I just closed 501 Lakeview Drive West, Mobile, Alabama 36695. This family is absolutely overjoyed with this beautiful home on the lake in West Mobile.

The Alabama Gulf Coast real estate recovery appears to be picking up speed. Helping to accelerate the sales of homes is the extremely low cost involved. While home values may still drop in many areas, it appears that volume may start accelerating. The high number of foreclosed homes has pushed the prices of home very low in many parts of the country, helping to create extremely reasonable affordability.

An interesting examination of Daphne, Fairhope, Mobile and Spanish Fort, Al real estate sales data uncovers the fact that cash buyers are representing a large percentage (roughly one third) of the nation’s home sales. Today’s buyers market is a boon for real estate investors who are clearly seeing that the bottom is here, whether it has already hit or is close to being hit. January showed that home prices on average were the lowest that they have been in close to a decade.

It is possible to find both positive news and negative news when looking for news about real estate. As with any information real estate changes from locale to locale, but on the whole the Daphne, Fairhope, Mobile and Spanish Fort, Al market is seeing signs of recovery. Those who can afford to buy homes for cash and those who can acquire a mortgage are those who will not be looking back thinking if only I had bought then.

Click here to read a recent report on how real estate sales are around the nation from Realtor.org.

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Showing properties 1 - 15 of 184. See more Daphne/Montrose/Spfort community real estate.
(all data current as of 5/22/2012)

1. $224,900 : 6 Lackawanna Ct, Spanish Fort
   
   4 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 2,375 sq ft

   Lot size: 29,871 sqft

   Year built: 1997

   Days on market: 5

   Walk Score®: 2
2. $329,800 : 7201 Butterfly Cir, Spanish Fort
   
   4 beds, 3 full baths

   Home size: 2,900 sq ft

   Lot size: 20,000 sqft

   Year built: 2012

   Days on market: 6
3. $318,000 : 35812 Cramblitt Ln, Spanish Fort
   
   5 beds, 3 full baths

   Home size: 3,035 sq ft

   Lot size: 14,812 sqft

   Year built: 2011

   Days on market: 7
4. $353,500 : 9507 Kasey Ct, Daphne
   
   4 beds, 3 full baths

   Home size: 3,281 sq ft

   Lot size: 8,712 sqft

   Year built: 2012

   Days on market: 10
5. $549,000 : 430 Village Dr, Daphne
   
   4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 3,815 sq ft

   Lot size: 16,286 sqft

   Year built: 1976

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 10

   Walk Score®: 12
6. $219,900 : 9580 Marchand Ave, Daphne
   
   4 beds, 3 full baths

   Home size: 2,316 sq ft

   Lot size: 14,560 sqft

   Year built: 2006

   Days on market: 11

   Walk Score®: 14
7. $449,900 : 11166 Redfern Rd, Daphne
   
   5 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 3,522 sq ft

   Lot size: 37,674 sqft

   Year built: 2011

   Days on market: 11

   Walk Score®: 2
8. $359,900 : 8510 Pine Run, Daphne
   
   4 beds, 3 full baths

   Home size: 2,723 sq ft

   Lot size: 21,850 sqft

   Year built: 2000

   Days on market: 12

   Walk Score®: 8
9. $365,000 : 11886 Halcyon Loop, Daphne
   
   4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 3,200 sq ft

   Lot size: 27,965 sqft

   Year built: 2011

   Days on market: 13

   Walk Score®: 0
10. $309,900 : 11782 Jericho Dr, Daphne
    
    3 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths

    Days on market: 14
11. $359,900 : 9221 Cedar Ct, Spanish Fort
    
    4 beds, 4 full baths

    Home size: 2,800 sq ft

    Lot size: 12,720 sqft

    Year built: 1999

    Days on market: 14

    Walk Score®: 29
12. $379,900 : MLS # 238955 in Daphne
    
    4 beds, 3 full baths

    Home size: 3,010 sq ft

    Lot size: 20,900 sqft

    Year built: 2000

    Days on market: 17

    Walk Score®: 9
13. $499,900 : 9550 Timbercreek Blvd, Spanish Fort
    
    5 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths

    Home size: 4,300 sq ft

    Lot size: 25,800 sqft

    Year built: 2000

    Days on market: 17

    Walk Score®: 48
14. $609,000 : 31279 Blakeley Way, Spanish Fort
    
    4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths

    Home size: 4,500 sq ft

    Lot size: 3.10 ac

    Year built: 2007

    Days on market: 19

    Walk Score®: 15
15. $307,000 : 8900 North Lamhatty Ln, Daphne
    
    5 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths

    Home size: 3,165 sq ft

    Lot size: 20,900 sqft

    Year built: 1998

    Days on market: 20

    Walk Score®: 17

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According to a recent report from Moody’s, a national credit ratings firm, Baldwin County AL’s credit rating has improved.    Moody’s announcement indicated that Baldwin County’s creditworthiness had increased from Aa2 to Aa1, which is one score under the agency’s highest rating.  Standard & Poor’s credit rating report for Baldwin County was also notable, being AA+ which is just under their highest rating of AAA.   These credit rating scores dictate how much taxpayers put out to borrow money for large projects and bond issuers can assume a very low risk of Baldwin County defaulting on debts.

