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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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Hans’ Perfect Pool Day at Samford Pool in Auburn, AL!What better way to beat the summer heat than with a day of fun in the sun at the Samford Pool in Auburn, AL? Recently, I had the pleasure of accompanying my furry friend, Hans, to this fantastic event, and it was nothing short of a day filled with laughter, splashes, and wagging tails. More pictures are on my website.Swimming AdventuresHans, the water-loving canine, wasted no time in taking a plunge into the refreshing pool waters. It was heartwarming to see him paddle around with such enthusiasm, clearly in his element. The smiles and laughter of the other pool-goers were evidence enough that Hans’ joy was contagious.We left Samford Pool with hearts full of gratitude, thankful for the chance to be a part of such a wonderful event.Ber...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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Wishing all the dads a very Happy Father's Day weekend!!! 
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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Please contact me at (334) 332-7263 if you have any questions or would like to reserve a lot in Auburn's only Active Adult gated community. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Preferred Real Estate Have you checked out Auburn's only Active Adult gated community? You should! Find out more about The Legacy at Cary Creek here: https://lnkd.in/eaY7HUC
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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By Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE)  Click here to view or print the entire May report compliments of the ACRE Corporate Cabinet.Sales: According the Lee County Association of REALTORS MLS, Lee County area residential sales totaled 203 units in May, an increase in sales growth of 20.1 percent or 34 units above the same period last year. This represents the best sales results for the month of May since at 2000 when the Center began warehousing data for Lee County. The previous high was 183 transactions experienced in May 2007.  Year-to-date sales through May are up 30.4 percent from 2014.  Two more resources to review market: Quarterly Report and Annual ReportForecast: May sales were 54 units or 36.2 percent above our monthly forecast. ACRE's year-to-date sales forecast through May ...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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5 Ways You're Decreasing Your Home's Value By Andrew Lisa RISMEDIA, Tuesday, June 16, 2015— (TNS)—There are a lot of things homeowners can do to add value to their home. But there are just as many ways they can decrease their home’s worth without even realizing it. Everyone knows that neglecting their yard or painting their house neon pink could make their home less valuable. But whether you’re planning to sell, to refinance or to rent on Airbnb, there are steps you can take to retain, and even increase, the value of your home. Avoid these five common mistakes.Neglecting Your Hot Water HeaterAccording to This Old House, well-maintained hot water heaters run better and more efficiently than those that are neglected, leading to lower bills and greater longevity for the nucleus of your ho...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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ANOTHER NEW HOME IN EAST LAKE ESTATES NEARS COMPLETION Please contact me at (334) 332-7263 for your personal showing.Michael Allen Homes and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices are excited to present an early look inside 1690 Glendale Circle in East Lake Estates. This 4100 square foot home features custom touches and upgrades beyond compare. See the full photo gallery here:http://bit.ly/1GsYSeq or visit EastLakeEstates.com for lot selection, home plans and contact information. 
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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WRITTEN BY JORDAN LAPORTA ON JUNE 16, 2015 AT 1:11 PM CDT  Forbes: Auburn-Opelika metro area is one of America’s best small cities for jobsAUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn-Opelika Metro area has been named by Forbes Magazine as the seventh best small city for jobs in the country. Financial analysts from the magazine’s online website evaluated 421 metropolitan statistical areas and ranked them based on employment growth over the short-, medium- and long-term, going back to 2003, and momentum — whether growth is slowing or accelerating.The south Alabama area listed 60,700 jobs in 2014 and continues to boom. The cities have seen expansion with the help of the growth from Auburn University, which has attracted many skilled students from both in and out of state. Earlier this year, Payscale.com li...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2015 8:08 pm | Updated: 8:15 pm, Thu Jun 11, 2015.Katherine Haas | Opelika-Auburn NewsFor original post please click here. A proposed $35 million multiple-use residential and commercial development in Auburn off East Glenn Avenue near Indian Hills Subdivision could come to fruition following a recommendation of approval from the Auburn Planning Commission to the Auburn City Council. At its monthly meeting Thursday, the Planning Commission, going against the city planning department’s recommendation for denial, voted 4-2 to recommend to the City Council the approval of a request to apply a Planned Development District (PDD) designation to roughly 30 acres for the proposed Spring Lake development. Delta Development Group LLC requested the land be rezoned from Co...