The Ultimate Florida Homes Group Blog: A Quick Guide to Orlando Real Estate

The Florida Homes Group blog is where our agents publish the numbers — not the hype. New posts go live every day covering Horizon West, Winter Garden, and Windermere, plus broader Orlando-area topics our clients ask about. Here are the 5 main categories you’ll find in the Florida Homes Group blog archive.

1. Weekly Market Reports

Every Monday we publish fresh sold-price data, list-to-sale ratios, average days on market, and active-inventory counts for the 34787 and 34786 ZIP codes. If you want to know whether Horizon West is appreciating or softening, whether Winter Garden resale has flattened, or whether Windermere waterfront is moving — these are the posts to read.

We pull straight from Stellar MLS and show our work. Market reports are structured the way a buyer or seller actually needs them: price bands broken out by bedroom count, median vs. average price explained, pending-to-active ratios as a leading indicator, and a short plain-English summary at the top of every post.

2. Builder Reviews & Incentive Trackers

New construction is a huge part of this market — Lennar, Pulte, Taylor Morrison, David Weekley, Dream Finders, M/I Homes, and Mattamy all build here. Builder review posts on the Florida Homes Group blog cover what each one is actually selling and which floor plans are available in Summerlake, Waterleigh, Hamlin, Lakeshore Preserve, and Independence.

We also track current incentives — closing cost credits, rate buydowns, free upgrades — and update those posts regularly because the offers change month to month.

3. CDD Fees, HOA Rules & The Fine Print

CDD assessments and HOA dues can meaningfully change your monthly payment. Our CDD-breakdown posts walk through each community’s bond balance, payoff year, and operating assessment so you know exactly what you’re signing up for.

We also cover HOA pet policies, short-term rental rules, fencing restrictions, and other details that matter after closing. For the official numbers on active CDDs statewide, the Florida Special District Accountability Program is the authoritative source.

4. Relocation Guides for Buyers Moving to Orlando

A big chunk of Florida Homes Group blog readers are moving in from out of state — California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Texas. Our relocation guides cover schools (Horizon High, West Orange, Windermere High), commute times to downtown Orlando and the theme parks, property-tax differences, homestead exemption, and how Florida’s no-income-tax math actually shakes out.

If you’re weighing Horizon West against Lake Nona, Dr. Phillips, or Winter Park, we have head-to-head comparisons. We also publish cost-of-living snapshots that compare typical monthly expenses — mortgage, insurance, HOA, CDD, utilities, groceries — across our three core markets so you can see the real all-in number.

5. How to Use the Blog

Use the category filters at the top of this page to jump straight to what you need — Horizon West, Winter Garden, Windermere, New Construction, Relocating to Orlando, Market Updates, Buying a Home, Selling a Home, or Lifestyle.

The search box works too: try a builder name like Lennar or Pulte, a community like Summerlake or Waterleigh, or a ZIP code like 34787. If you’re new here, the weekly market report is usually the best starting point. Every post is written by a licensed Florida Homes Group agent who actually works the market they’re describing — no ghostwriters, no content mills, no AI-flavored filler.

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