Orlando Area News

Owner of the Orlando Magic, local billionaire Rich Devos is putting his mega-mansion and Lantana, Florida estate up for sale. Since gaining his majority ownership stake in 1991 (worth $85 million at the time), he's now ready to move on to a new home. Could he be moving on up to bigger and better? Or is the Forbes top 400 member down sizing from this 22,000+ square foot manor?

The detail that is clear however is that this excellent home will be going for the big bucks at easily over $20 millino on the open market, but it will certainly take some time at that large of an asking price. He does however have inventory on his side.

This excellent home will leave its new owner wanting very little else. It features vaulted ceilings, state of the art design…

If you look at real estate statistics from any given local market, you will see that there are quite a few homes out there that sell relatively quickly – or at least under the "average days on market" figure for the area.

If you're putting your home on the market, it's important that you understand what sets these homes apart, so that you can make…

Throughout the year the Orlando area's biggest parks will see new renovations and major new attractions going up. Three in particular of special note are Sea World, Busch Gardens (in Tampa, FL), and Walt Disney World. One name you don't see on the list is Universal that this year saw the addition of the wildly popular Harry Potter ride which is expected to keep up it's torrid pace of boosting its visitor numbers, posting especially high numbers with International tourists.

The most significant change will be with Busch Gardens who looks to maintain it's mark as Florida's number 1 roller coaster park.  Their new ride "Cheetah Hunt" is their response to growing competition by sticking with it's thrill ride roots. Being 4,429 ft long will make it the…