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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It Pays to Go the Extra Mile By John Boe RISMEDIA, Wednesday, June 10, 2015— The most successful companies and the highest paid salespeople place great value on developing lifetime relationships with their customers and actively look for opportunities to render service above and beyond their customers' expectations. In today's competitive marketplace, your customers are aggressively prospected and their loyalty cannot be taken for granted. Customer-focused companies and individuals recognize that relationship building and follow-on service are critical components for promoting both customer retention and long-term revenue growth.When it comes to rendering superior customer service, a “one size fits all” approach simply doesn’t cut it. Research in the field of human psychology indicates...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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Americans' Housing Optimism Gains More Momentum By Katie Penote RISMEDIA, Tuesday, June 09, 2015— Consumer attitudes about the housing market showed marked improvement last month, strengthening the case for a lift in housing activity this year, according to results from Fannie Mae's May 2015 National Housing Survey™. In line with the positive May jobs report—which showed an acceleration in average hourly earnings—and reflecting recent trends of firming personal income growth, the share of survey respondents reporting a significant increase in their household income climbed 4 percentage points to a near all-time high. As job growth appears to be driving meaningful income growth, the outlook for housing market growth also is improving. Among those surveyed, the share who believe now is a...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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"The Greatest Poem"-- American Art in the Robert B. Ekelund, Jr. and Mark Thornton CollectionSponsored by Sponsored by JCSM Business PartnersAuburn collectors Bob Ekelund and Mark Thornton share a passion for art, one that is eclectic in taste, inclusive, and celebratory of the human spirit. Ekelund’s earlier and longtime study of modern Mexican art has gradually given way to a new focus on American art of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries––the period when this young nation began to find its own confident voice in the world. American artists at the turn of the century made a collective turn from emulating European modes to exploring and forging new indigenous idioms. Of course, the melting pot of cultures that composed the United States ensured that the search for modern...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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Newk’s is schedule to open in the Heart of Auburn shopping center at 11 a.m. Monday, June 8th. Newk’s opened its first Alabama location in Montgomery in October 2013, followed by the opening of a second restaurant in Opelika at the Tigertown Shopping Center in March 2014. The restaurant is located on 340 S. Gay St., and will offer indoor dining for 145 guests and patio dining for nearly 30 more in its roughly 4,200 square-foot space. The restaurant will be open from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday. The Jackson, Miss.-based Newk’s Eatery currently has roughly 80 locations in 13 states. Please click here for original post.
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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I've always thought this home had so much character and charm.  So glad a charitable gift has been made to Auburn University  to renovate it and add an addition.Please click here for original post. Pebble Hill, an 1847 antebellum cottage on Debardeleben Street in Auburn also known as the Scott-Yarbrough House, will be renovated to honor its mid-1800s origins while continuing to serve as the intersection of town and gown, thanks to a charitable gift to Auburn University. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Pebble Hill serves as home to the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, part of Auburn’s College of Liberal Arts. As part of the project, a companion building designed to complement the main building will include an assembly room capable of seat...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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By Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE) Click here to view or print the entire new home monthly report compliments of the ACRE Corporate Cabinet.Demand: Alabama new home sales in April slipped 5.3 percent from last April. In contrast to seasonal trends, sales also slipped by 15 units or 4.7 percent from the prior month. Alabama new home sales in April slip 5.7% from prior year. Inventory has increased 7% from the same period last year. Infograph courtesy of ACRE. All rights reserved.Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE) Supply: New construction inventory increased 7.1 percent from April 2014. Three of five metro areas experienced increases in inventory levels from last April with the exception of Montgomery (down 4.7%) and Mobile (down 4%).Alabama's metro markets in April reflect 5.9 m...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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What is a “smart home,” anyway? This isn’t just another trendy real estate term – smart homes are properties that incorporate technology into the home’s features, like Internet-connected thermostats, automatic lights and intelligent security systems. In many ways, smart homes feel like the real estate of the future, but they are very much here already. What owners want to see in their smart homesWhile the definition of a smart home can vary, what homeowners want out of their properties remains fairly consistent. A recent Coldwell Banker survey of its real estate agents found that homeowners care the most about smart security. Close behind was temperature control, followed by safety, lighting and entertainment. Overall, smarter homes are taking over real estate because they are benefici...
