Cheap Auto Insurance

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:17:53 -0500

The price of gas may be climbing to epic heights, but your car insurance doesn't have to, especially if you use the aptly named CheapAutosInsurance.com as your source for

Office in Madison County up for grabs

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:41:44 -0500

The deadline to qualify to run for these offices is this coming Friday, April 4, 2008, at 5:00 p.m.

The local office...

Huntsville Real estate Seminars

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:29:33 -0500

Monday March 24
Realty World South will host a free "Lease to Own" seminar at 1874 Slaughter Road in Madison at 6 p.m. Learn how to improve your credit score and become a homeowner. This seminar is conducted each Monday. Call 325-8500 for re...

Birmingham New Home Sales Increase

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:32:04 -0500

Rudulph-Brander report, the Birmingham Alabama real estate report, indicated that the number of Birmingham new homes sold in February improved to 282 from 240 in January. The value of those homes was $62.7 million, an conservative increase ...

Alabama Real Estate Directory

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:14:45 -0500

If you are in the Alabama real estate business and know your way around online, you will appreciate the kindness, yes, kindness, of webmasters who voluntarily or involuntarily link to your website.

The internet is now the number one sour...

9 Year Car Loan: Is it good for Your Credit

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:59:34 -0500

Blizzard! As the cold freeze passes over the auto and home mortgage indus...

Huntsville Alabama Mortgage foreclosure Help

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:40:17 -0500

If you are a residence of Huntsville Alabama or your home is located in Madison county area chances are you are not stridently affected by the mortgage fiasco that now holds the financial markets in a blizzard.

However, if you&n...

Networking opportunities

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:43:17 -0500

Items in this feature may be faxed to 532-4420 or e-mailed to marian.accar...

Ten North Alabama Counties added to State Trauma Care System

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:14:24 -0500

State health officials say ten north Alabama counties have been added to a statewide trauma system that links emergency response teams to care for severely injured patients. State Health Officer Dr. Donald Williamson was in Huntsville Friday ...

Jeff Benton Homes Receives Guildmaster� Award for Customer Satisfaction

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:12:26 -0500

GuildQuality� Incorporated, has recognized Jeff Benton Homes as a Guildmaster Homebuilder. To earn the Guildmaster designation at least 70% of a homebuilder�s customer base must complete a GuildQuality satisfaction ...

Huntsville Alabama Mortgage: Good Credit Bad Credit

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:29:04 -0500

In a large part, Huntsville Alabama real estate market has weathered the mortgage foreclosures storms that are now raking and riving the nation. Even in other parts of Alabama, like in Jefferson County, whose financial center is Birmingham, the...

Strategies for Purchasing Post-foreclosure Bank Property in Huntsville

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:57:14 -0500

Rhea Perry�s Real Estate Days conference provides practical real estate investing education by teaching how to look at today�s soft real estate market from an investor�s perspective.

Perry shares that now is the best time in all of history...

Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Market: Solid as a Rock

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:47:24 -0500

If you are in the real estate market either as a commercial property investor or you are just looking for a home in Alabama, Huntsville offers a rich choice of properties at fantastic prices: from enticing 3 bedroom homes to prestigious, sophis...

Obama picks up one more Ala. delegate

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:13:23 -0500

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) � Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama i...

Huntsville Homes Sales Holding Steady 2006 and 2007

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:56:02 -0500

Huntsville homes sales saw a significant increase from 2005 to 2006; 11% to be exact. The sales volume in 2005 was 4175 homes in the range of $100,000 to $500,000 per home selected for units sold. The total dollar volume sold for 2005 w...

Sale of houses, condos falls in Alabama

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:20:11 -0500

Home sales in Alabama declined nearly 17 percent in January, mirroring a drop across the nation that saw sales last month fall to the lowest level in nearly a decade.

The University of Alabama's Center for Real Estate Research said Monda...

Alabama's space city wants you to relocate

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:12:24 -0500

Huntsville is hanging out the "Help Wanted" sign � in Atlanta ...

Meetings of clubs and shared-interest groups

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:52:56 -0500

AARP, for those 50 and older, Thomas W. Davidson Senior Center Audi...

