I just sold this beautiful condo at Lake Vista and the new owner wants to rent it.  It is over 1,700 square feet with luxury appointments including granite counter tops, secured lobby, gated entry, fitness center, club house and pool.  Available now for $1,500 per month. Share this:EmailPrintFacebook

Taylor Woodrow recently announced it’s plans for a 450 unit maintenance free community of villas to be constructed on 207 acres in Lakewood Ranch.  The Mediterranean themed community will be named Esplanade and will offer and “active lifestyle” with resort amenities including a full time community lifestyle director on-site.  Models will be available in early [...]

In a recent straw poll, the residents of Lakewood Ranch voted against the submission of a bill to the Florida Legislature to incorporate Lakewood Ranch as it’s own city.  The accounting firm, Kerkering-Barberio indicated that 56.5 percent of the 4,154 votes cast were against incorporation.  Incorporation would have resulted in increased services to the Lakewood [...]

Short Sale: This 1,748 square foot luxury condo in Lake Vista originally sold for $426,000 in 2006. This is the only short sale available at Lake Vista and may represent the last of the great deals in this excellent community. The association had a surplus last year and this years budget includes reserves. Everything is [...]

I have a client who is buying a beautiful three bedroom unit at Lake Vista. The transaction is a short sale so we will be particularly happy to close the deal at the end of this month. The condo will be available for rent on September 15th for $1500 per month annually. Share this:EmailPrintFacebook

It looks like Fannie and Freddie Mac are beginning to understand that they are a major factor in declining condominium values. Since the market began declining back in 2006 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has black listed thousands of condominium developments with what they consider to be high rates of owners who are late in [...]

A proposed condominium bill which could be voted on this week would do much to improve the financial prospects for Florida condominium associations. The new law would allow condo associations to collects the rents from tenants in condo units whose owners have not paid condominium dues. Additionally, the law would require banks to pay up [...]