About Orlando's Stoneybrook

1033 PRIORY CIR, WINTER GARDEN FL 34787 $$$ 165,000 $$$

Exterior Front	Living Room
Kitchen	Kitchen
Dining Room	Master Bedroom
Master Bedroom: view 2	Master Bath
Other: LOFT	Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3	Lanai

This beautiful townhome is centrally located near Fowlers Grove yet tucked away from all the traffic and hustle and bustle. Other benefits include: 2 car garage; wood laminate floors that could pass for the real deal; granite counters throughout; stainless steel appliances; 42" maple cabinets with moulding; ceiling fans throughout; screened lanai; indoor laundry room on second floor; all bedrooms upstairs; master bath with dual sinks and water closet; loft space; sizable secondary bedrooms; upgraded fixtures and faucets; no neighbors to the rear or directly to the front and more.... The community offers a playground and community pool. It is also pet and people friendly. Be sure to ask your agent for the list of additional upgrades and also for the link to the web album with additional photos of this home.

For the latest status on this property and many more in the Winter Garden Area, contact Steve Glose with Keller Williams Realty direct at 407-616-7286 or visit www.thefloridalivingteam.com. For a faster reply you can also email me at steve@thefloridalivingteam.com. Prospective U.K. Buyers please call: 020-3239-7286. All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed on the date posted. All Short Sale Properties are subject to bank approval of Sale Price.

Visit www.hunterscreekliving.com for more information on all properties for sale in Hunters Creek Orlando.

14913 MASTHEAD LANDING CIR, WINTER GARDEN FL 34787 $$$ 209,900 $$$

Exterior Front	Exterior Front
View	Living Room
Kitchen	Breakfast Nook
Bedroom 1	Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3	Bedroom 4
Bath1	Bath2

Opportunity knocks - act FAST! Multiple offers expected on this beautiful 4 bedroom 2 1/2 bath home with 3 car garage situated on oversized lot overlooking Pond and Golfcourse! Located in the guard gated golf community of Stoneybrook, close to high end Winter Garden Village, this home features vaulted ceilings, covered balconey overlooking the pond and golf course, marble countertop in masterbath, garden tub and separate shower. Needs touch up paint and new appliances....then wa-lah!!

For the latest status on this property and many more in the Orlando area, contact Steve Glose with Keller Williams Realty direct at 407-616-7286 or visit www.thefloridalivingteam.com. For a faster reply you can also email me at steve@thefloridalivingteam.com. U.K callers dial: 020-3239-7286. All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed on the date posted. All Short Sale Properties are subject to bank approval of Sale Price.

Visit www.hunterscreekliving.com for more information on all properties for sale in Hunters Creek Orlando.

I have completed a lot of short sales here in the Orlando area, but are short sales getting any easier? I know there is a lot of lip service being given to short sales getting easier or faster to close, I compare this talk to loan modifications, lots of talk and little real action. Well, the process for some short sales are getting easier because some banks or loan servicers are now using processing platforms such as Res.net and or Equator to collect the data but it does not mean they approve them any easier. The latest excuses are, these are the investor's guidelines, they want this amount, and sorry the short sale is denied. Well, where are the investors getting the wrong value information from?? Nobody is buying a home for $180,000 just because these are the investor guidelines, when the values are at $150.000. Well, why did you turn down the $170,000 offer I presented to you 5 months ago or the $200,000 offer 18 months ago? ???? There is silence on the other side of the phone. I never understood why investors turned down $150,000 offers, then foreclosing on the property 6 months later and eventually selling the same property for $130,000 minus all the expenses. Do the math, how can this help anyone! Why are property values dropping, this is the answer. 43% of the inventory in the 5 county area are short sales but only 21% of the closed sales in August were short sales which eventually closed. In the 5 county area there are 15,271 short sale properties right now for sale, imagine 22 months of unsold inventory, every day are dropping in value and eventually going bank owned.

Here is what property values have done last month on a per square foot basis, in Orange, Lake, Seminole, Osceola and Volusia county, they have all fallen as much as 7 % over the month of July.

•· Orlando - 7%

•· Kissimmee - 1%

•· Deltona - 3 %

•· Orange County - 4%

•· Seminole county - 6%

•· Volusia Count y - 6%

•· Lake Count - 4%

•· Osceola County - 3%

The faster these properties are sold the faster the market will stabilize, at this rate we have years to go.

Close to everything convenient, Stoneybrook is unique for offering a 24-hour manned security entrance and a par-72 golf course. Nestled among fairways and greens, homes run the gamut from modestly priced to the deluxe-of-the-deluxe. The private Stoneybrook Golf Club offers a Pro Shop, Practice Facilities, the Stoneybrook Grill and Snack Bar, and a Golf Academy.

Located in East Orlando, one of Orlando’s fastest growing areas, Stoneybrook is close to the Waterford Lakes Town Center, the University of Central Florida, the UCF Arena. The convenient East-West (408) and Greeneway (417) tollways can deliver you to Cocoa Beach (45 minutes away), Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center (35 minutes), Orlando International Airport (20 minutes), and Disney World, Universal Orlando & International Drive (40 minutes), which offers outlet stores, hotels, resorts, convention center, and theme parks galore.

Properties have been listed and sold by various MLS members. Data drawn from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service. This report is valuable for estimating current market values in the designated community or subdivision.

The rise of Short Sales and Bank-Owned residential real estate sales in Orlando FL continues to push out regular sales. Distressed property sales account for 69% of all residential house sales in Orange and Seminole counties. This leaves homeowners who aren’t in a ‘distressed’ position in the lurch, forcing them to lower list prices and accept low contract prices just to compete.

Until the Orlando area sees a decrease in distressed residential sales, prices will continue to be under assault. And homeowners who need to move out and move will have to accept that price is probably the greatest motivating factor of potential homebuyers.