Lakeland FL Mayfaire By-The-Lake Is One of Florida’s Premier Outdoor Art Festivals – A Mother’s Day Treat!
What started out as a simple craft fair 40 years ago in front of the Lakeland Public Library, Mayfaire By-The-Lake, held every year on Mother’s Day weekend is considered among the Top 100 outdoor art festival in the nation. Lakeland FL Mayfaire By-The-Lake is also the oldest outdoor art festival in Central Florida and truly a treat for the whole family to enjoy.
Lakeland Fl has a wide variety of homes for sale with different price ranges and styles. Moving into your new home is absolutely hassle-free if you purchase a regular Lakeland Florida home for sale that is not distressed, since you negotiate directly with the owner. No need to worry about a third party or lender. Each transaction with a traditional Lakeland, FL home sale is less complicated and saves the buyer a lot of time.
Short sales are also a good option for Lakeland, Fl homebuyers looking to save some money. Purchasing a Lakeland, Florida short sale also gives you instant equity, although it takes lots of time and patience on the part of the buyer for a short sale to be processed. Most short sale homes are still occupied by the owners who could barely afford the repair and maintenance of their homes.
Bank-owned Lakeland FL Homes for Sale are also good bargains. Banks have no option but to dispose all their inventory so they agree to sell it even for a very low price just to get their money back. But buyers must be very careful and cautious in buying foreclosures. You may think you got away with a good bargain but end up shelling out more money for costly repairs, since most owners leave their foreclosed homes in a bad condition.
Lakeland FL has homes for sale in different types of communities; from a retirement community to an active urban community, or even a community for families with growing children. There are also communities to suit different types of needs and tastes such as gated communities, golf communities, subdivisions, and even rural communities for those who prefer a more secluded environment.
With almost 74 miles of land, Lakeland, FL is the biggest city in Polk County. The population reached 94,000 as of July 2009 and is still growing. Lakeland is conveniently situated in between Tampa and Orlando, FL and provides commuters easy access to the Interstate. Lakeland offers accessibility to airports, sporting venues and the famous white sand beaches of Florida.
Lakeland, FL has 38 natural lakes. Residents could enjoy an afternoon of boating or fishing in popular lakes like Hollingsworth, Lake Mirror, Lake Morton and Lake Wire, which are found near Downtown Lakeland. Residents could have the best of both big city life and cozy small town feel here in Lakeland, FL.
Searching for homes for sale in Lakeland, FL is easy with search categories such as price range, location, size, and type. You could also sign up for email alerts which will give you information of new homes as soon as they are listed on the market. You can even forward these email listings to family and friends to share and compare.
Copyright © 2011 By Petra Norris * Lakeland FL Homes for Sale *
Plenty of Lakeland Fl Houses for Sale in Every Price Range
You came to the right place! Lakeland FL has an abundance of h
omes for sale in every price range and style. The growing population of Lakeland, which is also the largest city in Polk County, reached almost 94,000 in July 2009. The size of Lakeland measures about 74 square miles. The location of Lakeland is smack dab in the middle between Orlando and Tampa and with easy access to the Interstate makes it a breeze commuting to various attractions, airports, larger pro sporting venues and the white sandy beaches of Florida. Lakeland has 38 named natural lakes – the most visited lakes are near downtown Lakeland at Lake Hollingsworth, Lake Mirror, Lake Morton and Lake Wire providing its residents with great recreational opportunities. Lakeland has the appeal of small town flair with its big city sophistication.
Looking to move into your next home that is move in ready, a regular or traditional Lakeland FL house that is not a distressed home may be your best choice. A traditional sale is smoother, safer and less time consuming.The negotiation process is only with the owner, there is no third party, such as a lender you need to worry about.
Buying a Lakeland FL Home for sale
that is categorized as a bank-owned or foreclosure can be the best deal money can buy. At a deep discounted price, banks are unloading their inventory. Due diligence and caution is recommended. There may be more than you bargained for when it comes to repairs to stripped homes that are bank-owned.
Whether you are looking to retire into an active adult community or a place where you want to raise your children, there are great deals in every price range. There are also an abundance of communities available, from gated communities, golf communities, distinct subdivisions or rural location of homes that are for sale in Lakeland, FL.
There are many varieties of searches to choose from. You can search houses for sale in Lakeland, FL by price range, maps, size and type. Search at your leisure, your best solution when looking for homes is by signing up for automatic email alert as soon as a new home hits the market. You can share, compare and email listings with your family and friends.
Copyright © 2011 By Petra Norris * Plenty of Lakeland FL Houses for Sale in Every Price Range*
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Best Barbecue in Town – Lakeland FL Annual Pig Fest January 28-29, 2011
Gates open to the annual pig fest on Friday at 5:00 p.m. with live music. I have heard that The Ed Wright Band take main stage at 6:00 p.m. and Sean Chambers will be the headliner at 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 29th at 10:00 a.m. for some barbeque braggin’ rights competition.
On both days there is plenty of entertainment for the whole family to enjoy including: NASCAR Simulators, Interactive Children’s area, Live Music, Tasting Opportunities and some world class barbecue.
Legoland – a soon to be open attraction in Winter Haven, FL at the former Cypress Gardens location – is for the first time the official sponsor for the Kid’s area. A Lego brick building area with thousands of Legos to use for the children’s imagination along with the jump houses, bouncy obstacle course and a lot more.
