Greater Orlando Real Estate The mention of Orlando conjures up images of unlimited entertainment options that the area is known to offer to the visitors all year. As America's best-known entertainment destination, Orlando has several facilities to offer. These include world-class roller coaster rides, dolphin and magic shows, and street shows. In fact, the urban amenities in greater Orlando benefit the residents as well as the tourists, who can go across the street and see exciting locations like Disney World. Orlando is a wonderful place for indivuduals and families alike, so give it a try or, if you are already familiar with it, try it again. You'll see something new every time. Real-estate firms are taking several innovative measures to attract new homebuyers to make investments in the new communities that are planned. These new communities have pools, community centers, health posts, playgrounds and other facilities. These gated communities are positioned to attract the salaried and retired persons who want a peaceful, secured life. Though the prices of individual homes are in excess of $600,000, many consider them to be worthy investments to make at this juncture. Several of the new entertainment venues that are likely to come up in the next few years are attracting people to invest in real estate. Though the main attraction of the greater Orlando area continues to be Disney-MGM studios, there are several other equally interesting places. These include Movie Rider, which has a two specially built 40-foot screens; Seaworld; historic buildings and many more attractions in the theme parks. Having such world-class facilities within a short distance make local real-estate investments especially desirable. Posted by Brandi Cook on February 03, 2009 at 03:36 PM About Brandi Cook Brandi Cook is affliated with Port City Realty, which is located in Mobile, AL. For further assistance please use the contact information located on the right. As of 05/17/12 the Brandi Cook RePage is ranked at 5,975 with 365 points.

Local Information for Mobile, AL

Latitude: 30.679523 -- Longitude: -88.10328

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ZIP Codes for Mobile, Alabama	36601  36602  36603  36604  36605  36606  36607  36608  36609  36610  36611  36612  36613  36614  36615  36616  36617  36618  36619  36621  36622  36623  36625  36626  36628  36630  36631  36633  36640  36641  36644  36652  36660  36663  36670  36671  36675  36685  36688  36689  36690  36691  36693  36695
Area Code for Mobile, Alabama	251
Time zone for Mobile, Alabama	CST

Other Area Cities:   Bay Minette, AL  Daphne, AL  Chickasaw, AL  Prichard, AL  Saraland, AL  Theodore, AL  Fairhope, AL  Mobile, AL 

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The settlement, then called by the French name "Fort Louis de lá Mobile", was first established in 1702, at Twenty-seven Mile Bluff on the Mobile River, as the first capital of the French colony of Louisiana. Following a series of floods, the town was relocated downriver to its present location near the head of Mobile Bay in 1711 and named Fort Conde. The capital of Louisiana was moved to Biloxi in 1720 and to New Orleans in 1723 and Mobile was relegated to the role of frontier town and trading post. In 1763, the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the French and Indian War. The treaty ceded Mobile to Great Britain and under British rule the colony flourished. The British renamed the city Fort Charlotte, after the English Queen, and reenergized the port. Major exports included timber, naval stores, indigo, hides, rice, pecans and cattle. -- Source: Wikipedia.com