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Gulf Shores Home Sales Numbers: Victim of Winter?

March 3, 2015 by Malcolm Bond

Gulf Shores home sales have fallen to their slowest pace in nine months, with sales of existing homes tumbling 4.9 percent last month. Relatively low mortgage rates and steady job growth have not yet spurred the kind of activity from buyers or sellers, raising the possibility of either a spring rush, or another year of […]

Gulf Shores Real Estate News – March 2015

March 1, 2015 by Malcolm Bond

In our Gulf Shores Real Estate News for March 2015: Home Prices Up Year-Over-Year Home prices across most of the country were down for December, but still faired better than they were a year ago. Black Knight Financial Services released its latest Home Price Index Report this past week, which showed that home prices nationwide […]

Gulf Shores Housing Market: Steady Improvement Expected

February 28, 2015 by Malcolm Bond

The Gulf Shores housing market is finally showing signs of recovery, in large part because young adults are finding jobs, but some obstacles persist. Even with talk of the job market turning around, there are still over 9 million people unemployed. This leads to more young adults either struggling to find jobs, or taking part-time […]

Selling a Gulf Shores Home: Get an Inspection First

February 26, 2015 by Malcolm Bond

There are lots of reasons for selling a Gulf Shores home, but there are many reasons why getting the home inspected first can be a key selling feature to buyers. Why Get An Inspection Before Selling a Gulf Shores Home? One of the biggest reasons for getting your home inspected before you even put it […]

Many Gulf Shores Homebuyers Can Get Help

February 24, 2015 by Malcolm Bond

A study to make Gulf Shores homebuyers realize they could qualify for a free down payment without hitting the jackpot and winning the lottery found that 87 percent of all U.S. homes qualify for down payment help. Gulf Shores Homebuyers Need to Investigate Options Many Gulf Shores homebuyers, especially Millennials, have not fully investigated their […]

Gulf Shores Mortgage Mistakes: Will Lenders Ever Learn?

February 22, 2015 by Malcolm Bond

Since the mortgage crisis when loans became almost impossible to obtain, Gulf Shores mortgage lenders have begun to loosen standards again. This begs to ask the question, will lenders ever learn their lesson from loose lending practices? Recently, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced changes they hope will encourage banks to give more home loans […]