I can’t imagine spending a better way than to attend this year’s Lakeland’s Annual Pig Fest on January 28 and 29, 2011. In it’s 15th year for its barbecue competition, such as the Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned competition, Publix Supermarket Backyard BBQ competition, and for kids, Kids-Q barbecue contest, enticing professional barbecue teams to travel to our beautiful city and compete in four categories: Ribs, Chicken, Pork and Brisket.
A tad bit of history lesson! It started all in 1994 when a small group of local businessmen attended the Blue Ridge Mountain town of Tyron, N.C. to watch a barbeque championship. From then on, a festival committee was established and Lakeland’s Pig Festival welcomed its first barbeque competitors in 1997. Since then, professional teams and backyard teams travel great distances to compete separate in now five different categories in Ribs (loin and spare), Pork (shoulder and butt), Chicken, Brisket (beef) and Sauce. The Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) Professional Competition and Judging School considers Lakeland’s Pig Fest to be one of the finest events sanctioned by KCBS. Lakeland’s annual Pig Fest held at Tiger Town located next to Joker Marchant Stadium has since then grown to over 300 Barbeque Teams competing for prize money and attendance growing quickly each year.
The Junior League of Greater Lakeland became in 2005 the lead organizer for this great event and they do an outstanding job providing volunteers to see that this free event is run smoothly. The Lakeland Pig Festival has contributed over $500,000 to local charities and growing. The event in itself is free, such as the concerts – as you walk towards the gate, let me suggest you buy “Pig Dollars” near the entrance for food and drinks and also some for your kids, since I’m sure they want to take part in arts & crafts, climbing and jumping. Don’t worry if you run out of the “Pig Dollars or “Pig Bucks”, there are various locations throughout the area for you to buy more.
It is a fun event for the whole family to enjoy.
Check out this video of year’s past at the Lakeland FL Pig Fest!
Lakeland Florida Holiday Event – Holiday Walkabout 2010
Imagine this! Horse–drawn wagon rides, holiday music, kiddy train ride, pony rides, pictures taken with Santa and Mr.s Claus, Grinch, holiday decoration throughout downtown Lakeland near Munn Park on November 30, 2010, and much more…
This is going to be a fun-filled event for the whole family to enjoy – Holiday Walkabout 2010 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
There will be three villages; all decked out in holiday decorations:
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Santa’s Village (located on the block of Pine Street) – photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus and holiday treats for guests.
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Who-ville (located on the block of Kentucky) – look out for Grinch
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Munn Park: Holiday Central will be filled with holiday music from schools and local churches. Surely will get you in the holiday cheer and cheer throughout the park
On the night of the event, maps will be distributed with activity locations and times.
Mark your calendar for this event (Tuesday after Thanksgiving)! Stores and restaurants will be open late, so you can get your holiday shopping done and at the same time have a great time with your children enjoying all the fun and games.
For more information about the Holiday Walkabout 2010 please visit the Downtown Lakeland Partnership’s website at www.downtownlakelandfl.com
I would recommend arrive there early and park in the parking garage on Main Street located downtown Lakeland. Parking is free downtown Lakeland after 5:00 p.m.
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 report.
The types of homes and average prices for sale in Lakeland, Florida according to the Multiple Listing Services (MLS) are as follows:
3 duplex units with a sales price of $48,267
6 condos listed with an average sales price of $141,417
18 mobile homes listed with an average sales price of $62,678
5 Townhomes/Villas listed with an average sales price of $107,440
171 single family homes with an average price of $181,178
Lakeland’s newest homes listed! The priciest and also currently the most expensive home on the market in Lakeland is this 2008 McQuillen custom built pool home which features 6 bedrooms and 5 ½ baths with over 6,700 square feet of living space of the main house and is located in the Crescent Woods community. Its current list price is $2,100,000. On the contrary, the cheapest Lakeland home newly listed is a HUD bank owned 2 bedrooms 1 baths home listed for $15,000 – just under $15.00 per square foot – located in the Valencia Heights subdivision.
All data for this report was obtained from the Mid-Florida Regional MLS, it is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. This report does not include “For Sale By Owner”.
Take a look at the breakdown by zip code:
33801 – 19 with an average sales price of $73,198
33803 – 21 with an average sales price of $172,362
33805 – 10 with an average sales price of $90,316
33809 – 28 with an average sales price of $132,316
33810 – 41 with an average sales price of $117,315
33811 – 22 with an average sales price of $164,303
33812 – 13 with an average sales price of $180,000
33813 – 39 with an average sales price of $313,188
33815 – 09 with an average sales price of $96,444
Update on distressed homes in Lakeland
A total of 589 properties are currently actively being marketed that are facing foreclosure. There were 95 Lakeland homes newly listed in the distressed category with average prices of $125,841 or $66 per square foot. Distressed homes are categorized as “Bank-Owned”, “Require 3rd party approval (Short Sale)”, “Pre-foreclosure”, and “In-Foreclosure”.
For more information on the location of these sold homes in Lakeland, price and size of the home click on map picture which leads you to the interactive Community Walk map created by Chuck Welch of Lakeland Local.
February update on Lakeland real estate “Sold & Pending”
So far 73 Lakeland properties have sold that have been recorded in the Multiple Listing. Currently, there are 494 Lakeland homes have gone to “pending”, awaiting closing.
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