WIRE News thru 9/22
Vol. 1, Issue 27
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

Alabama Residential Report: YTD Sales up 7.6%; 80% of local markets show improvement from 2011 

John Norris: What wil be the impact of QE3? 

Will The Housing Market Recovery Leave The Hardest-Hit Neighborhoods Behind? 

US home sales jump to highest since May 2010 

US Homebuilder confidence surges  

Rate on 30-year mortgage falls to record 3.49 pct. 

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

Developers ask Huntsville Housing Authority to delay closing -- again -- on Councill Courts land sale

Sparkman Homes west of downtown Huntsville next public housing site in line for redevelopment

Gadsden Council delays action on nuisance abatement

Toyota plans to break ground on V6 engine expansion at Huntsville plant

Auto parts supplier project in line for $350,000 

Bed bugs still crawling at some Huntsville public housing units

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

ACRE Report: Birmingham YTD Sales Growth of 13.8% Leads State 

Birmingham airport's $201 million makeover on schedule, on budget, officials say 

Anniston school consolidation issue awaits new board members 

Meadow Brook North office building deal falls through 

Sustainability expert Alabama native Ed McMahon to speak at University of Montevallo and UAB 

Value of Birmingham area home sales improves 25 percent in August  

BJCC expected to announce names of first entertainment district tenants in October 

Aniston Housing Market Sees Gains in August 

Bistro 218 coming to restored downtown Birmingham site  

Real estate roundup: QE3 queries 

Restaurants, bars coming to downtown Birmingham 

West Alabama Tuscaloosa, Black Belt 

Some land bought for landfill unusable 

Tuscaloosa home sales fell in August  

Loop Road project could start in January 

Tuscaloosa drilling surge seen in 2013   

South Central - MontgomeryAuburn, Lake Martin, Phenix City

ACRE Report: Montgomery Area YTD Home Sales Up 13% 

Montgomery plans homes for the future 

Saddleback Ridge opens 40 new apartment homes 

Self-Storage Real Estate in the South-Central States: Rental Rates and Economy Show Improvements  

Montgomery's Cantina Tortilla Grill to close; space in demand 

Wiregrass DothanAndalusia, Enterprise, Eufaula, Troy

ACRE Report: Dothan home sales in August up 13% from a year ago 

Monty Ervin's home burns off Montgomery Highway 

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

ACRE Report: YTD Gulf Coast condo sales up 8.4% compared to 2011; Reduction in Inventory hits milestone 

ACRE Leadership Council member Anne Powell named Mobile Realtor of the year

The Gulf commercial project to be built at Perdido Pass 

Isle Dauphine Golf Club gates to be padlocked Monday morning 

High-end homes selling well on Alabama's Gulf Coast  

Alabama Coastal Real Estate Selling Well In August 

Mobile area home prices drop in August  

Tax breaks aid Taylor-Wharton expansion (update) 

Developers buy land for shopping center next to Monroeville Walmart 

Mobile Co. schools' $100 million bond to cost nearly $1 million in fees

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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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September 8
Congratulations!
         Anne Powell 
2012 Mobile Realtor of the Year 
ACRE Leadership Council Senior Member 







The WIRE compiled by ACRE Interns
William Ming MS Marketing Class of 2013