WIRE News thru 11/3
Vol. 1, Issue 33
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: YTD New Home Sales in Alabama Up 4.5%; September Sales Slip 

Obama promotes positive signs in housing market

FEMA to end housing benefits from April 27, 2011 tornadoes

Bust To Boom: Why Housing Matters, Economically

Less Than Half of Mortgage Settlement Money Has Gone to Housing

Alabama's economy might be ready to really grow

More Alabama land for hunting and hiking on Tuesday's ballot

Average US rate on 30-year loan dips to 3.39 pct.

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

ACRE Report: Gadsden Year-to-Date Residential Sales Up 6.7% 

Calhoun annexation into Decatur one step closer 

Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce endorses Amendment 2 

Affiniti Golf Partners to manage Alabama's Huntsville Country Club 

Gadsden Council approves change order, FEMA grant for safe rooms

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

RSVP for Bham Commercial RE Networking Reception 11/15

ACRE Report: Birmingham's Housing Inventory Has Declined 40% from Peak

19th Annual CCIM/NAIOP Commercial Market Symposium    

Sanders Trust completes construction of Indiana medical office building 

Birmingham's best ZIP codes for rebounding home prices 

Colonial Properties Trust reports higher apartment revenue, FFO 

Alabaster's Colonial Promenade sold to Huntsville investors for $37.4 million 

UAB eyes space in Regions Plaza, sources say 

Rialto Capital to add homes at Carrington Lakes 

Gardendale First Baptist to build 36,000 square-foot expansion

Jefferson County has sold $2.6 million worth of property to generate cash

Birmingham's Medical Properties Trust reports increases in earnings

City-funded tornado shelters proposed for Pratt City senior housing development

Medical Properties Trust reports strong revenue growth in 3Q

ThyssenKrupp will get up to $280K from Bibb County 

Birmingham City Council approves Pratt City apartment shelters

Hoover fire damages several units at Diane Apartments

State approves another new coal mine upstream of Birmingham drinking water  

Ramsay McCormick building gets new lease on life

Colonial Properties Trust suspends Brookwood Center addition
Merrill Lynch to move from Wells Fargo tower

Real Estate Roundup: Office space moves 

West Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Black Belt

FBI analysis shows drop in property crimes in Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa Veterans get cottages for comfort 

Bruno's grocery store becomes Belle Foods 

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

German metal-works company coming to Auburn

Gander Mountain to open next Friday in Opelika  

Fire displaces 30 people in Montgomery's Cloverdale neighborhood

'House Hunters'spotlights Montgomery's real estate market

May Alabama remain Forever Wild

The Alabama Rural Ministry uses shack fundraiser to raise awareness of poverty housing

Poarch Creeks resume casino construction in Wetumpka 

Volunteers build ball field, add seating at Pike Road park
New roof for aging Autauga county courthouse 

Wiregrass - Dothan, Andalusia, Enterprise, Eufaula, Troy

Real estate transfers 10/1/12 

CMI purchased, expected to close in Ozark 

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

ACRE Report: Baldwin County Year-to-Date Residential Sales Up 4%

$150,000 dedicated to a Mobile skate park quietly diverted to other projects

Downtown Mobile redesign wraps up tonight as firm presents findings

Mobile Chamber exceeds $1.5 million fundraising goal for 2012

Mobile area home prices rise in September

RSA buys dowtown Mobile's historic Van Antwerp Building for $1.65 million

Mobile Planning Commission OK's controversial Salvation Army rezoning

US Green Building Council to host Gulf Coast Seminar & Reception
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