Bent Danholm

Bent Danholm I’m Bent Danholm, Broker / Owner of DANHOLM COLLECTION, specializing in residential and luxury real estate throughout Central Florida. Bent

I help buyers and sellers move confidently through Central Florida real estate with honest advice, clear communication, and experienced guidance—making each step from the first conversation to closing as smooth as possible. My real estate career began in Denmark in the 1980s, where I sold new-construction homes. During the 1990s, I helped Danish buyers purchase shared-ownership vacation properties

in France. I later moved to the United Kingdom, where I co-founded and helped build a successful real estate brokerage with multiple offices. My background also includes finance, mortgage lending, business development, and marketing. Before focusing fully on real estate in Florida, I founded and led businesses and served as chief marketing officer for several online companies. That experience continues to shape how I represent properties today. Selling a home takes more than putting it on the MLS and waiting. My approach begins by identifying the buyers most likely to value a particular property. From there, we build the positioning, message, presentation, and marketing around that audience. The goal is not simply more exposure. It is the right exposure to the right people. I use the same principles when representing buyers. In addition to searching the active market, I can target specific communities and homeowners to identify properties that may not yet be publicly available. Clients can expect honest advice, clear communication, and a straightforward assessment of their options. I will not recommend listing, buying, or selling simply to create a transaction. When I believe a decision is not in a client’s best interest, I say so. Having lived and worked in Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, I bring an international perspective to Central Florida real estate. More importantly, I understand that moving is not only a financial decision. It affects your family, your plans, and your daily life. Whether you are buying, selling, or considering a move, my role is to help you understand the market, evaluate your options, and move forward with confidence.

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08/27/2026

Thinking of introducing some financial lessons to your children? Here's some helpful information.

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I just completed a new 13-month review of the Windermere 34786 single-family home market, and one point stands out:Winde...
08/26/2026

I just completed a new 13-month review of the Windermere 34786 single-family home market, and one point stands out:

Windermere is not one market.

A home priced at $700,000 competes in a very different environment than one priced at $2.5 million, $5 million, or $10 million.

During the reporting period, 598 homes sold. But as prices rise, inventory relative to demand increases, market times generally become longer, and buyers gain more alternatives.

That matters whether you are considering selling or trying to decide where there may be negotiating leverage as a buyer.

I broke the market down into nine separate price ranges in the full report:

View and download Bent Danholm’s Winter Park market update for Windermere, FL 34786, covering buyer depth, inventory, days on market, pending activity, and pricing signals.

08/24/2026

"I live in a town where the pressing issue is what the public restrooms should look like." 🚻

In the final part of Inside Windermere, Mayor Andy Williams tells Bent Danholm what's actually coming to town — the new path that will one day connect to Ocoee and the West Orange Trail, the 500 block rebirth that ended 30 years with no new commercial construction, and Fresco's: the first evening restaurant Windermere has had since the 1970s.

Then the story that says everything about this place. A band shell downtown — designed, funded, a million dollars ready to go — and residents came to council and asked them to walk away from it. COVID had given the town its quiet back, and they decided they wanted to keep it.

Two square miles among the lakes, dirt streets, and a community that refuses to change too much, too fast.

🎧 Full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cFbN44ghhBU

Missed the earlier parts?
Part One: https://youtu.be/uqmEDeoXA2k
Part Two: https://youtu.be/1CyRZhF7Z9g

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(407) 288-0704 · DanholmCollection.com

I have published the latest Winter Park 32789 13-Month Market Review, covering single-family home activity from July 1, ...
08/22/2026

I have published the latest Winter Park 32789 13-Month Market Review, covering single-family home activity from July 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026.

The headline numbers are useful:

389 closed sales
$1.56M average sale price
124 current listings
40 pending listings

But the more important finding is that Winter Park is not one market.

Below $1 million, supply is comparatively constrained.

From $1 million through $5.999 million, buyers remain active, but they also have enough choice to negotiate. Average sale-to-list ratios in those primary luxury brackets ranged from 95.4% to 96.5%.

