar, and so much more!

The Estates at ChampionsGate

The Estates at ChampionsGate by Lennar is centrally situated near the Oasis Club water park complex and Clubhouse. This phase is aimed towards the buyer looking to purchase a first or second home but does not plan to place the property on the short-term rental market. This wonderful residential community will have golf course views and have larger home lots.

The Estates community Pool

Merill Gardens 55+ Community at ChampionsGate

The Retreat Entrance sign in champions gate

Merill Gardens 55+ Community offers private apartments with generous living spaces and a choice of floor plans. Bring your small pet and all the personal touches that make your house a home. Anytime Dining gives you the flexibility to enjoy your meals just like you did at home—on your schedule.

The activities calendar is driven by the desires of the people who live here—from fitness classes to charity work to community volunteering opportunities to games to outings—it’s all at your fingertips.

Chair yoga, giant crosswords, day trips, ice cream socials, skits, strength training, movies, bingo, swimming, wine and cheese tastings, TED talks, scenic drives, pet therapy, bread baking, national food day celebrations, jazz concerts, Bible studies, and picnics are just a few of the things going on in any given week. The only complaint seems to be that residents just don’t have time to fit it all in!

Ready to make a Move?

Bardell Real Estate are the experts in helping you with your selling, buying or renting needs near Orlando, Florida. Make your Disney area experience a forever memorable one. Call us now to speak to a real estate agent.

 

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Orlando Vacation Home Sold in Legacy Park

Orlando Vacation Home Sold in Legacy Park

Orlando Vacation Home SOLD in Legacy Park

Orlando Vacation Home Sold in Legacy Park

Orlando Vacation Home Sold in Legacy Park! This Legacy Park home has a good position within The Retreat section of the subdivision. The rear pool area has south and west facing aspects with views towards the forests to the west. This home is a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with large deck area around the private screened & heated pool. The home has tiled floors in the kitchen area, breakfast nook and hallway. The master has an en-suite bathroom with an oversized walk-in shower as well as spacious closets. The second master suite adjoins bathroom 2 with a bath and shower again with plenty of closet space. Guest bedrooms 3 & 4 again have ample closet space and share a bathroom with bath and shower. It has an open plan family area which consists of Kitchen, Breakfast Nook & Family Lounge, the formal Dining room area also has a large formal lounge leading from the entrance hall. The fully equipped kitchen has premium kitchen appliances and access to the pool via sliding glass doors next to the breakfast nook area. The separate utility room which houses the washer & dryer leads through to the 2 car garage which has a coated floor and painted walls. The house was built as Handicap friendly and has ramps to assist in access to the property, this home is a ‘Must see’ for any viewing list.

129 Andover Drive, Davenport Florida 33897

SOLD FOR: $205,000

1,960 Heated Sq. Ft. | 2017 Taxes $2,591.00

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Millennials Are On the Move – Into The World Of Homeownership!

Millennials Are On the Move – Into The World Of Homeownership!

Millennials are finally on the move!WASHINGTON (March 14, 2018) — Home purchases by millennials ticked up over the past year, but inventory constraints and higher housing costs kept their overall activity subdued and prevented some from leaving the more affordable confines of their Gen X and baby boomer parents’ homes.

This is according to the National Association of Realtors® 2018 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends study, which evaluates the generational differences of recent home buyers and sellers. The survey additionally found that millennial buyers prioritize living close to friends and family over a home’s location and proximity to schools, and an overwhelming majority used a real estate agent to buy or sell a home.

Slightly more than a third of all home purchases were made by millennials over the past year (36 percent; 34 percent in 2017), which kept them as the most active generation of buyers for the fifth consecutive year. Gen X buyers ranked second (26 percent; 28 percent in 2017), followed by younger (18 percent) and older baby boomers (14 percent) and the Silent Generation, those born between 1925 and 1945 (6 percent; 8 percent in 2017).

According to Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, this year’s survey findings reveal both what it takes to be a successful millennial buyer in today’s housing market, as well as why, even though sales to millennials reached an all-time survey high, stubbornly low inventory conditions pushed home prices out of reach for many. As a result, the overall share of millennial buyers remains at an underperforming level.

Revealing the greater purchasing power needed over the past year, the typical millennial buyer in the survey had a higher household income ($88,200) than a year ago ($82,000) and purchased the same-sized home (1,800-square-feet) at a more expensive price ($220,000; $205,000 in 2017). Millennials also had higher student debt balances than in last year’s survey, and slightly more of them said saving for a down payment was the most difficult task in buying a home.

