Apr 25, 2011

Redrawing East Orlando

It’s time for East Orlando to be cut down to size – at least in terms of its County Commission district lines.

Recently released 2010 Census data shows that Orange County’s District 4, which houses nearly all of East Orlando, is now not only the largest geographical district in the county, but the largest in population with over 250,000 residents – almost a 100,000 more than live in Districts 3 and 6 combined.

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East Orlando Sun

Apr 19, 2011

What? Mortgage Denied!

Getting a mortgage just keeps getting tougher and many homebuyers are getting rejected for loans they could easily afford. In fact, 25% of mortgage loan applicants get denied for loans according to the Federal Reserve.

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CNNmoney.com

Apr 14, 2011

Nemours Children's Hospital

In anticipation of the new Nemours Children's Hospital, a preview center has been created for the community to get a sneak peek of some of the hospital's rooms including inpatient, outpatient and intensive care spaces, which are fully stocked and equipped as if it were Day One at the hospital.

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East Orlando Sun

Apr 6, 2011

Mail Away Closing

In a ‘normal’ market, buyer and seller come together for closing at one location – the local title company’s office. However in today’s market, it is now the norm for buyer, seller and the title company to be located in three different states - particularly with distressed home sales (bank foreclosures and short sales). To accommodate this kind of closing, the title company will conduct a ‘mail away’ closing, which generally follows these steps: - Title company prepares the closing documents one or two days in advance of the closing date. - Closing docs are emailed to a local closing agent near the buyer/seller. - Closing docs are printed by the closing agent. - Closing agent arranges a time and location to meet the buyer/seller in person for signatures. - Closing agent walks the buyer/seller through the closing packet and answers any questions. - Closing agent overnights the original signed docs back to the title company.

Apr 1, 2011

Problems With Buying Bank Foreclosure

Read this family's story of buying a foreclosed home in Waterford Lakes.

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