Bird's Eye View on Real Estate
Toni Bird Sells Real Estate in Hoover and the Greater Birmingham Alabama Area.
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2009
March is one my favorite months in Hoover Alabama, Every day is a new experience. Two weeks ago we had snow and now the buds are coming out on the trees. Driving down Shades Crest Road the Red Buds and Forsythia, which bud out in flowers before leaves are EVERYWHERE. They are cal...
03/13/2009
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I received an on-line newsletter the other day from one of our lenders here in town. This one contained a quote from Jim Rohn that stuck with me. "A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly do well and to help those who are dong well to do better". Have you ever worked f...
03/10/2009
I heard a commercial the other day about foreclosures and what a great deal they were. This commercial also touted the fact that 1st time home buyers should buy a foreclosure. Well, I'm not so sure about that. Now, everybody wants a deal, but a deal to one person could be a nightmare to anothe...
03/09/2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, that President Obma signed into law on February 17, 2009 is loaded with provisions that are supposed to jump start the economy. Approximately 35% of the bill includes TAX CUTS. The President is really interested in energy conservation. He is a...
03/06/2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that President Obama signed into law on February 17th has 46.7 Billion dollars allocated to states and localities for transportation projects including building and/or fixing highways, bridges TRANSIT and rail projects. What a great way to put people t...
03/04/2009
On February 17th, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into Law. Over the last week, I've had several people ask me about the new tax credit. This is similar to the housing bill that President Bush signed at the end of July but better. If you are a first time home bu...
03/02/2009
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I haven't looked at any news yet today, but when I do I'm sure I'll hear SOMETHING about the housing market. It is part of almost every conversation. We had some friends over for dinner Saturday night and before the night was over, the topic turned to Real Estate. Last evening at the dinner tab...
03/02/2009
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It snowed today in Hoover Alabama. Most people stayed inside and watched the snow come down in the morning and then went about the rest of their day as planned. It is getting to be that time of year when people start thinking about buying a house and lots of people who were thinking about hom...
03/01/2009
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I woke up this morning at 6:20, peered out the window and there it was SNOW. They had promised us snow several times this year and didn't deliver so when my husband told me yesterday that it was going to snow today, I just dismissed the thought. But this morning, with eternal optimism, I took...
03/01/2009
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