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Mobile Eastern Shore Real Estate For Sale:

102 Beaver Dam Road, Fairhope AL 36532

MLS# 160225

Beautiful home in exclusive Rock Creek.  This home features over 5200+/- sq ft of living space.  There are five bedrooms with a bonus room.  Enjoying cooking in the amazing chefs kitchen which overlooks the family room with it’s fireplace.  There is a formal living room, formal dining room and a study.  A must show!

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       ”The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”
                                                                      ~ Burton Hillis

Christmas is one of the most widely celebrated festivals globally and is no longer viewed as a purely religious holy day. It is now a time enjoyed by people of many countries and faiths, and there are numerous universally recognized icons which we associate with the yuletide. In fact, these symbols have become so commonly associated with the celebration of Christmas that when we see Santa riding on a reindeer, a mantle hung with stockings, coniferous green trees decorated with tinsel and ornaments, or houses festooned with evergreen wreaths and mistletoe, we know that the magic spirit of the season is upon us.   

The tradition of the Christmas stocking dates back to approximately 250B.C. in Asia Minor. There Nicholas, rich man who became a very generous Christian priest and a saint, is said to have secretly filled the stockings of three poor sisters with gold, thus giving them a dowry and allowing them to marry. Legend has it that after that “miracle,” neighbors of the fortunate women followed suit with their stockings, and the tradition slowly spread across the globe. Children throughout the world now hang stockings–or even put out shoes–to be filled with small gifts and food by Santa (Saint) Claus (Nicholas). Many people create their own stockings, personalizing them for themselves or for others and often providing a family activity that is fun for all. Find instructions for making your own Christmas fireplace stockings.

Along with the Christmas holly, laurel, rosemary, yews, boxwood bushes, and, of course the Christmas tree, mistletoe is an evergreen displayed during the Christmas season and symbolic of the eventual rebirth of vegetation that will occur in spring. But perhaps more than any other of the Christmas evergreens, it is a plant of which we are conscious only during the holidays. One day we’re kissing under the mistletoe, and next day we’ve forgotten all about it (the plant, that is, not the kisses).

THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE! THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE! 

And ’tis the season to decide what presents to give, to buy the presents, to wrap the presents, to mail and/or deliver the presents.  Whew!–time-consuming and somewhat exhausting unless you’ve discovered online shopping. Here are just a few ideas: EasyXmas.com, Gifts.com, Overstock.com, Amazon.com, Fragrance.net. There are hundreds of other sites just waiting to display their wares and ship them for you. Some even offer free holiday shipping or will do the gift wrapping for you.   

Want something a little different? Check out the top ten present picks for 2009.                                                   

             “May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through!” 

Mobile Eastern Shore Homes For Sale:

206 Pier Avenue, Fairhope AL 36532

MLS# 155196

Quaint cottage on sought after Pier Avenue.  This home features hardwood floors, four spacious bedrooms and an oversized completely fenced back yard.  You will enjoy this home which offers you loads of privacy and is within walking distance to town and the bay.

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The Holiday season provides us with many opportunities for fun with our family, and decorating inside and outside your Mobile Eastern Shore home is one activity that can be enjoyed by both young and old. As always, however, the use of common sense and the taking of safety precautions are vital to ensuring happy holidays.

To that end, the Consumer Products Safety Commission strongly suggests you follow these timely tips when decorating your Mobile Eastern Shore home:

TREES:

• When purchasing an artificial tree, look for the label “Fire Resistant.” Although this label does not mean the tree won’t catch fire, it does indicate the tree will resist burning and should extinguish quickly.   
• When purchasing a live tree, check for freshness. A fresh tree is green, needles are hard to pull from branches, and, when bent between your fingers, needles do not break. The trunk butt of a fresh tree is sticky with resin, and when tapped on the ground, the tree should not lose many needles.
• When setting up a tree at home, place it away from fireplaces and radiators. Because heated rooms dry live trees out rapidly, be sure to keep the stand filled with water. Place the tree out of the way of traffic and do not block doorways.

LIGHTS:

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Mobile Eastern Shore Real Estate For Sale:

24000 Second Street, Fairhope AL 36532

MLS# 156054

Like new construction with an incredible open plan with all the upgrades. Scored concrete floors- tall ceilings, Kolby windows, great kitchen with morning room, 5 burner gas cooktop, SS appliances, tankless gas water heater, ground floor master, upstairs recreation room plus office.  Must show to see incredible value!

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Mobile Eastern Shore Real Estate:

1101 Lovette Lane, Daphne AL 36526

MLS# 147830

This home boast 140 feet frontage on Mobile Bay, great privacy and is completely fenced.  Two words size up this home comfort and open.  Convenient to Mobile and downtown Daphne.  Outside you will find a pool under a Lanai and a pier with boat lift.  Back inside there are two master bedrooms, an oversized man’s room, gourmet kitchen and plenty of room to roam.  Perfect Retreat

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Mobile Eastern Shore Homes For Sale:

256 Kirkman Lane, Fairhope AL 36532
MLS# 153677

A True Fairhope Cottage that features 150 year old Heart Pine floors, completely updated kitchen with Faux finish cabinets and granite counter tops, 10′ ceiling down with loads of crown molding, Pella windows with built in blinds, Honduras Mahogany Door and completely fenced back yard.

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Baldwin County AL foreclosures dropped dramatically in May with approximately 140 foreclosures compared to the yearly high in March with 340 foreclosures, according to RealtyTrac.com.

Baldwin County AL Foreclosure Activity and Home Price Index

Baldwin County AL foreclosures are 0.09% below national statistics, and 0.06% above state figures.
 

Baldwin County AL Foreclosure Activity by Month  
 

Baldwin County Al foreclosure activity was higher March – May compared the the previous three month, Dec – Feb. The lower auction acitivity numbers should mean fewer bank owned properties in the coming months.

Are you or someone you know behind on your mortgage payments and facing a foreclosure? You do have options. A short sale may be the answer to saving you, your family and your home. Give me a call for a private consultation. 

The ‘American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009’ which became law on February 17, promotes energy independence and green jobs through tax credits and government grants. This is part of an effort to make Mobile Eastern Shore homes and buildings more energy efficient.

Energy saving provisions include:

$6 billion to state and local governments for energy efficiency and conservation grants for energy audits, retrofits and financial incentives.

30% tax credit (increased from 10%) to homeowners for new furnaces, windows and insulation.

$5 billion to modernize the nation’s electricity grid and install smart meters on homes, saving homeowners money.

$5 billion for weatherization assistance for low income households.

$2 billion for federally assisted housing (section efficiency efforts. 

This bill is good news for Mobile Eastern Shore home owners wanting to make their homes more energy efficient. Interested in buying a Mobile Eastern Shore home? Visit JudySells.com.

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Judy Niemeyer of Ashurst and Niemeyer presents:

The Mobile Eastern Shore Real Estate Podcast

The June 2009 edition covers Mobile Eastern Shore real estate market activity and then we’ll uncover three unique factors that are benefiting buyers and sellers.Features special guest Terri Murphy of US Learning. Program length: approximately 8 1/2 minutes