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Apopka Florida Real Estate


Buying your Apopka Florida Home

Apopka Real Estate
has something for everyone.  Whether you are a First Time Home buyer just starting out or looking for your Dream Home in one of Apopka's luxury communities or anything else in between.  

There is a wide selection of Apopka Homes For Sale from Single Family Homes, Condos and Townhomes with prices to meet every budget.

$8,000 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Info

Good homes that are priced well still sell fast! Timing is everything. Hurry Check out my personally selected list of the Best Buys on Apopka Homes For Sale. They will not last so do not delay.

As of June 28th, 2009 there are currently 628 single family homes for sale in Apopka.  There are 81 condos, townhomes and villas for sale in Apopka.

Home prices in the Apopka FL Real Estate Market range from the low 100's to over 1 Million.  The majority of Single Family Homes range in price from the mid 100's to low 400's.

The Apopka FL Real Estate market has a lot of NEW HOME communities.  There are some Fantastic Deals as builders have lowered prices and offer incentives to keep up with the changing market.  Check out these Great Deals on New Builder Spec Homes in Apopka.

Free list of Apopka foreclosure, bank owned and distressed homes for sale

The City of Apopka and the Apopka Real Estate Market are both thriving and growing fast.  There are still some excellent deals available in the Apopka Real Estate market.  For more information on Apopka FL Real Estate, contact Rick direct at (407) 341-1706.

 

The maximum loan limit for FHA Loans has been increased to $353,750 for the Orlando MSA which includes the counties of Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola.  FHA Loans are a great option to purchase or refinance your home.  Only a 3.5% down payment is required and this can be a gift. 

 

Apopka Townhomes For Sale                         Apopka Condos For Sale

 

Selling your Apopka Florida Home

Selling your home is an involved process that affects your family and your future.  Before you begin this process of selling your Apopka FL home, you'll want to ensure that you have the most up-to-date information.  When should you sell?  How do you get the best price? What kinds of renovations should be made prior to the sale? 

I will provide you with an in-home evaluation of what needs to be done to prepare your Apopka FL home for sale.  I will explain in detail my marketing plan and every detail of the home selling process.

If you have any questions about selling your Apopka FL home contact Rick directly at (407) 341-1706.


About Apopka Florida

Apopka, Florida is located just 12 miles northwest of Orlando and just a short drive from major attractions such as Disney World, MGM/Hollywood Studios, Universal Studios and Sea World.  The city has a deserved reputation for a fantastic quality of life. Of course, the weather in this part of the country is year-round fantastic, the people here are genuinely neighborly and the proximity to all that Orlando has to offer is a big plus. 

Whether you love golf, fun on the water, hiking, fishing or anything else you can think of, excellent outdoor recreational activities are available in abundance in and around the Apopka area.  Apopka schools are recognized for their emphasis on quality education, student involvement and athletic excellence as part of Orange County Public Schools.



Apopka Communities

Apopka Florida has many Beautiful Communities with a variety of lifestyles.
Make Apopka Florida your next place to call home!

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Rock Springs Ridge, Alexandria Place, Wekiva Run, Bluegrass Estates, Parkside at Errol, DunhillDiamond Hill, Errol Estate, Stoneywood, Foxborough, The Palms, Wekiva Springs Reserve, Pitman Estates, Sweetwater Country Club, Sweetwater West, Traditions at Wekiva, Wekiva Preserve, Wekiva Hills, Wekiva Glen, Spring Ridge, Arbor Ridge, Country Crossing, Oak Hill Reserve, Bent Oak, Chelsea Ridge, Emerald Cove, Muirfield Estates, White Jasmine Manor, Sanctuary Golf Estates, Pines of Wekiva, Lake McCoy, Wekiwa Woods, Clayton Estates, Overlooks at Errol, Vick's Landing, Deer Lake, Spring Hollow,Wekiva Springs Estates, Oak Ridge, Landings at Rock Springs, Plymouth Landing

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Wekiva Ridge Oaks, Bear Lake, Lake Doe, Lake Heiniger Estates, Magnolia Park Estates, Wekiva Club, Sheeler Oaks, Sheeler Hills, Dunbridge, Piedmont Lakes, Cobblefield, Chelsea Parc, Wekiva Chase, Votaw Village, Whispering Winds, Oak Ridge, Fisher Plantation, Meadows of Maude Helen, Emerson Park, Brantley Place, Breckenridge, Cameron Grove, Clear Lake Estates, Wekiva Walk, Lake Pleasant Cove

For more information on any of these fine Apopka Communities call 

 Rick Belben

(407) 341-1706

Your Apopka Real Estate Expert!