Networking opportunities

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:49:01 -0500

Items in this feature may be faxed to 532-4420 or e-mailed to businessnews@htimes.com. Event information should include date, time, place, cost and contact information. Deadline is Wednesday noon for Sunday publication:

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Huntsville Vacancy rate stays healthy as city grows

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:39:50 -0500

The vacancy rate in Hunts-ville's office and industrial markets last year was healthy, with office vacancies remaining below 8 percent for the third year in a row. The industrial market was even tighter, with the vacancy rate at just over 5 per...

New FASTSIGNS Center Opens in Huntsville, Alabama

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:58:34 -0500

A new FASTSIGNS� sign and graphics center is now open in Huntsville under the ownership of Patty Seifert.

Casa Latino Real Estate opens in Alabama

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:17:26 -0500

Sitting in his new office in Pelham, Alabama just outside of Birmingham, Freddy Guerra is a long way from where he used to call home the Republic of Panama.

Educated in the USA, Guerra had a promising techno...

UA real estate center says housing market affordability improved in late 2007

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:14:00 -0500

Alabama's housing market is growing more affordable, according to the University of Alabama's Center for Real Estate Research.

Southern Real Estate

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:48:20 -0500

Talk to Josh Dobson, Co-Owner of Southern Real Estate and native Georgian, for five minutes and he will invite you to stay at his family's cabin, where he will offer to give you a personal tour of the Cumberland Plateau Region -- a re...

Huntsville Antioch Homes is working to grow by pleasing customers

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:04:09 -0500

Roger Sweeney is working to make Antioch Homes the best builder at the best price.

"If we do that, our referrals will increase and our new customers will continue to grow," he said. "They want it built right and with the best workmanship that w...

Alabama Developer files suit over condo project

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:52:46 -0500

One of the most ambitious projects to emerge during Tuscaloosa�s recent condominium boom appears to have come to a sticky legal end.

Alabama-based CRS-Development LLC is seeking to recover more than $500,000 invested in The First Para...

Today's events from Huntsville Times

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:41:18 -0500

Books and Coffee, "My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir" by Clarence Thomas, reviewed by Sym...

Investor offers tips on pitching your idea

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:17:59 -0500

David Karabinos and his associates at the Huntsville Angel Network ...

Huntsville Alabama Networking opportunities

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:09:18 -0500

Items in this feature may be faxed to 532-4420 or e-mailed to businessnews@htimes.co...

UA to host 53rd annual real estate conference

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:32:39 -0500

The College of Continuing Studies and The Alabama Association of Realtors are presenting the 53rd Annual Real Estate Salesmanship and Education Conference Wednesday to Friday on campus.

The Real Estate Salesmanship and Education Conferen...

Huntsville experts advise sellers to sharpen skills in slower market

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:26:14 -0500

One person's market lull can be another's opportunity to sharpen selling skills to make a better sale, especially with temptingly low interest rates luring buyers.

The lull was anticipated for the Huntsville area market as a response to ...

Huntsville Jeff Benton Homes, Selected for Inclusion in Elite Builder Program

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:56:43 -0500

Home Buyers Warranty Corporation (HBW) has selected Jeff Benton Homes for inclusion in its prestigious Elite Builder� program. This program recognizes and supports a small group of homebuilders nationwide who are ab...

Real Estate Recession and Military Base Closures - The BRAC

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:03:22 -0500

Gudrun and Tcat have discussed the market cycles and in quite a few of our pieces, how down trends in the real estate market are spotty, and not uniform. We found what for some is a real crystal ball! It is called The BRAC. This ...

Madison considering getting into the ambulance business

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:42:06 -0500

MADISON - The Madison City Council is considering Fire Chief Ralph Cobb's proposal that the city get into the ambulance business.

On Friday, Cobb asked the council's finance committee to accept a $632,550 feder...

Panoply seeking volunteers

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:39:41 -0500

Each year, the Panoply Arts Festival depends upon the generous support of thousands of volunteers to help produce Huntsville�s family-friendly community arts event.

Opportunities are still available, and vary ...

