Friday, November 23, 2007

E. Everette Huskey dies

Orlando Business Journal

E. Everette Huskey, the man known as "Mr. Real Estate," died Nov. 21.

Huskey was arguably Central Florida¹s most experienced residential real estate expert, having practiced more than 60 years. He developed 25 communities in the region but is best known for Sweetwater Oaks, an upscale, 2,000-acre development in Longwood, and his work in Heathrow.

He was the owner of Huskey Realty, which later merged with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate. Huskey's sales record placed him in the top 1 percent of Coldwell Banker agents in Florida, and he sold more than $20 million in real estate in 2000.

Huskey had been ill for several months and died in his Longwood home.

Orlando ranks No. 3 in U.S. for online holiday shopping

Orlando Business Journal

The City Beautiful hit third place nationwide for overall online holiday shopping this year in a recent poll of the top 20 U.S. markets by Zogby Interactive.

In a poll of more than 13,000 Internet users by Zogby Interactive for AOL Shopping, 78 percent of respondents in Orlando say they plan to shop online this year. Orlando tied with Seattle for the No. 3 spot, while Philadelphia topped the list with 79.3 percent of those polled saying they will Web shop, and 78.6 percent of Boston respondents say they will holiday shop online.