 

Apopka Florida--One of the Fastest Growing Cities in Orange County!

 

Apopka Parks

Wekiva Springs State Park is located in Apopka Florida.   Wekiva Springs State Park offers visitors the opportunity to relax in a natural setting, enjoy a picnic, or take a swim in the cool spring. Canoeists and kayakers can paddle along the Wekiva River and Rock Springs Run.  

The park is comprised of approximately 7000 acres. Thirteen miles of trails provide opportunities for horseback riding, hiking, bicycling, camping, canoeing, fishing and swimming.

Kelly Park/Rock Springs is a well preserved park. It's clean and fun for any age group. You can barbecue at the park and you can rent inner tubes and go floating down the Freshwater lake there as well. Furthermore, if you are lucky you will get to see some fresh water fish swimming in the lake.



Recreation Facilities

Fran Carlton Center has some wonderful programs for children and young adults such as little league baseball, youth football program, dance classes, soccer, flag football and cheerleading.

Kitland Nelson Park has two lighted tennis courts, two racquetball courts, gazebo, picnic and playground areas.

Northwest Recreation Complex consists of six lighted soccer fields, a multipurpose field, four lighted softball fields, four practice ball fields, a playground, pavilions and picnic areas.

 

History of Apopka Florida

Before Apopka was "The Indoor Foliage Capital of the World" or even before it was "The Fern City," it was The Lodge.  From about 7500 B.C. until about the 1st century A. D. when they disappeared for reasons unknown, Indians were believed to have lodged on the shores of Lake Apopka. Then for about 400 years the region appears to have been uninhabited.

When the Spaniards arrived in Florida in the 16th century, the Acuera tribe of the Timucua confederation was said to have lived in the Apopka area, growing crops and trading. By 1730 these natives were decimated by war and diseases brought by the Europeans and had also disappeared.

Then early in the 19th century, Indians again inhabited the area. There was a Seminole village on Lake Apopka, or Ahapopka, as they spelled and pronounced it. It remained an active village until the outbreak of the Second Seminole War in the mid 1830s. Coacoochee (Wild Cat), one of the most famous and influential War Chiefs, was born here and ruled as Chief of about 200 Indians until this village was evacuated and the natives sought refuge in the swampy areas around the St Johns.

The Armed Occupation Act of 1842 brought white settlers to the Apopka area. They received 160 acres if they would settle them.  These Pioneers and those that followed the Civil War from states to the north began converting the area into what it is today.

The settlement grew, attracting developers and settlers because of the climate and the agricultural opportunities and becoming an important trading center in the 1850s. The Masons' were particularly active. Orange Lodge #36 was organized in 1857, and The Lodge building, still standing on its original site at Alabama Avenue and Highway 441, was completed in 1859.

It was around this building that the town grew in the 1860s and 1870s and ultimately became the Town of Apopka City incorporated in 1882.

Progress continued and today Apopka is still an important hub of commerce. One of the fastest-growing cities in Orange County, it is home base to more than 45,000 citizens in the greater Apopka area.


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Ex-NFL QB Steve McNair, woman found slain in Tenn. (AP) 7/5/2009 3:14 AM

Steve McNair, shown in this 2003 season file photo. McNair, who led the famous Tennessee Titans drive that came a yard short of forcing overtime in the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead Saturday July 4, 2009 with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. Police said a pistol was discovered near the body of a woman also shot dead in a downtown condominium. (AP Photo/file)AP - Police were working Sunday to unravel the relationship between slain former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and his friend, a 20-year-old woman who was found shot to death alongside him in his downtown condominium.


