It has been a while since I last reported on the current real estate market in Florida, especially it’s current housing inventory. Back in 2009 when I first started with my weekly inventory update, Lakeland’s housing...

Ed. Note: Realtor Petra Norris occasionally offers her commentary on the local housing market. You can find her market reports at Lakeland Florida Living. Recently, I came across an interesting article on Housing Wire...

When looking at the Lakeland real estate market reports, one thing is for certain that buyers still control the market by what they want to pay for their next home or investment – it is still a buyer’s...

CommunityWalk Map – New Listings for Lakeland, Florida 2011-02-23 Full Size Map – New Listings for Lakeland, Florida 2011-02-23 A quick glance at the map will now tell you if a listing is a “short sale,” a...

CommunityWalk Map – New Listings for Lakeland, Florida 2011-02-16 Full Size Map – New Listings for Lakeland, Florida 2011-02-16 A quick glance at the map will now tell you if a listing is a “short sale,” a...

CommunityWalk Map – New Listings for Lakeland, Florida 2011-02-05 Full Size Map – New Listings for Lakeland, Florida 2011-02-05 A quick glance at the map will now tell you if a listing is a “short sale,” a...

There were over 2200 homes in Lakeland sold and Polk County had almost 8,000 homes sold according to the Multiple Listing Service (Mid-Florida MLS). A good portion of the homes sold are owner occupants and there is a...

CommunityWalk Map – Lakeland FL New Home Listings 2010 12/05 – 12/11 Full Size Map – Lakeland FL New Home Listings 2010 12/05 –...

CommunityWalk Map – Lakeland FL New Home Listings 2010 11/28 – 12/04 Full size map: Lakeland FL New Home Listings 2010 11/28 – 12/04 To Decorate or Not to Decorate During the Holidays when your Lakeland FL...

CommunityWalk Map – Lakeland FL New Home Listings 2010 11/21 – 11/27 Full Size Map – Lakeland FL New Home Listings 2010 11/21 – 11/27 photo credit: Tom Hagerty for Lakeland...

Lake Morton, 8:49 a.m. Lakeland, Florida. Nov. 22, 2010. CommunityWalk Map – Lakeland FL New Home Listings 2010 11/14 – 11/20 Full Size Interactive Map photo credit: Tom Hagerty for Lakeland...

There has been a lot of buzz going on in the blogosphere about home ownership, especially since the recent housing crises, mortgage mess, high unemployment rates and recession. The question of “Does Home Ownership...