Alabama home prices

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:34:04 -0500

The median home price in the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area fell in the last three months o...

Relocation information site for Huntsville Alabama

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:28:31 -0500

There seems to be a lack of local quality information websites for Hun...

Huntsville business heavily damaged by fire

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:24:43 -0500

The Wine Cellar and Spirits on Highway 72 at Slaughter Road was heavily damaged by fire early this morning...

State shouldn't tax rebates, Riley tells shoppers

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:46:06 -0500

Gov. Bob Riley stood in the center aisle of the Ann Street Wal-Mart on Wednesday, saying he hoped legislators ...

New tax law helps subprime customers

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:13:59 -0500

Montgomery's real estate and mortgage secto...

February is Black History Month

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:08:48 -0500

who was the first African American to be employed at Farmers &��Merchants...

Madison grabs 1,400 acres

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:05:44 -0500

� In a move to beat the filing of legislation to prevent unopposed land grabs by outside municipalities, the Madison City Council Monday night voted to annex 1,400 acres of Limestone County land. On the weekend Limestone County Commission Chairma...

Latin dance at Kinesthetic Cue Dance Club

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:17:48 -0500

There will be a Latin dance at Kinesthetic Cue Dance Club Saturday,...

Alabama Democrats say don't tax federal rebate

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:38:34 -0500

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) � Leaders of the Senate Democratic Caucus endorsed legislation Monday that would keep state income taxes from being levied on the federal tax rebates that Alabamians are anticipating in May. Caucus leaders also announced the...

Huntsville 'greenest' in South

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:34:36 -0500

Two years after labeling Huntsville a top 50 hot spot for technology, Popular Science is giving the city props for going green. The respected magazine has ranked Huntsville No. 18 on its list of "America's 50 Greenest Cities," ahead of...

Hospitals striving to ensure BRAC transfers' needs met

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:20:39 -0500

Huntsville's hospitals are working with the Tennessee Valley BRAC Committee to make sure families relocating here from northern Virginia find the medical care they need, a collaboration that should also benefit current residents looking for a doct...

2008 BRAC Update For Huntsville, Alabama

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:33:52 -0500

By the time the relocations set forth during the Base Realignment and Closures (BRAC) of 2005 are complete in the year 2011, approximately 4,700 new people will have moved to Huntsville, Alabama due to job transfers. Many of these people and posit...

Huntsville realtor viewpoint

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:26:57 -0500

It didn't take long for Clifton Miller to find a second career after retiring from the Army

He joined Rise Real Estate in Madison in June 1995, a month after his military retirement, and is now a broker with the Rise Real Estate-Century Office ...

Huntsville Networking opportunities

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:20:22 -0500

Relax Release Renew Day to Focus on Women

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:10:07 -0500

The day will highlight this ministry which is dedicated to addressing the spiritual, physical, mental, and social needs of women who desire a respite from the responsibilities of a multitasking lifestyle by focusing on Christian principles of rest...

Alabama Real estate market still strong

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:05:20 -0500

Alabama home sales topped out at 57,083 units sold in 2007, a 5 percent decline from 2006, according to the University of Alabama's Center for Real Estate.

Even so, 2007 was the third best year on record for home sales in the state.

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Real Estate Sale may hinge on curb appeal

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:01:11 -0500

Now is time for sellers to improve home's look

Despite everything you're hearing in the national news, area real estate agents predict a lively spring housing market is coming. Sellers, start preparing now.

"We expect a very healt...

1 Huntsville condo project is dead, 2nd OK'd

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:57:56 -0500

One condominium project for downtown Huntsville died Tuesday while another won clearance for a groundbreaking

The latter - a 80- to 100-unit complex in the planned Constellation hotel/retail/condo development at the Memorial...

Chaney Place Condominium Development Will Start Closing on Properties in Spring 2008

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:56:17 -0500

David Nunn is a native of Madison County and a prominent General Contractor for the last 22 years specializing in remodeling and building quality custom homes. David is known for constructing quality homes from the ...

Making your house stand out can help in a buyer?s market

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:15:54 -0500

Here is the most recent home sales report for Dot...

