WIRE News thru 7/13
Vol. 1, Issue 17
Welcome to ACRE's newest initiative- The Alabama Real Estate News WIRE. WIRE is the acronym for "Week In Real Estate" and this product is intended to help real estate professionals, affiliates and consumers follow all the major news stories that impact real estate in Alabama and will come to you just once a week, on Saturday mornings, categorized geographically. We hope this will be a convenient way to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week without interrupting your workday. The WiRE is brought to you weekly compliments of ServisFirst Bank
Statewide

Alabama foreclosure filings better than U.S. average 

US 30-year mortgage rate drops to record 3.56 pct. 

Slow recovery has economists rethinking Alabama's economic growth for 2012  

BlackRidge Land Co. Brings a New Edge to Rural Real Estate 

North Alabama - Huntsville, Decatur, Florence, Gadsden, Muscle Shoals

Prices may be down, but lakefront property still in demand 

Building permits for Huntsville, Madison and Madison County listed

Reviving a landmark : Businesses in works for old Rogers building

Council hears arguments on Broad Street buildings

North Central - Birmingham, Anniston, Bessemer, Pell City, Sylacauga

BCRC Alert: Tom Brander introduces new "Real Estate & The Net" course 

Birmingham area home sales rise 13 percent in June  

Nonprofit wants to buy and renovate Leer Tower 

Underwater mortgages falling in Birmingham area

Birmingham council vote on Pratt City development delayed for tornado concerns 

New land brokerage company opens in Birmingham 

The Shopping Center Group brokers sale of Demopolis grocery store property 

Colonial Properties sells its share of joint venture with DRA Advisors  

Graham & Co. handles $31.5 million in second-quarter deals 

Avondale business district growth continues, "urban farming" supplier opens

B.L. Harbert wins battalion complex project at Fort Knox

Real estate roundup: Pelham center sells for $570K 

IRR Opens New Alabama Office   

Brasfield & Gorrie takes over Mountain Brook Municipal Complex project 

West Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Black Belt 

Tuscaloosa loses out on $23 million in federal money

Marketing campaign will promote Northport

South Central - Montgomery, Auburn, Lake Martin, Phenix City

Downtown Montgomery redevelopment picks up speed 

Montgomery City Hall renovation: Updated building 'a lot nicer' 

Poarch Band plans $246 million facility at Wetumpka casino 

2 Montgomery landmarks close shops after decades in hardware, jewelry businesses 

Wiregrass - Dothan, Andalusia, Enterprise, Eufaula, Troy

Wiregrass Realtor board president dies 

Recruitment effort for Pemco property ongoing 

Gulf Coast - Mobile, Baldwin County, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach

Gulf Coast Condo Sales Up 17% compared to June 2011; 2nd Quarter Sales Up 10.2% 

Auction in Baldwin County nets $2.7 million for bank 

Airbus good news for housing market  

Baldwin County Real Estate Rebounding 

Highlands of Spanish Fort 11,000-acre development moves ahead 

How Baldwin bought its megasite

University of South Alabama's new Shelby Hall will help recruit students

Gulf Coast Business: July 2012

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The WIRE compiled by ACRE Interns
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