WIRE News thru 8/3
Vol. 1, Issue 20
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 & Nationwide

Mid-Year Report: New Home Sales in Alabama Up 8.7%; Housing Starts Up 4.3%

ARECI Report: Confidence Index Slips in 3rd Quarter 

Mid-Year Real Estate Reports: Athens, Muscles Shoals, Cullman, Lake Martin, Lee County 

ACRE council meeting shows increased optimism 

US construction spending rose 0.4 percent in June

Is Housing Recovery Real? Not Everyone Is Convinced

Alabama foreclosure rate inches up in June

Real Estate Market Strengthens: Homes Sales Rise

Brian Camp: "Prosperity: A Call for Economic Freedom" 

US Housing market struggling nationwide; putting local Realtors on alert

Alabama's texting ban now in effect 

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

Pearce Construction hired to build a $9.8M parking garage in Huntsville

Parking agreements now in place for $85M Councill Courts redevelopment

Building permits for Huntsville, Madison and Madison County listed

Paul Sanford's housing criticism makes the point clear; Public housing issue shows bigotry; Stiffing the hungry (Your Views) 

ACRE Intern from Athens, Al responsible for producing "Week in Real Estate" 

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

Calhoun County home sales up in second quarter compared to recent years 

Norman Orr to instruct commercial real estate lease course for BCRC 

Real Estate Roundup: Reviving the Empire

Mountain Brook officials consider incentives for Lane Parke

J.H. Berry & Gilbert wraps up commercial real estate deals

Southside apartment complex sold for $2.1 million

CCIM to host High Tech Marketing & Tax Legal Issues on August 8. Register Now

Birmingham-based Sanders Trust acquires Indiana cancer center for $13 million 

MetLife completes Reynolds Plantation purchase 

Nonprofit orginizatoin wants to save Birmingham's Leer Tower 

Birmingham-area construction contracts increase 

Health care demand drives office market improvement 

Real Estate Roundup: 29Seven filling up in Lakeview 

BL Harbert International picked for project at Eglin Air Force Base  

West Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Black Belt 

West Alabama Real Estate Summit - Register Now

Tuscaloosa panel delays entertainment districts for year 

Consumer agency probes mortgage insurance deals

Tuscaloosa plans projects, programs using $16.6M in HUD disaster relief funding

Disaster fund projects approved: City will use for Infrastructure, Housing Projects 

UA Board of Trustees approves new 34,000 square-foot athletic training facility 

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

Lake Martin home sales again on upswing, Russell Lands exec says

Local bank loans surge 

Wiregrass - Dothan, Andalusia, Enterprise, Eufaula, Troy

Recycling business plans to open near old Sony property 

Study says upscale Ozark apartments may bring jobs 

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

$100 million in Mobile County school construction underway

Bank-owned property sells; 60 condos to be auctioned 

Foley looks for ways to attract more retailers 

ACRE Outreach Events - Please RSVP

Save the Date for these ACRE events!
Baldwin County Networking & Business Development Reception- October 23
Mobile Area Networking & Business Development Reception - October 25
Birmingham Commercial Networking Reception - November 15
 
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