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Get ready to learn about one of the most exciting luxury vacation and retirement spots in Amercia on Our Alabama Gulf Coast Shores.

You might be searching for a beach getaway spot or a family retreat destination on the beautiful gulf coast of Alabama. Alabama’s Gulf Coast is very conveniently located as it is only a day’s drive from most cities along the southern coast like Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and Missouri. Is it the sunny weather, waves on the beaches or sparkling sand that makes Alabama’s Gulf Coast so attractive? Everyone has an opinion, although they may be different. With miles and miles of our famous brilliant white sand and gorgeous turquoise waters, the good news is you don’t have to choose.

You might be looking for a way to diversify your investment portfolio with some luxury real estate. Several luxury condo’s have opened up on our coast line with many more coming on line, adding a whole new diversification to our luxury real estate market. Style, amenities and elegance are the order of the day at these condominium resorts. Once you see the posh designer interiors, and get a taste of the pools, beach services and fitness centers, you will quickly fall in love with these properties. How cool would if you didn’t have to get in your car the whole time you were here. Well that is a reality as some properties offer shopping, fine dining and quality entertainment right on the premise.

If you are looking to get away from the harsh winters, you will love the golfing, fishing and tennis that we are able to enjoy most of the year round. It is not a secret that many of our Alabama Gulf Coast golf courses are consistently attracting attention from print, television and the Internet. The Alabama Coastal Birding Trail attracts attention in the spring and fall, so plan to check it out. If you really like nature, you may also enjoy volunteering for the local Share the Beach program that works with endangered sea turtles through the months of May-October.

If you would like to try your hand at gourmet cooking you may want to check out the Gulf Coast Culinary Institute in Orange Beach. If you love fine dining then our area offers many remarkable restaurants. With the Gulf of Mexico as our playground you will always have fresh-off-the-boat seafood available to you at your beck and whim. Want to sip margarita’s on the beach, and have a romantic night out…our beach front restaurants offer you every type of atmosphere available. Would you prefer steak, chicken or BBQ? How about Sushi? Our area is able to satisfy your palette with some of the best food available in the south.

Have you always dreamed of a lifestyle of luxury. Now you can make it a reality. Come down and visit us on the Alabama Gulf Coast…you will be glad you did. Tami L. Roberts owns and operates MyFavoriteAgent.com LLC, a Baldwin County real estate brokerage. Tami’s new book “Foreclosure Home Buying Secrets” has just been released and may be downloaded free from http://www.MyFavoriteAgent.com

“Has the real estate market hit the bottom?”

If you’ve been asking yourself this question, you are in for a special treat because I have a special 60-minute audio training that will show you how to buy a home at the bottom of the market. You can access this special audio training at:

http://orangebeachvalue.com/user/market.html

This training call is a recording of an interview with some of the top real estate professionals throughout North America. In the call, you’ll learn:

• How to buy a home at the bottom of the market and lock in an amazing deal!
• The specific trends that will help you pinpoint the bottom of the market.
• The best real estate opportunities in the market TODAY!
• The BIG mistake home buyers and investors are making right now and what you can do to avoid the same mistake.

This special training call will only be available for the next few days. To listen now and learn how to buy a home at the bottom of the market, visit:

http://orangebeachvalue.com/user/market.html

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Get more information on the Baldwin County Alabama tax sale lien auction scheduled to come to Bay Minette, Alabama on May 26, 2010 at http://BaldwinCountyTaxSale.com

Baldwin County, Alabama:

On Saturday and Sunday, April 10-11, MyFavoriteAgent.com will conduct open houses in Robertsdale, Foley and Gulf Shores. Blue balloons, featuring the REALTOR® “R” in white, will denote those homes that are part of the statewide open house campaign. Balloons will be on display simultaneously at open houses all across the state.

The Alabama Open House weekend comes just before the April 30, 2010, deadline for the federal homebuyer tax credit. Homes must be under contract by April 30, 2010, and closed by June 30, 2010, to take advantage of up to $8,000 in tax credits. 

“This event offers people a convenient way to see as many homes as they wish in one weekend and gives our members a chance to be part of this massive effort to match buyers to their sellers,” says Tami L Roberts, Broker.

She adds that the weekend will be a fun way to attract buyers and help them learn more about what is available in the local housing market.

See our listing Gallery; all of these homes will be OPEN on Sat & Sun Noon til 3pm: http://myfavoriteagent.postlets.com/

For more information, visit www.MyFavoriteAgent.com or call 251-968-9616.

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Now, as always, I am not saying we are at the bottom of the national real estate market. Of course, there really is no “national” real estate market — national statistics are just a conglomerate of various local markets, and individual markets are the ones that matter. But there is evidence in some markets that the bottom is approaching, or has even already arrived.

There are certain things to pay attention to in each market when you’re trying to time the “bottom,” which is really more a trough in a cycle. Those factors are new housing permits, mortgage defaults, existing home sales, foreclosure sales and interest rates. According to Robert Campbell, an expert on real estate cycles, these are the factors to consider when evaluating whether a market is headed up or down.

Here’s the thing about cycles: When things are going south, they keep going south but at a slower pace before they turn around. For example, you might read that the number of housing starts in your area last month is down 10 percent from a year ago. But if it was 15 percent the month before, 17 percent the month before that and 20 percent the month before that, the rate at which they lagged last year’s stats is slowing. These are numbers that don’t always show up in news stories.

For example, the number of foreclosure sales in your area was probably up last month compared to the same month last year. But chances are, the number was higher the month before, and higher still the month before that. So the rate of foreclosure sales is slowing, even if the newspaper says they’re “up,” compared to last year.

With that in mind, pay attention to some recent numbers that could signal the market is about to take an upturn in your area. Housing starts nationally were up 1.5 percent in August from July, which means that in some markets, at least, builders are building homes again. If you’re trying to time the market, you need to see if this is occurring in your area, because it is a sign things could be on the upturn.

Also pay attention to where prices are in your area. If they are on the rise, chances are you missed the “bottom,” which is OK because A.) It’s nearly impossible to time the exact “bottom;” and B.) Because most homes still represent fantastic pricing.

But here’s something else to take note of regarding prices: Remember we said that the downward pace of data will slow before going back up? Well, a recent Forbes.com article has a very interesting look at markets around the country where prices aren’t necessarily going up, but the number of homes on the market that suffer price cuts is slowing.

For example, some of the markets hardest hit by the real estate bubble burst — Las Vegas, Phoenix and Miami — are showing fewer and fewer price reductions. According to the Forbes study, the percentage of homes with price reductions in these markets is down 24, 18 and 12 percent, respectively, since the beginning of the year.

Looking at price reductions can help you determine whether the first-time homebuyer tax credit, loosening credit, foreclosure prices, etc., have helped sales enough that sellers don’t have to keep price-cutting their homes to sell them. Where I live — Cleveland, Ohio — for example, has had a flat level of price reductions. The percentage of homes on the market with reductions has largely gone unchanged over the past six months or so, indicating that sellers still must cut price to sell. This, of course, is usual information for determining whether real estate might soon appreciate, AND when you’re negotiating the price on a home purchase.

So I continue to think now remains a great time to invest in real estate in most markets. And I also think that those of you sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the market bottom before getting into the game, might want to get those warm-ups off.

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