Please check the table below for current foreclosure homes available in Mobile County. Click on the number shown in the number of listings column for summary data. Then click on the MLS number for detail data for the specified home.
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Foreclosures in Mobile County
There are currently 111 homes available for purchase in Mobile County that are foreclosures. Foreclosures can also be labeled as REO (Real Estate Owned) or Bank-Owned properties. Consumers seem to be drawn to foreclosures because generally they are priced a little lower than standard resale homes are in the real estate market. As a consumer, you need to be aware that most of these foreclosure homes will need a little TLC or updating. Some homes will require a significant investment in update costs. The appliances such as stoves and dishwashers could be missing. In Alabama, you also need to be aware of the 'Right of Redemption' for foreclosures. If you are interested in buying a foreclosure, please contact me @ (251) 215-9382 or Steve@GulfRegionProperties.com and we will develop a plan for you.
Please check the table below for current foreclosure homes available in Mobile County. Click on the number shown in the number of listings column for summary data. Then click on the MLS number for detail data for the specified home.
Please check the table below for current foreclosure homes available in Mobile County. Click on the number shown in the number of listings column for summary data. Then click on the MLS number for detail data for the specified home.
Transit information comes to Google Maps in Windy Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand is a popular destination for Aussie travellers - it's a culturally rich city, with great coffee, and some fun sporting events. It's also known as the Southern Hemisphere's very own windy city.
Next time you visit, you'll be able to get around even more easily on those windy days, with the addition of transit information from Greater Wellington to Google Maps.
Google Maps is already a popular source for driving directions, and Transit information makes it even easier to compare walking, driving and public transit options at various times of the day. So, for example, if you want to do a sightseeing tour around the city, you could plan a route that included Wellington trains, buses, a ride on the iconic cable car - and even finish off with a ferry trip to the South Island to continue your New Zealand tour.
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Wellington is the first city in New Zealand to see this feature, and we look forward to working with transit organisations across Australasia to roll this out even further. And remember, if you're in Australia you can already use Transit information to plan your journeys in Perth and Geraldton in WA, Adelaide in SA, and for Sydney's Monorail and Light Rail service in NSW. Check out the video below for more tips on using transit information on Google Maps to get around.
Next time you visit, you'll be able to get around even more easily on those windy days, with the addition of transit information from Greater Wellington to Google Maps.
Google Maps is already a popular source for driving directions, and Transit information makes it even easier to compare walking, driving and public transit options at various times of the day. So, for example, if you want to do a sightseeing tour around the city, you could plan a route that included Wellington trains, buses, a ride on the iconic cable car - and even finish off with a ferry trip to the South Island to continue your New Zealand tour.
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Wellington is the first city in New Zealand to see this feature, and we look forward to working with transit organisations across Australasia to roll this out even further. And remember, if you're in Australia you can already use Transit information to plan your journeys in Perth and Geraldton in WA, Adelaide in SA, and for Sydney's Monorail and Light Rail service in NSW. Check out the video below for more tips on using transit information on Google Maps to get around.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Palm Springs Homes for sale
Palm Springs real estate. Find your perfect real estate investment, whether it's a vacation home, primary home, or investment property, you can find it on our Palm Springs Real Estate Blog. Find foreclosures and short sales too!
Here's the activity for Thursday, 8/27/09.
Central Palm Springs:
New Listings:
1530 N Kaweah Rd., Compound, 2/2.5, $324,700. (foreclosure)
In Escrow:
1145 E Via Colusa, Ruth Hardy Park, 4/6.5, $3,250,000.
Sold:
1850 Paseo Pelota, Sunrise Racquet Club, 2/2, $215,000.
2045 E El Alameda, Sunrise Oasis, 2/2, $230,000.
413 N Avenida Caballeros, Palomino, 2/2.5, $335,000. (foreclosure)
South Palm Springs:
New Listings:
1428 S Camino Real, Biltmore, 2/2, $99,900. (foreclosure)
2240 S Palm Canyon Dr., #22, Estados South, 2/2, $142,900.
499 Desert Lakes Cir., Seven Lakes Country Club, 3/3, $340,000.
1630 S La Reina Way, #2C, Diplomat, 2/2, $344,900.
824 S Nueva Vista Dr., Demuth Park, 3/2, $175,000. (foreclosure)
902 Azalea Cir., E., Andreas Hills, 4/4.5, $1,295,000.
In Escrow:
290 E San Jose Rd., #51, Estados South, 2/2, $132,500. (foreclosure)
1441 S Manzanita Ave., Deepwell, 5/4, $799,000.
Sold:
569 S Vista Oro, Warm Sands, 3/2, $199,000.
Source: Desert Area MLS. Listings are not necessarily those of Zephyr Real Estate/RS Associates.
Russell Hill RS Associates 760.203.2959 RussellHill@dc.rr.com
Silver Lake - Echo Park Market Round-Up: July 2009
Sixteen houses sold in the Silver Lake - Echo Park neighborhood during July 2009 with a median sale price of $754,000. Three of these sales were foreclosures -- all of which sold for $454,000 or less. Excluding the bank-owned properties, the median sale price for July was $810,000.
Two sales were for over $1 million. 2331 Cove Avenue sold for its $1,750,000 asking price. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath 2,316 sq ft home sits on a 15,000 sq ft lot and is a Los Angeles cultural monument (four modernist architects designed it, the former head of Arts Center lived there.)
2501 Kenilworth Avenue sold for $1,010,000, 8% below its $1,100,000 asking price after only 2 days on the market. This Spanish home has 3 bedrooms, 1.75 baths, 1,905 sq ft of living area on a 5,035 sq ft lot. The house is in the Moreno Highlands and also the Ivanhoe School District.
