"Our residents compare Lake Ashton to a cruise ship on land!" says Tricia Adams, director of activities and community relations at Lake Ashton, one of CRF Communities’ luxury retirement communities . Lake Ashton residents can cultivate life-long passions and hobbies here; others are here to re-invent themselves by learning new skills and trying new experiences. Whether it’s golf or bowling, tennis or boating, choosing a retirement community  like Lake Ashton puts you at the front door of a menu of amenities to fill your days and fulfill those aspirations you have waited a lifetime to enjoy.  Hone your swing on two 18-hole golf courses Practice for that 300 game of bowling with just a short trip in the golf cart Fish on Lake Ashton's 400-plus-acrelake filled with bass and pan fish – the ... 05/27/2008

Lake Ashton, a CRF Community, Press Release May 20, 2008           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Jon Lawson, Marketing Manager                                     Lake Ashton Community                                         Telephone: (863) 324-8664                                                      jlawson@lakesashton.com www.lakeashton.com                                                                New Homes Sales Top 1050 at Lake Ashton, a Central Florida Retirement Adult Active Community   Lake Ashton, one of the premiere active adult communities in Central Florida, continues to attract active adults looking for a retirement community that keeps them healthy and connected. Most of these active adults have been looking specifically to reside in one of Lake Ashton’s new homes for sale... 05/21/2008

Esta casa fue construida hace 2 anos, en Winter Haven, 2 habitaciones mas oficina que puede ser usada como una tercer habitacion, 2 banos, y garage para 1 auto, cocina remodelada, banos remodelados, piso de losa en las areas principales y alfonbra en las habitacones, Para mas infomacion llamar a Katerina Villa-Garcia la 813-476-1059 o envie su correo electronico a katerinarealtor@hotmail.com si desea ver fotos o video de esta propiedad visite www.katerinavilla-garcia.com 04/06/2008

 Hi folks. Earlier today I was preparing my listing presentation for an appointment tomorrow morning. It reminded me of why I LOVE working expired listing. First, if you solicit expired listings everyday you will get appointments. In fact, you'll get a bunch of them. And that's a good thing as I get to spend a lot of time researching the MLS and practicing my presentation. And secondly, expired listings are challenging. The reason the listing has expired is almost always pricing. I don't care how good the REALTOR® was if they didn't price the property properly...it will expire. Then I get to step in.Getting Sellers to price properly can be a big challenge. Fortunately, it's the part of my job I enjoy the must. It's a real good feeling when you can get the Seller to "see the light". Sur... 02/04/2008

Hi folks. Have you ever worked with builders that offered to pay your commission, or a portion of it, at time of contract? I have. In fact quite a few builders were offering that during the boom and still are. My policy was always NOT to accept it until the deal closed. My main reason for doing this was, that if I was working with the buyer, I didn't feel it was fair to get paid until I had completed my job, which was to get them to closing on their new home. My second reason was because in the fine print, the commission agreement, most likely states that the commission is not due until closing and if the transaction didn't close you would actually have to give the commission back. Well I don't know about you but my commissions don't normally just sit around in my bank account. I spend ... 02/01/2008

Here is my photo album for Cypress Gardens that I posted a while back on. Cypress Gardens is a great place to go and spend the day. I found out you really cannot cover the whole park in one day. If you live in Florida you might want to think about getting the season pass. Enjoy my slide show, as I travel around the area I will be compiling more slideshows of things to do in Florida. Make video montages at www.OneTrueMedia.com 07/01/2007

I had an unexpected surprise on Memorial Day weekend, a friend of mine suggested we go to Cypress Gardens.  Ah yes Cypress Gardens, the one that closed due to lack of attendance and then reopened with an amusement park.  Yes, just what Florida needed, another amusement park.  Well I thought I'd give it a try, so I said OK let's go, at least I will take my camera and get a few shots of the gardens.Well to my surprise, I had a great time.  There is so much to do there you can't get it all done in one day.  That surprised me, I figured see some gardens, a water ski show and then come home.  Boy was I wrong!First we went through the zoo, I saw one of the biggest pythons I have ever seen in my life!  Boy was I glad we had glass between us.  It was big enough to eat a human!  Then we saw Tarz... 06/03/2007

Local residents of Florence Villa were the first to see the plans for the future of avenue T. streetscaping project.  City officials is hoping to start working on this project by summer.The streetscaping project calls for landscaping of exotic shrubs, benches, pedestrian lighting and textured crosswalks.  Phase II (will begin at First Street North and run along Avenue T west to U.S. 17) of this project is expected to cost $590,357 with $95,200 going towards designs by URS of Tampa.  Phase IV (which will begin at Avenue T and continue north on Lucerne Park Road through the intersection of Avenue Y Northeast) is expected to cost $565,640 with $62,600 going towards design.  Phase III will run up First street North from Lake Silver to Avenue T is currently being skipped for now because coun... 01/07/2007

Permits are currently on hold for developers in Winter Haven according to recent reports.  Before developers can build high-end condominiums on 10 acres located between lakes Howard and May, they need to have an approved construction date.The proposed condo development will be named Latimore Landings.  The plans call for 82 units in the first phase.  This phase will also include a boat marina.As for the second phase, it will include another building.  Though developer does not have confirmed plans for the second unit, it can accommodate as much as 190 units.The starting price of these units will range from $300Ks for a 2,000 to 3,600 square feet.  While the penthouse units will sell for as much as $2 million.The location for this undertaking is expected to be the city's Public Works yar... 12/30/2006