Orlando’s housing market took some tumbles this year. Despite rising interest rates, a statewide property insurance crisis and unwavering inflation, homes continued to hit the market, and people continued to flock here.
Over the past 12 months, the Orlando area witnessed historic farmhouses, sports stars’ and celebrity homes, and architectural oddballs going on sale for the first time.
Here are the most popular Orlando-area home stories from 2023.
Former Winter Park home of famed Disney Imagineer Cicero Greathouse
Located at 1391 Richmond Road, the home belonged to Greathouse and his wife in the late ’90s, and still holds much of the creator’s artistic influence throughout. Greathouse spent a large portion of his life traveling the world and gathering inspiration for his art, namely bold abstract paintings. He maintained his creative drive and influence on Central Florida through his time as a senior art director for Walt Disney Imagineering. The house, with four bedrooms and six bathrooms across 4,635 square feet, was designed to emulate a New York City townhouse coupled with Florida living, the listing says. Full of traditional and Old Florida-style paintings, the home’s main living spaces include a grand foyer with a spiral staircase, as well as a formal living room and dining room. The home also comes with two separate garages, one of which includes an air-conditioned gym and an office, and antique art fixtures throughout. See more photos here. Credit: Photo via Realtor.comCredit: Photo via The Julie Bettosini Team/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via The Julie Bettosini Team/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via The Julie Bettosini Team/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via The Julie Bettosini Team/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Mick Night/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Mick Night/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Mick Night/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Mick Night/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Mick Night/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Jennifer Sloan/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Jennifer Sloan/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Jennifer Sloan/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Jennifer Sloan/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Jennifer Sloan/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Ashley Wilt/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Ashley Wilt/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Ashley Wilt/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Ashley Wilt/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Ashley Wilt/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Terrie White/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Terrie White/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Terrie White/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Terrie White/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Terrie White/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Alice Anne Jackson/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Alice Anne Jackson/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Alice Anne Jackson/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Alice Anne Jackson/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Alice Anne Jackson/Realtor.comThe most expensive home in Central Florida is on the market for $30 million
The nearly 30,000-square-foot home features seven bedrooms and 16 bathrooms across a sprawling mansion that overlooks Butler Chain of Lakes’ Lake Down. On top of luxurious details and amenities scattered throughout, the home boasts a library lounge, a full wet bar, a private elevator, a Junior Olympic pool and a 50-car garage, according to the listing. Credit: Photo via Ziba Mohammadi/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Ziba Mohammadi/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Ziba Mohammadi/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Ziba Mohammadi/Realtor.comCredit: Photo via Ziba Mohammadi/Realtor.comWinter Park home of SeaWorld’s former COO
Former SeaWorld executive Walter Bogumil listed his Orlando mansion, located at 1476 Grove Terrace in Winter Park, for $3,250,000. Bogumil, who served as SeaWorld Orlando’s chief strategy officer for two years before becoming COO in 2020, was terminated from the position in 2021. The custom-built Mediterranean-style home boasts five bedrooms and seven baths across 5,792 square feet. The interior features high beam ceilings and plenty of natural light. Plus, a killer pool and built-in fountain out back. Credit: Photo via Kelly Price/Kelly Price & Co. LLCCredit: Photo via Kelly Price/Kelly Price & Co. LLCCredit: Photo via Kelly Price/Kelly Price & Co. LLCCredit: Photo via Kelly Price/Kelly Price & Co. LLCCredit: Photo via Kelly Price/Kelly Price & Co. LLCOrlando’s jungle-themed mansion
The compound was built in the ’90s by a Hong Kong-based family. Massive, handcrafted woodwork elements were shipped from the Philippines to complete the $8 million construction of the home. The interior boasts many startling elements: There are jungle-themed carved columns, plenty of tropical foliage, a movie-like library and an interestingly small kitchen. There’s nothing about this house that isn’t wild, in all senses of the word, up to and including the price tag. Credit: Photo via Zillow.comCredit: Photo via Zillow.comCredit: Photo via Zillow.comCredit: Photo via Zillow.comCredit: Photo via Zillow.comFar-out home of the first married couple in space
The house belonged to Marc and Sharon Hagle, power-couple astronauts who braved a commercial space flight together last year. Rightfully dubbed “Casa del Mondo,” or “House of the World,” the Winter Park estate sits on a private road and offers seven bedrooms and seven baths, spanning 16,608 total square feet of living space. Credit: Photo via Zillow.comPhoto via Zillow.comCredit: Photo via Zillow.comCredit: Photo via Zillow.comCredit: Photo via Zillow.com
