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Home builders reach farther afield for land.

The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)

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Byline: Jack Snyder

Jun. 5--They go were the land is. D.R. Horton, a major home builder in Central Florida, expects to add at least six new communities to its development efforts this year. All are a good ways from Orlando.

New projects are scheduled in north Brevard County, Lake County and Volusia County. The builder already is operating in Orange, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Polk and Brevard. Royal Palm Homes is also adding to its land bank. The company acquired a 54-acre site near Apopka to develop 235 single-family houses. Albert Kodsi, president, said work on the property on Mandan Road will start before the end of the year.

And Levitt Corp. is ready to build 433 single family houses at Turtle Creek in south Orange County and 129 town homes at The Reserve at Sanford. Off to a great start David J. Murphy, industrial ...

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