May 2010

There are 2 blog entries for May 2010.

Looking to Rent With Lousy Credit?

Thursday, May 13th, 2010 at 11:48am. 227 Views, 1 Comments.

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You don't have to go to the ends of the earth to find it!

With unemployment and foreclosures the highest they've been in decades, many people are watching their credit scores tumble. If you've lost your home and are looking for a new place to rent, this can be a huge worry.

First of all, if you earned your low credit score through a lifetime of bad spending habits, this won't help you. There are certainly things out there to help you get your credit back up but it's going to take a great deal of time and work and landlords will be unlikely to take you in on faith. But if your lower credit score is the result of a recent, unavoidable financial crisis, many landlords may be surprisingly willing to give you a break if you work with them.

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The Waverly's Statistics

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 at 9:34am. 184 Views, 0 Comments.

One of my favorite condo communities in Orlando is The Waverly, a prestigious and impressive high-rise condo community in downtown Orlando, right on Lake Eola. Luxury downtown living really doesn't get much better.

In the last two months, The Waverly has had three condos go on the market with an average listing price of $178,333. These condos are all 2 bedroom, 2 bath homes with an average of 1,178 square feet. At least one of them is a short sale.

Now let's see how The Waverly has done over the past year.

-There were 13 condos sold in The Waverly in the last year.

-The listing prices of these condos ranged from $125,000 to $319,900 with an average list price of $$171,539.

-The final sold price for these condos ranged from $123,000 to $290,000…

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