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I-Drive 360 Orlando

I-Drive 360 is one the newest Entertainment Complexes in Central Florida and the Sunshine State. Scheduled to open in Spring 2015, I-Drive 360 is home to the much anticipated Orlando Eye Observation Wheel.  The Orlando Eye will be the flagship attraction included in the recent $200 million revitalization of the I-Drive hotel and convention area.

I-Drive 360 is just a short drive from sought after Orlando real estate as well as many Dr. Phillips luxury communities, including Vizcaya, Bay Hill, Toscana, and Dellagio.

Things to Do at the I-Drive 360 Entertainment Complex

• The Orlando Eye - Observation Wheel
• World's Tallest Roller Coaster 'Skyscraper'
• Madame Tussauds Orlando Wax Museum
• Sea Life Aquarium
• Yard House Brewery
• Dick's Last…

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Restaurant Row - Orlando

Located in Orlando, in the heart of Dr. Phillips, Restaurant Row has long been considered THE PLACE for dining in Southwest Orlando, FL. Although Restaurant Row is best known for its seemingly endless dining opportunities, did you know it is also home to a wide array of retail shopping centers, beauty salons, spas, upscale boutiques and specialty stores? 

In Orange County, Florida along the famous one mile stretch of West Sand Lake Road between Apopka Vineland and Interstate 4, you will find several shopping plaza's including the Dr. Phillips Marketplace, The Fountains at Bay Hill, Plaza Venezia, Phillips Crossing Center, Dellagio Town Center, the Rialto Shopping Plaza, the Phoenicia Center, and coming soon: Parkside at Dr. Phillips with Trader Joe's…

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Free Tickets to the Orlando Predators Game July 6, 2012

Dan Newlin, a prominent Central Florida attorney is providing FREE Tickets to the Orlando Predators football game on July 6, 2012.

Free admission is being offered to the following Central Florida professionals and their families: police officers, firefighters, teachers, nurses and military veterans. 

Orlando Predators vs. Cleveland Gladiators 

July 6, 2012
Amway Center
400 West Church Street
Orlando, Florida 32801
Game time 7:30pm

For further information on the free tickets being offered by Dan Newlin, qualifying professionals can contact the Orlando Predators box office: 407.648.4444

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Centex Homes Orlando

According to a J.D. Powers and Associates report, Centex Homes was ranked number two in customer satisfaction. This announcement was made by Centex Homes on Thursday.

Coming just behind Pulte Homes who were ranked number one, Centex Homes had the second highest ranking for overall new homebuilder satisfaction. Other builders also made it into the study including David Weekley Homes, who ranked third; Beazer Homes who ranked fourth; and KB Homes came in with the fifth-highest ranking. The study was only for builders who were in the Orlando area and who had a total of 150 or more closings in the Central Florida counties of Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, and Volusia during 2006.

Centex has also been awarded many other honors including…

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Orlando CVB Endless Summer Campaign

The Orlando - Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau has a new marketing campaign that was recently announced by President Gary Sain. Sain made the announcement at an industry-wide luncheon, which had over six hundred and fifty guests. This marketing campaign focuses on keeping summer in bloom all year round with the tag line “Endless Summer – It’s not a season. It’s a state of mind.”

The luncheon was one event in a day-long program that the bureau hosted for those in the industry to let them know the status of the first year’s marketing tactics and to let them know what the next year will bring.

The bureau’s vice president of public relations, Danielle Courtenay, explained that this campaign was perfect for Florida as people don’t often…

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Orlando Foreclosures

Are you interested in buying a distressed property? Pre-foreclosure filings were on the rise last month in Florida, placing it at the No. 2 spot across the nation for total filings and filings per capita, claims Foreclosures.com. In first place was California with 132,101 year-to-date pre-foreclosures, and Florida followed closely behind with 111,236. Florida was also just behind Nevada’s 2.55 percent per capita with a 1.76 percent per capita.

In July alone, Florida had 21,120 filings, which was well above the 13,005 filed in June. These were still very close to the numbers in California who had a total of 23,662 filings in July. However, they were much higher than the 6,498 cases filed in Texas. A report from Realty Trac. shows that Florida is number…

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The Condo Hotel - Orlando's Newest Vacation Property

One of the biggest trends in home ownership right now are condo hotels. These wonderful vacation spots can be used when the owner chooses and rented out when the homeowner is not using them. Condo hotels differ from other vacation homes in the way that they provide high end resort style amenities, are wonderfully furnished and sit on some of the best vacation spots in the country. They are generally owned and operated by some of the most well known names such as Hilton, Ritz Carlton, and Westin.

Offsetting the cost of ownership is very simple process with condo hotels. When the unit is empty, it is placed into the hotel’s rental program. The hotel also takes care of managing the renters, housekeeping and maintenance of the unit. Also, because the…

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Selling Your Home in a Buyers Market Part 3 - The Interior

There are many ways to spruce up the inside of your home some cost money and some are very cheap to do. In today's buyers market buyers are looking for a turnkey property. Unless they are getting a great deal on the property most are not looking to buy and remodel. Here are some interior tips on preparing your home to sell in the Orlando real estate market.

Clean your home - This is the cheapest way and one of the most important things you can do for your house. Buyers want to know that a home has been cared for. Your home should be immaculate and inviting when a potential buyer views your home. Make your home shine as if it were a model home, clean like you have never cleaned before. Most buyers want to move right in not spend a week getting the home…

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Selling Your Home in a Buyers Market Part 2 - Curb Appeal

Yesterday we discussed how to price your home in a buyers market. Today we will focus on giving your home great curb appeal in order to attract buyers.

The first thing that buyers see when looking at homes is the outside. You can never get another chance at a first impression. Make sure your home has curb appeal. Your house may be beautiful on the inside but if the outside is not kept up buyers may decide that they do not like your house before even stepping a foot inside. If you are planning on placing your house on the market then make sure that the outside of your house is in tip top shape. Take a walk across the street and take a look at your house from a buyer prospective.

Ask yourself the following questions:

• Does the house need paint?
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Has the Orlando Real Estate Market Crashed?

The local real estate market here in Orlando has been under a lot of scrutiny lately along with the majority of the US housing market. The headlines read "Orlando-area home sales drop 35% in April". While we cannot dispute this fact that the numbers are down but is the press giving this market a bad wrap?

In 1999 I was just getting into real estate sales. While taking my real estate classes I remember my instructor ranting about how great the Orlando real estate market was at the time. I do not recall negative press for the real estate market during that time. I went on to get my real estate license and never heard a whimper from anyone during my first few years about a bad market. Well as we all know from 2002 - 2006 the housing market in Orlando and…

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