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Lakeland, Florida October Home Sales

Residential units sold based on zip codes: 33801, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15

As of November 2, there are 1934 Active units, 498 Pending Units, and 1592 Solds since January 1, 2009

                               Number of Units              Ave. Price                 Median Price

2009                                 177                            $121,356                    $109,900   

2008                                 137                            $159,457                   $145,000

2007                                 147                            $194,822                   $169,900

2006                                 230                            $203,351                   $179,700

2005                                 281                             $199,324                   $180,000

2004                                 227                            $147,123                   $129,900

2003                                 233                            $122,909                   $114,900

2002                                 211                             $118,548                   $99,900

2001                                 204                            $113,973                   $91,450

2000                                189                             $104,527                   $89,500

Data is obtained from the Mid-Florida Regional MLS and is deemed reliable but not be guaranteed.

A Great Lakefront Buy in Laurel Glen at Grasslands

Laurel Glen, a maintenance free neighborhood sits behind the guarded gates of the  prestigious private country club community of Grasslands, located in Lakeland, Florida.  This home is the original Wyndham model that has space for everything a couple or family needs.  When you enter the home there is a study on the right and a formal living area on the left. Continue into the home and a nice separate formal dining room is on the left leading to the butlers pantry and an attractive powder room is to the right past the study.  You then enter into the great room with its 20 foot ceilings and wonderful views with a lighted fountain in the center of the lake.  The master bedroom is located downstairs in the back right of the home with a very nice water view.  The master has plenty of room with the bath area having his and her separate counter and cabinets space along with there own sinks.   Upstairs you will find all of the storage you could need, along with a loft overlooking the great room, two bedrooms and another full bathroom.  The side entry garage has room for a golf cart or could be used for more storage.  

The maintenance fees in Laurel Glen cover the weekly lawn cuttings, trimming, edging, lawn pest control, chemical weeding, yearly mulch replacement, monthly sprinkler checks, exterior painting every six years, 24 hour guarded gate, common grounds, fountains, road reserves, and management fees.

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Lakeland, Florida September Home Sales

Residential units sold based on zip codes: 33801, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15

                                        Number of Units              Ave. Price                 Median Price

Sept. 2009                              183                            $135,328                   $120,000 

Sept. 2008                              158                            $171,485                   $149,900

Sept. 2007                              136                            $202,471                   $179,050

Sept. 2006                              240                            $196,365                   $179,950

Sept. 2005                              332                            $182,300                   $161,250

Sept. 2004                              220                            $137,365                   $123,605

Sept. 2003                              213                            $118,623                   $111,000

Sept. 2002                              173                            $109,484                   $89,900

Sept. 2001                              177                            $114,258                   $94,900

Sept. 2000                              193                            $110,308                   $89,900

This data is from the Mid-Florida Regional MLS, it is deem reliable but not guaranteed.

Lakeland, Florida August Home Sales

Real Estate transactions in Lakeland, Florida were up considerably in August of 2009 compared to August of 2008.   As you can see, they are way off of the August transactions of 2005 which were the highest on record for the month of August.  It is estimated that 60% of the sales were stressed properties.  Another thing that helped the sales was the $8000 buyers tax credit for first time buyers.  To qualify, you nor your spouse could not of owned a home for the last three years.

                                          Number of Units           Average Price               Median Price

2009 August Sold                  166                             $145,883                       $136,195

2008 August Sold                  132                             $166,283                       $154,400

2007 August Sold                  199                             $201,456                       $178,900

2006 August Sold                  310                             $204,153                        $189,950

2005 August Sold                  313                             $197,590                        $174,900

2004 August Sold                  274                             $154,453                        $129,000

2003 August Sold                  248                             $133,344                        $115,900

2002 August Sold                  207                             $121,583                        $99,900

2001 August Sold                  227                             $117,967                        $93,900

2000 August Sold                  185                             $108,519                        $87,900

This data is from the Mid-Florida Regional MLS, it is deem reliable but not guaranteed.

Net Worth Rises

Today in the Chicago Tribune there was an article about America’s Net Worth Rising.  The reason this is important is,  it will give buyers more confidence in moving up to a more expensive home or acquiring a second home which could help the Florida real estate market and us at Grasslands and Oakbridge.

Why Grasslands Today?

With this weblog,  I get to bring my vision to life.  For the first time, buyers, homeowners, the public, and REALTORS can look at one site and see every property listing in Grasslands and Oakbridge located in the heart of our wonderful city of Lakeland, Florida.  My goals for this site is to educate people about the benefits of not only living in our beautiful community, but Lakeland as well.

Grasslands and Oakbridge are not always an easy choice to make to live.  The reason is that as the old saying goes, location, location, location equals money, money, money.  Yes, this is certainly not the most affordable place to live, but it wasn’t intended to be either.

Grasslands is without a doubt in my mind worth every dollar it takes to live here.  It is not likely that there will ever be another exclusive private country club community developed inside the city of Lakeland or Polk County for that matter.  Where else can you live in Lakeland and be so close to a great private golf course, top of the line tennis facility, swimming, restaurants galore, an 18 screen stadium seating movie theatre, a wonderful Publix, Target, medical facilities, and shopping of every sort.  Not to be left out, the close proximity of our beautiful downtown, the Lakeland Center, Polk Theatre, Lakeland Christian school, St. Paul Lutheran school, Resurrection Catholic school. Grasslands public school zone is Lakeland Senior, the home of the national power house football team the Dreadnaughts.  Oakbridge’s public high school is Kathleen H.S., renowned for its highly ranked basketball program. Where else can you live within minutes of a full service hospital and I-4 that leads to two international airports, two major cities, being Tampa and Orlando, and beaches in both directions.  Like the commercial says, there is a price for the home, a price for the membership, but the lifestyle is priceless.  So come back often and read the latest info as I intend to keep everybody up to date on what is happening now, what has happened in the past and what is going to happen in the future here.