Happy #FeatureFriday

Homes for SaleGuest UserMay 4, 2020#featurefriday, featurefriday, Buying a home in LakelandComment

The Top States Americans Moved to Last Year [INFOGRAPHIC]

Americans are on the move, and the most recent Atlas Van Lines Migration Patterns Survey tracked the 2019 traffic flow from state-to-state.
Idaho held on to the top spot of ‘high inbound’ states for the second time since 2017, followed by Washington State.
New York was the country’s outbound move leader in 2019, a designation it most recently held in 2014.

Buyer Tips, Seller Tips, Real Estate TipsGuest UserFebruary 10, 2020Buyer Tips, Buying a home in Lakeland, Seller TipsComment

5 Reasons Homeowners Throw Better Parties During the Big Game [INFOGRAPHIC]

There’s more room to entertain a large crowd.

The kitchen is big enough to whip up endless appetizers – yum!
You don’t have to worry about complaints to your landlord when the cheering kicks in!

How to buy a home, Buyer Tips, Real Estate TipsGuest UserFebruary 2, 2020Buying a home in Lakeland, Super Bowl, FootballComment

Strength of the Economy Is Surprising the Experts

We’re currently in the longest economic recovery in U.S. history. That has caused some to ask experts to project when the next economic slowdown (recession) could occur. Two years ago, 67% of the economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for the Economic Forecasting Survey predicted we would have a recession no later than the end of this year (2020). The same study done just three months ago showed more than one third of the economists still saw an economic slowdown right around the corner.

Make the Dream of Homeownership a Reality in 2020

In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. led and inspired a powerful movement with his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Through his passion and determination, he sparked interest, ambition, and courage in his audience. Today, reflecting on his message encourages many of us to think about our own dreams, goals, beliefs, and aspirations. For many Americans, one of those common goals is owning a home: a piece of land, a roof over our heads, and a place where our families can grow and flourish.

HOMES ARE MORE AFFORDABLE TODAY, NOT LESS AFFORDABLE

There’s a current narrative that owning a home today is less affordable than it has been in the past. The reason some are making this claim is because house prices have substantially increased over the last several years.

It’s not, however, just the price of a home that matters.

Guest UserJanuary 21, 2020Buying a home in Lakeland, Buyer Tips, Buying your first home Comment

2 Myths Holding Back Home Buyers

In a recent article, First American shared how millennials are not really any different from previous generations when it comes to the goal of homeownership; it is still a huge part of their American Dream. The piece, however, also reveals,…