Eastern Shore Real Estate Market on the Rise...Read this report

Eastern Shore Residential Real Estate Market: "significant INCREASE compared to both April and last year". The average Eastern Shore (Spainish Fort, Daphne, Montrose, Fairhope, and Point Clear) sold for an average price increase of 28.54%.  Sellers still need lots of patience, as homes are on the market for an average of 208 days before they close. Beat the odds by having your home in TOP condition, staged, and at the best price in YOUR MARKET AREA.

Don't forget about listing with an experienced, professional, and top producing agent/company, like Ashurst & Niemeyer. Call me today, 251-209-6650,  for a specific plan of action to help you sell your home.  I will help you prepare your home including, a CMA, staging advice, as well as, updating advice and design...see link to read the entire BALDWIN COUNTY Residential Market Report for May 2011>>>Baldwin County Residential Real Estate Market Report May 2011

Fairhope AL Home for sale 3/2 + office & pool great neighborhood off Morphy Ave. Under $180k Tamatha McElmurry, Realtor

Call me today to view this home...It will sell fast!  Buy it for your self!

1 story Really Cute & Charming Home

Clean and neat

Vaulted ceilings

Split Brick Floors & Hardwood Floors

Carport and Storage

Established landscaping

Immaculate swimming pool too!

VERY NICE HOME!

Tamatha McElmurry, Realtor Ashurst & Niemeyer

251-209-6650

Fairhope- Local and National Realtors are fighting for you against raising mortgage loan downpayments

All across america, we Realtors are sending letters to our senators to fight against the raising of down payments for home mortgage loans...Please read below and follow the link to the full article

Mortgage industry fights to keep 3.5% down payments
Changes to the current Federal Housing Administration requirement of 3.5% down on home purchases, is a clear example of this well-meaning, yet misguided directive coming from inside the Beltway, they said.
"NAR strongly opposes increasing the downpayment for FHA," said National Association of Realtors President Ron Phipps. "The correlation between downpayment and loan performance is significantly less important than the linkage to strong underwriting, which FHA continues to have. FHA's foreclosure rate remains less than conventional mortgages, so we don't believe changes to the downpayments would do anything but disenfranchise many creditworthy homebuyers." READ MORE>>>

Good News! Business is picking up in the Fairhope/Eastern Shore Area for Real Estate

With the market in such a long term distressed state, I am pleased to announce that we at Ashurst and Niemeyer are busier than we have been in a couple of years!  We are listing and selling homes daily and are very excited at the evidence of the market making some upward corrections.

If you have been waiting to buy, or sell, now might be the time for you to make your move.  Call me and the Judy Niemeyer Team today so we can discuss your situation.

Tamatha McElmurry

Ashurst & Niemeyer Real Estate

Office:  251-928-9265

Cell:  251-209-6650

Just south of Marriott's Grand Hotel...Great new listing on Mobile Bay, in Point Clear Alabama... Sunsets, boating, relaxing...$1,475,000.

Please watch this short video about a wonderful new bayfront listing in Point Clear Alabama.

This lovely home is located just south of Marriott's Grand Hotel directly on Mobile Bay.  The main house is very spacious and is in immaculate condition with lots of light, heart pine floors and doors, and a traditional bayhouse style charm.  The master bedroom is on the main level with separate HIS and HERS BATHROOMS and a private study that over looks the bay. 

Up stairs there are 4 more bedrooms, a den and a sewing room that could also be a 6th bedrooms.  As if that were not enough room for all of your friends and family, there is also a quaint carriage house above the garage that is very spacious with a bath and a kitchenette. 

The wharf is very desirable with a large boat lift, an extended fishing/crabbing pier, and a galley.  Come sit in the shade or sun on the deck while enjoying all that Mobile Bay has to offer. 

Call Tamatha McElmurry with the Judy Niemeyer Team at Ashurst & Niemeyer Real Estate, 251-209-6650 for appointments.  Or call Tamatha today to list your home.  Thank you!

Beware!!! Agents that will "BUY" your listing???

Let me first say that I do not "BUY" listings...What is buying a listing, you ask?  Some agents will list your home at ANY price JUST to get you to sign the listing agreement.  Then they will waste your time by constantly trying to pressure you to "LOWER" your price down to where it should have been priced to start with. 

BEWARE!!!  Agents that do this do not have a high success rate in actually selling your home.  They probably ARE SUCCESSFUL in gaining buyers that call about your home, by telling them they can show you homes that are price far better than yours.  So, who are the agents working for anyway??? You or the Buyer? 

I deal with my sellers in a straight forward and respectful manner.  It's the only way to do business in my opinion. Why?  Because you as a seller and me as your Realtor do not have the time to waste in a market like we have today!  You need to put your best foot forward when selling your home.  PRICING IT RIGHT from the start is KEY for your success in selling your home. 

What else can you do?  Look at a few of my other posts for tips on how to get your home ready to sell, in order to give you the EDGE over your COMPETITION. 
Call me today to discuss the sale of your home.  Tamatha McElmurry, Realtor, Ashurst & Niemeyer 251-928-9265/251-209-6650  http://www.imobilebay.com/

Can your emotions KILL the sale of your home?

Can emotions KILL YOUR DEAL? If you are selling your home, let go of your emotional attachement & you will sell your home faster and for more money. Here are some ways to "let go" & let potential buyers see it as THEIR home:

1. remove most of your personal photos from the home. This will allow the "buyers" to see the home as their own. 

2. De clutter closets & pantries (get a storage rental if necessary) I cannot tell you how important this is to the sale of your home.  MINIMIZE! MINIMIZE! Your home will look bigger, cleaner and allow the "buyers" to see their "stuff" fitting in the space. 

3. re-paint rooms a NEUTRAL COLOR. Again, very important.  A neutral color will insure that the "buyer" won't walk away thinking they HAVE TO PAINT right away which is an extra stress and an extra expense during an already stressful moving time. 

4. Take a WHITE GLOVE approach to your cleaning routine. You will be surprised how much we all overlook on an everyday cleaning basis due to our busy schedules.  A clean house will SHINE OVER A DIRTY HOUSE ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!

5.  Minimize furniture in each room.  I am not talking bare bones here...just take out knick, knacks and extra chairs, blankets, tables, etc... This will help make sure the "buyers" can mentally "fit" their posessions in the house.

Call me today to list your home for sale. I will help you tack your emotional attachment & get your home sold! I PROVIDE HOME DECLUTTER CONSULTING ADVISE AND HOME STAGING WITH EACH LISTING.  Let's be proactive together to get your home SOLD!

Tamatha McElmurry 251-209-6650   http://www.imobilebay.com/   tamatha@imobilebay.com