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City of Parkland Recognized for its Attributes

The City of Parkland just announced the many honors received in 2011.  These attributes include the following:

1. The Parkland public school system received the highest rating of “A” from the Florida Department of Education (Stoneman Douglas High School, Westglades Middle School, Heron Heights Elementary School, Park Trails Elementary School, and Riverglades Elementary School)

2.  Forbes Magazine designated the City of Parkland as the number 1 Top Education Town where the median home price falls between $400,000 to $600,000. The City’s value was so strong that it landed eight (8th) overall in the entire review. The Forbes Magazine designation states that your housing dollars go furthest in getting your children a great education within the City of Parkland.

3. For the fourth year in a row, the City of Parkland was designated a Playful City. Out of more than 1,000 applicants nationwide, the City was honored with this designation. To receive this award a community must demonstrate a creative commitment to the cause of play. The City was recognized for its development of a special needs sports program and construction of a boundless no limits playground located at Terramar Park.

4. The City of Parkland is tops for the cultural, educational, and community amenities it provides to its residents via the Library. Parkland Library serves Parkland residents by providing a top rated library experience. This year Parkland Library received the FLA Library of the Year Award for the quality of service provided to the residents of the City. Our municipal library service was recognized from among 186 municipal, county and university systems. The library is dedicated to providing personal and unparalleled services to our community.

5. The City was just honored as the top Broward County community for quality of life in the State of Florida. The Business Journals used a twenty part formula searching for places that have healthy economies, light traffic, moderate costs of living, impressive housing stocks and strong educational systems. The study used the United States Census Bureau information and divided the country into four regions. The South, which Florida is located in, contained one thousand one hundred forty six (1,146) cities which were compared to Parkland. When done, The Business Journal ranked the City of Parkland 41st or 96.51% better in terms of quality of life than the other municipalities in the study.

It is a true pleasure living and working in our fine City of Parkland.  Our City has certainly become an exciting place to live and raise a family.  There are so many things for the entire family to enjoy in Parkland.  Parkland offers its residents a quality of life that no other city in all of Florida can match.

Know the neighborhood. Know the value. Know your hometown agents: The Parkland Parrot Real Estate Team. If you are interested in buying or selling in Parkland or South Florida and are looking for experienced local Realtors, please do not hesitate to contact the Squawk at 954-609-0591 or send us a message here.

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Good News For Parkland Homeowners With Chinese Drywall

Chinese Drywall Settlement Could Cost Chinese Firm 1 Billion

Finally, the end looks near for the Chinese Drywall issue that has hit many states, particularly Parkland and South Florida.  Chinese Drywall manufacturer, Knauf and its Chinese affiliate Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin, recently agreed to a settlement that would give cash to help replace the Chinese Drywall in affected homes.

The settlement will cost approximately $600 million to $1 billion.  According to NBC Miami,  the company will cover all of the necessary Chinese Drywall repairs on all 4,500 houses that were affected.  Among the homes affected, 55% of the homes are in the State of Florida. There are thousands of homeowners, mostly in the South, affected by the installation of tainted Chinese Drywall.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs said that Knauf knew that the Chinese Drywall that they installed in homes was defective and neglected to tell customers. Chinese Drywall gives off a foul odor.  It also corrodes wiring and metal in appliances and causes health problems.  Settlements have been reached with other Chinese Drywall manufactures and more should follow.

This is great news for many Parkland and Florida homeowners that have been dealing with the Chinese Drywall saga for many years.  This news will also help stabilize the overall Parkland and Florida real estate market as more and more homeowners will receive settlements in order to finally remove the Chinese Drywall in their homes.  As a result, homeowners, and their families, will soon be able to enjoy their homes that they had built.  We will continue to provide the Parkland community with updated information on the Chinese Drywall court proceedings.

Know the neighborhood. Know the value. Know your hometown agents: The Parkland Parrot Real Estate Team. If you are interested in buying or selling real estate in Parkland or South Florida and are looking for experienced local Realtors, please do not hesitate to contact the Squawk at 954-609-0591 or send us a message here.

