Welcome to my Eastern Shore, Baldwin County and Mobile, Alabama Online Real Estate Web Site. What a great place to live, work and raise your family. Our area offers a great Southern location near the Gulf beaches, safe neighborhoods, low property taxes, a good school system and a growing and thriving business environment.
And of course you want to search for homes and you can search the Baldwin County MLS, the Mobile County MLS and also search for that special waterfront home or condo at my Baldwin Waterfront Properties. Be sure to check out our Feature Homes where you will find over 130 great listings with Virtual Tours. If you will be moving here sometime in the future, you can sign up to receive weekly new listings to keep up with the market or you can save your searches and be notified immediately of brand new listings in your price range. All this is free with no obligations.
GREAT NEWS for first time homebuyers and current homeowners. The government has extended until the springtime the $8,000 tax credit. It is for first time homebuyers who purchase a home prior to April 30, 2010 and close the sale before June 30, 2010. Additionally for those who would not be first time homebuyers and currently own their home, there is a NEW $6,500 tax credit if you purchase another home during that same time period. The main requirement is that must have lived in your primary residence for at least 5 consecutive years out of the last 8 years. Essentially if you meet the qualifications the IRS will give you $8,000 or $6,500. Also if you use FHA financing, HUD can give you an advance against your future tax credit to put towards your down payment and closing costs. This could allow some to get into a new home using little or none of their own savings. Here are links to Tax Credit Rules and Frequently Asked Questions.
I have a new feature relating to area Foreclosures. While we don't have nearly as many as in other areas, unfortunately we have some. If you are interested in finding an excellent value for your personal home or would like to invest in some very reasonably priced real estate, visit my Bank Owned Properties
Forbes Magazine has just named Mobile as one of the Top 10 cities in America for Recession Recovery. Here is the article in Forbes.com.
Smithsonian.com recently had a wonderful article about Fairhope.
Additionally,Forbes.com has recently listed the Eastern Shore area as one of the least vulnerable areas to recession in the country. The Eastern Shore was rated 4th out of 141 micropolitan areas in the United States. The survey takes into account income, mortgage debt, unemployment and education. Here is a link to the Forbes Article.
In a recent issue of Southern Living Magazine, the annual Reader's Choice awards rated Fairhope as the second best small town in the South. They also rated the Gulf Shores/Orange Beach area as the 3rd best beach destination and famous Bellingrath Gardens as the 2nd best public garden. Marriott's Grand Hotel in Point Clear was the 4th rated hotel resort and the Gulf Shores Shrimp Festival was voted number 7 in best festivals and fairs. Here is the Southern Living Article.
A recent article in the New York Times had some nice things to say about Fairhope and noted it as one of the Havens in America. Here is the New York Times Article about Fairhope. Also here is another article in the New York Times Travel Essentials section about the Mobile area including photographs of the area New York Times Article about Mobile Area. When you get to the main article, scroll down to Mobile Bay.
Congratulations to Austal USA for winning a $1.6 billion contract to build up to 10 high-speed transport ships for the U.S. military. And welcome to Segers Aero Corporation who will be moving their American headquarters to a facility at the Fairhope Airport. We welcome management and employees of Segers Aero to Baldwin County.
This site has been designed to provide you with a wealth of local information including maps, weather, taxes, communities, golfing, history and much more. If you need to research the area schools for your children, I have provided you with GreatSchools. You will also find a wealth of Real Estate resources.
Need expert advice? No web site, large or small, can take the place of a top Realtor. Not even mine! This site is filled with ways that you can contact me for one-on-one expert help and advice. That's my job.
Contact me with confidence! I guarantee your privacy will be respected. And I offer the services on this site for free and without obligation. Why? I want to be YOUR Realtor. As your trusted, professional real estate partner, I will help you find the best home in your area within your price range. And together we will sell your home, for as much as the market will bear, and as quickly as possible.
Buying and selling a home is one of the biggest events in your life. As a top Fairhope, Eastern Shore, Baldwin County and Mobile County Realtor, I have the experience and track record you are looking for. I have over 30 years Real Estate experience in the South Alabama area.
- John Fowler
- NUMBER1EXPERT™ 
