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Gulf Shores Homeowners Insurance – Filing Could Cost You

November 3, 2014 by Malcolm Bond

You should give careful consideration before even filing a Gulf Shores homeowners insurance claim. Filing just one claim — even a small one — can send your premiums soaring through the roof (no pun intended!) Factors Affecting Gulf Shores Homeowners Insurance Rates According to a new study from InsuranceQuotes.com, the average premium increase is 9 […]

Gulf Shores Real Estate News – November 2014

November 1, 2014 by Malcolm Bond

In our Gulf Shores Real Estate News for November 2014: Pending Gulf Shores Home Sales Up Slightly in September Pending Gulf Shores home sales ticked up slightly in September after dropping in August, as it remained difficult to qualify for mortgage financing. Nationwide, The National Association of Realtors' Pending Homes Sales Index, which is based […]

Existing Gulf Shores Home Sales Hit One Year High

October 31, 2014 by Malcolm Bond

Previously owned Gulf Shores home sales climbed in September to the highest level in a year, pointing to growing confidence in the U.S. economy as employment firms. Nationwide, purchases advanced 2.4 percent to a 5.17 million annual rate. Demand was up 1.9 percent compared with the same month last year before adjusting for seasonal patterns. […]

Boosting the Value of Your Gulf Shores Home

October 29, 2014 by Malcolm Bond

Thinking about selling your Gulf Shores home? Typically Spring is the time of the year you'd be putting it on the market. But if you're like most people, there's probably a lot of things you need to do in order to get your Gulf Shores home in shape to sell. So why not use the […]

Cheaper to Buy a Gulf Shores Home Than Rent

October 27, 2014 by Malcolm Bond

New research from the real estate website Trulia finds that it's cheaper to buy a Gulf Shores home than it is to rent one. The advantage narrows considerably, however, when the home buyer uses a low-down-payment loan insured by the Federal Housing Administration. The average cost of homeownership, including mortgage, insurance, taxes and maintenance, is […]

Gulf Shores Home Buying Pop Quiz

October 25, 2014 by Malcolm Bond

There are some things you need to know before you start the Gulf Shores home buying process. Stacy Johnson hit the streets to ask a few questions. How would you answer these questions? . We have more Gulf Shores home buying tips and information to your right in the Gulf Shores Home Buying Tips section […]