Jargon 101 For New Home Buyers

Understanding real-estate terms and acronyms can feel like cracking a secret code. If you’re a newbie home buyer, you may think you need a financial dictionary in order to wade through the mortgage-application process. While we at ICI Homes hope you’ll buy your first home from us, we want you …

Your Guide to Understanding Credit Scores

Not the most scintillating topic, we know. But, a critical one for new-home buyers because it often can dictate whether you can pursue your Florida dream home. A good credit score allows you more leeway and choices when it comes to applying, and being approved for, mortgages. A poor credit …

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. …

Celebrate the Holidays While You’re Still Moving In

So, the moving boxes collided with those major end-of-the-year holidays. You’re thrilled to be in your new Florida home, but the interior looks like a cardboard canyon while the calendar says it’s time to decorate and throw parties. Follow us to discover how you can survive a major transition AND …

Continued Pleasant Weather this Winter

According to a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the winter of 2016 should be nice and mild for Florida, exactly how we like it. While that forecast is specific to a certain calendar year, warm and dry Florida winters are the norm here rather than the …

Guide to Holiday Hosting in Your New Home

So, it’s your new Florida home for the holiday season, eh? Congratulations! It’s definitely a blast to showcase your new abode by hosting family and friends for some or all of the usual seasonal festivities. Need a game plan? We at ICI Homes are ready with some handy tips to …

Nine Secrets to Hosting a Stress-Free Holiday Party

It’s your turn to host the annual family get together or office gift exchange. Instead of freaking out about all those people in your house and all the work that must precede them, break down your hosting duties into a manageable game plan. Below are nine suggestions of how to …

Your Handiest Party-Planning Checklist

Hosting a party — or any social event — can be as involved or as simple as you make it. Especially during those big end-of-the-year holidays, when most of us enjoy attending or throwing a few soirees. Whether you’re an extraordinary party-planner or an inexperienced host facing your first get-together …

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 …

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