Overall Lakeland real estate sales activity remained very active and strong last month with a total of 244 Lakeland homes sold in April. Average and median prices are still declining from the previous year. The government’s tax credit program for homebuyers and low mortgage rates surely has impacted strong sales activity. However, it did not translate to higher prices with the blame going to high unemployment rates and stricter mortgage lending guidelines for individuals. -- Petra Norris
Newly listed homes for the period of April 16th through April 30th decreased to 158 Lakeland homes for sale. The average sales price of Lakeland homes listed with area Realtors® decreased to $167,036 from my previous report. The total inventory for homes for sale still hovers around 1,900 -- Petra Norris....
Last week there were 70 homes newly listed in Lakeland with an average sales price of $199,935 or $108.16 per square foot. In total, there are 2,300 properties currently for sale according to the Multiple Listing Services (MLS). We have the new listings map and a report from Realtor Petra Norris
62 homes were listed for sale last week. We have the report from Lakeland Realtor Petra Norris and our special interactive map of all the properties listed. You can even see street images of most of the neighborhoods.
It was a crazy week at Lakeland Local with numerous technical snafus. That's the reason the weekly new homes for sale listings are so late. But we still have them for you, with the new map to return to schedule.
There were 65 properties newly listed in Lakeland with an average sales price was $166,525. Get the full map and the rest of the data at LakelandLocal.com
In an email conversation, I asked Petra Norris if she could tell me how many Lakeland properties have been listed on the market for more than six months. Care to make a guess? 537 properties for 180 - 364 days 152 properties for 365 - 544 days 50 properties for 545 days and more That last number intrigued me. Homeowners that have been waiting more than a year and a half to sell. Of course, I had to make a map and Petra has a word or two of explanation:
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