1337 Westerly Terrace illustrates how first-time buyer interest is bidding up prices. This 2 bedroom, 2 bath house with views of Downtown was listed at $629,000 and sold at $710,000 in multiple offers, 13% above the asking price. The house is on a 4,720 sq ft lot and was on the market eleven days.
In the domain of distressed properties, buyers are also finding a competitive market. 2215 Reservoir Street, a foreclosed (REO) 1 bedroom, 1 bath home with 768 sq ft of living area on a 2,482 sq ft lot was listed at $245,025. After eleven days on the market, it sold for $301,500 -- 23% over its asking price.
Two sales were for over $1 million. 2331 Cove Avenue sold for its $1,750,000 asking price. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath 2,316 sq ft home sits on a 15,000 sq ft lot and is a Los Angeles cultural monument (four modernist architects designed it, the former head of Arts Center lived there.)
2501 Kenilworth Avenue sold for $1,010,000, 8% below its $1,100,000 asking price after only 2 days on the market. This Spanish home has 3 bedrooms, 1.75 baths, 1,905 sq ft of living area on a 5,035 sq ft lot. The house is in the Moreno Highlands and also the Ivanhoe School District.
1337 Westerly Terrace illustrates how first-time buyer interest is bidding up prices. This 2 bedroom, 2 bath house with views of Downtown was listed at $629,000 and sold at $710,000 in multiple offers, 13% above the asking price. The house is on a 4,720 sq ft lot and was on the market eleven days.
In the domain of distressed properties, buyers are also finding a competitive market. 2215 Reservoir Street, a foreclosed (REO) 1 bedroom, 1 bath home with 768 sq ft of living area on a 2,482 sq ft lot was listed at $245,025. After eleven days on the market, it sold for $301,500 -- 23% over its asking price.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Marina and Restaurant For Sale
The Grand Mariner Marina and the Mariner Restaurant located in south Mobile Alabama are available for purchase. This commercial real estate listing is being marketed and advertised by Peggy Knight in our office. Both the restaurant and marine services operations are well known in the Mobile area and are considered local landmarks. Please let me know if you have any questions. I will be happy to put you in contact with Peggy.
For additional information, please click here to see listing information, virtual tour, and slide show on our website.
On Cloud 9 – digital everything
This is the Lightning Talk I gave for Sydney Cloud Camp, held in the Google Australia office last week. It's about convergence of cloud computing and digital everything. It’s a very happy convergence, so I’m calling it “cloud 9”, symbolising a good place to be.
First, what do I mean by “digital everything”? Digital everything is just that, the digitisation of everything, at least, everything that is digitisable. There are of course things that don’t lend themselves to digitisation. For example, it may be some time before humans can ingest digital food! But many, if not most, of our informational and creative needs can be satisfied digitally. Digitisation is a form of de-materialisation, i.e., separating the bits from the material.
We’re already seeing it for media such as music and books, and more recently transit information and newspapers. But what if even more things were digitised? In business and government alike, let's face it, paper processes still dominate. Think of all those wasted directories that you use as door jams, and all that legal paperwork, that has yet to be digitised. The pace will pick up over the next few years, as it becomes main stream to collaborate around rich media, video, and complex business applications. But there's still a bunch of physical things out there just waiting to be digitised!
So where does the cloud fit in? First, what do we mean by the cloud? I'll define cloud computing as the intersection of "software as a service" and "utility computing". SaaS is about deploying applications as a service. Utility computing is about packaging computing resources (compute/storage/memory/network) as a metered service, similar to a traditional public utility.
Digitisation needs both aspects of the cloud. Without the cloud, digitisation means that information gets squirreled away on machines scattered around the globe. It’s pointless. The SasS aspect is what makes digital things accessible and useful and the utility aspect is what makes it scale affordably. The cloud also makes it possible to collaborate using digital information in new ways. For example, how many people ever collaborated using a physical street directory? In contrast, digital maps, naturally lend themselves to collaboration and have given rise to powerful mashups. Google Maps is a great example of this, with over half the traffic now coming from mashups on other web sites.
I also believe that the environmental benefits of cloud computing and digital things are significant. Digitisation is very green, for two reasons. First, and simplest, more digital things means fewer physical things, which in turn means fewer (precious) resources to move those physical things. Second, more digital information means more informed users. For example, when everyone has a detailed understanding of their home energy use or home water use, we can find all sorts of ways to save energy and lower power and water bills. Google PowerMeter is a great example. The cloud itself is also inherently green, because it leverages demand variability to achieve higher computer utilisation, also known as elastic computing. Higher computer utilisation in turn means doing more computational work with fewer machines, fewer idle machines, and lower energy costs, etc.
Digital everything will also profoundly affect education. Any person, anywhere, anytime should have the tools to explore the great works of history and culture. A doctor in the remotest part of Borneo will have access to every medical textbook every written. Or a schoolgirl in the outback will be able search all of Shakespeare’s works. It's "distance learning" on steroids.
Digital everything can also be a powerful force for democracy. Giving people the power to share and search the world’s information will continue to break down barriers and bring communities together. Of course, we need to guard against digital things becoming exclusively the realm of some digital elite or "digerati". Never has the adage, “information is power”, been truer. So it’s imperative that we, as a society, ensure equitable access to the world's information. Here in Australia, the proposed National Broadband Network (NBN) has great potential to level this information playing field, providing we get the regulatory settings right.
The cloud of digital things will improve the environment, education, democracy and more.
What can you digitise that will make lives better?
First, what do I mean by “digital everything”? Digital everything is just that, the digitisation of everything, at least, everything that is digitisable. There are of course things that don’t lend themselves to digitisation. For example, it may be some time before humans can ingest digital food! But many, if not most, of our informational and creative needs can be satisfied digitally. Digitisation is a form of de-materialisation, i.e., separating the bits from the material.
