Ever-increasing homeowner insurance rates are not only affecting family budgets, but also home sales.
For example, an older home north of Interstate 10 in Spanish Fort - elevation 150 feet above sea level - would appear to be a likely candidate for lower rates. Not so, prospective buyers are finding.
What's happening in the big wide world of real estate and finance these days?
The answer is way above my pay grade.
Locally, I can tell you it's a good time to buy. Lenders have money, the interest rate is very good and there are plenty of houses for
Home for sale at 31331 Oakridge Drive, Spanish Fort, Alabama, 36527
4 bedrooms, 2 baths
Built 1997
2100+ sf
$244,900, with seller to pay $3,500 in buyers' closing costs
To see this home, please call Janet English, RE/Max By The Bay, 251-591-2411
Spanish Fort sits some 150 feet above sea level. This view from the Causeway shows one of the five rivers that flows into Mobile Bay.
Historic markers such as this one are found throughout Spanish Fort Estates, a subdivision started in the 1960s on land marked byCivil Wars breastworks
Home sales were up slightly to 135 solds in July, compared with 128 homes sold in June 2008 from Spanish Fort to Point Clear. The number of houses going under contract remains weak at 119 pendings, up slightly from 114 pendings in June.
July statistics aren't much different from those
Putting foreclosures into perspective, plus 2nd quarter sales on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay
The latest epidemic, the latest outbreak, is not on our tomatoes. It's on our foreclosure-fevered brains.
The symptoms:
■ Worry that the foreclosed house in your neighborhood is going to bring down property values.
Awesome New Construction in Stillwater in Spanish Fort!Location: StillwaterThis fabulous home is sure to delight you and you will be calling the moving truck and packing your home furnishings. Almost complete in beautiful Stillwater Subdivision in Spanish Fort, Alabama this custom home features four bedrooms and three full baths. This beautiful
Home for sale at 8 Pirates Lane, Spanish Fort, AL 36527. To see this home, please call Janet English, RE/Max By The Bay, 251 591-2411
This 3/2.5 Creole is set on a lovely lot in Spanish Fort Estates. It features a greatroom with wood-burning fireplace, galley eat-in kitchen with French
What a strange trip this has been. All of us piled up in this stationwagon taking in the sights at CNN and the morning news. Oh look, it's an up day on Wall Street. Uh oh, it's down again. There, over on the left ... it's another report of unemployment
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Lot for sale at 33 Carson Lane, Spanish Fort, Alabama, for $65,500Excellent opportunity to experience Stillwater, phase 2. Enjoy swimming, tennis, clubhouse. Minimum square footage 1800 or 1200 sf down for a 2-story. This phase has approved list of builders. To see this lot please call Janet English, Re/Max By the
Classic Creole reduced to $389,900 at 7025 Saluda Blvd., Spanish Fort, Alabama
This classic creole, sitting on almost an acre in Spanish Fort's Saluda Ridge, features exquisite updates. In addition to its 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, it has a 25 x 17 bonus room, in addition to the 19
After a tough few months wondering what the market was going to do, I was blessed with a sale and have realized how sought after Spanish Fort Alabama real estate is. And why not? It's a perfect location. Just between Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida- so a quick commute to either
This is a tough market update to write. What to say? What to say? Too much information to digest and impart. Maybe that's the problem ... there's simply too much information about the national housing market, the global financial market, the subprime, the Fed, the fraud, the foreclosures, to clearly see
Should I buy a house now?Here we are, me and my clients, looking at a brand new listing with a pool that's priced as if it was 2005, not 2007, when the question comes up again: "Should I buy a house now?"Normally, client and Realtor don't discuss things so elementary. After
Frequently someone asks: "Where is all the money coming from to buy these high-priced houses? You can't tell me we've got a bunch of people making $300,000 a year." No, I don't know what these people earn. But I can tell you where the money is coming from, what the
I bet you want to know if the sky is really falling. It sure seems like it if you watch the national news. You have your subprime mortgage meltdown. Your housing market meltdown. Your global market meltdown. So what's it like on the Eastern Shore? The number of homes sold since
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