Friday, January 29, 2016

Orlando Soccer Adding major facility to Lake Nona area -

Joining the Tennis Center's Development in the Medical City area, Orlando Soccer announces a vast facility sure to bring fans and residents to this corner of Central Florida:
http://digitaledition.orlandosentinel.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=8c7875e8-9f37-43fe-9f5d-8b3f7ce3853d


Wednesday, January 27, 2016

50 Acres purchased close to Disney Property Slated for New Hotel/Water Park-

From today's Orlando Sentinel- A report that Great Wolf is joining the legion of water parks competing for locals and tourists::

Great Wolf closes on 50 acres near Disney

An affiliate of Great Wolf Resorts, a Wisconsin-based water park resort chain, has purchased about 50 acres near Walt Disney World for $23 million. Back in November, Great Wolf told Orange County officials it was contemplating its first resort in Florida. Preliminary plans called for an 800-unit hotel, on 50 acres across Interstate 4 from Disney Springs. Great Wolf affiliate, GWR Orlando Property Owner, bought the land from Garrison Orlando Land LLC, according to county records. Great Wolf Resorts has14 locations, mostly in colder climates where indoor water parks are big business.

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Luxury Home Buyers Lose Anonymity: Could the "Test Program" Come to Central Florida?


 As a Realtor®, or as any person viewing public records may notice, many highly-priced properties show the homeowner of record as a  corporate or legal entity. 

This article from Florida Realtors newsletter notes the concern for balancing privacy issues of legitimate home owners with a need for clear identification of purchasers in order to avoid "laundering" of questionable funds. A "pilot program" requiring further disclosure of luxury home purchasers in New York and Miami is underway:

http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?p=1&id=332528#.VpfS8-EgWAQ.email