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Nursery Decorating Ideas to Welcome Your Little One

Thursday, September 1, 2016
by The Hat Team

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Decorating your home can be fun but no other room is more fun than decorating the nursery for the arrival of a new little one.  Nothing brings more happiness than welcoming a new baby into the world and what better way to welcome your new bundle of joy into your home than by fixing the nursery up for them.  Below are a few nursery decorating ideas to welcome your new little one. 

  1. A little baby is nothing more than a miracle from above so why not decorate your new baby’s room like the royalty that they are.  Decorating the nursery  in a royal theme is a perfect idea whether you are welcoming a tiny prince or a princess.  You can keep the décor unisex by adding some rich colors to the wall or adding a chandelier to the ceiling.  Adding a few decorative pillows maybe in the shape of a crown might be a good idea as well. 
  2. Another cool idea for decorating your nursery is to make it extremely colorful with balloon décor.  This type of room can be unisex as well if you stick to the primary colors of yellow, blue, green and red.  If you want to get really creative you could paint a balloon mural on the wall and perhaps an outdoor scene to go along with it. 
  3. If you like country décor you could use painted pallets to add a touch of southern sass to the room.  This type of country décor can be unisex if you want or you can make it more of a cowboy feel or a cowgirl feel depending on which you have been blessed with. 
  4. Yet another great decorating idea to welcome your new little one into their new room is a Hollywood glitz and glam room.  Sheer curtains hung throughout the room with walls painted pink is a great way to get this particular look and feel.  Yet again, a chandelier may be appropriate for this type of room. 
  5. If you want another gender neutral idea for your baby's room  you can use colors such as grey and yellow.  These colors are not only unisex they are timeless as well. 

Courtesy of Montgomery AL Realtor Sandra Nickel, Sandra Nickel Hat Team!

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Montgomery AL Home For Sale: 8669 Harvest Ridge Drive

Wednesday, August 10, 2016
by The Hat Team

8669 harvest ridge dr

Montgomery AL Home For Sale:

8669 Harvest Ridge Drive, Montgomery AL 36116
MLS# 405955

3 Bedrooms | 2 Baths | 1,695 Square Feet | Sturbridge

Here it is! All redone! Remarkable home in Sturbridge with 6 year old roof, 6 year old heating and cooling, recent interior paint and carpet with Tempurpedic padding, new appliances. New brushed pearl granite counter tops and tile backsplash. Convenient drawers in kitchen. Open dining room, great room with fireplace, tall ceilings. Main bedroom suite has garden tub and separate shower. Huge walk- in closets. Plantation shutters throughout. Two car carport with automatic garage door for your privacy and security. Sprinkler system in front yard! Extra-large storage for yard tools etc. Low maintenance yard, large patio. Front door has leaded glass surround. AHS Warranty. Community pool, tennis courts, walking trails, fishing lakes and parks.

Marketed by Montgomery AL Realtor  Frank Powell, Sandra Nickel Hat Team.

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Wetumpka AL Home For Sale: 191 Canyon Rd

Monday, July 18, 2016
by The Hat Team

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Wetumpka AL Home For Sale:

191 Canyon Rd, Wetumpka AL 36092
MLS# 315697

3 bedrooms |2.5 baths | 2,035 square feet | Blue Ridge Estates

California contemporary in the foothills of Blue Ridge!! Current owner bought from original owner in 1978!! Home has not been offered for sale or on the market for 37 years! Rustic wood and stone exterior with plenty of floor to ceiling glass. Stone fireplace with gas insert! Long lasting metal roof. Decks surround the living area of house. Needs kitchen, bath, carpet and paint updates. If you are willing to do some updating you could have a showplace convenient to Montgomery or Wetumpka! No survey, owner thinks about 2 acres. Sold as is!

Marketed by Montgomery AL Realtor Frank Powell, Sandra Nickel Hat Team.

