TweetThose following local and national existing homes sales reports should be thankful home sales are up in Polk County, Florida. As a whole, Polk County home sales for January 2009 show an increase of 18.6 percent over last year’s January total. The national picture – coming in at home sales lower by 8.6 percent…
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2009 Winter haven Home Sellers Should Root for the Cardinals in Super Bowl 43
TweetNFL Fans have no problem honoring the storied history of Pittsburgh’s Iron Curtain. Few teams have matched their success, and the team’s 5 total Super Bowl wins have put rings on some of the games most famous personalities. However, for those of you who may be a bit superstitious… you know – who may…
The Ultimate Florida Real Estate and Mortgage “Yule” Blog Roll…
Tweet OK folks – It’s Christmas time again… and now comes to the sharing! I’m writing this post in hopes that I can start to accumulate a list of your top two or three “best of the best” bloggers to watch for Florida Real Estate and Florida Mortgage News. I have a few to list,…
Calculating Your Florida Home’s Square Footage Can Be Tricky
TweetThe Square Footage Calculation. It’s one of the most seemingly influential aspects of selecting your Florida home, yet it’s a mathematical function that sometimes seems a bit, well… “flexible” in terms of how different professionals in our industry calculate it. Many times, when I talk with clients and ask them about the Florida home…
Lakeland Florida Homes New on Market – Weekly Update for 11/16/08
Tweet Hi fellow readers, there are currently 2,438 homes for sale in Lakeland, Florida. The average sales price is $217,061 and the average size of a home is 1,848 square foot, which calculates to $109.30 per square foot. Altogether, there were 76 homes newly listed with area Realtors ®. The average listing price for this…
As of October 2008 – Americans Still Buying Existing Homes at a Modest Clip
TweetThe term Existing Home in real estate speak, refers to a home that’s in “used” condition – a home that cannot be categorized as “new construction.” The steadfast pencil pushers, statisticians, and number crunchers over at the National Association of REALTORS calculate the sum of Existing Homes sold on a monthly basis. For most…
