WIRE News thru 11/30
Vol. 1, Issue 37
*Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, this edition of the WiRE contiains stories
from 11/21 - 11/30.

Welcome to ACRE's weekly digital publication - the WIRE. WIRE is the acronym for "Week In Real Estate". Delivered weekly, on Saturday mornings, the WiRE is categorized geographically and is designed to help real estate professionals, affiliates and consumers follow all the major news stories that impact real estate in Alabama.  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 compliments of SIPS Team USA, Structured Insulated Panels for Residential & Commercial Buildings.
Statewide & Nationwide

ACRE to host 13th Annual Alabama Commercial Real Estate Conference & Expo

UA's ACRE Adds Three to Advisory Board of Trustees 

Alabama Residential Report: YTD Sales up 6.4%; 76% of local markets show improvement from 2011  

Home Building at 4 Year High 

US sales of new homes dip 0.3 percent in October  

US pending home sales jump to nearly a 6-year high 

Colliers International white paper on North American Ports 

Home sales climb 2% in October 

Infographic: Home Buyers and Sellers in 2012 

Alabama added 1K construction jobs in October 

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

John Hunt Park master plan gets green light from Huntsville Planning Commission 

Marshall County Revenue Commissioner undervalued his property  

Huntsville Housing Authority director seeks improved Internet access for kids in public housing

Huntsville among the top 25 fastest growing metros 

Huntsville Housing Authority reaching out to veterans, former foster children 

Fire Destroys Apartments and Displaces College Students  

Reservation master plan is next step for TVA site 

Developers to break ground on $85M Twickenham Square project Dec. 4 

Huntsville City Council majority opposes strip club across from University Place Elementary 

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

Horton Mill Covered Bridge in Blount County  

Multifamily breathes life into real estate industry in Birmingham 

Rosemont Capital buys One Federal Place in Birmingham 

Birmingham's Bayer Properties expands into Georgia  

Trussville to consider purchase of former Gold Kist poultry property 

EGS Commercial Real Estate announces new lease deals 

Plans for Homewood Suites hotel in Five Points South proceed 

Busy day for Birmingham Water Works 

Sand Mountain farm plans commercial greenhouse atop Wooten Lofts building

Birmingham ranks 13th for homeownership 

Birmingham near middle of pack for age of housing stock 

Dobbins Group names team for $17M Vulcan Park apartment project 

Clairmont apartment developers near financing deal for $35M project 

Morrow Construction files $13M permit for Lakeshore apartment project 

Woodlawn Foundation plans apartment project 

Birmingham Mayor: Crews and cranes on the way for $19 million U.S. Treasury building downtown 
Signature Homes, U.S. Steel to drop plans for sewer plant in Trace Crossings due to opposition from neighbors 

Trinity Medical Center wins appeal in 280 move case 

West Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Black Belt

ACRE Report: Tuscaloosa Home Listings Sell At Pace Not Experienced 

Tuscaloosa approves new economic development policy 

Will The University of Alabama consider Gender-Neutral Housing? 

The Unversity of Alabama off-campus Housing Fair gives students more options 

UA to start construction on new recreation center 

City may spend $6 million on building  

City offering funds for home purchases in tornado zone 

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

The New Montgomery: Downtown: New lights set for riverfront tunnel 

Montgomery County District Attorney's Office makes motion for more space

Montgomery on verge of saving historic Webber building downtown 

ASU's new stadium creates a lot of buzz

Montgomery City Council approves land deal

Redeveloping Toomer's Corner 

Wiregrass - Troy, Dothan, Enterprise

Corvias Campus Living to Build ACOM's On-Campus Student Housing 

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

ACRE Report: Gulf Coast Condo Sales Up 15% from October 2011 Orange Beach approves $45 million budget, including $2.9M in capital improvements

Kaiser Realty Half-Marathon

Mobile's Airbus plant, Alabama Aerospace Supplier Network snag spotlight at German conference

Mobile area home prices stay the same in October
WiRE Compliments of

Structured Insulated Panels for Residential & Commercial Buildings
229-246-8880 
Quick Links
ACRE  AAR  AREC
News by Region
Statewide
North Alabama
North Alabama
West Alabama
South Central
South Central
Gulf Coast

Find us on Social Media!
      Like us on Facebook   Follow us on Twitter   View our profile on LinkedIn
ACRE's Founding Partners:



Click logo to review our partners!
  
Comments & Suggestions welcome.
Past Issues






The WIRE compiled by 
ACRE Intern,  Kianah Israel

Coming in 2013

For more information, contact Grayson Glaze (205) 348-7714.