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Building Lot For Sale In Montgomery AL: 118 Lockwood Ln

Thursday, June 30, 2016
by The Hat Team

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Building Lot For Sale In Montgomery AL:

118 Lockwood Ln, Montgomery AL 36111
MLS# 313806

Estate sized lot in Montgomery's ONLY gated community with round-the-clock security. After all, what good is a gate if there's no one watching? Lot has two lovely green spaces across the street and the old Standard Club headquarters at the rear. Walk to fitness center, pool, 2 tennis courts. Community features gas lights, over one mile of brick sidewalks, and hundreds of live oaks, magnolias and crepe myrtles, Equally important, architectural controls guarantee a collection of heirloom-quality homes will surround your own custom residence. Builders: owner may finance.

Marketed by Montgomery AL Realtor Sandra Nickel, Hat Team.

 

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Finding the Right Home Is Like Finding a Mate

Thursday, June 23, 2016
by The Hat Team

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When you are looking to find a mate to marry you may spend years and years before you find the one that is meant for you to be with, however you don’t need to look for years to find “the one” when it comes to house hunting.  There are ways to know when you have found the right house for you but you may need to make a few tweaks in your wish list to make it all possible.  Below are a few ideas to help make finding your dream home a bit easier. 

  • A good way to get started finding the house that you have always dreamed of owning is to make a list of your expectations.  You should list your must have items in order of how important they are to you.  As you begin house hunting you may want to rearrange your list a little depending on what you find on the market.  It may be helpful to put a star beside the expectations that are most important to you so that you don’t forget something.
     
  • It’s perfectly alright to look online as much as you want at houses when you are shopping for a home but it may be wise to limit your actual house viewings.  If you visit too many homes during your house search you may find that it becomes a bit overwhelming and you may also realize that you are trying to create the home of your dreams by piecing together bits and pieces of each house you look at.  Narrow down your actual house viewings to about four of your top picks.  This will help you to more easily narrow down your search and to make a final decision more quickly.  
     
  • If you find that you simply cannot find what you are looking for in the current real estate market, perhaps it may be best for you to stop looking for a month or two and wait to see what may pop up.  You may find that the home of your dreams is only a few short months away from being found. 

Again, you may need to make a few adjustments to your wish list once you start looking for a home but that doesn’t mean you cannot find the perfect home for you and your family.     If the house you choose doesn’t have everything you hoped it would, you can always add things once you move in. 

Courtesy of Montgomery AL Realtor Sandra Nickel, Hat Team!

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How Pets Affect Your Home Sale

Thursday, June 2, 2016
by The Hat Team

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We have all been inside of friends and families homes that have pets and we all know just how smelly pets can make a home no matter how clean you keep your pets.  In fact, most homes these days have at least one pet in them.  If you are trying to sell your home having a pet may make it harder to do so.  Let’s take a look at a few ways pets make things harder on someone who is trying to sell their home.

  • You may have your home staged to the max but if you have a pet inside it is likely that the odor will be noticed by folks who come to take a tour of your home.  You may think that if you give your pet a bath daily there will be no odor, think again.  Pets have an odor that is all their own and it is easily noticed by the human nose. 
  • Cats tend to make the most smell when it comes to having animals inside of your home because they do their business inside, in the litter box.  It is important to take litter boxes outside when showing a home so that the smell may be somewhat masked at least. 
  • Pets that shed are ones that may cause an issue when someone comes to tour your home because there is absolutely no way you can get rid of all of the hair inside of your home.  If you need to have a pet, perhaps opting for one that doesn’t shed such as a poodle is a better option for you.  You can run a lint brush over all of your furniture before a showing but as I said there is basically no way to get rid of all of the hair.
  • An air purifier may be a good idea to invest in if you have pets and you are about to start showing your house.  These types of machines go a long way to helping take the pet smell out of your home. 

Don’t worry, if you want to sell your home and you have pets you don’t have to get rid of your pets just be diligent and do your part to make sure those who tour your home have no idea you have animals living inside.  Once they finish the tour you can go back to normal life until the next showing and then you will repeat the entire cleaning process over again.  Another thing you can do if you have pets and you are trying to sell your home is to look up some tips and ideas online of how to make your home show better and therefore sell faster. 

Courtesy of Montgomery AL Realtor Sandra Nickel, Hat Team.

