For the month of November, the Lakeland real estate market of short sales and bank-owned (REO) properties has decreased. There were a total of only 92 distressed homes sold that were in some kind of distress, compared to the 98 homes the previous month and 74 home the previous year.
Current inventory for Lakeland FL foreclosures as of 12/30/11 is at 85, while 51 homes currently are under contract and awaiting closing.
What are the price ranges, buyers and investors are most interested?
Lakeland Foreclosures Market Report
$49,999 or under – 25 homes
$50,000 – $99,999 – 14 homes
$100,000 – $149,999 – 10 homes
$150,000 – $199,999 – 1 homes
$200,000 – $249,999 – 1 home
Current inventory for Lakeland Short Sales as of 12/30/11 is at 359 homes, while 330 homes are under contract and waiting to close.
Lakeland Short Sales Market Report
$49,999 or under – 7 homes
$50,000 – $99,999 – 20 homes
$100,000 – $149,999 – 10 homes
$150,000 – $199,999 – 3 homes
$250,000 – $299,999 – 1 home
The Graph below compares sold homes in all categories – Traditional Sales (None Distressed), Lakeland Foreclosures (REO) and Lakeland Short Sales
Average days to Closing for bank-owned properties are 82 days
Average days to Closing for other distressed properties are 280 days.
41 Lakeland FL Short Sale properties sold – average soldprice$96,700 – median sold price $91,000.
51 Lakeland FL Foreclosures (REO) sold – average sold price $67,530 – median sold price $56,000
Low Lakeland Florida foreclosure inventory may be the answer for you if you are contemplating short sales and your family and friends telling you that buyers only work the foreclosures. Don’t be fooled, putting your home on the market as a short sale may be your best option now as buyers are frustrated in the bidding war against investors. Buyers are willing to look at buying Lakeland short sales.
Don’t let time be against you. Don’t be foreclosed. Call your Lakeland FL Short Sale Agent – Petra Norris at (863) 619-6918 and find out about our options.
Copyright © 2011 By Petra Norris *Lakeland FL Short Sale and Foreclosure Market Report – November 2011*