We’re already seeing it for media such as music and books, and more recently transit information and newspapers. But what if even more things were digitised? In business and government alike, let's face it, paper processes still dominate. Think of all those wasted directories that you use as door jams, and all that legal paperwork, that has yet to be digitised. The pace will pick up over the next few years, as it becomes main stream to collaborate around rich media, video, and complex business applications. But there's still a bunch of physical things out there just waiting to be digitised!
So where does the cloud fit in? First, what do we mean by the cloud? I'll define cloud computing as the intersection of "software as a service" and "utility computing". SaaS is about deploying applications as a service. Utility computing is about packaging computing resources (compute/storage/memory/network) as a metered service, similar to a traditional public utility.
Digitisation needs both aspects of the cloud. Without the cloud, digitisation means that information gets squirreled away on machines scattered around the globe. It’s pointless. The SasS aspect is what makes digital things accessible and useful and the utility aspect is what makes it scale affordably. The cloud also makes it possible to collaborate using digital information in new ways. For example, how many people ever collaborated using a physical street directory? In contrast, digital maps, naturally lend themselves to collaboration and have given rise to powerful mashups. Google Maps is a great example of this, with over half the traffic now coming from mashups on other web sites.
I also believe that the environmental benefits of cloud computing and digital things are significant. Digitisation is very green, for two reasons. First, and simplest, more digital things means fewer physical things, which in turn means fewer (precious) resources to move those physical things. Second, more digital information means more informed users. For example, when everyone has a detailed understanding of their home energy use or home water use, we can find all sorts of ways to save energy and lower power and water bills. Google PowerMeter is a great example. The cloud itself is also inherently green, because it leverages demand variability to achieve higher computer utilisation, also known as elastic computing. Higher computer utilisation in turn means doing more computational work with fewer machines, fewer idle machines, and lower energy costs, etc.
Digital everything will also profoundly affect education. Any person, anywhere, anytime should have the tools to explore the great works of history and culture. A doctor in the remotest part of Borneo will have access to every medical textbook every written. Or a schoolgirl in the outback will be able search all of Shakespeare’s works. It's "distance learning" on steroids.
Digital everything can also be a powerful force for democracy. Giving people the power to share and search the world’s information will continue to break down barriers and bring communities together. Of course, we need to guard against digital things becoming exclusively the realm of some digital elite or "digerati". Never has the adage, “information is power”, been truer. So it’s imperative that we, as a society, ensure equitable access to the world's information. Here in Australia, the proposed National Broadband Network (NBN) has great potential to level this information playing field, providing we get the regulatory settings right.
The cloud of digital things will improve the environment, education, democracy and more.
What can you digitise that will make lives better?
Palm Springs Homes for sale
Palm Springs real estate opportunities in many of Palm Springs' most popular neighborhoods and condo communities. Looking for mid century modern or Spanish ranch as your vacation home, a long-term investment, or new primary home, find it here.
Here's the activity for Wednesday. We appreciate your comments, so please, please take the time to share your thoughts! Contact us directly if you have questions, or would like to see a few of these homes!
Central Palm Springs:
New Listings:
1950 E Andreas Rd., Sunrise Park, 3/3, $268,900. (foreclosure)
In Escrow:
207 N Airlane Dr., Sunrise Park, 4/3, $257,400. (foreclosure)
2411 E Camino Pelicano, Sun Villas, 3/2, $334,620. (foreclosure)
2056 E Calle Felicia, Sunrise Park, 3/2, $449,000.
419 E Valmonte Sur, Movie Colony, 4/5, $449,900. (foreclosure)
2132 E Terry Ln., Sunrise Park, 3/3.5, $689,900.
Sold:
758 N Prescott Dr., Las Palmas, 2/3, $707,000 (over asking - foreclosure)
South Palm Springs:
New Listings:
2180 S Palm Canyon Dr., #36, Canyon CC Estados, 3/2, $115,000. (short sale)
340 E Palm Canyon Dr., #101, Biltmore Colony, 2/2, $299,000.
2873 N Andalucia Ct., Canyon Heights, 2/2, $379,900. (foreclosure)
1792 Pintura Cir., W., Pintura, 2/2.5, $459,000.
2130 S Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Canyon Terrace, 2/2, $513,000.
In Escrow:
641 El Placer, Demuth Park, 3/2, $176,500.
215 W Camino Alturas, The Mesa, 3/3, $649,000.
Sold:
1707 E Ramon Rd., Sunflower, 2/2, $104,900. (foreclosure)
Source: Desert Area MLS. Listings are not necessarily those of Zephyr Real Estate/RS Associates.
Russell Hill RS Associates 760.203.2959 RussellHill@dc.rr.com or Russell@RSintheDesert.com
OPEN HOUSE - Saturday 8-29-09 from 11:00am to 1:00pm
This is one of the very best buys in Palm Springs. Located at the Biltmore, this one bedroom condo is ideally located close to dining, shopping and the Spa Casino. This unit is an absolute steal at $69,999 and it is NOT a short sale and NOT a bank owned property. Come by and take a peak at this one on Saturday! 1552 Camino Real
Thursday, August 27, 2009
LA Times: "Housing Index Hints at Upturn"
Recently, there have been rumblings in the press that the local real estate market may have hit bottom. Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reported that the market may actually be in the incipient stages of an uptick.Home prices in Los Angeles and across the nation are showing signs of life...prices in the Los Angeles area are on the rise for the first time since the local market peaked in September 2006.But all the wreckage from the boom-to-bust real estate market has left the state of California in a pickle. The Los Angeles Times also reported yesterday in an article entitled "California assessed values fall":
"There are hints of an upward turn from a bottom," David M. Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at Standard & Poor's, said Tuesday.
