RE/MAX is the United State's No. 1 real estate franchise - and the nation's No. 44 franchise overall - according to Entrepreneur magazine's 30th Annual Franchise 500 survey. The survey appears on the magazine's Web site and in its January 2009 issue. Subway bested McDonald's to capture the top po
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12/31/2008
Cary Jobe for The New York Times ON THE WATER The marina at the Wharf, a development of condos, stores and restaurants in Orange Beach, Ala. By JOE SAMUEL STARNES Published: December 23, 2008 DEBBIE AND BROCK HATTOX started their hunt for a second home with two conditions. “He wanted to play golf
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12/29/2008
Local lenders hope low rates spur buyers Sunday, December 21, 2008 By KATHY JUMPER Real Estate Editor How low can they go? Mortgage lenders hope the answer is low enough to spur potential home buyers to get off the fence and buy. The 4.5 to 5 percent rates are "mighty good," said Ken Cramton, vic
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12/21/2008
By Tinsley Myrick, RE/MAX of Orange Beach, December 17, 2008 After a very busy and active real estate year in 2008, it's been a little quiet on the Alabama Gulf Coast for the last couple of months. We don't anticipate this to last long. In the meantime, Scott and I have taken advantage of the d
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12/17/2008
Fishermen report orcas galore in Gulf of Mexico Fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico are understandably excited by a recent sighting of what may have been a "superpod" of more than 200 killer whales - all swimming relatively close together and apparently fishing for tuna. Up until the sighting earlier
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12/16/2008