Above $6 million, transaction volume becomes so limited that individual properties can materially distort the averages.

For sellers, the implication is straightforward: broad exposure is not enough. The home needs to be priced and positioned for the buyer pool within its specific competitive bracket.

The complete report, including price-band performance, market time, listing outcomes, and seller considerations, is available here:

https://www.bentdanholm.com/winter-park-32789-market-update

Winter Park ZIP code 32789 · Single-family homes only · Source: StellarMLS

Golden Oak continues to support substantial values, including eight-figure transactions. But the latest market data show...
08/21/2026

Golden Oak continues to support substantial values, including eight-figure transactions. But the latest market data shows that price matters more, not less, as values rise.

My latest Golden Oak Market Review covers single-family homes only from July 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026.

During that period:

19 homes closed.
Average sale price: approximately $8.23 million.

The difference between price brackets is particularly important.

Homes between $4M and $5.999M averaged 41.5 days on market and achieved 98.3% of list price.

At $10M and above, average days on market increased to 135.4, and the sale-to-list ratio declined to 95.6%.

The upper end is active. It is also more selective.

For homeowners considering a sale, the question is not simply what Golden Oak supports. It is where the individual property should be positioned within the current market.

The complete report is available here, with no registration required:

View and download Bent Danholm’s Golden Oak community market update for Orlando, FL 32836, covering buyer depth, inventory, days on market, pending activity, and pricing signals.

Orlando luxury sales jumped 31%. Prices still fell 4%.Those two numbers look contradictory. They aren't.The August Luxur...
08/20/2026

Orlando luxury sales jumped 31%. Prices still fell 4%.

Those two numbers look contradictory. They aren't.

The August Luxury Market Report shows that Orlando's single-family luxury market moved into seller territory in July with a 21% sales ratio.

Compared with July 2025:

• Sales increased from 216 to 283
• Inventory declined from 1,438 homes to 1,347
• Median days on market remained at 39
• Homes sold at a median of 97.47% of list price
• Median sale price moved from $1.20 million to $1.15 million

The market has buyers. What it lacks is indiscriminate demand.

Today's luxury buyer can afford to wait and is increasingly willing to do so. Properties that offer something difficult to replicate—location, privacy, condition, architecture, views, land or a particularly strong lifestyle proposition—have an advantage.

The rest have to compete.

That distinction matters if you're deciding whether to sell, what to improve before going to market, or how aggressively to price a property.

I've included both the Orlando data and the broader North American luxury picture in my August report:

Read the August 2026 Orlando Luxury Market Report for current pricing, inventory, sales trends, and insight into Central Florida luxury real estate.

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08/20/2026

Avoid becoming a victim of debt collection scams by paying attention to these red flags.

Figures from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) show that about 70 million people—more ...

08/17/2026

How does a two-square-mile town hold onto its character while Orlando grows up around it? 🌳

In Part Two of Inside Windermere, Mayor Andy Williams continues his sit-down with Bent Danholm — more stories from the town, how Windermere manages growth without losing its small-town feel, and what today's decisions mean for residents, future buyers, and anyone watching one of Central Florida's most talked-about communities.

Missed Part One? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/uqmEDeoXA2k
🎧 Full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1CyRZhF7Z9g

Bent Danholm · The Danholm Collection
(407) 288-0704 · DanholmCollection.com

When you work with the Danholm Collection, you work with Bent.No hand-offs. No junior agents. A broker in the Orlando ma...
08/16/2026

When you work with the Danholm Collection, you work with Bent.

No hand-offs. No junior agents. A broker in the Orlando market since 2016 — direct, discreet, and hands-on.

Your next chapter starts at danholmcollection.com.

Some neighborhoods have a dining scene. Dr. Phillips has Restaurant Row.World-class dinners on Sand Lake Road, minutes f...
08/15/2026

Some neighborhoods have a dining scene. Dr. Phillips has Restaurant Row.

World-class dinners on Sand Lake Road, minutes from your front door.

Luxury isn't just where you live. It's how you spend your evenings.

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