In Los Angeles, home prices ticked up 1.1% from May to June on an unadjusted basis, although they are still down almost 18% from a year earlier. the Case-Shiller index for the L.A. area now stands at 160.90, down from its peak of 273.94 in September 2006. (It was at 100.00 January 2000.)
Tax officials reported Tuesday that total statewide property values fell by 2.4% in the last fiscal year, the first such drop since California began keeping records 76 years ago in the depths of the Great Depression.Ouch. Look for some fiscal belt-tightening (but not cratering property values!) for some time to come.
Palm Springs Homes for sale
Palm Springs real estate opportunities in many of Palm Springs' most popular neighborhoods, including foreclosures and short sales. Mid century modern to Spanish Ranch, find it on our Palm Springs real estate blog.
Here's the activity for Tuesday, 25 August, 2009. A busy day.......
Central Palm Springs
New Listings:
571 Skylar Ln., Escena, 3/3.5, $371,000.
3597 E Paseo Barbara, El Rancho Vista Estates, 3/2, $412,000.
In Escrow:
1156 Tiffany Cir., N., Rose Garden, 2/2, $173,000. (short sale)
Sold:
None
South Palm Springs:
New Listings:
1655 E Palm Canyon Dr., #514, Smoketree Racquet Club, 1/1, $59,800. (foreclosure)
1487 S Driftwood Dr., Deepwell, 3/2, $597,500.
In Escrow:
1900 S Palm Canyon Dr., #27, Sandstone Villas, 2/2, $139,900.
Sold:
1655 E Palm Canyon Dr., #208, Smoketree Racquet Club, 1/1, $65,000.
2600 S Palm Canyon Dr., #3, Canyon Villas 3, 3/3, $159,500. (over asking - foreclosure)
1870 Sandcliff Rd., Garden Villas East, 2/2, $189,000.
1176 E San Lorenzo Rd., Tahquitz River Estates, 3/2, $353,000. (over asking - foreclosure)
1324 E San Lucas, Tahquitz River Estates, 3/3, $481,000.
2827 S Palm Canyon Dr., Canyon South, 2/2.5, $625,250.
Source: Desert Area MLS. Listings are not necessarily those of Zephyr Real Estate/RS Associates.
Russell Hill RS Associates 760.203.2959 RussellHill@dc.rr.com
Palm Springs Open Houses - The Point
Open houses in Palm Springs. Palm Springs Real Estate.
Open Sunday, 8/30/09 11-1pm
ASKING $189,000. SHORT SALE!
1655 Beverly Dr., #F, The Point, located in South Palm Springs
2/2, w/ inside laundry, single car garage, fireplace, vaulted ceilings, oversized kitchen w/ tons of storage! Mountain Views!
Come by and take a look!
Click on the link above to see additional pics and property information.
Russell Hill RS Associates 760.203.2959 RussellHill@dc.rr.com
Mark It SOLD!!
1324 E. San Lucas - Mark it Sold in 37 days!! That is 37 days from the date we took the listing until this property closed yesterday. Call us if you are thinking about selling,
Let The Power of Two Work For You!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Rowan Lofts Auctions 19 Units August 29 in Downtown Los Angeles
The Rowan Lofts in Downtown Los Angeles will be auctioning 19 units on August 29, with below market pricing of $219,000 for studios and $279,000 for one bedroom units. Updated October 13, 2009: Rowan Lofts is 60% sold and has excellent units starting at $219,000. See our full review and pictures by clicking on this link.This fully renovated building at 5th and Spring Streets in the Old Bank District has 206 units and is the brainchild of Goodwin Gaw, who turned the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel from dumpy dive to Hollywood hub just a few years ago.
Units in the building have over-sized windows framed in restored Honduran mahogany, Scavolini cabinetry, granite or Caesarstone countertops, Bosch appliances, Toto Vanity sinks in the bathrooms and are eligible for Mills Act reduction in property tax of up to 60%.
Hallway floors are lined with Carrera marble. Elevator doors have nickel- and silver-detailed Art Deco elevator doors. They don't build them the way they used to. Concerto, which is also having a one-day sale event at its Lofts building on August 29, has some competition across town. [Rowan Lofts]
Palm Springs Homes for sale
Palm Springs real estate. Palm Springs homes just listed, in escrow and sold in Central and South Palm Springs. Good real estate values in many of Palm Springs' most popular neighborhoods and condo communities, including foreclosures and short sales. Find your perfect vacation, investment or primary home on our Palm Springs real estate blog!
Below is the activity for Sunday and Monday, August 23 and 24, 2009. We appreciate your comments!
Central Palm Springs:
New Listings:
1268 E Ramon Rd., #58, Hermosa Villas, 2/2, $126,000. (short sale)
In Escrow:
1903 E Tachevah Dr., Desert Lanai, 1/1.5, $74,900. (short sale)
1294 N Rose Ave., Vista Las Palmas, 4/4, $998,000.
Sold:
586 N Saturmino Dr., Sun Villas, 3/2, $385,000.
South Palm Springs:
New Listings:
1492 S Camino Real, #214, Biltmore, 2/2, $109,900.
2001 E Camino Parocela, #D23, Mesquite Country Club, 2/2, $224,000.
2262 Oakcrest Dr., Sunrise East, 2/2, $339,000.
2287 Casitas Way, Mesquite Canyon Estates, 2/2, $369,000.
1578 Via Salida, Tahquitz River Estates, 2/2.5, $789,000.
1104 E Cactus Rd., Deepwell, 3/3, $799,000.
In Escrow:
1900 S Palm Canyon Dr., #14, Sandstone Villas, 2/2, $99,000. (foreclosure)
5951 Montecito Dr., #3, Mountain Shadows, 2/1.5, $168,000. (short sale)
373 Desert Lakes Dr., Seven Lakes Country Club, 2/2, $339,000.
1024 E San Lucas Rd., Tahquitz River Estates, (rebuild), $239,000.
696 S Thornhill Rd., Warm Sands, 3/3, $499,000.
Sold:
None
Source: Desert Area MLS. Listings are not necessarily those of Zephyr Real Estate/RS Associates.
