Archive for 2013
Condo Market Report 2013
Condo Market Report 2013 Dear Condo Owners and Buyers: As a real estate broker specializing in the beachfront condo towers along the MS Gulf Coast, I am excited to bring you some good news about the market for 2013. The numbers look great! All the important data points are much stronger with a market moving…
Read MoreGreat Southern Golf Course views From Legacy Towers Condo PENDING!
Great Southern Golf Course views RELAX, YOUR AT THE BEACH! Welcome home to this elegant, 3 bedroom 3 bath beach condo with all the features your looking for: 2 Balconies offer views of the Beach, Gulf and Great Southern Golf Course views. Beautiful sunsets and cross breezes. Large windows, light and bright. All Bedrooms offer size,…
Read MoreKeep Your Fireplace Safe, How Do You Do It?
How do you keep your fireplace safe? The best tools you have are your eyes. With regular visual inspections both inside your home and out, you’ll make sure your fireplace is in good shape for the burning season. Checking From the Outside Examine the chimney to make sure a chimney cap is present and in…
Read MoreFirst Impressions Count, Keep Your Front Entrance Looking Nice
First impressions count — not just for your friends, relatives, and the UPS guy, but for yourself. Whether it’s on an urban stoop or a Victorian front porch, your front door and the area leading up to it should extend a warm welcome to all comers — and needn’t cost a bundle. Here’s what you…
Read MoreFlood Insurance Information
Flood Insurance Information below: If you live where floods happen, you may see an increase on your next flood insurance bill. Here’s why rates are changing, plus tips to help you figure out if you’re affected. (On March 21, 2014, President Obama signed into law a bill to provide relief from high flood insurance rates.…
Read MoreThe Fall is a great time to paint
The Fall is a great time to paint and low-cost remedy Every home suffers a few negatives, but not every solution requires pricey structural changes. Paint is an often-overlooked, low-cost remodeler’s remedy for common complaints with interiors, offering the chameleon-like ability to lighten, warm, enlarge, erase, or attract attention. “Paint is a powerful tool that…
Read MoreGood News For Homeowners; Millions of Homes Return to Positive Equity
Millions of Homes Return to Positive Equity: Millions of underwater residential properties returned to positive equity during the second quarter, but the pace of improvement is expected to level off as home price appreciation dies down in the second half of the year, analytics firm CoreLogic reported Sept. 10 in its Second Quarter 2013 Equity…
Read MoreMississippi Gulf Coast makes CNN List of Great Beaches
All of us living on the coast know that sunsets cannot get much more colorful, but now hopefully the rest of the world is taking notice. Long Beach, Miss., was just added to CNN list of great beaches. One thing that I repeatedly hear over and over from real estate buyers turned locals is that…
Read MoreMandal Preferred Broker Opinion – August 2013
Mandal Preferred Broker Opinion I’ve really noticed a change that began in the third quarter of this year. Sellers were gaining confidence and buyers were getting anxious because their offers were not working out. It seems that almost every offer I’ve submitted – and attempted to negotiate – in the past four weeks has not…
Read MoreIsland View Casino $50 million renovation features convention center, hotel
Gulfport’s Island View Casino Resort, the only locally owned casino in South Mississippi, isn’t resting on its laurels, though it’s been successfully doing business on the Mississippi Coast for seven years now. Its newly announced proposed $50 million investment to create a convention center and hotel on the beach with 400 rooms for Mississippi Gulf…
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