LendingTree.com Shares Tips for a Smooth Real Estate Closing

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:12:17 -0500

An unexpected problem on the day your real estate closing can turn the experience from a dream into a nightmare. With a little research and advanced preparation you can ensure a smooth closing process before you are handed the ...

Buyer's market means now is the time to purchase new home

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:14:21 -0500

Builders provide sweet incentives to buy a new house If you're shopping for a house, we have an inside tip for you: consider new construction this year. Delays with BRAC (the military base realignment) have left builders with overstock and man...

Export Control seminar

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:36:45 -0500

The Bureau of Industry and Security The Birmingham Export Assistance Center and The North Alabama International Trade Association Presents "The Essentials of Export Controls" March 4-5, 2008 EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL Huntsville, AL Da...

Don't believe housing hype; local market is healthy, stable

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:15:34 -0500

Average prices up, buyers arriving, says Hughes If you're struggling to keep the "Happy" in your "New Year" while you consider whether to still buy or sell a house, then the 2007-08 market indicators may be just what you need...

Selma Land Sells for $2.06 Million in J.P. King Auction

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:38:59 -0500

SELMA, Ala. - The auction of approximately 630 acres of development land in Selma attracted 55 registered bidders Thursday, resulting in a complete sellout of the land for a total of $2.06 million. Bidders from as far away as Ohio and New Hampshir...

Realtor.com, Move.com top Hitwise rankings

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:55:21 -0500

Realtor.com and its companion property-search site, Move.com, were the most visited real estate Web sites in December, according to the latest numbers from Hitwise.

Real...

Huntsville to spend nearly $100M to build, update

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:27:16 -0500

In an effort to attract new students and restore old buildings, Huntsville City Schools plans to spend nearly $100 million for new schools and renovations. The fiscal 2008 budget, which began in October, calls for $34 million toward three projec...

Huntsville Weekly Real Estate

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:23:56 -0500

The largest building permit issued in the city of Huntsville during the week of Dec. 24-28 went to Lee Builders, $1,900,000, for a building for Cove United Methodist Church at 366 Old U.S. 431. Other permits valued at more than $20,000 Included:...

Huntsville Networking calendar

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:22:35 -0500

Monday Family Services Center will host free, first-time home buyer training at 600 St. Clair Ave., Building 3, from 5 to 9 p.m. This group course is offered in two consecutive sessions, beginning on the first Monday of each month, concluding on...

Join Real Estate's fastest growing team of professionals

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:08:16 -0500

Why join us? We are building a team of professionals who share our values and commitment to a superior customer experience. If you'd like to manage your own time, build new relationships, and be in full control of your unlimited earning potential...

Editor's Letter: Brick by BRAC

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:55:25 -0500

By 2011, the reshuffling of military personnel associated with the federal government's Base Realignment and Closure, or BRAC, will bring about 4,700 government jobs to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., just south of the Tennessee state line. ...

Doster Construction completes $18.5M hospital project in Huntsville

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:53:23 -0500

Birmingham's Doster Construction Co. Inc. has completed the first phase on an $18.5 million addition and renovation project for the Surgery Center of Huntsville. The 59,000-square-foot phase one expansion, which completed final inspections in De...

BRAC transfers will add vitality to valley

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:42:50 -0500

My first BRAC couple you'd probably call traditional. Let's call them Matthew and Alice. They moved to the area and bought a nice, nearly new home in the suburbs. To them, its key feature was a basement. Basements were important where they came ...

Here comes BRAC

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:56:24 -0500

Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville is expecting 4,000 defense jobs in the next three years � a boon from the Base Realignment and Closure plan approved by Congress in 2005. While Sand Mountain is on the periphery of recruitment plans, Marshall County...

Inspiration on Green Mountain, A Huntsville Alabama Green Development

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:52:15 -0500

Located in Southeast Huntsville on Green Mountain, Inspiration on Green Mountain will be Huntsville's first NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) certified Green Development. The project will have grand mountain views and feature some of th...

Maysville ministry pulls its prisoner housing plan

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:13:27 -0500

MAYSVILLE, Ala. (AP) � Leaders of a northwest Huntsville church surprised a packed public hearing when they withdrew their proposal to build transitional housing for about 50 state prisoners who would receive job training and spiritual counseling....

