WIRE News thru 10/5
Vol. 1, Issue 29
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

ACRE Report: August New Home Sales in Alabama Up 18%; YTD Sales Up 6% 

ACRE Real Estate Reports for: Athens, Calhoun County, Lake Martin & Muscle Shoals 

Expert Commentary: New Deed Recording Requirement Effective August 1, 2012

Burr & Forman adds Tampa office after absorbing Williams Schifino 

Balch & Bingham merging with Florida-based Stoneburner Berry Glocker Purcell & Greenhut   

Alabama Eyes Tornado Insurance Vultures 

US builders boost housing spending, cut elsewhere 

Measure of US home prices rises by most in 6 years 

Candidates Say Little On Difficult Issue Of Housing 

Housing market may finally have sustainability as prices hit 6-year high

Fed open to linking rate hike to economic gauge

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

Huntsville City Council is on board with planned Bridge Street department store

Madison County Commission approves new Dan Tibbs Road bridge work  

ACRE Real Estate Reports for: Athens & Muscle Shoals 

LEED Platinum rating puts Huntsville Housing Authority's Gateway Place in 'elite group'

Belk Hudson Lofts in downtown Huntsville will welcome first tenants later this month 

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

Jimmy Adams Appointed to UA's ACRE Leadership Council 

Local storage facility hosts indoor yard sale for Tuberous Sclerosis 

Carmike to buy three Birmingham Rave cinemas 

Bayer Properties seeks $125K in incentives for The Summit 

Dallas-based Texas de Brazil to open in entertainment district  

Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant, more new tenants on tap for Crestwood Festival 

Real estate roundup: UAB's growth and the multifamily market   

Leeds City Council approves license request for liquor store on Ashville Road 

Jacksonville ordinances seem to have had desired neighborhood calming effect 

Riverchase residential association urges residents to revitalize the community 

Birmingham's Sterne Agee to acquire Florida mortgage lender 

Motevallo realtor believes in power of real estate 

Birmingham home prices rose 5% in August 

Leeds to consider creation of building authority to oversee construction of new library 

Irondale mayor says buyer plans to revitalize Grants Mill Station shopping center  

Walgreens, Bojangles chicken latest proposals for Birmingham's Crossplex campus  

State veterans get a new home

Calhoun County home foreclosures on downward trend

West Alabama Tuscaloosa, Black Belt

Automotive company in Vance gets grant for expanding   

Birmingham Angel Network, NuVault back Tuscaloosa-based Zambooki.com

South Central - MontgomeryAuburn, Lake Martin, Phenix City

The Brickyard Project coming to Phenix City 

History's new look: Century-old building will receive loft makeover  

Montgomery plans to buy hotel, redevelop property   

RSA to open $13 million Montgomery data center tomorrow

Montgomery's UAB campus set to open in fall of 2014

Wiregrass DothanAndalusia, Enterprise, Eufaula, Troy

 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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

ACRE to host Education & Outreach in both Mobile & Baldwin County

ThyssenKrupp sale: Posco confirms interest in Alabama plant  

BAE marks start of dump scow construction with steel cutting ceremony

Gulf Coast reaping benefits of Airbus-fueled economic development explosion 

Live Oak Landing ribbon-cutting officially opens site on Tensaw River to public use 

ACRE Outreach Events - Please RSVP

ACRE to host Gulf Coast Events!
Baldwin County Networking & Business Development Reception- October 23

Mobile Area Networking & Business Development Reception - October 25

More details coming soon about these events. 
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