Accounting
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What does Trump's presidency mean for business in 2017?
A new administration could mean big changes for American businesses.
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Affordable Housing
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How Affordable is Housing in Alabama?
Real estate markets throughout Alabama had a strong first quarter in 2019.
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Can Modular Homes Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis?
Modular homes are becoming a beautifully-designed, energy-efficient, affordable option for housing.
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Fair Housing Center of North Alabama Celebrating 25 Years
FHCNA’s 25th Anniversary Celebration will be held on June 14 at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
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Appraisal
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Alabama homes post equity gain in 4Q compared to 2015
Alabama sees some equity gains in homes across the state compared to 4Q 2015.
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Here's what to look for when getting a CRE appraisal
Here's a few things to look for when getting a CRE appraisal.
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Commercial Real Estate
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Industrial Real Estate Forecast
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?
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Industry Panel to Discuss Tenants Changing the Retail Landscape at the 2nd Annual Alabama Retail Real Estate Forum
The ICSC Retail Real Estate Forum will feature a panel of retail industry innovators focusing on strategies for retail success, online integration and customer loyalty through brand experience.
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Boxer Properties and Stemmons Enterprise Andrew Segal to Discuss the Impact of Technology on the Next Generation of Property Managers at the 4th Annual Alabama Real Estate Management Forum
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 ...
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Development
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Logistics Infrastructure Unprepared for E-Commerce
“Logistics Infrastructure: Transformational Opportunities” highlights the importance and impact of logistics infrastructure on the “why” and “where” decisions for commercial real estate.
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Opportunity Zone Update: New Guidelines Provide Clarity
Recently, the Trump administration released 74 pages of new proposed regulations for opportunity zones geared toward increasing tax-advantaged investments in low-income areas
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Redstone Gateway: The Gateway to Growth
The Redstone Gateway development predominantly offers build-to-suit development solutions for tenants that need modern, efficient buildings or campuses with immediate access to their government customers on Redstone Arsenal.
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Education
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KC Conway to Retell the Retail Story at the 2nd Annual Alabama Retail Real Estate Forum
KC Conway, director of research and corporate engagement at the Alabama Center for Real Estate, will present on the changing landscape of retail real estate. Conway will touch on adaptive reuse, ...
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Arlington Properties Jim Dixon to Deliver Lunch Keynote at at the 4th Annual Alabama Real Estate Management Forum
Jim Dixon, President of Arlington Properties, will present on the importance of fostering a strong culture and a commitment to a vision in the real estate industry at the 2019 Alabama ...
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5Q Cyber’s Don Goldstein to Discuss the Importance of Cyber Security in Commercial Real Estate at the 4th Annual Alabama Real Estate Management Forum
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 ...
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Environmental
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From Boneyard to Laboratory
The lake house has grown from a home goods’ boneyard to high tech testing ground.
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It's time to go green: Study shows demand for sustainability growing with homebuyers
Homebuyers are looking at sustainability more.
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Finance
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NFIB Reporting Small Business Optimism High
The latest NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for the July 2019 period just registered it second highest reading for 2019.
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June Jobs Perspectives
Just when things were going so well the first four months of 2019, the Vroom economy has had to pull off the race track for a refueling pit stop.
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How Affordable is Housing in Alabama?
The Alabama Housing Affordability Index (AHAI) for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased 1.88 percent from the third quarter score of 183.8 to 187.3.
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Home Building
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New Construction Permits Decline in May, Up 3% YTD
While permits for new single family housing units increased 6.5% nationally and 8.8% in the south region, they decreased in Alabama during May.
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Top 5 Markets for New Construction
The Alabama Center for Real Estate created these rankings based on new construction as a percentage of total residential sales during May.
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New Construction Permits Up Again in April
While permits for new single family housing units declined 4.3 percent nationwide and 5.8 percent in the south region, they increased in Alabama during April.
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Industrial
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Huntsville Commercial Real Estate from the Experts Q2 2018
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Google, Facebook, and Resicum International LLC invest in Alabama, MasterBrand decides to close its Alabama operation
Alabama Added 4,300 Jobs in April 2018, Up 24,200 Year-To-Date Versus 2017
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Q1 Update
Birmingham CRE from the Experts
Q1 Update
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Industry News
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Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates in Alabama’s Metro Areas
Through the first quarter of 2018, both the United States and Alabama experienced a decrease in their foreclosure and delinquency rates.
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Fair Housing Act
It’s crucial on Fair Housing’s golden anniversary to bring awareness to the many unaddressed issues involving housing discrimination.
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By Laurel Bailey and Taron Thorpe
Small Business Incentives with a BIG Impact
Small business incentives provided by the City of Madison IDB made a BIG impact on local businesses.
