ORLANDO—Although the loonie has lost more than a quarter of its value in the past few years, national homebuilder AV Homes hasn't seen a big change in the actual number of Canadian buyers in the Central Florida market—at least not as of yet. So says Bob Kanjian, sales manager with national homebuilder AV Homes.

"The key reason why I don't think there will be a slowdown in the number of Canadian buyers is because we have a have vast inventory of luxury homes for $250,000 or less -- and we service that market well," Kanjian says. "That's the desirable price point for Canadians who have always been value-conscious buyers, but even more so now."

That said, Kanjian admits Canadians may be in a bit more of a quandary now. While they watch the loonie going down, they are also looking at Florida real estate which is going up in price.

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