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Midtown Montgomery Home For Sale: 3426 Idlewild Ct

Monday, May 16, 2016
by The Hat Team

Midtown Montgomery Home For Sale:

3426 Idlewild Ct, Montgomery AL 36106
MLS# 403403

2 Bedroom | 1 Bath | 1,335 square feet | Idlewild Cloverdale 

Charming Cloverdale Idlewild cottage in Midtown Montgomery tucked away on a quiet cul-de-sac. This home is move-in ready with fresh paint, pretty hard wood floors and a cute updated kitchen. The nice sized bedrooms have ample closet space. The bright sunroom opens up to a large back yard with a great multi-level deck, a carport, a huge workshop with electricity and a second lockable storage unit. Walking distance to restaurants and entertainment. 

Marketed by Montgomery AL Realtor Lauren Layfield, Sandra Nickel Hat Team.

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Midtown Montgomery Home For Sale: 2033 S Hull St

Monday, May 9, 2016
by The Hat Team

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Midtown Montgomery Home For Sale:

2033 S Hull St, Montgomery AL 36104
MLS# 403327

3 bedrooms | 2 baths | 2,485 square feet | Garden District

Incredible opportunity on a wonderful street in the Garden District. Situated on a beautiful lot with a park like setting in Midtown Montgomery, this house has tons of potential. Spacious rooms and tall ceilings make it feel like an open floor plan. Bring your decorator and put your own touch on this classic Garden District home.

Marketed by Montgomery AL Realtor Lauren Layfield, Sandra Nickel Hat Team.

 

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Midtown Montgomery Home For Sale: 802 E Fairview Ave

Thursday, May 5, 2016
by The Hat Team

802 E Fariview Ave

Midtown Montgomery Home For Sale:

802 E Fairview Ave, Montgomery AL 36106
MLS# 403006

3 bedrooms | 2 baths | 2,502 square feet | Cloverdale

Stately Cloverdale in Midtown Montgomery home oozing charm and character. If you consider yourself an old house fan, and love vintage architecture, then this is the home for you. Large rooms with high ceilings grace the living areas, and 3 spacious bedrooms give more than adequate place for rest. Industrious buyers will love the staircase to unfinished attic space just waiting to be finished out into even more living space (or that PERFECT master suite.) Great views from the wide covered front porch, and bright Florida room on the back make perfect areas to relax and unwind. Detached garage with additional workshop/storage space as well as great unfinished basement area are an added bonus.

Marketed by Montgomery AL Realtor Billy Young, Sandra Nickel Hat Team.

 

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Midtown Montgomery Real Estate Market Trends - March 2016

Friday, April 29, 2016
by The Hat Team

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According to the National Association of Realtors, mortgage rates are now lower than they ended in March. That means that rates are not only near the lows for the year to date, they are also close to the lowest rates in three years. These lower rates translate into increased buying power and/or improved ability to qualify for a mortgage.

A record number of Americans are actively searching and looking at the current inventory on Realtor.com®. We currently have 2% fewer homes for sale in the U.S. relative to last year, but we’ve seen 137,000 new listings come onto the market so far in April.

Looking ahead, great weather will likely draw even more people to look at open houses and available homes over the rest of the month. According to Cleveland Research, after a cooler than normal start to April, the weather forecast for the next 10 days is expected to be “near perfect” across many of the largest housing markets in the country, especially in the central and eastern U.S.

But who cares about a national or regional weather or housing forecast? What matters most are the trends and conditions in your neighborhood.

Midtown Montgomery Real Estate Market Update

Midtown Montgomery real estate sales statistics for March 2016 show the number of homes sold decreased 36.84%. The average sales price increased by 43.04% to $142,405. The median sales price increased by 78.15% from March 2015. Market times increased by 76 days.

Midtown Montgomery March 2016    March 2015
Homes Sold 36 57
Average Selling Price $142,405 $99,554
Median Selling Price $110,450 $62,000
Days On The Market 217 141
Highest Selling Price $635,000 $425,000
Lowest Selling Price $5,000 $9,000


For the latest Midtown Montgomery real estate market conditions in your area, please call me at 800-HAT-LADY or visit HomesForSaleInMontgomeryAlabama.com.

Courtesy of Montgomery AL Realtor Sandra Nickel.

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