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Seminole’s ‘hole in the doughnut’: Massive Hi-Oaks Ranch land assemblage hits market | Orlando Business Journal

By Trevor Fraser – Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal

One of Seminole County’s last large vacant land tracts has hit the market.

Hi-Oaks Ranch, a six-parcel assemblage totaling 672 acres between the Econlockhatchee River and County Road 419 on the county’s southern border, is being marketed for sale by land brokers Maury L. Carter & Associates Inc.

“It’s a very rare property — and once it’s gone, it’s gone,” (Daryl Carter) said. “Any land in Seminole County that comes available is going to be sought after.”

Read the full article here:https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2025/04/08/seminole-hi-oaks-ranch-carter-rural-boundary.html 

Learn more about the iconic property here: https://www.maurycarter.com/property/rare-seminole-county-development-opportunity?

Hi-Oaks landowners ask Seminole to buy old River Cross property for preservation | Orlando Sentinel

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The Clayton family has long owned the 669 acres officially known as Hi-Oaks Ranch but sometimes listed as High Oaks. The land is tucked between Econlockhatchee River and County Road 419 — just north of the Orange County line.

“We love the land and the animals,” said Jonathan Clayton, who is helping coordinate the sale of his family’s property as vice president of Maury L. Carter & Associates, Inc. “But we love people more. And we’d like to see the property benefit people.”

The family submitted an application to a county advisory board asking Seminole to purchase the land under the Seminole Forever program, which helps preserve land from development.

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