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Blake Dobbins- Matlock Realty Group Full-time real estate agent with Matlock Realty Group, serving Albertville, Guntersville & Marshall County. As a U.S.

Specializing in VA loans, move-up sellers, homesteads, and rural properties. Helping clients achieve their real estate goals since 2022. I’m Jonathan Blake Dobbins, a full-time real estate agent with Matlock Realty Group, proudly serving Albertville, Guntersville, and all of Marshall County, Alabama. I help families, veterans, and homesteaders buy and sell homes, land, and rural properties with a results-focused approach. military veteran, I offer expert guidance on VA loans, PCS moves, and military relocations. Whether you’re selling a home, purchasing a lakefront property, or finding land for your dream homestead, I provide local expertise, strong negotiation skills, and strategic marketing to help you succeed.

Nearly 7 in 10 Harvest sellers paid money back at closing.That is the part that gets missed. The sale price can look fin...
10/15/2026

Nearly 7 in 10 Harvest sellers paid money back at closing.

That is the part that gets missed. The sale price can look fine on paper, but what a seller actually walks away with can be different. In Harvest, 67.9% of sellers gave money back to the buyer at closing, and the typical amount was $7,133. I’m not guessing. That came from the closed sales file.

The unglamorous part is this: if you are planning around the list price or even the contract price alone, you can get surprised late. Better to know it early. Better to plan for it. No surprises.

If you live in Harvest, what street are you on? Comment with the street name, and I can tell you what nearby homes actually netted after concessions.

https://vibes.blakedobbins.com/market-update/nearly-7-in-10-harvest-sellers-paid-money-back-at-closing

Boaz has more homes for sale, and buyers are still moving.The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows inventory in Boaz rose 3...
10/14/2026

Boaz has more homes for sale, and buyers are still moving.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows inventory in Boaz rose 39.1% from the same period last year. Pending sales still rose 6.8%. That usually means the homes getting chosen are the ones that came out priced cleanly.

It is not a panic story. It is a trade-off story. Buyers have more to compare. Sellers still have people out there, but there is less room for guesswork on price. That is how deals go sideways. Not bad intent. Just missed the market by a step.

If you want your street's numbers, comment with your street name or send me a message. I’ll send back what sold nearby in the three months ending August 31, 2026.

https://vibes.blakedobbins.com/market-update/boaz-has-more-homes-for-sale-and-buyers-are-still-moving

More homes are selling in Guntersville, but buyers have more room to choose.The main thing to know: the Real Estate Data...
10/13/2026

More homes are selling in Guntersville, but buyers have more room to choose.

The main thing to know: the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 215 homes for sale in ZIP 35976 for the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is more choice for buyers. It usually means sellers need to be more careful on price, condition, and timing. Slow and steady. No surprises.

The unglamorous part is this. The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median sale price at $354,000, and homes took a median of 73 days to sell. Some homes still moved fast. Some sat. That is usually where deals go sideways, when the plan does not match the market.

If you want the numbers for your street, comment with your street name or send me a message. I’m happy to help you with figuring it out.

https://vibes.blakedobbins.com/market-update/more-homes-are-selling-but-buyers-have-more-room-to-choose

Albertville is not one market, and this is where people get tripped up.In the three months ending August 31, 2026, the R...
10/12/2026

Albertville is not one market, and this is where people get tripped up.

In the three months ending August 31, 2026, the Real Estate Data Aggregator shows 35950 at a median sale price of $270,000, up 12.8%. In 35951, the median sale price was $259,000, down 9.1%. Same town. Different picture.

Speed changed too. The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows a median of 41 days on market in 35950 and 70 in 35951. That affects how you price, how long you plan for, and how firm you can be. I’m not guessing.

If you want the numbers for your street, leave your street name in the comments or send me a message. I’ll help you start figuring it out. No surprises.

https://vibes.blakedobbins.com/market-update/albertville-is-not-one-market-and-the-two-parts-are-moving

"Let's price high to leave room to negotiate." Sure, but remember an overpriced home doesn't get offers to negotiate, it...
06/18/2026

"Let's price high to leave room to negotiate."

Sure, but remember an overpriced home doesn't get offers to negotiate, it gets silence.

When I look at the last 30 days of home sales I noticed that homes that sold in the first few weeks got about 97% of their original "For Sale" price. While homes that sat 90+ days, got around 88%. If you look at the average home price that's almost 24k left on the table. Not to mention the months they had to wait.

Case in point, this one house listed at $320k, sold for $313k in 6 days. Another listed at 395k, sold for $310k after 261 days.

That "room to negotiate" resulted in months of waiting, price cuts, a ton of stress and still sold for less than the house that was priced right from the start.

When the price cuts start, buyers don't think "oh they overpriced it so they could negotiate." They think, "why isn't that house selling, what's wrong with it?"

Remember pricing high doesn't leave room for negotiating. It just brings silence, waiting, stress, and a smaller check.

So what do you think? Would you want to price high to leave room to negotiate or price it right and get your home sold?

Blake Dobbins, REALTOR®️
Matlock

So how's the market?Well, median sales price is up 11%Homes are selling faster than last year from the median time to sa...
12/02/2025

So how's the market?

Well, median sales price is up 11%
Homes are selling faster than last year from the median time to sale being 77 days to 34.
The average home sold for almost 97% of asking price.
With just under 3 months of inventory, we are still leaning towards a seller market.

Want to know a little more about what is going on in the market? Check the comments!

The 50-year mortgage.It’s easy to joke about because it sounds like a win for the banks and little to no benefit for buy...
11/10/2025

The 50-year mortgage.
It’s easy to joke about because it sounds like a win for the banks and little to no benefit for buyers. People joke “It only saves about $200 a month."

But what is $200 to a first-time homebuyer?

It could be:
$200 of monthly debt that was blocking their approval.
$4,800+ of annual income they don’t earn yet.
Qualifying for down-payment assistance.
$20k or more in purchase power.
Difference in qualifying for a home that actually exists in today’s market.

Here is some truth: most 30-year mortgages don’t last 30 years. The average is closer to 12, because most people sell the home long before they pay it off.

So what does a longer-term loan really do?

It lets people stuck renting start paying for their home, instead of paying their landlord’s.
It opens the door to buyers who keep getting squeezed out.
It puts the American dream back within reach for families who feel like it’s always just out of hand.

If it helps even a few more families become homeowners, it’s worth talking about. That's just my two cents.

11/04/2025

Look... I need this mower 😂 and you need me to be your real estate agent!

I tend to send out a lot of mail as a real estate agent...
10/08/2025

I tend to send out a lot of mail as a real estate agent...

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