Parents magazine has named America's 10 Best Beach Towns. Whether you're looking for a day trip destination or a weeklong respite, Parents' list provides the perfect combo of land and sea. This summer, Parents has designated family vacation hotspots that deliver all the Continue Reading

I hope this note finds you well and that you are seeing a bit of an upturn in your economic environment. It has been a while since we last sent you news from Alabama's Gulf Coast and I would like to give you the news as I see it. There is a lot going on in our area. I Continue Reading

The real estate market on Alabama's Gulf Coast is seeing significant improvement. 2010 started off to be a come-back year and the oil spill shut us down. There has been 'great' progress on cleaning up our beaches andAlabama's sugar white beaches are more beautiful than ever. Continue Reading

I have been talking with Darren LeBlanc of U.S. Fish & Wildlife this month about the status of the permits that are in his possession. Darren started off by saying he hasn't heard back from the regional office (Atlanta) but had contacted them to spur them along. What has Continue Reading

U.S. Fish & Wildlife closed out the Beach Mouse Permitting process on May 29, 2009 for Batch V. Everyone who wanted to get an ITP (Incidental Take Permit) for vacant land had to have their information and application turned in to U.S. Fish & Wildlife by the 29th of Continue Reading

It has been a while since you've seen a News Letter from me and I thought the 4th Quarter of 2008 was a good time to share some news about our real estate market with you. Our market has seen some great change over the past couple of years and we have really taken some hits Continue Reading

The State of Alabama has had a Capital Gains tax for many years. Our State Government recently passed a new law dictating that this tax be handled in a much different way for out of state owners than it has been handled in the past. For out of state owners, this tax will now Continue Reading

According to local U.S. Fish & Wildlife biologist, applicants can expect to receive Batch IV (ITP) Incidental Take Permits in the next 60 to 90 days. This process takes a tremendous amount of time. Like with any other government agency there is no way to hurry this Continue Reading