I was not aware…

Do you know how many Seminole County residents are now homeless due to the current housing crisis?  I was just reading the OrlandoSentinel.com when I ran across an article entitled, “Number of homeless families grows amid foreclosure crisis“, when I saw that an estimated 600 school -aged children will be spending part of the next [...]

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Priorities

While reading the Orlando Sentinel online today I saw an article that got me thinking about priorities.  According to this article entitled, “Schools on a shoestring: Specialized programs cut to the core” some popular programs that deal with gifted and troubled students are set to see some significant budget cutbacks.  Orange County’s Advanced Placement Program [...]

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What goes up must come down

I was just perusing Forbes.com when I ran across an article that offers some predictions of how low real estate prices will go this year.  This article entitled, “How low will real estate go?” is based on a report that was prepared for Forbes.com by Moody’sEconomy.com.  This report considers inventory of homes, job growth or [...]

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Mona Lisa coming to Celebration

Okay, so it is not Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous masterpiece I am talking about, but rather the newest option in luxury hotels from WORLDHOTELS.  I was just reading The Earth Times online when I saw a press release from WORLDHOTELS about their newest hotel in Central Florida.  Those coming to central Florida on vacation or [...]

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The upside of a down

I have just read an article in the Orlando Sentinel online entitled, “Orlando-area mortgage-crisis misery has silver lining for buyers” that highlights the positives in this negative that is our nationwide mortgage crisis. According to this article, the nation’s number one home lender, Countrywide Financial Corporation is slated to market 1,600 homes in Florida, [...]

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Conflicting laws

I was just reading the Orlando Sentinel online when I ran across an interesting article entitled, “Parched grass yields yard debates“.  This article brings to light an interesting Catch-22 that some central Florida homeowners are facing.  Peter Cervone is one of these homeowners.  The homeowner’s association where Cervone lives has just fined him $25 for [...]

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25 Tips to help reduce cooling costs

Summer is almost here again, and with it comes the scorching central Florida sun.  What can you do to help reduce cooling costs during the summer months?
I was just reading some articles on MSN Money when I ran across a good article with some great tips to help reduce your home cooling costs.  This article [...]

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Central Florida High School Ratings

I was just browsing through the OrlandoSentinel.com when I ran across a new feature they have added to their site, Orlando-area High School ratings.  This new feature is a rating system for High Schools in central Florida including, Orange County, Seminole County, Lake County, Osceola County and Volusia County schools.  I thought this would be [...]

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Kissimmee meat loaf cook-off

Meatloaf lovers rejoice! I was just reading the OrlandoSentinel.com when I was reminded that it is that time of the year again. It is time for the Lord and Lady Loaf annual meatloaf cook-off competition. This year’s event will be held on Saturday April 26 at Toho Square from noon until 3 [...]

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Senate debates $15 million housing relief package

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate began debating a bipartisan housing relief package that is expected to be passed on Tuesday. This legislation, which was drafted on April 3 by Republican and Democrat lawmakers, is an attempt to stem the foreclosure crisis and help the millions affected by the housing crisis. However, I have just [...]

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