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Central Florida Teems With Opportunities

ORLANDO-Leading real estate professionals agree that population and job growth are the driving forces behind opportunities in the region.

By Tracey C. Velt | Updated on September 28, 2007

ORLANDO-Florida may be saddled with unknowns in the areas of property insurance, taxes and hometown democracy–the amendment that calls for all citizens to vote for any change to the comprehensive land-use plan. But the Central Florida area is ripe for the commercial real estate industry, according to experts at the RealShare Central Florida conference, held at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando.

More than 300 commercial practitioners attended the RealShare Central Florida conference. The RealShare Series is produced by Real Estate Media, publisher of GlobeSt.com, Real Estate Forum and Real Estate Florida.From the popularity and success of mixed-use development and continued population growth to the green building movement and low unemployment rates, commercial opportunities flourish. “The market will rise slowly, and we’re not in as dire a situation as some have predicted,” said Sean Snaith, director of the Institute of Economic Competitiveness at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. “Central Florida has job growth and personal income growth,” he says.

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