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Lakeland Harrison School for the Arts presents “The Three Musketeers”
Lakeland Harrison School for the Arts presents “The Three Musketeers” Did you miss this wonderful play of Micah Ariel James adaptations of Dumas’ renowned novel of “The Three Musketeers” this past weekend? Great reviews of past performances! At last weekend’s almost sold out performances and raving reviews by patrons, you sure don’t want to miss this exciting production of “The Three... [Read more]
Lakeland Real Estate Update – 02/16/10-02/28/10
Update for the Lakeland FL real estate market! There are 1912 homes for sale throughout Lakeland, Florida – as of 03/09/10. The inventory of Lakeland homes for sale in the past few months hovers around 1900. Newly listed homes for the period of February 16th through February 28th decreased to 135 Lakeland homes for sale. The average sales price of Lakeland homes listed with area Realtors® increased... [Read more]
Polk County Existing Home Sales for January 2010
Slow start of the overall Polk County Home Sales in January when comparing sales history for the past year. Although average Polk County home prices have somewhat been stable in recent months, the number of homes sold in Polk County took a nose dive when comparing the number of sales from the past few months. If you are a person that is visual like me, just take a look at the chart below to see what... [Read more]
Lakeland FL Real Estate Update for 02/01-02/15/2010
Update for the Lakeland FL real estate market! There are 1923 homes for sale throughout Lakeland, Florida – as of 02/19/10. While Lakeland homes inventory remains stable, newly listed homes for the period of February 1st through February 15th increased by 16.75% to 203 Lakeland homes for sale. The average sales price of Lakeland homes listed with area Realtors® decreased to $160,386 from my previous... [Read more]
Lakeland FL Foreclosure and Short Sale Market Report – January 2010
The foreclosure and short sale market has affected all of us here in Lakeland, Florida with the ever decreasing home values in most neighborhoods if not all neighborhoods in our city. High unemployment rates, influx in foreclosed properties for the foreseeable future and shadow inventory that has yet to hit the real estate market. Therefore highlighting the Lakeland foreclosures and short sale... [Read more]
Lakeland Real Estate Update on Sold Homes in January 2010
A stable Lakeland real estate Market is a key factor for the housing market to rebound. For the month of January a total of 145 homes were sold overall. Last year’s overall Lakeland Florida Real Estate market was somewhat of a roller coaster ride with home prices up and down throughout the year. Will the roller coaster ride continue in 2010? From the graph below you can see that average Lakeland... [Read more]
Mortgage Mess Continues – Sweetheart Deal FDIC – Indymac/OneWest Bank
Recently details of a “Sweetheart Deal” came to light as FDIC Sale of Indymac/OneWest Bank assets. Our voices of the Real Estate industries has to be heard. It is sad when deals are being made to the expenses of taxpayers and homeowners who face short sales, foreclosures and are in the midst of getting the impossible – loan modification. Check out this video by clicking on this... [Read more]
Stop your Lakeland Short Sale Buyers from Cancelling Contracts
Tips for Lakeland Short Sale Sellers on how to stop Buyers from this contract cancel epidemic. More than ever before Lakeland Short Sales likely will be a part of the Lakeland real estate market for years to come. One of the major obstacles for a short sale to reach a successful closing, the seller’s lender must approve the short sale. Before it would get to that point the negotiation is only... [Read more]
Lakeland Florida Real Estate Update ~ 01/16-01/31/10
Update for the Lakeland real estate market! There are 1903 homes for sale throughout Lakeland, Florida – as of 02/06/10; the number of homes for sale remained constant for the month of January. Newly listed homes for the period of January 15th through January 31st increased slightly to 169 Lakeland homes. The average sales price of Lakeland homes listed with area Realtors® decreased to $160,386... [Read more]
Polk County Existing Home Sales for December 2009
Overall Polk County Home Sales rose and prices fell in 2009 from the previous year. Is this true in your neck of the woods? I’m sure you heard about that this is a buyer’s market in the news and media outlets, but is it really? Real Estate still remains very local and real estate statistics in each town or even in each neighborhood/community could differentiate by a great margin resulting in... [Read more]