21 Parkland Single Family Homes Sold in November 2011

Parkland Real Estate Single Family Market Home Update For November 2011 Presented By Realtor Michael Citron

Property Address	Type Of Listing	Community	Price	Beds/Baths	Square Feet
6831 NW 103rd Ter	Regular Sale	Fox Ridge Estates	$750,000	5/4.5	3,818
7720 Newport Lane	Regular Sale	Cypress Head	$725,000	5/3.5	3,688
11162 NW 68th Place	Regular Sale	Parkland Isles	$592,000	5/4	3,652
7721 E upper Ridge Drive	Regular Sale	Cypress Head	$582,500	5/4.5	4,500
7641 Hyanis Lane	Short Sale	Cypress Head	$580,000	5/3.5	4,033
5807 NW 63rd Way	Regular Sale	Pine Tree Estates	$530,000	5/3	3,569
9584 Ginger Court	Regular Sale	Parkland Golf & CC	$530,000	5/3.5	3,705
9954 NW 65th Mnr	Regular Sale	Meadow Run	$492,500	5/4	2,856
8072 NW 125th Ter	Regular Sale	Heron Bay – Sable Pointe	$450,000	4/3	3,118
8251 NW 122nd Lane	Regular Sale	Heron Bay – Banyan Isles	$430,000	4/3	3,082
12320 NW 81st St	Regular Sale	Heron Bay – Banyan Isles	$425,000	4/3	2,600
6626 NW 112th Ave	Regular Sale	Parkland Isles	$385,000	4/2	2,192
9681 Ginger Court	Regular Sale	Parkland Golf & CC	$385,000	3/3	2,705
6691 NW 103rd Lane	Short Sale	Fox Ridge	$380,000	5/4	3,500
11244 NW 65th Ct	Short Sale	Parkland Isles	$300,000	4/3	2,550
6029 NW 74th Street	Regular Sale	Parkwood	$275,000	4/2.5	2,567
8266 NW 124th Ter	Short Sale	Heron Bay – Sable Pointe	$250,000	4/3	3,369
7650 NW 70th Avenue	Bank Foreclosure	Parkside Estates	$240,000	4/2.5	2,068
6260 NW 78th Drive	Regular Sale	Mayfair	$240,000	4/3.5	2,601
8061 NW 125th Ter	Regular Sale	Heron Bay – Sable Pointe	$210,000	3/3	2,771
7600 NW 61st Ter	Bank Foreclosure	Terramar	$210,000	4/5	2,332

There were 21 total single family sales for the month of November 2011 ranging in price from $210,000 to $750,000 Last month, there were 25 total single family home sales. There were 4 less Parkland single family homes sold in the month of November, 2011 than in October, 2011. Among the November sales, 6 were distressed sales (bank foreclosures, short sales, or corporate owned properties).
29% of all sales were distresses ones.

Inventory is very low in the City of Parkland.  It is common at this time that potential sellers are waiting until the beginning of 2012 to put their homes on the market for sale.  Also, banks and lending institutions are also going to be releasing more foreclosure inventory in the coming months.  As a result, Parkland real estate inventory will increase in the coming weeks and months resulting in more sales and market activity.

I emphasized in my last month’s market update that distressed sales are down in Parkland, Florida.  This trend has continued for the month of November, 2011, as there were only 6 total bank foreclosures and short sales sold.  Hopefully this will help stabilize the real estate market in Parkland leading into 2012, as more buyers, especially investors, are purchasing the distressed real estate inventory.  The Parkland real estate market is much more stable than neighboring cities such as Coral Springs or Coconut Creek.  More and more people are looking to call Parkland home and live the Parkland Lifestyle.  With excellent schools, many parks, and a plethora of other activities for the entire family to enjoy, Parkland will continue to grow and become one of the most sought-after communities in South Florida.

If you are thinking about purchasing a home in Parkland, Florida, now is the time, as interest rates are at record low levels. Also, homes in Parkland have never been more affordable than right now!

Every month, I make sure to post each and every single family home sale that takes place in the City of Parkland, Florida. Being a Parkland resident, I know how important is to keep abreast of the monthly real estate sales and market activity. If you would like to see home sales in the past months, please click here.

