The Polk County Florida housing market rose overall in September with 596 existing home sold – an increase of 8% from the previous month (551 sold homes) in Polk County – an increase in sales activity of 25% from the previous year. Overall Polk’s median price for existing homes increased… Read more »
Lakeland Florida – CommonGround a place to be for all Children
Recently, I strolled around the most interesting playground I’ve ever seen, Lakeland CommonGround – oh boy, I wished I had a playground like this when I grew up. The best thing is it is right here in this beautiful city of Lakeland. The thought originally of such a park came… Read more »
Lakeland Foreclosure Epidemic may be saved by Short Sale Remedy
With Polk County’s unemployment rates, this foreclosure epidemic is going to continue and it may even grow. Lakeland Short Sales are at an all time high, there are currently over 400 Lakeland homes for sale that are short sales. The jobless rate in Polk County is at an all time… Read more »
Lakeland Real Estate Housing Report for September 2009
Lakeland real estate sales activity in September reached its second highest level this year. A total of 183 homes were sold increase of 9% from the previous month of 166. Last year’s activity, home sales increased by 16% from September 2008 in Lakeland, Florida. Lakeland home sale prices troubles the… Read more »
Brigadoon – A classic presented by Harrison School for the Art in Lakeland Florida
Imagine you are going to bed at night and the next day you wake up a century later….. then you don’t want to miss this romantic Lerner & Loewe classic musical that tells the story of two Americans who discover a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day… Read more »
Lakeland Real Estate 101 – Escrow Accounts Defined
With a doubt, a term that is often not very well understood by new Lakeland home buyers is the term Escrow Account. I've provided a general overview here. Read more »
Lakeland Veterans – Consider a VA Mortgage to Fund Your Lakeland Real Estate Purchase
VA home loans are an excellent choice for any eligible veteran interested in buying Lakeland real estate, and surprisingly, only about 10 percent of US veterans take advantage of them. Read more »
Lakeland Real Estate Update – October 1st – October 15th, 2009
Update for the Lakeland real estate market! Currently, there are 1934 homes for sale throughout Lakeland – as of 10/20/09, which remained balanced for the past few weeks. Newly listed homes for the period of October 1st through October 15th totaled 185 Lakeland homes recently came on the market. Average… Read more »
Lakeland Florida – Mercedes-Benz Lake Mirror Classic Extravaganza 2009
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the annual Mercedes-Benz Lake Mirror Classic takes place around Lake Mirror and in the downtown Lakeland area on October 16/17, 2009. Lakeland expects an estimated 35,000 people wandering around Lake Mirror for the two day event which is considered as one of the best shows in… Read more »
Petra Norris – Video, Lakeland Real Estate, blog and more…
A First Time for Everything Hi folks, I’ve been asked for a long time now to do a video about Lakeland, Lakeland real estate and the communities. Petra Norris don’t mind doing videos, I just likes to do them behind the scenes. There is a first time for everything, first… Read more »
What exactly do National and Florida home sales statistics for August 2009 really say?
This real estate market report covering not only the Lakeland real estate market, it specifically covers the whole real estate market in Polk County. It was published in the October 3, 2009 edition of Polk Homes of The Ledger. I realize that some of my readers do not subscribe to… Read more »
Added MLS search feature for “Short Sale” and “Bank Owned” homes in Lakeland Florida
Recently, our Mid Florida Regional MLS added this feature when searching for Lakeland real estate that is being categorized as “short sale” and “bank owned”. Surely, it is great feature to have now in how we Realtors® search for our clients in the MLS. Often times, I get calls from… Read more »