• CDD vs HOA Fees in Central Florida: A Buyer's Primer,Rebecca Redman-Hamaoui

    CDD vs HOA Fees in Central Florida: A Buyer's Primer

    You found the house. The price works, the kitchen is right, and then you spot two little lines in the listing: an HOA fee and a mention of a CDD. If you are buying anywhere in Winter Garden, Clermont, Windermere, Champions Gate or Davenport, those lines can change your monthly payment as much as the

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  • Minneola & Groveland FL: Clermont's Growing Neighbors,Rebecca Redman-Hamaoui

    Minneola & Groveland FL: Clermont's Growing Neighbors

    If you've been house-hunting up and down Highway 50 and US-27 this fall, you've probably noticed two names showing up more than they used to: Minneola and Groveland. Both sit just west and southwest of Clermont, both are growing fast, and both get lumped into "the Clermont area" by people who haven'

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  • Independence in Winter Garden FL: Homes at Every Price Point,Rebecca Redman-Hamaoui

    Independence in Winter Garden FL: Homes at Every Price Point

    Most Winter Garden communities have a lane. Starter townhomes here, move-up homes there, the estate stuff somewhere else entirely. Independence doesn't work that way. Inside one set of gates off New Independence Parkway you'll find a 1,300-square-foot townhome and a lakefront estate on the same afte

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