Easter Activities and Events in Clermont and Winter Garden

Are you and your little ones looking for a little fun Easter weekend? And possibly some free candy? Well head on over to Newton Park, 29 West Garden Avenue for the Winter Gardens Lions Club Annual Easter Egg Hunt.

The event is being held on Saturday April 4^th and begins at 1:00PM. The egg hunt is free for all visitors however, only babies and kids up to twelve years old are allowed to take place in the hunt. Sorry moms and dads, you will have to buy your own candy. Now some kids might need to have some special accommodations and the park is ready to accommodate them. Just call 407-656-4155 or email recinfo@wintergarden-fl.gov at least one week before the event starts so they can be ready for it. So grab all of your pink, blue, and green baskets and your bunny ears, and hop on over to Newton Park for the Winter Garden Lions Club Annual Easter Egg Hunt.

For those looking to make a fresh start this spring the Lake Minneola Half Marathon, 12K, and 5K will be taking place at Clermont’s Waterfront Park. The marathons will be taking place on April 25^th and they begin as follows: the ½ marathon at 7:00AM, 12K at 7:30AM, 5K at 7:40. And for those looking for a challenge there will be live plants awarded as prizes to some of the top runners in each of the marathons.

Each runner will also receive a medal upon finishing, post race food, and a souvenir t-shirt. Depending your registration date the prices will increase, currently the ½ marathon is $75, the 12K is $38, and the 5K is $28 but these prices will only last until 4/18 and then they will increase so make sure to register soon. Also make sure to register by 4/12 so that you can get your proper t-shirt size. So grab your running shoes and water bottles because the race is on.

For more information, please contact me anytime! I specialize in Winter Garden real estate, Clermont lakefront homes and all properties in the area.

Winter Garden Village has a New Owner

Do you live the Winter Garden area of Florida? Well then you probably shop at Winter Garden Village, West Orange County’s 161 acre signature retail development. You also may be interested to know that this retail development of Winter Garden Village now has a new owner. It’s the largest retail transaction so far for 2014 close to the tune of $251 million worth of retail investment sales in Central Florida.

The new owner is DDR Corp. DDR Winter Garden LLC, which is an entity related to the Beachwood, Ohio based real estate investment trust (NYSE: DDR), spent $196 million to buy the 1.1 million square foot Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves from Cole MT Winter Garden FL LLC and Spirit MT Winter Garden FL LLC on the 19th of July as indicated by Orange County records.

Available space for lease is being marketed on the website of DDR. Since this is the biggest retail transaction so far this year, it’s a good indicator that investors are willing to spend the big bucks on Central Florida real estate such as Winter Garden, Minneola and Clermont areas near Orlando.

In addition to this, the new owner could put more capital towards improving and/or developing the property. It’s also notable that this transaction has occurred just five years after the seller, a subsidiary of Phoenix based Cole Real Estate Investment, bought the open air lifestyle center for $180.4 million from a developer known as The Sembler Co.

For more information on Orlando and surrounding areas, please check out the following links:

– What to do When Your Offer is Rejected on a Home in Clermont

– Inspections to Have on a Lake Front Home in Clermont

– The Inspection and Walk Through – What to Look For

Winter Garden Real Estate Values

Winter Garden is located just a few miles outside of Orlando just South of Lake Apopka and covers quite an extensive amount of land from paradise Heights South to Windermere and Lake Hancock. It covers waterfront and lakefront properties, lots and land for sale as well as condominiums, townhomes and manufactured properties. Currently there are about 1300 homes for sale within the town of Winter Garden priced from $12,000 for lots and vacant land to a beautiful single-family home with over $3 million. Of course there are plenty of homes for sale between that huge range.

Currently the median listing price is about $243,000 and the average listing price is about $338,000 which is down a couple of percent over last month at this time which is normal for this time of the year. The median sales price however is up 15.6% over last year at this time which is equal to $27,750 topping out at $206,000.

Currently we have more foreclosures, bank owned and short sales on the market than owner/seller properties which certainly means that buyers are apt to get a really great deal on a home in Winter Garden.

The median sales price for Winter Garden hit its peak in 2007 topping out at $366,000. It wasn’t until the middle of 2012 that the market really started to turn around and has been creeping upwards over the $200,000 mark since 2013. The lowest price was in 2011 which was at about $180,000. The number of sales hit its peak in 2005 with about 750 sales per month. The lowest was in 2008 over the last 10 years at about 150 homes sold per month. Currently we are at around 200 homes sold each month in the Winter Garden area.

If you’ve been wondering what your value currently is on your Winter Garden home or surrounding communities call me anytime. We can run over some preliminary numbers or I can do a complete an extensive background check to find out exactly what your home would sell for today should you list it. I look forward to speaking with you soon. Image from Local MLS

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How Much Are Homes Outside Orlando?

How Much Are Homes Outside Orlando? Clermont, Winter Garden, Minneola

It’s not hard to find a home in the Orlando area. The market is always plentiful. However, to find just the right home that fits within the parameters of what you want and need, you should to pay attention to your budget, specific features of the home and location. The price of a home really depends on location. So, just how much are homes outside the Orlando area?

Sites such as Zillow or Trulia can give you a good idea of current median prices in an area. Then, you need to make a decision. Think back to those parameters of wants and needs you have for your search in a new home. What’s more important to you? House or location? You may need to choose. After getting a good idea of current prices in Orlando areas and seeing what best matches your budget and ideal parameters, hop on over to wheretoliveinorlando.com and check out current listings. If it’s on the market, your Orlando expert will have it.

Here’s a look at Clermont, Winter Garden and Minneola prices currently and how they compare to Orlando itself:

Orlando median home price for April 2013 to June 2013 was about $131,300 according to Trulia.

Clermont median home price for April 2013 to June 2013 was about $173,000.

Winter Garden median home price for April 2013 to June 2013 was about $240,150

Minneola median home price was about 179,900 a month ago according to movoto.

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Where is Winter Garden Florida?

Wondering where is Winter Garden Fl?

There’s only a couple Winter Gardens in the entire US and one of them happens to be in Florida. (The other is on the other side of the US in California but we’re going to talk about the one in Florida)

Winter Garden Florida is located between Clermont and Orlando just South of Lake Apopka. The town is nestled on Florida’s Turnpike and the Daniel Webster Western Beltway or at the intersection of Highway 91 and 429. It’s bordered by Oakland on the West, Ocoee on the East the Lake on the North and Windemere to the South. It’s about 14 miles West of downtown Orlando and about 10 miles East of Clermont. It’s part of the Orlando Kissimmee Metropolitan statistical area with a population of less than 35,000. Although it’s surrounded by water with several lakes in the middle of it, over 15 mi.² are land and less than 1 mi.² is water.

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The historic downtown Winter Garden area is a collection of artistic shops and restaurants, cafés and coffee houses, Museum and performing arts venues, shops and boutiques. Toward the southern end of the city is the Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves which is a multiplex chain of retail and dining establishments with an open-air shopping center that includes a Target, Best Buy, and Lowes.

Home prices in Winter Garden Florida range from about $130,000 to about $350,000. To the south there are some more higher and estates and mansions from a $500,000 to over 1.3 million. But the majority of homes in downtown winter garden usually range between $100,000 and $300,000.

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