On vacation or live in the Orlando area, check out the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park.

9:30am-4:00pm Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday and Saturday
9:30am – 4:00pm Friday June – September
9:30am – 8:00pm Friday November – May
1:00pm – 4:00pm Sunday

Closed Monday’s and major holidays except Easter and July 4th.

For those who wont abide the ordinary! Charm & sunshine await you in this 1 bedroom, 1 bath condominium with a view of the Caribbean.

The Boy Scouts of America is a year long Program for boys ages 10-17 that provides educational programs to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness.

The Boy Scouts of America is a year long Program for boys ages 10-17 that provides educational programs to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness.

The Boy Scouting program provides obstacles & steps in overcoming them through advancements. The Boy Scout plans his advancement and progresses at his own pace as he meets each challenge. The boys are then rewarded for their achievements. There are also many special opportunities that the boys have available to them. Some of them are boardsailing, BSA lifeguard, World Conservation Awards, Scuba, Snorkeling and much more. In summer months you will find the boys participating in International Trips, Northern Tier canoeing expeditions – http://www.ntier.org/, Boy Scout summer camps and Florida Sea Base http://www.bsaseabase.org/.

builders are spending their time marketing value and affordability into their homes

This is a little departure from my normal posts that are mainly informational – call it an Opinion Piece.

The Real Estate Industry in Florida is hurting as evidenced in all the bad news being reported.  It isn’t all bad, as the reporters would like you to believe.  Houses are selling because there are people that need to buy and there are those that are finding bargains already.

 Now builders are spending their time marketing value and affordability into their homes… the reverse of the trend when they were marketing luxury and amenities.  Honestly, they should have caught on sooner.

Affordability… Value… Attainable… Steven Webster at the Florida Workforce Housing Network discusses how these new buzzwords are showing up in builders’ marketing efforts.  He cites that Lennar challenged local builders to build affordably and Centex chose the path of becoming Florida‘s leading affordable housing builder. 

This article would not be complete without discussing the other side of the story… the Real Estate Industry has another industry that it works hand in hand with that needs to be a consideration of these builders – the Lending Industry.

You see… the big, production builders builders can control most of the costs related to the homes they are building.  What they can’t control is mortgages…. only the market itself can do that!

My recommendation to builders is to keep in mind what buyers need – affordable payments.  This means making sure that the larger homes stay within conforming lending limits so that the interest rates stay low.  It also means to quit blackballing lenders and mortgage brokers from projects.  The buyer should have free choice of who they use and all the enticements from the advertisements to buy.

For buyers who will need 100% financing, builders should make sure to keep an eye on the median home prices in the area – that will be the lending limit for FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 100% loan programs.  Builders could offer to pay closing costs up to 3% of the loan amount as an enticement for $0 down homes.

For more information about this trend, please follow this link to visit my main site: Florida Mortgage | Builders Price your homes appropriately

Seafood | 5101 East Colonial Drive | Orlando FL 32803

Orlando Florida | Just for Fun

Our team spends a lot of time on the Internet marketing our properties and looking for new ways to do things.  Sometimes in our search, we come upon some unique and interesting sites.  Here are a few that we have recently come upon:

• Have a budding Ballerina in the family?  Then you might want to check out the Ballerina Gallery
• Into Fishing?  Here is a great resource for Fly Fishing and another of Fly Fishing Photography
• Ever wonder about all of those Murphy’s Laws we hear about?  Here is a site with all of them organized!
• Eyes of Nye is fun site with The Science Guy
• Inspired by Dancing with the Stars?  Try Bust a Move

Eclectic Cuisine | 8625 International Drive | Orlando Florida 32819

Gated Golf Community in Windermere, Florida

Gated Golf Community in Windermere, Florida

Keene’s Pointe located in Windermere, Florida offers fourteen distinct neighborhoods featuring Golf Cottages, Custom Homes and Estates.  They are situated among the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, Lake Tibet-Butler and Lake Burden.

After enjoying one of the many amenities this community has to offer, community boat dock, nature preserves, playgrounds, tennis, enjoy a relaxing evening at The Golden Bear Club.  You can join as a Full Golf Member resident or non-resident, Social Membership or Corporate Membership.

Gated Golf Community in Windermere, Florida

Gated Golf Community in Windermere, Florida

Keene’s Pointe located in Windermere, Florida offers fourteen distinct neighborhoods featuring Golf Cottages, Custom Homes and Estates.  They are situated among the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, Lake Tibet-Butler and Lake Burden.

After enjoying one of the many amenities this community has to offer, community boat dock, nature preserves, playgrounds, tennis, enjoy a relaxing evening at The Golden Bear Club.  You can join as a Full Golf Member resident or non-resident, Social Membership or Corporate Membership.

American Cuise | 7700 Sand Lake Road | Orlando Florida 32836