“Realtors® throughout the country have noticed both the notable upturn in buyer interest from young adults over the past year, as well as mounting frustration once they begin actively searching for a home to buy,” said Yun. “Prices keep rising for the limited number of listings on the market they can afford, which is creating stark competition, speedy price growth and the need to save more in order to buy.”

Added Yun, “These challenging market conditions have caused – and will continue to cause – many aspiring millennial buyers to continue renting unless more Gen Xers decide to sell, and entry-level home construction picks up significantly.”

Other key findings and notable generational trends of buyers and sellers in this year’s 144-page survey include:

Younger boomers and Gen X buyers increasingly have children and parents living at home
Similar to previous years, younger boomers were the most likely to purchase a multi-generational home (20 percent), with a noteworthy rise in those indicating the top reason they did was for their adult children (above 18 years old) to live at home (39 percent; 30 percent in 2017), as well as their parents (22 percent; 18 percent in 2017).

The survey also found a growing a share of Gen X buyers buying for multi-generational purposes (15 percent; 12 percent in 2017), with a big jump in the top reason being for their adult children (35 percent; 26 percent in 2017) and parents living with them (30 percent; 19 percent in 2017).

“Costly rents and growing student debt balances appear to make living at home more appealing, affordable and increasingly more common among young adults just entering the workforce,” said Yun. “Even in situations where three generations are all cramped under the same roof, it can significantly help some millennials eventually transition straight to homeownership. Eighteen percent of millennial buyers in the survey said their family home was their previous living arrangement.”

Friends and family matter for buyers both young and old
When deciding where to buy a home, quality of the neighborhood is the factor most influencing buyers of all ages, followed closely by convenience to a job for those up to working age (millennials to younger boomers). Interestingly, even more than the location and quality of a school, recent millennial buyers were just as likely as older boomers and the Silent Generation (at 43 percent) to consider proximity to friends and family.

“The sense of community and wanting friends and family nearby is a major factor for many homebuyers of all ages,” said Yun. “Similar to Gen X buyers who have their parents living at home, millennial buyers with kids may seek the convenience of having family nearby to help raise their family.”

Millennials buying condos in the city at a very low rate
The share of millennial buyers with at least one child continues to grow, at 52 percent in this year’s survey and up from 49 percent a year ago and 43 percent in 2015. With the need for a larger house at an affordable price, over half of millennials bought in a suburban location (52 percent), while also being more likely than Gen Xers and younger boomers to choose a home in a small town. After climbing as high as 21 percent in 2015, only 15 percent of recent millennial buyers purchased a home in an urban area.

Led by Gen X (86 percent) and millennial buyers (85 percent), a detached single-family home continues to be the primary type of property purchased, and older and younger boomers were the most likely to buy a multi-family home. Only 2 percent of millennial buyers over the past year bought a condo.

“While there is an overall trend among households young and old to migrate towards urban areas, the very low production of new condos means there are few affordable options for buyers – especially millennials,” said Yun.

Regardless of age, most buyers and sellers work with a real estate agent
Buyers and sellers across all age groups continue to seek the assistance of a real estate agent when buying and selling a home. At 90 percent, millennials were the most likely to purchase a home through a real estate agent, and help understanding the buying process was cited as the top benefit millennials said their agent provided (75 percent). Overall, at least 84 percent in every other generation worked with an agent to close the deal.

On the seller side, Gen X and older boomers were the most likely to use an agent (91 percent), followed closely by millennials (90 percent) and younger boomers (88 percent). The near universal use of an agent to sell a home helped keep for-sale-by-owner transactions at their lowest share ever for the third straight year (8 percent).

“Especially in today’s fast-moving housing market, consumers of all ages want a Realtor® to guide them through the exhilarating, yet nerve-wracking experience of buying or selling a home,” said NAR President Elizabeth Mendenhall, a sixth-generation Realtor® from Columbia, Missouri and CEO of RE/MAX Boone Realty.

NAR mailed a 131-question survey in July 2017 using a random sample weighted to be representative of sales on a geographic basis to 145,800 recent home buyers. Respondents had the option to fill out the survey via hard copy or online; the online survey was available in English and Spanish. A total of 7,866 responses were received from primary residence buyers. After accounting for undeliverable questionnaires, the survey had an adjusted response rate of 5.6 percent. The sample at the 95 percent confidence level has a confidence interval of plus-or-minus 1.10 percent.

The recent home buyers had to have purchased a home between July 2016 and June 2017. All information is characteristic of the 12-month period ending in June 2017 with the exception of income data, which are for 2016.

The National Association of Realtors® is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.3 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

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1Survey generational breakdowns: millennials (ages 37 and under); Generation X (ages 38-52); younger boomers (ages 52-61); older boomers (ages 62-70); and the Silent Generation (ages 71-91).