Bankrupt Carlton Cove in Huntsville seeks buyer

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:13:49 -0500

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) � Carlton Cove, the high-end retirement community in south Huntsville that filed for bankruptcy protection last year, is looking for a buyer. The facility provides graduated levels of care ranging from independent living in ...

Housing market steady

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:10:29 -0500

U.S. home prices fell for the 10th consecutive month in October, but local real estate professionals say Pike County's home prices have remained steady through most of 2007.

The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index on Wedn...

Guntersville park lodge reopens after $25 million revamp

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:31:58 -0500

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. The lodge at scenic Lake Guntersville State Park in northeast Alabama will reopen Jan. 2 after being closed for almost four years and receiving $25 million in renovations. The lodge is located on a densely wooded mountaintop an...

Real estate giant stretches from Magic City north

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:26:52 -0500

Plans to build a retail development with an outlet center, a big box retailer, restaurants and a hotel in a northern Minnesota city were unveiled last week. The news didn't get attention in Birmingham, but there is a local connection. The compan...

Agents see a rising interest in home buying from younger set

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:00:48 -0500

Many cities and communities yearningly talk about it, but it appears the Huntsville area is doing it - attracting highly sought, younger professionals, and they're coming in style. They're blipping red hot on the local housing market radar. This...

Huntsville Networking opportunities

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:59:06 -0500

Organization Supporting Business Owners, a business owners' association, holds monthly owner-to-owner networking events and training seminars. Standard monthly events are recurring, but some changes may apply during the holiday season. For current...

Huntsville Weekly Real Estate

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:57:36 -0500

The largest building permit issued during the week of Dec. 10-14 in the city of Huntsville went to Joe Still Building Co. Inc., in the amount of $5.32 million, for building the exterior walls, roof, stairwells, windows and other structures for the...

Huntsville travelers join Arsenal task force

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:11:38 -0500

The Rock Island Arsenal Task Force and a group of community leaders combined their experience, enthusiasm and determination Thursday for creating a one-team, one-fight to support and grow the arsenal. Still enthusiastic after a tour earlier this ...

Madison planners reject 2 requests for rezoning

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:08:19 -0500

MADISON - For about 200 or so residents, the Madison Planning Commission was like Santa Claus at its Thursday night meeting. For a few property owners and developers, the commission was more like the Grinch. It started with a large contingency...

Immobel.com: Mobile, Alabama Real Estate Market Booms

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:15:06 -0500

As many Real Estate markets around the country are struggling to find a way to weather the downturn, Mobile, Alabama is experiencing quite the opposite as the city has established itself as a hotbed of growth with mega-sized foreign-based investme...

More pressure likely in state housing market, University of Alabama real estate expert says

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:13:03 -0500

A University of Alabama real estate expert says the high number of unsold houses across the state will continue to put pressure on Alabama's housing market. When 2008 begins, there will be an estimated 43,000 houses up for sale across Alabama, a...

US: Continental to cut jobs at Huntsville plant

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:15:34 -0500

Continental is preparing to cut more than 200 jobs from the Huntsville, Alabama plant it recently took over from Siemens VDO, reports Automotive News. The cuts are due to a fall in orders from its largest customer, Chrysler LLC.

Today's events

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:12:30 -0500

"Sanders Family Christmas," Renaissance Theatre Alpha Stage Productions at Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum, 3101 Burritt Drive, 7:30 p.m., $20, 536-2882, 536-3117 or renaissancetheatre.net. Galaxy of Lights, Huntsville Botani...

Athens eyes retail from BRAC

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:06:20 -0500

ATHENS � A city councilman said Monday that Athens can compete with Decatur and Huntsville for retail opportunities associated with BRAC. Jobs are moving to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville as part of the federal government�s Base Realignment and ...

BRAC spin-off business could benefit community

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:04:36 -0500

Public Works Director James Rich told the Athens City Council Monday that the community should organize to snare a portion of the estimated 5,000 spin-off jobs resulting from Base Realignment and Closure. BRAC is expected to bring 4,000 jobs to...

