Auburn Al Real Estate Blog

The Xbox "Ring of Death" has been solved, according to a Yahoo front-page video I just saw. Apparently, it was such an issue, the game consoles getting a "Red Ring of Death" around the power button and not doing anything else, that several Xbox owners have even filed a petition in some states. Wo...

I did two open houses this weekend in Auburn. Another agent in my officeis the listing agent. Often times our office will trade-up and hold open houses for one another in each others listings. This is common in every office. Now, both of these listings are in very favorable neighborhoods, and tra...

Pat & Dan Grider, owners of the downtown Auburn nightclub, the SkyBar, are suing the city. The lawsuit is scheduled for trial in civil court on February 23rd. They claim that the city "targeted" them by police surveillance and numerous citations in an effort to shut them down. They believe that t...

Many of you know that I am a drummer. Have been since the age of 10 (I'm 33 now.) I play as much as my schedule wife allows me to, which equates to about once a week. It is more than a passion for me, more like an addiction. In the past, I tried the whole "rock star" thing...driving up and down t...

I awoke this morning to an email from one of my sellers. It was a forwarded message between him and another agent who, in my opinion, violated Standard of Practice 16-2 in the Realtor® Code of Ethics. First, she called him last night and, as he put it, she asked him if he would be willing to make...

If you're a real estate agent, and you work with buyers, chances are that your association has lockboxes and keys for all participants to get inthose lockboxes. Our association, the Lee County Association of Realtors, uses the ActiveKEY by GE Security. These seemingly easy-to-use devices are supp...

Last Sunday, my laptop began to have a serious and annoying problem. Whenever I typed on the keyboard, in ANY program, online or off. The keystrokes took an extra 30 seconds to repsond on the screen. It did it in Outlook, Word, internet, ANYWHERE. I'm sure you can imagine my            f    r   u...

Homebuyer Myth # 501: Going Directly to a Builder Will Save Money (not having to pay an agent). FALSE! The fact is, as a buyer, with the exception of a few folks out there, open themselves up for overpaying contractors when they try to circumvent a qualifed, professional real estate agent. Often ...

Not sure if folks saw this or not. I'll be honest with you, I didn't. To tell you the truth, I hardly ever watch the Today Show. Not because I'm not up and out of bed early enough like most realtors in my area, but because I'm too busy getting myself and my family ready for the day while the show...

This condominium, located four blocks from Auburn University's campus, is at the newly renovated Village North Condominium complex on the corner of Donahue Drive and Drake Avenue in Auburn. This unit is a one bedroom, one bathroom studio with completely tiled flooring and all-black appliances, a ...