For more on this issue visit AL.com.

And for more information on buying or selling real estate in Baldwin County AL, contact Barbara Reeves today.

The Gulf  Shores may be home to a new Hybrid car plant, as reported last Thursday, September 24th, when Hybrid Kinetic Motors announced locating to Bay Minette in Baldwin County AL.  Their plans are to construct a $1.5 billion plant and employ more than 5,000 people as well as making an estimated 300,000 cars in their first year of production; the ‘megasite’ is 3,000 acres south of Interstate 65.  If all goes as planned, the new hybrid car plant will be operational in three to five years.  For more on Hybrid Kinetic Motors bringing a new location to Baldwin County AL on the Gulf Coast, visit Baldwincountynow.com.

For more information on real estate in Baldwin County AL including Fairhope, Spanish Fort and Daphne, contact Barbara Reeves.

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According to a recent report issued last week, Baldwin County is the top travel destination in Alabama for 2008.  Baldwin county is known for its pristine sandy beaches and inviting Gulf waters and about a third of the workforce in the county is employed in the tourism industry.  State officials cited that more than 4.53 million people visited Baldwin county last year which is about a quarter of all the people who visited the whole state of Alabama.  Mobile county ranked number 4 on the list with 2,670,000 visitors in 2008.

Although the Gulf coast is facing competition from other resort and vacation spots across the country who have decreased rates to attract more business, Alabama’s Gulf coast remains a great place to vacation with family and friends.

For information on real estate in Baldwin County AL including Fairhope, Spanish Fort, and Daphne AL contact your local agent Barbara Reeves.

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In a recent survey, Baldwin County Alabama ranked high, tying for second place, for the most successful micropolitan area in the nation.  The Conway Data New Plant Database conducted the survey and reported a related story in their March online edition of Site Selection.  This is the third year in a row that Baldwin County has been in the top 1 percent.  The major new and expanded projects reported for Baldwin County AL include Segers Aerospace in Fairhope, Marine specialty and Kelco Metals in Spanish Fort, and the CRC expansion in Robersdale, just to name a few; these projects account for 342 new jobs and $38 million in investments.

For more on the results of the survey visit Baldwin County Now online.

For information on real estate in Baldwin County Alabama including Fairhope, Spanish Fort, and Daphne, contact your friendly neighborhood realtor Barbara Reeves via email or talk live by clicking the “Talk Now” feature of this page.

The Baldwin County Commission unanimously approved the final
project list for the Pay-As-You-Go issue as well as approved it to be on the
June ballot; residents will vote on several projects on June 3^rd in
relation to the Pay-As-You-Go issue. Within this issue, there are about 400 different projects total that
would affect 296 miles of current or future roads in Baldwin County
Alabama. The projects will deal with
improving current road systems, adding lanes, adding new roads, and improving existing
drainage systems. With these new
improvements, Baldwin County would increase efficiency and offer residents new
options for making their commute more pleasant.

The County Commission are urging citizens to see the
Pay-As-You-Go program as a way to save time on their daily commute and increase
their property value, rather than just viewing it as an additional tax. 

For more information on the roads that will be part of the
projects, visit al.com. 

The
Daphne Planning Commission recently announced that the Trione Park Sports
Complex will need to go through more planning before receiving approval. The Trione Park Sports Complex is a 122-acre
development located half of a mile east of North Main Street and Park Drive in
Daphne Alabama. 

One
of the main concerns about the current plan is that the driveway will be over
150 feet long, with a t-shape, which will cause problems in cases of fire, and
for common problems such as not finding a parking spot and having to back up
through the driveway. Also, the expected
amount of ball fields (i.e. 22) and a pool will be expensive to keep running
and they are urged to look into this more to see if it can be sustained. In addition to these concerns, Commissioner
Victoria Phelps and Chason have requested that trails be built into the park plans
so that children from surrounding subdivisions can reach the park without
crossing over residents’ lawns.

Thus,
the Daphne Planning Commission will be reviewing these concerns in the near
future to see that Trione Park Sports Complex will be convenient and enjoyable
to residents and their children.

 Fairhope Alabama’s
busy downtown area could use a relief from the parking congestion; the solution
to this problem is the construction of a parking deck that is imminent in the
sight of the current public parking lot. The new parking deck is expected to be a multi-story building to
maximize the space given. 

While the parking deck is being constructed, city officials
are looking to add spaces in the downtown area mainly by turning parallel spots
into angled parking. The new parking deck will add an expected 165 places for
public parking, and 89 for hotel Hampton Inn guests. The city hopes to have the deck completed
before the Christmas shopping season this year.