Real Estate Values in Orlando

    David Welch
    There were 6,000 fewer homes for sale since the start of 2011, says David Welch.

    Declining inventory is fueling modest price increases in Orlando and occasional bidding wars in some areas where homes are in short supply. “If you go back to the beginning of 2011, we had 15,000 properties available for sale. We’re starting 2012 with 9,000. It’s a pretty big deal,” says David Welch, an agent with RE/MAX 200 Realty. Homes in the under-$200,000 category, he says, are in particularly high demand. Orlando has approximately a three-month supply of homes in the $100,000-to-$200,000 range and less than a three-month supply in the under-$100,000 range. A five- to six-month supply of homes indicates a balanced market. More than half of the 29,000 home sales in Orlando last year were cash deals.

    What will $200,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000
    buy in Orlando?

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    Orlando - $200,000 home

    Orlando
    Square Feet: 2,426
    Bedrooms/Baths: 4/2
    Age: 29 years
    Selling Price: $205,000

    The home in the Dr. Phillips area has a large screened-in pool and patio area and ceramic and wood cork flooring.

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    Orlando
    Square Feet: 2,679
    Bedrooms/Baths: 3/2½
    Age: 8 years
    Selling Price: $452,000

    The Baldwin Park home is a 10-minute walk to the village center and three blocks from a community pool, fitness center and parks.

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    Orlando
    Square Feet 5,243
    Bedrooms/Baths: 5/5
    Age: 1 year
    Selling Price: $975,000

    The lakefront home has a gourmet kitchen, game room with wet bar, theater room, two covered lanais and a pool.