No state does the holidays quite like Florida. At any point in December, it's not unusual to see a surfing Santa, a snowman made of sand, or locals awkwardly cramming socks into flip-flops. Indeed, it's the most wonderful time of year.
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This very familiar and very deluxe mansion-compound in the Lake Eola Heights area is up for sale
Own — and live in — a piece of the Roaring ’20s with this Lake Eola Heights home up for sale
This Orlando house is on sale for $5 million, but you get nearly 60 acres and a house that is amazingly frozen in time
A stunning Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian-style house is for sale in Clearwater — cash only
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has sold his pirate-themed Florida home at last