Make your plans with this festival list

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:17:43 -0500

JANUARY Polar Bear Dip. Jan. 1. Run from white as snow sand around the infamous Flora-Bama Lounge into the bracing, blue Gulf. Steaming bowls of lucky black-eyed peas, hot music and New Year's toasts! Perdido Key, Fl., 800-874-1234, ...

BRAC job should be worth wait

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:49:52 -0500

Have patience, and bone up on special skills in meanwhile So, you've heard about the thousands of well-paying jobs coming to Redstone Arsenal, and you want one of your own. How do you get it? Pretty much, right now, you don't. Even though ...

METRO SPOTLIGHT: Work Force Fuels Diversity in Huntsville, Alabama

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:09:17 -0500

If there is one word to describe the expansion and relocation climate in the Huntsville, Ala., metro, it would be �diverse.� Huntsville has seen growth and an expansion of jobs in a variety of industries, including aerospace and defense, call cen...

Huntsville Networking opportunities

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:44:56 -0500

Women's Council of Realtors shares goals for new year

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:43:12 -0500

Getting the word out on the Women's Council of Realtors' (WCR) benefits and recruiting new members are top goals for incoming President Regina Underwood as she readies to kick off the Huntsville chapter's new year. "In planning for the comi...

Huntsville Today's events

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:03:34 -0500

CMT on Tour 2007 Sugarland Change, Von Braun Center Arena, 700 Monroe St., 8 p.m., $40.50, parking reservation $5, ticketmaster.com. Christmas Star planetarium show, presented by Roy Young, Von Braun Astronomical Society Planetarium in Monte San...

ForeclosureS.com November Report: Initial Filings Up 93%; Foreclosed Homes Up 41%

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:04:46 -0500

Foreclosures nationwide climbed closer to record levels last month as tens of thousands more struggling homeowners lost their properties. Consider a few NOVEMBER numbers from ForeclosureS.com, the California-based real estate publisher that?s been...

United Way of Central Alabama remains one of the top agencies in the nation by meeting fundraising goal

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:58:22 -0500

Once again, this area's United Way organization not only meets, but exceeds its goal. The economic news hasn't been all good. The real estate market is flat. More homes are going into foreclosure. People are carrying more debt than ever before. ...

Vehicle supplier to lay off 200 plus at Huntsville, Alabama plant

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:46:00 -0500

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) � More than 200 workers will be laid off at the Continental AG plant over the next several weeks as the automotive supplier struggles with fewer orders from its largest customer, Chrysler. Managers announced the layoffs in e...

ADO workshops to help local businesses trade more with ChinaBirmingham

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:49:17 -0500

The Alabama Development Office is hosting three statewide workshops to encourage greater trade opportunities with China. The events - to be held in Birmingham, Huntsville and Mobile - will feature Bill Lawton, senior trade specialist with the U....

Decatur Housing prices

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:31:47 -0500

Increasing housing prices are a mixed blessing. For homeowners and for businesses that benefit from home sales, they are a positive. For renters, they are a negative. In the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, housing prices in the Decatur metropolitan...

Madison hospital delayed again

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:26:17 -0500

State board postpones decision until January Madison residents will have to wait at least another month to find out who wins the construction rights to a proposed hospital on U.S. 72 West. The state Certificate of Need Review board was schedul...

Investors buy upscale apartments

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:11:30 -0500

Investors paid more than $40 million for two upscale apartment complexes: the 228-unit Lenox Gates on Hillcrest Road in Mobile and Ash ley Gates , 166 units on Van Avenue in Daphne, according to Realtors. The local investors who sold the property ...

Home sales up in Shoals

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:10:12 -0500

The housing market in the Shoals grew in October despite trends to the contrary in other parts of Alabama and the country. While total home sales in Alabama declined by 12.25 percent in October compared to the same month a year ago, the Shoals ho...

Madison may get tough on builders

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:02:53 -0500

MADISON - Erosion issues in some developing neighborhoods have the Madison City Council looking at enforcing stiff penalties for violators. "If we have a handful of companies that are blatantly in violation, then we need to bring the hammer...