Russell Hill RS Associates 760.203.2959 RussellHill@dc.rr.com
Things are Really Moving Here. REALLY !!
The Mobile Area Association of Realtors and the Gulf Coast MLS have iniated a marketing campaign to let local buyers and sellers know that regardless of what the national real estate market is doing, things here in Mobile Alabama are pretty good.
We don’t live in a vacuum. We’ve all heard reports in the national news about downturns in the country’s housing market. The effects of this among consumers are predictable: a belief that this is a bad time to buy or sell, a tendency to wait until times are better, and an overall lack of
confidence in the market.
The overall goal of the marketing campaign, Things Are Really Moving Here is designed to clarify the truth between the national story and the reality of the local housing market.
Indeed, while the housing market may be down nationally, the situation in Mobile is far different. The local housing market is holding its own—with a combination of strong sales, low interest rates and great values that make this the ideal time to buy or sell a home in Mobile Alabama.
Did you know that Real Estate sales in the Mobile Alabama are up since January, average home prices up 2.5% and average time on the market down 5%? There are many statistics like this available from the website - Things are Really Moving Here
We urge you that now is the time to get involved in our local real estate market. Click here to here a local radio advertisement that is running in the Mobile Alabama area
1) If you are thinking of buying, please give me a call at (251) 215-9382 or (251) 662-5684 and we can develop a plan for you to purchase your dream home at a great price and take advantage of the choices available.
2) As a seller, it is a good time to have your home on the market. There is a local buzz in our market and their are incentives for buyers (especially first time buyers) to buy their home this year. As the saying goes - "Your Home has to be FOR SALE, before it can be sold." We will be happy to do a Comparitive Marketing Analysis for you that will give you idea of what price your home would go for in today's market and how long it would take to sell. This analysis is free of charge and comes with no obligation. Please send me an e-mail if you are interested in this report.
Please visit our websites www.GulfRegionProperties.com or www.AlabamaBestHomes for additional information about the Mobile Alabama area real estate market.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
IS THIS THE BOTTOM?
It's hard to imagine getting a better price on a condo in a prime area of South Palm Springs than $69,999. I actually had some people at my open house this past weekend that told me they paid more for their RV!! You might come across some short sale or bank owned properties in this price range, but as of today, this one is just the best deal going in the south end.
1552 Camino Real, The Biltmore in South Palm Springs
Source: Desert Area MLS.
RS Associates, Steve Frank, (760) 333-2264 Steve@rsinthedesert.com
Let the Power of Two work for You!
Tahquitz River Estates - Our listing closes tomorrow!
Our listing at 1324 San Lucas Rd. in Tahquitz River Estates closes escrow tomorrow. We sold this listing in 37 days! Listed at $499K
We're your Neighborhood Real Estate Specialists. Contact us when you want professional and knowledgeable representation when you buy or sell!
Russell Hill RS Associates 760.203.2959 RussellHill@dc.rr.com
Monday, August 24, 2009
Hancock Lofts, West Hollywood: Hip, High Style @ 901 Hancock Avenue
Hancock Lofts at 901 Hancock Avenue in West Hollywood is a snazzy 31-unit new building at an unbeatable central West Hollywood location.Updated 4/26/2010: 14 units were auctioned April 25, 2010. 15 units are still available.
Located at the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Hancock Avenue in the center of West Hollywood's commercial district, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, gyms, Trader Joe's are all at close range.
The award-winning architects Koning Eizenberg (also responsible for the Standard Hotel Downtown) designed a cool, open, loft-like building. Here's a view of the lobby entering from the Hancock Avenue entrance.
Condominiums range in size from 1,000 to 1,800 sq ft and feel top-of-the-line from the robust floor-to-ceiling windows, the Miele and Jenn-Air appliances to the European walnut cabinetry. There is a mix of 1 bedroom + 1 bath and 2 bedroom + 2 bath units, including a few two-level townhomes.
Floorplans include an open living-kitchen-dining area, separate bedroom and balconies.One nice feature is the sliding wood panels on the balconies that can be adjusted to provide maximum light or privacy. Floors can be delivered with polished concrete or hardwood for the same price.
There is not a bad unit in the house. The 2nd floor units are sufficiently removed from the street and have nice views. The 4th floor views are excellent.
Bathrooms are tiled and are simple and clean.
Two excellent features are the 2nd floor pool and cabanas (it feels like a boutique hotel) and the ultra-convenient fifteen spaces of guest parking on 2nd floor roof.
1 bedroom units come with 1 subterranean parking space. 2 bedroom units come with 2 side-by-side spaces.Pricing was high by local standards.
Two units have closed and two others are currently in escrow. HOA dues are $542 - $630 per month. 1 storage unit is included with each unit.
Sold by Lee Homes
Palm Springs Real Esate Activity - Friday August 21st & Saturday August 22nd. New Listings, New Properties in Escrow and Sold Homes!
