Posts made by author 'Frank Malone, Managing Broker - Gulf Shores'
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Breaking it Down!
I'm sitting at my desk and my left knee hurts, my right foot is throbbing, and my reading vision took a turn for the worse after my recent cataract surgery. But there is good news. My people, the Baby Boomers, are leading the nation in home buying and selling! Today the Baby Boomers are between 60 - 78 years old, born from 1946 – 1964 (I'm 1963).
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BBB
For those of you in South Baldwin, BBB is a common acronym for Big Beach Brewery, I think it's the only brewery in Baldwin County east of Fish River. It is a fun local haunt where you can frequently hear people yell, "Norm!!!" when a familiar face walks in. (For you youngsters, you ought to look up the sitcom "Cheers", you'll thank me.)
BBB also stands for Building Business Basics
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These Numbers Tell a Condo Story
Pete Perkins (Gulf Shores office) has been collecting condo sales data every 6 months for the past 20 years. You won't see similar statistics anywhere else because Pete only includes direct Gulf Front, 2 and 3 bedroom condo units in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach....
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What Should We Know About the Wetlands and the Beach Mouse?
In my experience, the answer to the questions above are not black and white. Unfortunately, in practice, the answers depend upon location, property size, past activity, condition of the property, future use of the property, and sometimes it seems, the whims of the Federal or Local agencies that enforce the regulations.
I'm going to ramble a little here, and I am not an expert. Over the years, I have read numerous regulations, spoken to many city planning departments, corresponded with and represented multiple developers, and have worked with many professional consultants. The more I experience, the less I know. Actually, we do need to know enough about wetlands, beach mouse, and other environmental regulations to know that we need to recommend guidance from professionals that advise on these topics for a living. We should know enough to know t...
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Apples to Apples - Condos to Condos - North Baldwin to North Baldwin (I'm a nerd.)
If you are fortunate enough to be on Terryl Reeves' CRM blasts, you are able to gather a lot of information about Baldwin County real estate statistics and Baldwin County municipality and county development approvals. Good reads for sure. Did you know that data comes directly from your Baldwin Realtor portal and it is updated frequently by BR? Of course, Terryl's blasts are meant for his Sphere of Influence, who do not have access to the BR portal like you do.
Focusing on the Baldwin Real Estate Statistics that are updated monthly by BR, they are super-summarized and provide general information about trends and comparative periods of transactions. For example, The Baldwin County's 2024 Year-over-Year Housing Report (
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