alabama gulf coast
Coming from Missouri and Your Property Taxes in Alabama Are What?!?
By Brett Berchtold
News & Insights
Real Estate Blog
alabama gulf coast
Alabama Beach Flag Warning System: What Every Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Visitor Should Know
By Brett Berchtold
alabama gulf coast
Gulf Shores, Alabama: What Buyers Actually Ask Us Before They Offer
By Brett Berchtold
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buying
Achieve Your Dream of Homeownership with Condos and Townhomes [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Jessica Berchtold
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foreclosures
Why There Won’t Be a Flood of Foreclosures Coming to the Housing Market
By Jessica Berchtold
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buying
Why You Can’t Compare Now to the ‘Unicorn’ Years of the Housing Market [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Brett Berchtold
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buying
Ways To Overcome Affordability Challenges in Today’s Housing Market [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Brett Berchtold
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selling
Have You Thought About Why You Might Want To Sell Your House? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Brett Berchtold
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buying
Confused About What’s Going on in the Housing Market? Lean on a Professional.
By Brett Berchtold
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selling
Your House Could Be the #1 Item on a Homebuyer’s Wish List During the Holidays
By Brett Berchtold
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market research
The Top Indicator if You Want To Know Where Mortgage Rates Are Heading
By Brett Berchtold
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market research
4 Major Reasons Households in Forbearance Won’t Lose Their Homes to Foreclosure
By Brett Berchtold
market research
Latest Jobs Report: What Does It Mean for You & the Housing Market?
By Brett Berchtold
market research
Your Tax Refund and Stimulus Savings May Help You Achieve Homeownership This Year
By Brett Berchtold
market research
Do You Need to Know More about Forbearance and Mortgage Relief Options?
By Brett Berchtold
market research
Experts Predict Economic Recovery Should Begin in the Second Half of the Year
By Brett Berchtold