CENTRAL PALM SPRINGS
New Listings:
321 S Calle Jasmin, Sundial Condos, 2/2, $225,000
515 N Calle Marcus, Ruth Hardy Park, 4/2, $288,000 (Bank Owned)
696 S Thornhill Rd., Cent PS, 3/3, $499,000**
2480 Verna Ct., Central PS, 3/3, $599,900
132 E terry Ln, Sunrise Park, 3/3.5, $699,900
2025 N Via Norte, Little Tuscany, 3/3.5, $1,399,000
New Listings:
321 S Calle Jasmin, Sundial Condos, 2/2, $225,000
515 N Calle Marcus, Ruth Hardy Park, 4/2, $288,000 (Bank Owned)
696 S Thornhill Rd., Cent PS, 3/3, $499,000**
2480 Verna Ct., Central PS, 3/3, $599,900
132 E terry Ln, Sunrise Park, 3/3.5, $699,900
2025 N Via Norte, Little Tuscany, 3/3.5, $1,399,000
**Incorrectly listed in Central PS, this is South PS.
New Listings:
2701 E Mesquite Ave #A4, Mesquite Country Club, 2/2, $235,950
11 Portola Dr., Los Pueblos, 3/2, $249,900
1495 S Sagebrush Rd., Deepwell, 4/4.5, $699,000
1699 Hillview, Andreas Hills, 6/6, $1,495,000
In Escrow:
2183 S La Paz, Canyon Estates, 2/2, $199,000
1111 E Ramon Rd #65, Ramona Villas, 2/1.75, $210,000
6233 Paseo De La Palma, Tahquitz Creek Villas, 3/2, $229,000
1111 E Ramon Rd #72, Ramona Villas, 2/1.75, 269,000
Sold:
500 S Farrell Dr #E34, Mesquite Country Club, 2/2, $278,777
1920 S Caliente Dr., Twin Palms, 3/2, $410,000
2701 E Mesquite Ave #A4, Mesquite Country Club, 2/2, $235,950
11 Portola Dr., Los Pueblos, 3/2, $249,900
1495 S Sagebrush Rd., Deepwell, 4/4.5, $699,000
1699 Hillview, Andreas Hills, 6/6, $1,495,000
In Escrow:
2183 S La Paz, Canyon Estates, 2/2, $199,000
1111 E Ramon Rd #65, Ramona Villas, 2/1.75, $210,000
6233 Paseo De La Palma, Tahquitz Creek Villas, 3/2, $229,000
1111 E Ramon Rd #72, Ramona Villas, 2/1.75, 269,000
Sold:
500 S Farrell Dr #E34, Mesquite Country Club, 2/2, $278,777
1920 S Caliente Dr., Twin Palms, 3/2, $410,000
Source: Desert Area MLS. Listings are not necessarily
RS Associates, Steve Frank, (760) 333-264 Steve@rsinthedesert.com
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Vint Cerf talks tech in New Zealand
Is IPv6 implementation behind schedule? You're darn tooting says Vint Cerf, in New Zealand last week speaking to IT professionals at an IPv6 conference in Auckland and Wellington. As Google's Chief Internet Evangelist and a pioneer in developing the early Internet, Vint travels the world talking about the challenges facing today's Web. Close to his heart - and one reason he was in New Zealand - is the IPv6 addressing scheme.
There are 1.6 billion Internet users around the globe, and Internet addresses (known as IP addresses or numbers that computers use to connect to the Internet) are running out swiftly as more and more people and devices get online. The current address base, IPv4, only allows for about four billion addresses (a large number, but not enough for Earth's more than six billion people!). IPv6 provides enough address space to assign almost three billion networks to every person on the planet.
Vint's advice to New Zealand's tech industry: get started now with IPv6 adoption. IPv6 was first developed in 1996 but adoption is still quite low. Businesses need to plan ahead to avoid "engineering in a crisis."
Vint Cerf with Peter Dengate Thrush, the current chair of ICANN,
at the Internet Industry Awards dinner on August 20, 2009.
And of course, Vint also spent some time in New Zealand discussing the future of the Internet and what we can expect as more people and devices connect to the Web. Check out this article in The Sunday Star Times and this interview on RadioNZ to catch some of what he said.
Deborah Singer, Google Communications
There are 1.6 billion Internet users around the globe, and Internet addresses (known as IP addresses or numbers that computers use to connect to the Internet) are running out swiftly as more and more people and devices get online. The current address base, IPv4, only allows for about four billion addresses (a large number, but not enough for Earth's more than six billion people!). IPv6 provides enough address space to assign almost three billion networks to every person on the planet.
Vint's advice to New Zealand's tech industry: get started now with IPv6 adoption. IPv6 was first developed in 1996 but adoption is still quite low. Businesses need to plan ahead to avoid "engineering in a crisis."
During his visit, Vint also delivered the keynote address at the Internet Industry Awards, hosted in Wellington by the Liz Dengate Thrush Foundation. This was the first year for the awards to acknowledge and encourage Kiwi entrepreneurship in IT.
Vint Cerf with Peter Dengate Thrush, the current chair of ICANN,at the Internet Industry Awards dinner on August 20, 2009.
And of course, Vint also spent some time in New Zealand discussing the future of the Internet and what we can expect as more people and devices connect to the Web. Check out this article in The Sunday Star Times and this interview on RadioNZ to catch some of what he said.
Deborah Singer, Google Communications
Sunday, August 23, 2009
New Sale Units at EVO
Here are some recently reduced units at that 4-Star, Green, 311-unit building near Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles (updated 3/10/10):EVO -- prices of 1 br, 1 ba units available 3/11/10:
#610 -- $520,000 -- 858 sq ft -- West Facing Terrace
#1314 -- $485,000 -- 858 sq ft -- West Facing
#1106 -- $460,000 -- 890 sq ft -- West Facing
#1405 -- $430,000 -- 914 sq ft -- East View
#1207 -- $420,000 -- 954 sq ft -- East View
EVO -- prices of "Featured 2 Bedroom Homes" available 3/11/10:
#1702 -- $1,475,000 -- 2,346 sq ft -- SW Corner unit
#1906 -- $810,000 -- 1,177 sq ft -- West Balcony
#1910 -- $775,000 -- 1,160 sq ft -- West Balcony
#1108 -- $730,000 -- 1,177 sq ft -- West Balcony
There are 51 different floorplans -- check out the EVO South website where you can see each of them in detail.