Know the neighborhood. Know the value. Know your hometown agents: The Parkland Parrot Real Estate Team. If you are interested in buying or selling in Parkland or South Florida and are looking for experienced local Realtors, please do not hesitate to contact the Squawk at 954-609-0591 or send us a message here.

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Another Successful Short Sale Negotiated For Parkland Cypress Head Seller

Parkland Real Estate Agent Michael Citron Helps Negotiate Successful Short Sale

It is a pleasure to announce that the Parkland Parrot Real Estate Team just successfully help negotiate a short sale for a client of ours in the Cypress Head community.  Bank Of America agreed to accept almost $500,000 less than was was owed and gave my client a full release for the deficiency.

Our client was ecstatic to be able to successfully short sale his Cypress Head home in Parkland, Florida and now be able to move on with his life. The government implemented the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) program which is in place to help homeowners settle their mortgage debt without going through a foreclosure.  The goal of this program is to help homeowners sell their properties through the short sale process and settle their mortgage debt if they owe more on the mortgage than what the home is actually worth.  With the help of this program, the short sale process is streamlined and also offers financial assistance to help with relocation.  In particular, our client in Cypress Head was even given $3,000 from this program in moving costs.

On Bank Of America’s website, here is the qualification to be eligible for the HAFA program:

1.  The property is your current principal residence, OR the property has been vacant or rented out for less than 12 months, and you have not bought another principal residence during that time.

It is a great pleasure for our team to be able to help someone in need and get them on to the next step in their lives.  In particular, this stressful situation was handled with the utmost professionalism and care.  Our short sale clients truly understand that we have their best interests in mind and are here to help throughout the entire process.  We were able to close this transaction in only 4 months, where most short sales take approximately 6-8 months to get done.

If you know anyone in Parkland or South Florida who is “underwater” on their home, tell them to give me a call directly at: 954-609-0591, so I can help answer all of their questions and concerns and provide them with pertinent short sale information.

Know the neighborhood. Know the value. Know your hometown agents: The Parkland Parrot Real Estate Team. If you are interested in buying or selling real estate in Parkland or South Florida and are looking for experienced local Realtors, please do not hesitate to contact the Squawk at 954-609-0591 or send us a message here.

Parkland Real Estate Agent Michael Citron Lists Pine Tree Estates Dome Home

6283 NW 66th Ave, Parkland, FL 33067

Parkland Realtor Michael Citron just listed another unique home in Parkland’s prestigious community of Pine Tree Estates.  This Dome home sits on a private acre corner lot and was built in 1984 and offers  5  bedrooms plus loft with 3 full bathrooms and swimming pool.Asking Price: $599,000
Reduced To Sell!!
5,057 Square Feet
5 Bedrooms Plus Loft
3 Full Bathrooms
2-Car Garage
Click Here For Full Details, Pictures, & Google Maps Of This Property

RARE opportunity to own a one-of-a-kind dome home on a corner lot in Parkland’s Pine Tree Estates community.  No homeowner association dues!  Home features include 14 skylights, soaring ceilings, spiral staircase with three levels.  5 bedrooms plus an upstairs loft with bar area. House also features wood and tile.  Spacious kitchen includes newer granite countertops, 2 wall ovens, and separate bar area which is perfect for entertaining guests.
Home sits on over 1 acres on a private corner lot with a fenced-in back patio area with a swimming pool perfect for parties.  Home also features a very open floor plan with a formal dining room and living room.  Outside there is lush landscaping with 2 driveways leading to the front and back of the home.  There is a two-car garage and a circular driveway in the front of the home.  The home is also energy-efficient with low monthly FPL bills. There is a newer roof and A/C units.

Click Here For Full Details, Pictures, & Google Maps Of This Property
Click Here For Full Details, Pictures, & Google Maps Of This Property

For More Information On My Exclusive Pine Tree Estate Dome Listing Or To Setup A Private Showing, Please Contact Me At: 954-609-0591 or send us a message here.

Know the neighborhood. Know the value. Know your hometown agents: The Parkland Parrot Real Estate Team. If you are interested in buying or selling real estate in Parkland or South Florida and are looking for experienced local Realtors, please do not hesitate to contact the Squawk at 954-609-0591 or send us a message here.