Helping hands

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:14:30 -0500

Volunteer: Rev. Marjorie E. Palmer Occupation: pastor, Highlands United Methodist Church, Huntsville Volunteer activity: "I spent my life as a volunteer prior to joining the work force. I have been a Scout leader, both Girl Scouts and Boy...

Huntsville-based Web site seeks out fashion bargains

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:10:51 -0500

When it launched 10 years ago, dealnews.com provided a place for computer geeks to find deals on hardware. Now the company, based in suburban Madison, has launched a site for bargain-conscious fashionistas. Last month, dealnews launched stylenot...

How's our housing? Huntsville market still strong, bucking national trend

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:08:58 -0500

Huntsville custom home builder Jim Neighbors says that five years ago in Huntsville a builder wouldn't dream of building a half-million dollar spec home, but today there are plenty of them around. While much of the country has been battered by f...

Lincoln Mill to be renovated for condos, lofts

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:01:00 -0500

One of Huntsville's former mill villages is getting a facelift. Local eye doctor James Byrne recently purchased the old Lincoln Mill building along Meridian Street with plans to renovate it into shops, offices and as many as 60 cond...

Website a must for Huntsville Alabama real estate agents

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:20:09 -0500

With over 1500 realtors in the Huntsville and surrounding areas, combine with the fact that Home For Sale By Owners type offshoots are plugging in quickly into the fray, competition for selling and buying homes has increased steadily and the tradi...

Networking for Progress in Huntsville Alabama

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:19:05 -0500

For three consecutive years the Caribbean Association of North Alabama has hosted a business networking event like no other: a five (5) hour session of dynamic networking, exquisite Caribbean cuisine and uplifting conversations. Networking for Pr...

Bridge Street of Huntsville - A New Lifestyle Experience

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:08:28 -0500

Tis the season� to shop! According to Advertising.com, nearly one third of those questioned said they started their holiday shopping before Thanksgiving. While many people purchase some of their gifts online, there are still quite a few folks that...

Real estate weekly record

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:18:52 -0500

The largest building permit issued the week of Nov. 12-16 in the city of Huntsville went to Robins & Morton Group, in the amount of $3.4 million, for a 30,000-square-foot building for Crown Leasing Inc. at 420 Jan Davis Drive in Cummins Resear...

What Real Estate Crisis

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:59:47 -0500

Lately, when I tell people I meet that I work in real estate, they respond with a sympathetic look and mutter some kind of apology for the current state of the market. People of Huntsville, this has got to stop. Everyone has been brainwashed by ...

Opelika lands retail, entertainment complex

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:14:49 -0500

Anearly $1 billion retail and entertainment development slated to stretch for more than 500 acres along Interstate 85 in Opelika is expected to be a new tourist draw for East Alabama, as well as hook for industrial prospects. Silver Companies, a...

The Ledges of Huntsville Alabama - The Best Real Estate in Town

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:00:35 -0500

The Ledges is a private community in the Huntsville Mountain with many fascinating homes and just a short drive away from shopping, schools and other amenities that Huntsville has to offer. The Ledges has it own private golf course,...

Luxury RV lots rise to meet latest fad

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:56:22 -0500

There will soon be a steady procession of high-end recreational vehicles -- Simonized, half-million-dollar elephants with plasma televisions and granite countertops -- rolling along Sun Belt interstates, searching for a place by the beach to park....

Hampton Inn hotel ahead for Cove area

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:58:52 -0500

Four-story facility is expected to open by fall of next year A Hampton Inn & Suites slated for U.S. 431 and Caldwell Lane will be the first hotel in the Big Cove area. Developers and city officials are expected to gather today to launch co...

Low property taxes draw new residents

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:49:08 -0500

Ask Jo Ann Barnes where she�s from and she explains Homestead, Fla., in very specific terms. �South of Miami. Where Hurricane Andrew hit,� she said. Three generations of the Barnes family moved to Dothan in July of this year � Jo Anne, her son,...

Networking opportunities

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:35:00 -0500

BNI - Business Network International - wants to give small-business owners and sales professionals referrals. Chapters meet Tuesday through Thursday for breakfast or lunch. For more information on dates and times available, call 866-291-9496, e...