Photos above and below taken from the roof deck off the gym on the 24th floor. Sky and city (and maybe just a little smog.)
Lowest Priced Condo in South Palm Springs Yields Big Turnout!
Over thirty people came out today to take a look at what is now the lowest priced 1 bedroom condo in South Palm Springs. Located in the Biltmore, this 1 bedroom unit is priced at an unbelievable low price and it is not a short sale or a bank owned property -- just some serious sellers wanting to really sell. If you didn't make it by today, stop by on Sunday -- we'll be open from 1 to 3:00pm.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
5 Factors That Decide Your Credit Score
Credit scores are very important in getting all types of loan, especially home mortgage loans. Credit scores range between 200 and 800, with scores above 620 considered desirable for obtaining a mortgage. The following factors affect your score:
1. Your payment history.
Did you pay your credit card obligations on time? If they were late, then how late? Bankruptcy filing, liens, and collection activity also impact your history.
2. How much you owe.
If you owe a great deal of money on numerous accounts, it can indicate that you are overextended. However, it’s a good thing if you have a good proportion of balances to total credit limits.
3. The length of your credit history.
In general, the longer you have had accounts opened, the better. The average consumer's oldest obligation is 14 years old, indicating that he or she has been managing credit for some time, according to Fair Isaac Corp., and only one in 20 consumers have credit histories shorter than 2 years.
4. How much new credit you have.
New credit, either installment payments or new credit cards, are considered more risky, even if you pay them promptly.
5. The types of credit you use.
Generally, it’s desirable to have more than one type of credit — installment loans, credit cards, and a mortgage, for example.
For more on evaluating and understanding your credit score, visit http://www.myfico.com/.
Palm Springs New Listings, Properties in Escrow, Closed (Sold) Transactions, Short Sale properties and Foreclosures For Thursday, August 20th, 2009
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CENTRAL PALM SPRINGS
New Listings:
1119 Via Tenis, Sunrise Racquet Club, 3/2, $225,000 (Short Sale)
207 N Airlane Dr., Sunrise Park, 4/3, $257,400 (Bank Owned)
In Escrow:
365 N Saturmino Dr #5, Sunrise Park, 2/1.75, $119,000
234 Villorrio Dr E., Villorrio, 2/0, $300,000 (Short Sale)
572 W Arenas Rd #1, Tennis Club, 3/3.5, $390,000 (Short Sale)
1152 N May Dr., Ruth Hardy Park, 3/2, $399,500
720 Camino Norte, Las Palmas Heights. 4/4.5, $814,800 (Bank Owned)
Sold:
750 N Paseo de Anza, Ruth Hardy Park, 2/1.5, $195,000
SOUTH PALM SPRINGS
New Listings:
4377 E Camino San Simeon, Demuth Park, 2/1, $174,000
78 Lakeview Dr., Seven Lakes C.C.. 2/2. $409,000
1138 E Cactus Rd., Deepwell, 3/3.25, $739,000
In Escrow:
2400 S Caliente Dr., Canyon North, 3/3, $599,000
1545 Palm Colony, Biltmore Colony, 2/2.5, $509,900 (Bank Owned)
Source: Desert Area MLS. Listings are not necessarily those Zephyr Real Estate/RS Associates.
CENTRAL PALM SPRINGS
New Listings:
1119 Via Tenis, Sunrise Racquet Club, 3/2, $225,000 (Short Sale)
207 N Airlane Dr., Sunrise Park, 4/3, $257,400 (Bank Owned)
In Escrow:
365 N Saturmino Dr #5, Sunrise Park, 2/1.75, $119,000
234 Villorrio Dr E., Villorrio, 2/0, $300,000 (Short Sale)
572 W Arenas Rd #1, Tennis Club, 3/3.5, $390,000 (Short Sale)
1152 N May Dr., Ruth Hardy Park, 3/2, $399,500
720 Camino Norte, Las Palmas Heights. 4/4.5, $814,800 (Bank Owned)
Sold:
750 N Paseo de Anza, Ruth Hardy Park, 2/1.5, $195,000
SOUTH PALM SPRINGS
New Listings:
4377 E Camino San Simeon, Demuth Park, 2/1, $174,000
78 Lakeview Dr., Seven Lakes C.C.. 2/2. $409,000
1138 E Cactus Rd., Deepwell, 3/3.25, $739,000
In Escrow:
2400 S Caliente Dr., Canyon North, 3/3, $599,000
1545 Palm Colony, Biltmore Colony, 2/2.5, $509,900 (Bank Owned)
Source: Desert Area MLS. Listings are not necessarily those Zephyr Real Estate/RS Associates.
RS Associates, Steve Frank, (760) 333-264 Steve@rsinthedesert.com
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Sunset Strip - Hollywood Hills West Market Round-Up: July 2009
22 single family homes sold in the Sunset Strip - Hollywood Hills West neighborhood in July 2009, with a median price of $1,267,500. Sales and median price are about on par with July 2008 when 20 homes sold with a median sales price of $1,287,500.
Some high end sales show how much the top end of the market has roared back from darkest days of the financial crisis.
9161 Oriole Way, a fully rehabbed house built in 2001, sold for $12,800,000 a few mill off its $15,450,000 asking price, in a brisk 19 days. Located in the exclusive Bird Streets, this house has 6 br, 9 ba and 9,696 sq ft of living area on a 32,234 lot.
1430 Sunset Plaza Drive was another sale that tipped the scales. This newly constructed house on lower Sunset Plaza Drive by Rising Glen sold for $9,100,000, 9% below its $9,995,000 asking price, after 67 days on the market. The house has 5 br, 7 ba, 5,650 sq ft of living area on an 11,330 lot.