Palin takes to Web for hints of political future (AP) 7/5/2009 3:02 AM

Sarah Palin along with daughter Bristol, left watch the Juneau Fourth of July parade, as husband Todd, looks over son Trig and grandson, Tripp, Bristol's son, Saturday, July 4, 2009 in Juneau, Alaska. Where is Sarah Palin? A day after surprising even her closest friends by announcing she would step down as Alaska governor more than a year before her term was up, the controversial hockey mom was keeping a low profile. Her spokesman, David Murrow, said Palin told him she was flying to Juneau, the state capital, for the Fourth of July weekend, but he wasn't sure what activities she planned to attend. (AP Photo/Claire Richardson)AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin didn't wait long to give some hint of what her political life might look like after she leaves office at the end of the month.


Jackson memorial gets 1.6 million ticket requests (AP) 7/5/2009 2:09 AM

Michael Navarro, left, Michael Navarro, Jr., 7, center, and Gina Rodriguez, all from Los Angeles, sign and photograph a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 4, 2009, which will be the site for the late pop star Michael Jackson's memorial service taking place Tuesday, July 7, 2009.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - The more than 1.6 million fans who registered for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service will wait until Monday to learn if they received one of the 11,000 tickets for Tuesday's ceremony.


Reformists resist Iranian government pressure (AP) 7/5/2009 3:08 AM

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. An image posted on the website Demotix on June 26, 2009 shows a balloon released in Tehran carrying messages of support for defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi. REUTERS/Demotix/FilesAP - The son of an Iranian revolutionary icon called on parliament to dismiss president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from his post, as the country's conservative political establishment upped pressure Sunday on the reformists.


In NYC, biggest fireworks show in US lights up sky (AP) 7/5/2009 1:49 AM

The skyline of Midtown Manhattan, seen from across the East River in the Queens borough of New York, is backlit by shells exploding over the Hudson River during the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show Saturday, July 4, 2009 in New York.  (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet into the air on an Independence Day that began with the Statue of Liberty's crown opening to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.


SKorea says NKorean missiles can hit key targets (AP) 7/5/2009 3:08 AM

A South Korean man looks at a map of North Korean capital of Pyongyang beside a picture of a North Korean rocket, which was fired in April, on display in Paju near the border village of the Panmunjom, South Korea, Sunday, July 5, 2009. Ballistic missiles that North Korea launched this weekend are believed capable of striking key government and military facilities throughout South Korea, an official said Sunday, amid growing concerns over Pyongyang's strike capabilities. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - The ballistic missiles that North Korea test-fired this weekend were likely capable of striking key government and military facilities in South Korea, a defense official said Sunday, amid growing concerns over Pyongyang's firepower.


Exiled Honduran leader vows return for showdown (AP) 7/5/2009 1:52 AM

A soldier adjusts the cap of a fellow soldier in San Pedro Sula's main square, Honduras, Saturday, July 4, 2009. Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya announced Saturday that he would return to Honduras to try to retake office following last week's military-backed coup, despite the interim government's insistence that he faces arrest and trial. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Honduras braced for a threatened confrontation Sunday as ousted President Manuel Zelaya insisted he was coming home to reclaim his post, urging his supporters to mass at the airport for a showdown with the interim government in power since the army sent him into exile a week ago.


Obama's trip: A mission to reshape US image (AP) 7/5/2009 1:53 AM

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, walk back to their limousine after greeting a crowd at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Saturday, July 4, 2009, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace.


Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter (AP) 7/5/2009 1:54 AM

Matt Bergstrom, left, and Emily Hilleren, center, play board games at the Holiday Club during a singles event, Nerds at Heart, in Chicago, Thursday, July 2, 2009.  Attendance at the monthly gatherings, where mostly young professionals pay $25 for a drink and a chance to spend the evening clustered around trivia and board games was more than double expectations in April and has stayed high since.  (AP Photo/Stacie Freudenberg)AP - Credit the recession for staycations and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates.


Stewart wins at Daytona after last-lap wreck (AP) 7/5/2009 1:55 AM

Kyle Busch spins as he is hit by Tony Stewart heading to the finish line in the Coke Zero 400 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, July 4, 2009. Tony Stewart won the race and Busch finished 14th. (AP Photo/Glenn Smith)AP - Kyle Busch braced himself for a four-lap "trophy dash" around Daytona International Speedway, intent on snatching a win away from Tony Stewart.



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