Thinking of beginning your new-home search on the Internet? Here are a few statistics of what other Lakeland real estate buyers are doing these days: In 2006, 80% of prospective home buyers were searching for homes on the Internet, in 2007, there were 84% and by 2008 the count was up to 87%. Ba
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12/30/2009
Once the Boyce Team helps you find that perfect home on Lakeland real estate, it's time to get to work finding something else - a down payment. There are several avenues that you should wander down in your quest for down payment dollars. Here are six ideas to get you started. 1. Get Money from
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12/25/2009
How do Floridians celebrate the new year? Well, one way seems to be with football bowl games. Beginning with the St. Petersburg Bowl in, you guessed it, St. Pete on December 19th, Florida is hosting a total of six bowl games this year. And why not? Who wouldn't prefer to watch football in the Fl
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12/16/2009
Last week in my post, Basic Mortgage 101 for Lakeland Buyers, we discussed the two categories of mortgages, governmental and conventional, and three mortgage types, the fixed-rate mortgage, adjustable rate mortgage, and jumbo loans. As promised, this week we're looking at some alternative financi
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12/09/2009
Whether you're buying Lakeland, Florida, real estate or a home in Logansport, Indiana, there are two main categories of mortgages. One type of loan is governmental and the other is conventional. The main difference is that governmental loans are guaranteed by the government, although the money st
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12/02/2009
