A Resident’s Guide to Life in Lake Nona

Here’s a public service announcement to house hunters seeking a new custom Florida home in the Orlando area: head southeast of the City Beautiful to Lake Nona. Lest you think it’s an obscure area with an aggravating commute, it’s absolutely not. Lake Nona is Orlando’s top master-planned community, sited on …

Orlando, Tampa Among WalletHub’s Top 10 U.S. Cities to Launch Careers

The kickoff of summer — aka the month of June — also marks the unofficial season of new beginnings, transitions and celebratory life events. In other words, graduations, weddings, new jobs and new homes. Moving is a common denominator for most folks making those and similar transitions, and since many …

ICI Homes is Coming to Orlando at Laureate Park in Lake Nona!

ICI Homes’ newest Orlando-area foray is a happy homecoming of sorts for Florida’s Custom Home Builder. It’s been a minute since we’ve built new custom Florida homes in the City Beautiful, but no more! We’re readying floor plans for our newest Orlando project at the Laureate Park neighborhood in Lake …

Seeking a New Custom Florida Home? We’re Building in Orlando

If you’re Orlando-bound in your search for a new custom Florida home, we at ICI Homes offer two excellent choices. Both are our communities, and located on the desirable south side of the City Beautiful, near convenient traffic corridors, Orlando International Airport, and, of course, those world-renowned Florida attractions (because …

Must-Do Experiences in Lake Nona

Ready to move to the Lake Nona area? Great! Start with Live Oak Estates, the gated ICI Homes community that features one-acre lots to the east of Orlando’s Lake Nona. FYI — hurry with this part. Only 16 lots set among oaks, pines, and fresh-water lakes and ponds, remain available. …

Make Live Oak Estates Your Lake Nona Home Base

Looking for a new home on the quiet side of Orlando? A place where your daily commute won’t leave you stewing in road-construction traffic? The only night noise comes from sharp-eyed owls in your backyard treetops.

Lake Nona Living, ICI Homes-Style

Residents of Lake Nona live in some of Central Florida’s most desirable zip codes. The area southeast of Orlando is removed from the typical congestion, traffic and noise found elsewhere, while still convenient to anywhere a Lake Nona resident wants or needs to be. Live Oak Estates, an ICI Homes …

Location, Location, Location in Lake Nona

Lake Nona, Florida, isn’t the center of the universe. Yet. But, it is the center of Orlando’s most desirable suburb and location is a major reason why. In Lake Nona, business, technology, medical, education and sports institutions are clustered near each other encouraging collaborative synergy. Naturally, Lake Nona neighborhoods — …

Best Cities for Investment Property

If you’re searching for investment property, cross the state line into Florida and stop. A recent study by GOBankingRates.com, named three cities — Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville —among the nation’s top 15 great places to invest in real estate. Using rental properties to expand your portfolio is a smart move …

The Evolving American Dream: Comfortable Retirement Living in Central Florida

The white picket fence – a place to call home; this was the American Dream of the Greatest Generation (born 1901-1945). Their dream was to own a small plot to raise their children and create stability from the volatility of their parents who crossed oceans to come to America. Time are definitely changing. The American Dream is evolving and the beauty of Central Florida plays a huge roll in the new dream.

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