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Brian Woodham – brian@auburnvillager.com@btwoodham on Twitter | 0 commentsPlease click here for original post.  Auburn University officials and a lead horticulture expert have begun discussing options to replace the Magnolia Avenue oak should it fail to make progress and leaf out soon.  Tim Thoms, owner of Thoms Trees and Plants in Atlanta and the subcontractor hired to locate and install the oaks on Toomer's Corner, said he and AU project head Ben Burmester discussed three options for replacing the Magnolia Avenue oak last week.  The first would be to replace it this summer with a pre-dug live oak from the tree stock on Thoms' farms located along the Alabama-Florida line/I-10 corridor.  "Moving the tree in the summer is not impossible," Thoms said. "You just have to baby the tree some ...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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Science on SaturdaysSponsored by Kreher Preserve & Nature CenterAlabama has the most turtles of any state due to our warm climate and abundant water. Dr. Stan Arington of AuburnHigh   School will introduce you to many of our local species of turtles, tortoises and terrapins. Learn also about the fascinating sea turtles that visit the Alabama coast. Admission is $5 for non-members and $4 for members. Visit auburn.edu/preserve to learn more. Pre-registration is not required. Canceled in the event of rain. All programs are held at the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center unless otherwise noted. The nature center is located at 2222 N. College Street near the AU Fisheries and Hwy 280.  For more information visit auburn.edu/preserve, email preserve@auburn.edu, or call 334-707-6512. Date: June 06, ...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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Looks like a great program for all involved in it. Sara Falligant | Opelika-Auburn News | TwitterPlease click here for original post. With a mentee population of more than 340 and a waitlist of 250, Project Uplift will host three training sessions for potential mentors this summer. Based in Auburn University’s Cary Hall, Project Uplift is a mentoring program that connects adults with area children ages 5 to 12. While the majority of Project Uplift’s volunteers are Auburn students, anyone in the community age 19 or older is welcome to attend a training session. “Our main goal is to help children develop constructive, happy lives so that the delinquency rate in our county will decrease,” explained Emily Walsh, Project Uplift support services manager. “We’re always looking for mentors. Wor...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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Brian Woodham brian@auburnvillager.com |0 commentsFor original post please click here. Delta Development Group will once again request aPlanned Development District (PDD) designation for “Spring Lake” development from the Planning Commission after withdrawing an identical request from the commission in February.  The PDD would apply to about 30 acres on property located on the right side of East Glenn Avenue just past Indian Hill Road at the edge of Auburn city limits. The request will be considered by the commission at its June 11 meeting. The plans for Spring Lake propose a mixed-use development that includes 270 multi-family units and 79,200 square-feet of office, commercial and entertainment, and road service uses. In the Planning Commission’s February meeting materials, the Plannin...
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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Auburn University Museum of Natural History First Wednesday TourMembers of the public interested in visiting the Auburn University Museum of Natural History are encouraged to join us on the first Wednesday of each month from 4-6 p.m. for a tour of the museum's collections These tours are open to everyone and admission is free. Join them to learn about their holdings, current research and discover Alabama's great biodiversity. Tours begin at 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. and  last approximately one hour. Registration is required and easy to complete only at the link below. http://aumnh.org/visit_the_museum/visitor-registration-form/ Every 5 weeks on Wednesday from 4/1/2015 until 12/2/2015Next Dates: July 15, October 28, 2015Time: 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM go to website » AU Museum of Natural History  
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By Laura Sellers, www.AuburnOpelikaALRealEstate.com
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Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2015 3:44 pm | Updated: 5:27 pm, Thu May 21, 2015.Brian Woodham | 0 comments New census estimates released today show that Auburn is the 20th-fastest growing city with over 50,000 people in the nation and the fastest-growing city in Alabama from 2010-2014 when ranked by percentage change. Census data indicate that Auburn has grown by 12.9 percent since 2010, with the population rising from 53,393 to an estimated 60,258 as of July 1, 2014. "With the local quality of life, quality of education and business friendly environment, Auburn's growth is not a surprise,” said Auburn City Manager Charlie Duggan. “Auburn is a great community with many qualities that make people want to live here." For the rest of the article please click here.
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