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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
Business
Desiree Stennett

As Orlando home prices soar, investors buy into Black neighborhoods, sparking concerns

ORLANDO, Florida — Nearly every day, Paula Kittrell gets a call, a text or a mailer with the same message: If she is thinking about selling her West Lakes home near downtown Orlando, there is someone willing to pay cash today.

Occasionally, she’ll listen to the pitch. But she turns down every offer, even one for three times what she paid.

“I got three calls over the weekend,” Kittrell said. “I get a call almost every day. … Residents in our community get calls on a regular basis from people that don’t even live here.”

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