Staging offers edge for sellers
Sunday, October 12, 2008 By KATHY JUMPER Real Estate Editor
Angela Blankinchip took a vacant house that had been on the market for nine months and turned it into an attractive, furnished home that brought an offer three days later.
The house sold for list
Developers ditch condos, ride commercial Waves
Gulf Shores businessmen whose project is one of nine with extensions expiring in October opt to build shopping center instead
Sunday, September 28, 2008
By KATHY JUMPER
Real Estate Editor
Three Gulf Shores businessmen dropped plans to develop 67 condominium units and are rebuilding their
Gulf State Park officials seek to dredge lakes, sink reefs
Monday, September 08, 2008 By RYAN DEZEMBER Staff Reporter
GULF SHORES - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on proposals from state officials to dredge parts of Shelby and Middle lakes as well as to turn Gulf
The following is a list of "Bank Owned" condos showing active in our local MLS. The following condos are either direct Gulf front or across the street from the beach. If you are interested in owning a beach front condo in Gulf Shores or Orange Beach, Alabama, send me an email
Local condo boards hold their own in foreclosure crisis
Sunday, August 31, 2008
By KATHY JUMPER
Real Estate Editor
Foreclosures haven't hit local condominium associations as much as their peers in some states, but that may change as new assessments are sent out to help pay for insurance.
Condo foreclosures hit
I recently had the opportunity of visiting Gulf Shores, AL for the fourth time. It is quite the paradise! Nice little Alabama city with not too many tourists. My daughter gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on June 12th and I had gone down there to be with
Austions are just one avenue to bring buyers and INVESTORS back to the beach!
Auction frenzy continues at Gulf
Sunday, July 27,
2008By KATHY JUMPER
Real Estate Editor
Simply raising a hand could net a 142-acre horse farm or 35
Gulf-front condominium units — if you're the highest
bidder.
Like so many of us who tune into the national news and here about all of the doom and gloom that encompasses the nation, it's no wonder anti-depressants are on the rise just like foreclosures are! So I decided to go against the grain and become a beacon of light, a
Condo Foreclosures and Bank Owned Properties in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach There may be more Alabama Gulf Coast bank owned and foreclosure condominium choices than you realize. There hasn't been a better time to buy along the Alabama Gulf Coast in years. We have Gulf condos starting in the $100s...
Things to do, see on Alabama's Gulf CoastBy LYNN GRISARD FULLMANFor the Journal-Constitution Published on: 03/30/08
Alabama's Gulf Coast has made a remarkable comeback after the triple whammy from the hurricanes. The coast is back. Places to play are open, restaurants are serving fresh seafood and sandy beaches await.
You may
FROM ATLANTA TO ... THE ALABAMA COAST
Gulf Shores: Family fun with sand and sunBy MILLIE BALLNewhouse News ServicePublished on: 06/18/08
GULF SHORES, Ala. - About nine or 10 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico, you get a sense that there's going to be plenty to do on this beach
Alabama's Gulf State Park feels like homeBy LYNN GRISARD FULLMANFor the Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 03/30/08
Gulf State Park, Ala. - How we vacation can be peculiar. We want to leave home, yet when choosing a place to stay, we look for places like home.
Home has luxuries and amenities that we've grown
FROM ATLANTA TO ... THE ALABAMA COAST
Alabama's Gulf coast suits a variety of vacation stylesBy MILLIE BALLNewhouse News ServicePublished on: 06/18/08
Those looking for a beach vacation - and isn't everybody? - should be able to find what they want on the southern tip of Alabama.
But where to go:
Marina, yacht club nears completion
Dry storage area at Fort Morgan facility open; half of 160 new wet slips will be completed by summer's end Sunday, June 15, 2008 By KATHY JUMPERReal Estate Editor
Wayne Burnett is not a deep-sea fisherman, but buying and upgrading the old marina at the end
ResortQuest now in Gulf Shores
Sunday, June 08, 2008 By KATHY JUMPERReal Estate Editor The locals will compete with a national firm for vacation rentals after the arrival of ResortQuest on the Alabama Gulf Coast. "We're in a growth mode and setting it up for a strong future here," said Lino
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Alabama coastingBy: Scott Myrick & Tinsley Myrick, Realtors Serving Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, AL
Alabama coasting
Two very different destinations -- 30 miles apart -- lure steady streams of New Orleanians in search of waterfront vacations within a single tank of gas. Sunday, June 08, 2008 Stories by Millie Ball
THE ALABAMA COAST --
Cars with Louisiana plates practically go on autopilot to the Alabama
LOCAL BEACHES ARE PACKED
Monday, May 26, 2008
By GUY BUSBY
Staff Reporter
GULF SHORES - Crowds filled local beaches Sunday as the Memorial Day weekend continued.
Surf conditions were calmer than earlier in the weekend, but yellow flags, warning of moderate surf conditions, still flew at the Gulf Shores Public
More properties on block
Sunday, May 25, 2008
By KATHY JUMPER
Real Estate Editor
Shirlee Poulos had presold all 40 condominium units in Island Villas at Sunset Bay off Baldwin County 6 in Gulf Shores three years ago, but 32 of those units will be offered for sale at auction next
Gulf Shores residents survey
Posted by Press-Register May 18, 2008 1:00 AM
Categories: Documents
Over 10 days spanning late April and early this month, the USA Polling Group questioned 410 Gulf Shores residents on their attitudes about City Hall's performance, future planning and other issues effecting the city. The survey was
French become interested in Mobile
Thursday, May 15, 2008 By ROY HOFFMANStaff Reporter
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France Leigh Smith, a slender, dark-haired literature professor from Mobile, ambles to class through this city in the south of France. The street where Smith walks, Cours Mirabeau, is a colorful boulevard vibrant with cafes.
Until this
Beach cities search for administrators
Orange Beach expects to interview next week, Gulf Shores' consultant culling candidates Wednesday, May 14, 2008 By RYAN DEZEMBERStaff Reporter
More than 50 people have applied to become Orange Beach's next city administrator, and Mayor Pete Blalock said elected officials hope to begin interviewing the top
Beach leasing agents expect strong rentals
Although high gas prices are a concern, leasing agents foresee a repeat of last year's banner summer season at beach Sunday, May 11, 2008 By KATHY JUMPERReal Estate Editor
Got a tank of gas? Head to the beach.
Rental agents are hoping high gas prices
Ron and Yvonne Scaglione turn a $2.5 million beach unit into a $4.5 million Old World showcase, with lavish furnishings and intricate gold-leaf detail Sunday, May 04, 2008 By KATHY JUMPERReal Estate Editor Ron and Yvonne Scaglione, who buy, renovate and sell high-end properties, have just completed their latest project a
GULF SHORESSunday, May 04, 2008 By KATHY JUMPER Real Estate Editor GULF SHORES, Ala. A driving rainstorm didn't stop bidders from buying 44 condominium units for more than $13 million at an absolute auction that attracted more than 1,000 people to the Crystal Tower condo complex Saturday afternoon. Amid wall-to-wall umbrellas,
National Auction Group auctioned off over 30 units in the Crystal Tower complex in Gulf Shores today. The units sold in the range between $250k and $315k. Several of the highly desired top floor end units fetched prices in the upper range between $285k and $315k. A large number of units
