2011 was the Year of the Foreclosure. Foreclosure sales comprised almost a third of all single-family home sales in Spanish Fort, Daphne and Fairhope. This segment of the market expanded from 14% of sales in 2009; to 25% in 2010; to 31% in 2011. Yet at any given time only 10-15% of homes l
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01/16/2012
House for sale at 8950 Parliament Circle, Daphne, AL 36526. To see this home, please call Janet English, RE/Max By the Bay, 251 591-2411 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths 3,062 square feet Bonus room upstairs with more than 500 square feet and full bath and closet Screened porch Swimming pool 12x16 storage b
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01/12/2012
December home sales were more ho-hum than ho-ho-ho. Not bad but not spectacular. On the Eastern Shore of the Mobile, Alabama, metro area, there were 81 homes closed, down slightly from 84 in November. Average sale prices, as well as the median price, took hits largely due to the fact that 37% o
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01/10/2012
In the old days – Pre-Apocalyptic Housing Market Meltdown – the fourth quarter was the second busiest time of the year, eclipsed only by the spring/summer sales season. And then … Well, we all know what happened then. For Realtors, the rhythms were all off. Everything was out of sync. One m
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12/13/2011
"No, I don't want to look at that house," she said. "I saw it on your site and ... I don't know but it just doesn't work for me." Another buyer turned off by what they've seen on the Internet. But this time, it wasn't a lack of photos or the quality of the photos because I had taken them myself a
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12/11/2011
Home for sale at 27243 Elise Court, Daphne, AL 36526. To see this home, please call Janet English, RE/Max By The Bay, 251-591-2411. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths 2296 sf, built in 2007 Immaculately kept Formal dining, plus breakfast area Large, open greatroom Spacious master bedroom Master bath with double
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12/08/2011
Home sales on the Eastern Shore slowed last month, with sales falling from 92 in September to 76 in October. The decline in home sales in Fairhope, Daphne and Spanish Fort -- home to the suburbs of Mobile, AL -- is typical for this time of year.Pending sales indicate stronger months ahead with 15
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11/14/2011
Home for sale at 101 Raphael Semmes Drive, Spansih Fort, AL 36527. To see this home, please call Janet English, RE/MAX By The Bay, 251 591-2411 4-5 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2834 sf. Bonus room, office Above-ground pool with large deck $250,000
11/02/2011
Home for sale at 145 Lakeview Loop, Daphne, AL 36526. To see this home please call Janet English, RE/MAX By The Bay, 251 591-2411 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths 2622 square feet In-ground swimming pool Bonus room Master can be up or down Bamboo and Travertine floors
10/24/2011
Homes sales on the Eastern Shore of the Mobile AL Metro area fell slightly over the previous month from 100 to 92 homes closed. Of those 92 sales in Spanish Fort, Daphne and Fairhope, 25% were foreclosures or short sales and 19% were new construction. Pending sales have slipped a bit – not unex
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10/04/2011