Alabama Center for Real Estate

According to an FBI public service announcement, Business E-mail Compromise/E-mail Account Compromise victims in the real estate sector rose over 1100% between 2015-2017.

A new administration could mean big changes for American businesses. 

Falling interest rates helped offset rising home prices, leading to a slight gain in home affordability from one year ago. 

Alabama tied with Florida for 29th in a recent study by Smart Asset ranking the best states for the middle class in America.

Real estate markets throughout Alabama had a strong first quarter in 2019.

While valuation uncertainty rises during peaks and troughs to market cycles, lenders and investors still struggle to define the new normal and determine where it is safe to re-enter the market ...

Featuring nationally recognized commercial real estate experts who addressed changing market conditions during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Although the guidelines that U.S. financial institutions must adhere to for “Federally Related Transactions” are now a decade old, they are still the road map for appraisers when performing an appraisal ...

When followed, sales and marketing plans have proven to be a valuable lighthouse in an ocean of possibilities.

The COVID-19 outbreak came during our most technologically advanced age; however, there are some decades old infrastructure items that are keeping us connected today - and vital to our reconnection post ...

Pandemic insurance has become more top-of-mind as states begin to reopen and assess the damage to businesses and commercial real estate.

Residential markets nationwide and in Alabama faced inventory shortages for several years before the pandemic, and one of the more notable outcomes thus far is the effect on residential listings. ...

New home sales represent a significant portion of all residential sales nationwide, usually around 10-12%.

Economic data from April 2020 showed a quick decline in overall business activity across the nation.

Greg Fine, CCIM; Tom McCormick, SIOR; Jim Amorin, Appraisal Institute; and Denise Froemming, IREM will participate on the Industry CEO Panel at ACREcom20 on Friday, February 7, 2020, at The Club ...

Join ACRE at the 20th Annual Alabama Commercial Real Estate conference at The Club in Birmingham on Friday, February 7.

Of the five submarkets in Birmingham’s office market, the midtown market is likely to continue outperforming others in the coming years.

Moman will discuss how to break through the noise and leverage LinkedIn for businesses and careers by building a compelling organic presence on the digital platform.

Hoping to incentivize investment in low-income areas through federal tax deferrals, Opportunity Zones were created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

The report is published every year by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and is a comprehensive study on emerging trends impacting commercial real estate.

  The lake house has grown from a home goods’ boneyard to high tech testing ground.

 Homebuyers are looking at sustainability more. 

A review of economic data featuring ISM manufacturing data, ADP Private Payrolls data with another record Jobless Claims report double that of last week’s record, and March’s auto sales. 

The BLS Jobs report of -700k for March doesn’t measure up to the jobless claims, airline passengers or drop in oil demand measures.

The panel includes Chad Hagwood of Hunt Real Estate Capital, Cynthia Stanford from Regions Bank, and Steve Clikas of Protective Life.

The housing-related data this week doused cold water on March’s hopes by the housing industry that record low interest rates and Realtors pivoting to virtual home tours would mitigate COVID-19 damage ...

After a strong year in 2019, single family building permits post another year-over-year gain in January 2020. 

New construction represented 15.9% of all residential sales statewide during January 2020. 

With interest rates near record lows and risk appetites back to normal levels, pricing should continue to see support in 2020.

Industrial continues to be the darling of the commercial real estate industry, but what impact could tariffs, new supply, and our economic cycle have on the sector?

The World Games 2021 Chief Executive Officer, Nick Sellers, is the featured lunch keynote at ACREcom 2020, “Building the Future.”

Frank Anderson, business and development manager, at Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC provides some of his expertise on what issues the Alabama construction industry is facing and how Brasfield & Gorrie is ...

The American Property Tax Counsel (APTC) presented its prestigious Martin S. Katz Memorial Award to ACRE Director of Research and Corporate Engagement K.C. Conway at the Annual APTC Client Seminar in ...

 For Realtors, health sharing may be a viable alternative to health insurance. 

Interest in rural land, and the resulting lifestyle, has risen since mid-March as many find fresh air and space more appealing now than ever before.

What’s going on with real estate sales at Lake Martin?

What’s going on with real estate sales at Lake Martin?

Because of the economic slowdown, some tenants are asking for rent concessions due to the shutdown, and that raises a few questions. An ideal solution will work out best for both ...

If your company is facing outstanding expenses as a result of COVID-19, assistance is available through the Payroll Protection Program (the “PPP”) recently passed by Congress and signed into law by President ...

Recently, the Trump administration released 74 pages of new proposed regulations for opportunity zones geared toward increasing tax-advantaged investments in low-income areas

The Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE) today announced its newly designed multimedia platform.

Week in real estate 

Alabama Week in Real Estate 

Andrew Segal, Chairman and CEO of Boxer Properties and Co-Founder of Stemmons Enterprise, will present on what skills the next generation of property managers will need at the Alabama Real Estate ...

Q1 Update

There are two ways to address the Tenant Improvement Allowance, a very important component of your office lease.

The Huntsville office market continues to impress not only within Alabama, but is outperforming many national metrics. 

Huntsville Q1 CRE review of retail, office, multifamily and industrial.

There was some concern at the beginning of the pandemic that student housing could be the first domino to fall, given the swift closure of colleges across the nation.

The IREM Region 5 leadership participated in a panel discussion on the impact of coronavirus on the property management industy on April 16, 2020.

Don Goldstein, CEO of 5Q Cyber, will present on trending cyber security issues within the commercial real estate industry at the 2019 Alabama Real Estate Management Forum powered by IREM and ...

Sales are now up 3.6% year to date, but are likely to moderate amid the growing economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Months of supply increased from 1.9 to 2.0, reflecting a seller’s market in the area. 

Homes sold in April averaged 96 days on the market (DOM), 6 days faster than April 2019.

Months of supply (inventory to sales ratio) increased from 2.8 to 3.0, reflecting a seller’s market in the area.

Area sales are up 20.5% year-to-date, but are likely to moderate in the months ahead due to slowing economic activity related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sales are now up 6.7% year-to-date, but sales activity is likely to slow in the months ahead due to the growing economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Residential sales were 6.4% below ACRE's forecast in March 2020. 

Renewed interest in downtown Birmingham has led to a significant increase in adaptive reuse projects in recent years

This 3Q19 CRE report details five predictions for the future of retail real estate that debunk several primary myths behind the glut of bankruptcies and store closings in the past decade.  ...

Ryhal is an Inman and six-time NAR conference and expo featured keynote speaker and is also a podcaster and international best selling author.

The Emerging Business and Technology Forum (EBITS) was held during the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo on May 17, 2018, at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, DC.

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