The latest on the I-10 Connector for Dothan - 01/30/08 03:53 PM
The construction of a limited-access highway to connect Dothan with I-10 in the Florida Panhandle has been a topic of discussion here for several years. It seems there may be a new development. From WSFA in Montgomery The route that was decided on last year does not make much sense to
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If you don't think your neighbor's foreclosure effects you... - 01/30/08 03:40 PM
Think again. We’ve yet to see a significant increase in foreclosures here in Dothan. I think we will. And even if you are current on your mortgage and are set to ride out the storm, the ripple effect foreclosures have on the market can have some impact on you and your
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Homebuyers, look past the obvious - 01/30/08 03:31 PM
Michelle Beasley posted this on our website, dothanhomesearch.com. I still remember my horror when I first saw the online picture of what would turn out to be my future home. You couldn’t really make out what the house looked like because of the overgrown shrubbery, huge trees, and the bad paint job.
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Four Critical Steps to avoid a Real Estate Contract Dispute - 01/21/08 08:16 AM
Rich Rodriguez has problems. The University of Michigan football coach, formerly at West Virginia, is having some issues with a contract. The way I understand it, his contract with West Virginia called for a $4 million dollar payment to the university if he left for another job. He says he doesn’t
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New city park coming to southwest Dothan - 01/17/08 12:19 PM
Judy Spears posted this on our blog yesterday. After a lot of discussion and community input over the past several weeks, the Dothan City Commission voted yesterday to purchase about 87 acres near Campbellton Highway and Taylor Road for a new city recreation facility. The need for a new facility for this
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A little history - The Ashford Depot - 01/17/08 12:16 PM
Christy Manning posted this on our website. It is a great article related to some history in our area. Ashford, Alabama has an interesting history that grew out of the railroad and the turpentine industries in the late 19th century. The Alabama Midland Railroad Depot, built in 1889, still remains a historic
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Dwelling on the past - Dothan real estate in 2007 - 01/16/08 02:31 PM
This will hopefully be our last post on the real estate market of 2007. I am a firm believer that once something is history, you learn what you can from it and move on to bigger and better things. We don’t lament about what might have been here at CENTURY 21
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Dothan Foreclosure numbers going up? - 01/16/08 02:29 PM
As promised, here is the last eight weeks data on foreclosure notices published in the local newspaper.
I have only been tracking this information since November, even though before that I looked at the notices at least several times each week. I can say with a lot of certainty that
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Dothan Real Estate - January Inventory Update - 01/11/08 09:52 AM
Continuing the theme from yesterday, here is the new and improved Dothan real estate market inventory report, covering the inventory numbers and absorption rate.
Inventory
You’ll notice a slight drop in December. Also notice the slight drop last January. This is a typical winter occurrence. Inventory is back up to 913
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Dothan Real Estate Market - January Sales Update - 01/11/08 09:49 AM
You’ll notice a couple of things with this month’s update. First, some of the numbers from previous months are different from the numbers in previous market updates. Why? I have been using some numbers from the Alabama Real Estate Research Center, but I have started to question their accuracy. Some months
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What home improvements provide the biggest return? - 01/10/08 12:15 PM
CostvsValue.com recently released its annual Cost vs Value report, which is a detailed list of the value returned on several different remodeling projects, both midrange and upscale. The report shows an average of what home owners can expect to recoup out of the cost of a home improvement project. Keep in
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Dothan Real Estate Market Update - New Construction January update - 01/07/08 01:33 PM
Judy Spears posted this on our company website, dothanhomesearch.com, today.
The number of new homes started in December was up from November, but considering that November had the fewest number of new homes started in at least five years, that isn’t much to get excited about.
Here is the trend over
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Don't let a low ball put you behind the eight ball - 01/03/08 02:23 PM
I was over at my brother’s house just before Christmas helping put a trampoline together for my niece. His neighbor, who has her house on the market, came over to check out what we were doing. Without knowing me or what business I am in, she starts talking about a recent
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