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Insurance
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Some look to 'health sharing' as alternative to health insurance
For Realtors, health sharing may be a viable alternative to health insurance.
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Land
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Lake Martin Real Estate Report: March 2018
What’s going on with real estate sales at Lake Martin?
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February 2018 Market Report for Lake Martin
What’s going on with real estate sales at Lake Martin?
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Alabama land broker instructs Kansas Realtors, bringing ALC designation course to Montgomery
Alabama land broker instructs Kansas City Realtors
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Legal
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Battle of the Liens – Lender vs. Builder!
The Alabama Supreme Court recently reached a controversial decision on whose lien takes priority – the Lender's mortgage or a builder's materialman lien –when a builder is not paid for his ...
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Developers Face Additional Hurdle In Exercising Property Rights
Graffiti As Urban Blight Or Protected Street Art?
Moving forward, an issue for developers to consider will include what precautions must be taken if the project involves removing graffiti art.
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Service Animals And Assistance Animals In Alabama – Landlords’ Requirement To Accommodate
Because of the confusion between state law and federal law regarding the definition of service animals, assistance animals, and what may be requested by a landlord that has a no-pets policy, ...
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Media
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ACRE Unveils New "exploRE” Multimedia Platform
The Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE) today announced its newly designed multimedia platform.
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Alabama week in real estate 9/30/17
Week in real estate
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Alabama Week in Real Estate (9/9/17
Alabama Week in Real Estate
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Multifamily
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Mobile Capitalizes on the ‘M’ in Multifamily
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Huntsville Commercial Real Estate from the Experts Q1 2018
Huntsville Q1 CRE review of retail, office, multifamily and industrial.
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Using percentage change from Q1 2017 to rank Alabama's residential markets
Alabama's Real Estate Markets During the First Quarter of 2018
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Office
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Strategies to Address Office Tenant Improvement Allowances
There are two ways to address the Tenant Improvement Allowance, a very important component of your office lease.
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Huntsville Office Market Surging in 4th Quarter
The Huntsville office market continues to impress not only within Alabama, but is outperforming many national metrics.
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Making the Right Office Space Decisions as a Government Contractor
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Property Management
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NiceNets’ Chuck Niswonger to Discuss Big Data and AI Technology at the 4th Annual Alabama Real Estate Management Forum
Chuck Niswonger, President at NiceNets Consulting LLC and Chairman of the Investment Management Advisory Council, will present on big data and AI technology at the 2019 Alabama Real Estate Management Forum. ...
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Price-to-Rent Ratio
One crucial metric can be used as a tell-all on whether or not the market is strong for income-producing residential properties - Price-to-Rent ratio.
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Announcing the 3rd Alabama Real Estate Management Summit
On Thursday, August 23, 2018 the Institute of Real Estate Management will host the third annual Alabama Real Estate Management Summit powered by the Alabama Center for Real Estate at Burr ...
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Research
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House Price Index for Mobile Metro Area Nearing Pre-Recession Peak
Mobile’s house price index is on the rise and if current price appreciation trends continue, the index will reach a new high of 192.33 by the end of 2019.
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Single Family Building Permits Rebound in June
While permits for new single family housing units decreased 8% nationally and 8.7% in the south region, they rebounded in Alabama during June.
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Small Market Update: Second Quarter 2019
A 2Q19 review of Alabama's small residential markets.
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Residential Real Estate
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Top 5 Most Improved Markets
The Alabama Center for Real Estate created the following rankings based on year-over-year (Y/Y) growth in total residential sales during June 2019.
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Top 5 Markets for Home Price Appreciation: June 2019
The Alabama Center for Real Estate created these rankings based on median price appreciation in June 2019:
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Market Spotlight: Phenix City
The Phenix City area leads all of Alabama’s metro areas in year-to-date residential sales growth during 2019.
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Retail
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Constellation: The Untold Story of Huntsville’s Highly Anticipated Development
Exclusive Interview with Scott McLain on the last 17 years
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Chad Emerson and KC Conway to Speak at ICSC’s 2018 Gulf South Conference
The International Council of Shopping Center’s 2018 Gulf South Conference is in New Orleans on February 28 - March 2.
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Millennial Brokers: The Barrier to Entry in CRE
What is driving millennials to choose cottages over commercial?
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Technology
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Report from the Emerging Business and Technology Forum
Robots and New Realities
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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A Christmas Re-Gift
My Christmas present to you is the gift of information.
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Bidding for Business: Online Auctions in an Evolving Real Estate Industry
The real estate industry is expanding with great virility, to include the evolution of online auctions.
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