WIRE News thru 12/21
Vol. 1, Issue 40
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

Home Prices Could Jump 9.7% in 2013, J.P. Morgan Says 

Housing Issues to Watch in 2013 

Record year for credit unions in Alabama: 1.83 million members 

US mortgage rates remain near record lows 

Gov. Bentley announces $15.75 million to continue rebuilding from deadly tornadoes of April 27, 2011 

Glaze named as Advisory Council Member for Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

Higher-End Homes Selling Again 

Bill Barnhill: The Fiscal Cliff & Tax Consequences on Investment Real Estate 

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

Huntsville November Real Estate Sales Up 15% Year to Year 

East Clinton Elementary torn down? Maybe. Historic commission has final say-so

Study weighs 'highest and best use' of Sparkman Homes public housing site, shuttered Terry Heights Elementary 

Worker killed, 2 others injured during school construction accident in DeKalb County 

Judge hears arguments in Ann's Studio of Dance deed restrictions lawsuit 

Affordable Housing Advisory Council Holds First Meeting 

New Madison fire station receives awards as best new building 

Morgan County couple to be on HGTV's 'House Hunters' television show 

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

ACRE Report: Birmingham home sales grow 6.5% in November 

Birmingham November Real Estate Sales Up 11% Year Over Year 

Inland American plans $33M development near Railroad Park 

Cadence Bank moves downtown

Real estate roundup: State action on tax credit could boost Woodlawn efforts

Lyric Theatre restoration effort gets $500,000 boost with Birmingham contribution 

Investors eye buy near Lyric Theatre 

Birmingham Board of Education building to be sold, state official says 

Birmingham foreclosures at lowest level in two years

PolyOne buys Birmingham's Glasforms for $34M

Cadence Bank moving operations center to Colonnade 

Ambulance service leases space at Barber Business Park 

Transportation company leases space at Shades Creek Business Park 

Regional Medical Center to buy Jacksonville hospital 

Birmingham Mayor William Bell strikes out on $3 million pitch for extras at new Barons ballpark 

Fresh Market to open in Brookwood Village 

Real Estate Roundup: Beer Engineers to open Birmingham brewery 

Trussville City Council authorizes purchase of former Gold Kist property for $1.7 million 

Dewey Barber Chevrolet deal passes in Gardendale

Leeds working on zoning plan for 6,500-acre Grand River development 

Signature Homes asks Hoover to rezone 69 acres for 151 homes off Caldwell Mill Road 

Construction under way on first of two travel centers on Interstate 20 in Moody 

West Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Black Belt

ACRE Report: Tuscaloosa Residential Sales in November improve by 9.5% 

Doster lands $11M contract at University of Alabama 

Tuscaloosa to rebuild housing complexes, businesses with grant money 

Council buys land for future projects 

Northport seeks land for sports fields 

Newly dedicated RiverWalk Place bringing condos, retail and restaurants to Tuscaloosa's riverfront 

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

VictoryLand opens despite warning from attorney general 

Taylor Chandler CPA firm to build new office at Hampstead 

Montgomery City Council meeting: Land-use change controversial with residents 

Board considers Garrett Coliseum master plan: Proposal presented Monday has $25 million budget 

Montgomery County Commission approves $546,000 east probate bid 

Wiregrass - Troy, Dothan, Enterprise

ACRE Report: Dothan home sales in November up 30% from a year ago 

Supreme Court passes, Houston County casino forfeiture case will be heard in Dothan 

Daleville partners with economic development corporation 

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

ACRE report: Gulf Coast condo sales up 7.7% over 2011 

November Alabama Coastal Real Estate Sales Improve in a Slow month 

Austrian steel company Voestalpine may build $1B steel plant in southern coastal city 

Burton Property Group sells Walmart Supercenter for $17 million 

Judge orders prison time for businessmen in $1.465 million Choctaw County investment fraud 

GulfQuest Museum construction to be finalized in April, facility open by October 

Yahoo! names Gulf Shores one of 'America's Most Popular Attractions in 2012' 

Mobile's first Publix to open in spring of 2013  

Plans underway to beautify a section of Mobile Street 
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ACRE Intern,  Kianah Israel

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