In the under $5 million range, 2305 Achilles Drive, a top-to-bottom 2008 remodel in the Mount Olympus neighborhood, sold for $4,100,000, just below its $4,295,000 asking price, in 21 days. The house has 6 br, 4.5 ba, 5,600 sq ft of living are on a 17,030 sq ft lot.
Anecdotal evidence shows that the hardest-hit segment of the Los Angeles real estate market is the $1.5 - $3.5 million range. Fewer buyers are able to qualify for the jumbo loans required to make these purchases, resulting in fewer sales and downward pricing pressure. One sale shows how dramatically values have changed.
1663 N Crescent Heights Drive, sold for $2,250,000, $700,000 below its $2,950,000 asking price, after 127 days. This 1989 construction has 4 br, 4 ba, 4,082 sq ft of living area on a 9,680 sq ft lot. It previously sold for a $3,350,000 in January 2008, an astonishing 33% decline in value in approximately 18 months.
Currently, in the Sunset Strip - Hollywood Hills West neighborhood there are seven houses listed at over $10 million, 25 houses listed in the $5 - 10 million range, and approximately 80 houses listed in the $2 - 5 million range. Unless owners "capitulate" and acknowledge the recent decline in values for high-end homes, many of these properties will simply not sell.
Some high end sales show how much the top end of the market has roared back from darkest days of the financial crisis.
9161 Oriole Way, a fully rehabbed house built in 2001, sold for $12,800,000 a few mill off its $15,450,000 asking price, in a brisk 19 days. Located in the exclusive Bird Streets, this house has 6 br, 9 ba and 9,696 sq ft of living area on a 32,234 lot.
1430 Sunset Plaza Drive was another sale that tipped the scales. This newly constructed house on lower Sunset Plaza Drive by Rising Glen sold for $9,100,000, 9% below its $9,995,000 asking price, after 67 days on the market. The house has 5 br, 7 ba, 5,650 sq ft of living area on an 11,330 lot.
In the under $5 million range, 2305 Achilles Drive, a top-to-bottom 2008 remodel in the Mount Olympus neighborhood, sold for $4,100,000, just below its $4,295,000 asking price, in 21 days. The house has 6 br, 4.5 ba, 5,600 sq ft of living are on a 17,030 sq ft lot.Anecdotal evidence shows that the hardest-hit segment of the Los Angeles real estate market is the $1.5 - $3.5 million range. Fewer buyers are able to qualify for the jumbo loans required to make these purchases, resulting in fewer sales and downward pricing pressure. One sale shows how dramatically values have changed.
1663 N Crescent Heights Drive, sold for $2,250,000, $700,000 below its $2,950,000 asking price, after 127 days. This 1989 construction has 4 br, 4 ba, 4,082 sq ft of living area on a 9,680 sq ft lot. It previously sold for a $3,350,000 in January 2008, an astonishing 33% decline in value in approximately 18 months.Currently, in the Sunset Strip - Hollywood Hills West neighborhood there are seven houses listed at over $10 million, 25 houses listed in the $5 - 10 million range, and approximately 80 houses listed in the $2 - 5 million range. Unless owners "capitulate" and acknowledge the recent decline in values for high-end homes, many of these properties will simply not sell.
Sydney hosts Google Creative Sandbox 09
Google played host to 250 of Australia's finest creative minds from across Australia last night, at the first Google Creative Sandbox to be held outside the US. In a meeting of the minds, the Creative, Media, and Technology communities shared ideas and possibilities. Australian creative agencies got to touch, feel and play with Google technology, experiments from the Google Creative Lab, and the best examples of creative campaigns from Australia and around the world.
Google's New York-based Robert Wong called on the creative community to explore and play: "This is a very special time, the web is ready, audiences are primed and creatives have this huge opportunity to do something big that's never been done before. The time is now. The best thing you can do tonight is to make friends with a geek!"
Google's Head of Agency Relations Guy Gibbs comments: "We're absolutely thrilled to have 250 of the country's most creative talent in the room tonight. It's taken a couple of years of listening, learning and collaboration for Google to develop its agency understanding and Australia has been at the forefront of that. The campaigns being developed here speak for themselves and we can't wait to see what creativity will make with the power of the web."
Managing Partner of Digital at Leo Burnett, Dominique Hind, showcased Earth Hour’s Vote Earth campaign, built on a new social mapping platform called "Show Your Vote", which uses Google's Geo and Social applications, and asks people to show their Vote for Earth in the lead up to the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen this December.
Google Australia's very own Lars Rasmussen (creator of Google Wave) and Stephanie Hannon performed a playful Wave demonstration. And Aaron Koblin, Technology Lead for Google Creative Lab, wowed the crowd with his data visualisations such as Radiohead House of Cards.
Google Technology on display included:
- Chrome Experiments: developed out of Google's Creative Lab and demonstrating the awesome possibilities of the browser, using Javascript, without plugins.
- YouTube campaigns and products: including the current worldwide online dance competition from the Sydney Opera House MyMutation Opera House, beautiful Japanese Aquarium mosaic created by Asahi Advertising Inc, and novel video browsing from Warp Player.
- Insights for Search: free tools used by agencies and advertisers to provide deep insights into campaign success and consumer behaviour online.
- Social: demonstrated the recently launched social version of iGoogle and examples of how any website can awaken and strengthen the community on their site through Google Friend Connect.
- Google Wave:
- Geo: examples showing how Google Maps and Google Earth APIs can be used to create a more engaging user experience, ranging from a Coles store locator to Nike running routes and a Beastie Boys driving game, as well as the showstopper Wii Fit balance board used to navigate a virtual milktruck through Google Earth.
- Mobile applications demonstrating the eyes, ears, skin and location of a phone
- Google Content Network highighly-targeted performance display campaigns and the Google Ad Planner, a free tool to help media planners find where their audiences are browsing.
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