Carrie Courtney and Company's Central Florida Blog

  The National Association of Realtors (NAR) just announced that the February Pending Home Sales Index reached its highest reading since July 2015.What is the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)?NAR’s PHSI is “a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings”. The higher thePending Home Sales I...

                                                                  Valenica College's New Poinciana Campus                                                                With the strong leadership of Sen. Darren Soto, Rep. Mike La Rosa and Osceola County, Valencia College secured the final funding...

                                                        Kowtown Festival!                                                       Join for the Kowtown Festival featuring the Kissimmee Valley Rib Rodeo on Saturday March 26 from 12 to 5pm at the Kissimmee Lakefront Park Event Lawn.   Celebrate Kissim...

   The City of Kissimmee is offering a Counselor-In-Training (CIT) program this summer, for youth going into 9th thru 12th grades.  This training program prepares students to assist the summer camp counselors at Camp Discovery and gain job related experience while earning community service hours....

 Spring Break Camp in Kissimmee!! The City of Kissimmee Parks & Recreation Department will be offering “Spring Break Camp” from March 14th thru the 18th and on Monday, March 21st from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. each day. “Spring Break Camp” is available for students ages five to 12 years and will ...

 Lake Nona has plenty to offer, check out the events happening this week!! YOGA NONA Sponsered by Lake Nona Life Project  A comfortably paced community yoga class that allows time for beginners to find their poses and advanced practitioners to find their edges. These hour-long classes are free an...

                     Today we want to touch on the emotional or ‘real’ reasons that many Americans strive to become homeowners.The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University performs a study every year surveying participants for the reasons that American’s feel are most important in r...

 18 Mistakes Most Sellers Make When Putting Their Home on the Market  1. Pricing your home too high: Have a professional determine comparable sales and listing competition. You want top dollar, and you want all the buyers to see your home.  The top agents know how to walk that fine line.2. Small ...

 Every homeowner wants to make sure they maximize their financial reward when selling their home. But how do you guarantee that you receive maximum value for your house? Here are two keys to ensuring you get the highest price possible.1. Price it a LITTLE LOWThis may seem counterintuitive. Howeve...

There are many benefits to homeownership. One of the top ones is being able to protect yourself from rising rents and lock in your housing cost for the life of your mortgage.Don’t Become TrappedJonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at realtor.com recently reported on what he calls a “Rental Affordabili...