Year End Numbers For Lakeland

8 Properties in Lakeland Closed and Sold
18 Properties have Pending Contracts
205 Properties are on the market in Lakeland


Lakeland Real Estate History
Year 1998- Average sale price was $169,000
Total Year Sales 95
Highest Price: $400,000.00

Year 2008
Average sales price: $292,618.00
Total Year Sales: 210
Highest Price:$900,000.00

November 28- Numbers for Lakeland Overall- and Happy Thanksgiving

All info according to the mls: (November 28th, 2007- November 28th, 2008)

Price Range in Lakeland $100,000-$250,000
58 Current Active Properties For Sale
8 Contract Pending Properties
71 Homes Sold

Price Range in Lakeland $250,001-$500,000
106 Current Properties For Sale
12 Contract Pending Properties
55 Home Sold

Price Range in Lakeland $500,000-$1,000,000
45 Current Properties For Sale
3 Contract Pending Properties
5 Homes Sold

Summer Stats so Far

Lakeland Stats
January 2008- August 21, 2008

Price Range $120,000-$250,000


43 Homes for Sale- Active
Average Days on Market is 82

12 Pending
Average Days on Market is 66

42 Sold
Average Days on Market is 40
Average Price per sq ft: $92.63

That is good number for Lakeland!!!!

Staging Strategies-Begins with......

Landscaping- Many of the homeowners that I helped have update their homes on the inside with luxury finishing touches. When selling your home for maximum value- you must have those sizzle features. When bacon sizzles on a frying pan- the aroma makes me think of only good and delicious thoughts. First, you have to get the pan, than turn on the heat, put the bacon on the pan, and then enjoy. It is a process, like staging your home.

The bacon may be your new granite counter tops, new floors, or closet system, and the buyer will notice those touches, however if the stage is set with curb appeal than your buyers will walk in, smell the aroma and think only good thoughts. But without the curb appeal- you just have bacon, uncooked, greasy, no aroma...bacon.

Remember the curb appeal- it is an absolute essential.

Lakeland Estate Homeowners

We have been invited to speak at the Lakeland Estates Homeowners Meeting on April 27th 2:00 P.M. at the International Harvester-

My Topic will be "How to update your home and not lose your money"

• Raise the roof
• Knock Down Walls
• Remodel your kitchen and bathroom
• Add a master bathroom
• Landscaping (New mulch, trim the hedges, and green grass (curb appeal)
• Smooth Ceilings
• Paint Walls-
  
• Visit Model Homes
• Put in Wood Floors (Laminates and Tile)

The homes in Lakeland Estate range in age from 30 years old to brand new and we will cover how to the older homes can take advantage of the new construction prices.

State of the Market Jan- March 24th

Here are the stats for Lakeland Homes this quarter:
26 Pending Contracts with an average price of $352,145
36 Sold Properties at an average price $257,392
Active Properties For Sale
31 Homes for sale between $500-$1.2 Million
147 Homes for sale between $250,000-$500,000
39 Homes for sale between $142,000-$250,000

Total 217 homes for sale in Lakeland

Lakeland- Year in Review

There are currently 180 properties for sale in the city of Lakeland with an average days on market of 127 and average price of $392,678.

There are currently 17 properties under contract or pending at an average sale of $270,000.

For the year- according to the MLS- Lakeland had 222 Sold with an average days on market of 65, and an average price of $306,276.

Wow- what a year Lakeland!!!