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Williamsburg, FL · Real Estate
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Neighbors continue to be haunted by dead Villagers’ reverse mortgage
A reverse mortgage on a home owned by a deceased couple continues to haunt a neighborhood in the Village of Woodbury. The property at 9623 SE 171st Argyll St. was the subject of a deed compliance hearing Monday at the District Office at Brownwood. The latest complaint involved overgrown grass, weeds and vines. While a property management company was contacted and recently cut the grass and removed the weeds, an inspection revealed the property remains out of compliance due to the remaining vines.
The Financial Wire
Two Florida REIT founders are charged with keeping workers’ 401(k) and health-plan paycheck deductions
Federal prosecutors indicted the two founders of a Tampa Bay-area real estate investment trust on Sept. 10, accusing them of pocketing 401(k) and health-insurance premium withholdings that were deducted from employees’ paychecks but never forwarded to the plans. Brandon “Dutch” Mendenhall of Brandon, Florida, and Amy Marie Smith Vaughn of New Port Richey each face... The post Two Florida REIT founders are charged with keeping workers’ 401(k) and health-plan paycheck deductions appeared first on The Financial Wire .
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Three-year-old home in The Villages reverts to bank after death of owner
A three-year-old home in The Villages has reverted to the bank after the death of the property’s owner. Details about the troubled property at 7564 Alysha Ave. in the Village of Dabney came to light during a public hearing earlier this week at the Brownwood District Office. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home was built in 2023 and purchased in 2024 for $378,800 by Richard Santos III. He is now deceased, according to testimony at the hearing from Community Standards.
Home & Nearby
An Orlando Homeowner Got a Gutter Quote. Days Later, the Same Salesperson Cut It to $4,700.
A homeowner in the Orlando–Kissimmee area of Florida wanted new gutters on a two-story house, roughly 280 to 290 linear feet in all. They brought in a nationwide company, and the salesperson leaned on being the best in the country.
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Absentee owners could face $500 daily fines over unkempt lawn in The Villages
Absentee owners could face $500 daily fines over an unkempt lawn at their home in The Villages. The property owned by Shamini Ghay and Kevin Treto at 7593 Bessie Way in the Village of Moultrie Creek was the subject of a deed compliance hearing earlier this week at the District Office at Brownwood.
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Old Town Kissimmee Begins New Chapter as Rambilas Family Takes Ownership in $24.5 Million Deal
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Old Town, the longtime Kissimmee shopping and entertainment destination known for its brick-lined streets, classic car cruises and nostalgic atmosphere, has been purchased by the Rambilas Family in a deal valued at approximately $24.5 million. The transaction closed Sept. 16 and included approximately 23 acres encompassing...
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Altamonte Springs Renter Waited 5 Months For a ‘Totally Refundable’ Deposit
Gabbi Redding paid $250 in March as a refundable security deposit while applying for an apartment at Timberlake Apartment Homes in Altamonte Springs. The application was not approved, and Redding says the refund did not arrive as expected. “I never received a refund or reimbursement or anything,” she said.
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Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Orlando metro area
The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties. The typical home value in the United States was $369,678 in August, 1.3% higher than the year before. Increasing...
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616-Unit Mosby Lake Conway Apartments Would Fill Massive Semoran Blvd Site
A sprawling, undeveloped stretch of land along South Semoran Boulevard in Orlando could soon give way to 616 apartments, two swimming pools, two clubhouses and a network of pedestrian trails under a zoning application now working its way through the city. The proposal, known as Mosby Lake Conway Apartments, would rise on 51.2 acres split between 4900 and 5106 S. Semoran Blvd. in Orange County.
Willow and Hearth
Orlando Condo Owners Sued Their Own HOA Board Over Secret No Bid Contracts and Luxury Store Charges Billed to the Community Card
More than 65 owners at a 131-unit condo building in Orlando have taken the unusual step of suing their own homeowners association board, accusing a director who also serves as […]
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Brandon Shopping Center Sells for $10 Million
Brandon Oaks Plaza, a 20,000-square-foot shopping center across from Brandon Exchange, sold for $10 million, according to records. Blanding Outparcel LLC, an Orlando affiliate of commercial real estate investment firm Alakai Capital, bought the 1.81-acre property at 2102 W. Brandon Blvd. from Brandon Oaks Partners Limited Partnership. Built in 1985, the strip center sits at Brandon Boulevard and Lake Gornto Road near Interstate 75, with roughly 310 feet of frontage along Brandon Boulevard and parking for 100 vehicles. The building spans 22,000 square feet overall.
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Apopka finalizes Kelly Park land-use changes, annexation
The Apopka City Commission approved land-use changes for 3.48-acre Kelly Park Road and 5.09-acre Twin Fountains Commercial properties to mixed-use designation. The 0.88-acre property near Fudge Road was annexed from Orange County to Apopka to allow city jurisdiction for future roadway development. The annexation supports establishing a future trunk road...
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Derelict Orlando shopping center poised for new life as last businesses prepare to leave
ORLANDO, Fla. – WANTED: One developer to revitalize a (mostly empty) shopping plaza on prime real estate in Orlando. The Colonial Promenade Shopping Center on East Colonial Drive has sat largely empty for several years. One of the last businesses is vacating this week, and the owner of the...