Category Archives: Florida Market Data

Orlando MSA Logs 12% Rise in Median Price in December

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Ryan Hinricher

According to the Orlando Realtors Association, the median price of homes rose 12% in December 2012 over December 2011.  Excluding distressed sales, the median price in was $159,000.  The cumulative median price for all of 2011 was $109,900 which is higher than 2010′s $108,500. Other numbers to note from the … Continue reading →

Investor Nation Expands Footprint to Florida

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Ryan Hinricher

Over the last 18 months we’ve been investigating the housing market in Florida.  It of course is one of the … Continue reading →

Orlando expected to attract 53.4 million visitors in 2011

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

In 2010, Orlando became the first city to cross the 50 million visitors in a year threshold with 51.5 million, beating New York City.  In 2011, that number expected to rise to 53.4 million visitors according to a forecast by Visit Orlando and its research vendor Tourism Economics.   Conventions … Continue reading →

SeaWorld and Disney to add new parks

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

In September, Disney announced it was building a $400 million dollar Avatar theme park near its Animal Kingdom.  The project will start construction in 2013 and open in 2016, five years from now. and… SeaWorld announced this week it was building 3 new theme parks including: Antarctica – Empire of … Continue reading →

Two Investor Nation Markets in Top Twenty to Invest:

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

Orlando edged up one spot to become the 3rd best market to invest in, while Memphis vaulted 7 spots to enter the top 20, according to a forecast by Local Market Monitor, Inc.  The firm’s rankings show the return risk premium, or extra return that can be added to the … Continue reading →

Orlando Inventory Update:

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

Inventory continues its steep decline in the Orlando area.  Foreclosures are drying up and attention is shifting towards short sales.  What’s going on in Orlando is important because Orlando was one of the first markets to fall and appears to be turning a corner on prices.  In fact, Central Florida … Continue reading →