David's Orlando Real Estate Blog

Monday, I was on Fox 35 talking about the latest RealtyTrac report for 'underwater' homes in Orlando. Here is a link to the story http://tinyurl.com/mjpewbr During that interview Bob Frier asked how big an impact the sales of 'underwater' homes has had on the improving percentage.I knew it probab...

There are 12,018 homes for sale listed by Orlando Realtors® and 6,908 homes listed as contract pending. Of the homes still available for sale, 1,965 are foreclosures and 814 are short sales. Of the homes with contracts pending, 1,953 are foreclosures and 1,997 are short sales. Way too early Orlan...

There are 12,097 homes for sale listed by Orlando Realtors® and 6,618 homes listed as contract pending. Of the homes still available for sale, 2,048 are foreclosures and 832 are short sales. Of the homes with contracts pending, 1,892 are foreclosures and 1,998 are short sales. Way too early Orlan...

There are 12,036 homes for sale listed by Orlando Realtors® and 6,381 homes listed as contract pending. Of the homes still available for sale, 2,064 are foreclosures and 870 are short sales. Of the homes with contracts pending, 1,871 are foreclosures and 2,010 are short sales. Way too early Orlan...

For the second month in a row, the inventory of available homes for sale is down. At this point it could be a reflection of normal seasonality, or maybe the beginning of a trend. There are 11,947 homes listed as active by Orlando Realtors®. Of the properties currently available, 2,213 or 18.5% ar...

There are 12,378 homes for sale listed by Orlando Realtors® and 6,493 homes listed as contract pending. Of the homes still available for sale, 2,218 are foreclosures and 921 are short sales. Of the homes with contracts pending, 1,780 are foreclosures and 2,139 are short sales. Way too early Orlan...

I am not sure if we are experiencing the holiday drop in inventory, or if there is actually a trend. There are 12,417 homes listed as active by Orlando Realtors®. Of those, 2,190 or 17.6% are REO, only 956 or 7.7% are short sales, and 9,271 or 74.7% are equity sales. Hopefully, we will continue t...

There are 12,861 homes for sale listed by Orlando Realtors® and 7,183 homes listed as contract pending. Of the homes still available for sale, 2,254 are foreclosures and 1,022 are short sales. Of the homes with contracts pending, 1,826 are foreclosures and 2,325 are short sales. Way too early Orl...

There are 12,892 homes for sale listed by Orlando Realtors® and 7,187 homes listed as contract pending. Of the homes still available for sale, 2,299 are foreclosures and 1,006 are short sales. Of the homes with contracts pending, 1,771 are foreclosures and 2,402 are short sales. Way too early Orl...

Last week I filled in for Hazel Hissam. I am on her team working on REO properties in addition to my regular real estate practice. There seem to be a lot of folks (buyers and agents) out there who are unfamiliar with REO sales, so here are a few things you need to know. The first important thing ...