GOLF: SPAIN VS FLORIDA
Champions Gate ORLANDO, FLORIDA
he Champions Gate resort is just two exits away from Disney on the Interstate 4. It has two good Greg Norman courses, a fl oodlit 9-holer, and a buzzy 720-room Omni hotel with all the bells and waterpark whistles. T e London-Orlando fl ight time is 8 hours. T e latest development phase, which includes the new Retreat and Club developments, is half-built and selling well. It will feature a new course, pool, tennis centre, playgrounds and dining, both fi ne and casual. Interestingly, it was all put on ice from 2007 or so, when the slump hit, to 2012. Now it’s all systems go again — that’s Florida, for you.
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Ultimately, the whole community will have 2,700 properties. “We’ve got a variety of homes for sale,” says Jerry Barker
(
jerrybarker.com). “From the $240ks right up to an eight-bedroom mansion for $448,990 (£290,432). Some are aimed at buyers looking for short-term rental income, and others are genuine second homes.”
What can you buy there? T e cheapest house design at the Club is the 1,852ſt 2
, two-bedroom
detached bungalow, with a heated pool, priced at £170,000. Some houses are already built, others are under construction. T e Retreat is slightly more upmarket, starting at £215,000 for the four-bedroom, 2,212ſt 2
Aruba model, going up to £285,000 for the
two-storey, eight-bedroom Maui. Dining facilities, a fully equipped gymnasium, and a tennis centre are promised, and both communities are zoned for short-term rental.
Jerry Barker also has plenty of resales at Champions Gate, with some older condos going for under £100,000.
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