Huntsville Weekly Real Estate

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:31:46 -0500

The largest building permit issued during the week of Nov. 5-9 in the city of Huntsville went to Martin & Cobey Construction, $6.74 million, for a building for Sconnell Properties LLC at 6500 Fed-Ex Way.

Other permits valued at m...

Some on Alabama coast choose auctions to sell property

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:10:40 -0500

Robbie Jaeger's client had looked at the eight-bedroom Gulf-front house in Gulf Shores last summer when it was listed for $2.9 million.

When the 5,300-square-foot house hit the auction block earlier th...

Comcast brings new jobs to Huntsville

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:36:08 -0500

New jobs are coming to the Heart of the Valley. Comcast is bringing a regional call center to Huntsville. Comcast executives joined Mayor Loretta Spencer to announce the opening of a new Comcast regional call center. The facility will be locat...

Madison Mayor says Atlanta retail recruiting trip worthwhile

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:26:41 -0500

Mayor Sandy Kirkindall and aide Jessica Bradley told retailers and restaurateurs: "You need to be in Madison." Kirkindall, Bradley and Huntsville-area developers Scott McLain and John Blue were shopping for new retail stores and restaurant oppo...

AEGIS-Michaud Properties� agents receive broker designation

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:57:25 -0500

Three agents with AEGIS-Michaud Properties completed extensive training through the Alabama Real Estate Commission and received their associate broker designation. The three agents are Chrissy Bianchi, Anna Kate Ingram and Sally Byrd. Bianchi is ...

Realty Executives Regional Developer to Serve as Regional Vice President of NAR

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:05:08 -0500

Randy McKinney, regional developer of Realty Executives MidSouth, headquartered in Gulf Shores, Alabama, will be installed as regional vice fresident for Region 5 for the National Association of REALTORS� (NAR) on November 12 at the annual NAR Con...

Zillow.com(R) and 11 Newspaper Companies Form Online Real Estate Partnership

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:03:13 -0500

Leading real estate Web site Zillow.com and 11 newspaper publishing companies representing 282 newspapers nationwide announced plans today for a strategic partnership to extend local classified advertising such as for-sale listings and open house ...

Realtors(R) Welcome Home Parker Family of Las Vegas

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:29:28 -0500

Patty Parker is Las Vegas's newest homeowner, thanks to the National Association of Realtors and Habitat for Humanity. NAR presented the keys to a new Habitat for Humanity house to Parker and her two daughters during a dedication ceremony yesterda...

Mobile Realtors pick new officers

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:10:09 -0500

Sandy Purvis of Roberts Brothers in Saraland has been named president of the Mobile Area Association of Realtors for 2008. The other officers are Randy Delchamps, Randy Delchamps Realty & Development, president elect; Melissa Morrissette, LL...

Pamper your credit score, and it will pay you back

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:07:39 -0500

With the national housing market in flux these days, it's a good time to gauge lending and determine where you stand with borrowing if you're thinking about buying a house. From a home buying standpoint, the higher your credit score, the better ...

Bridge Street Town Centre Opens to the Public with a Bang

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:04:58 -0500

The Bridge Street Town Centre opened to the public this morning with a ceremony featuring Mayor Loretta Spencer, living statues, and confetti cannons. The ceremony concluded when a large drape was opened to unveil the twin bridges at the center of...

Huntsville Networking opportunities

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:27:49 -0500

Hotel rooms rising with new hotels

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:11:14 -0500

Huntsville has seen a nearly 15 percent increase in the number of hotel rooms during the past two years, and more are coming, a local tourism official said Friday. Since 2005, 720 hotel rooms have been completed in the Huntsville market, bringin...

Steven D. Bell & Company Purchases Seven Apartment Properties for more than $96 Million

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:16:12 -0500

Greensboro-headquartered Steven D. Bell & Company has purchased seven apartment properties in three Southeastern states valued at &...

House approves BRAC funding

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:21:58 -0500

The U.S. House on Tuesday approved a bill that will pay for moving military commands to Huntsville as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission decisions, U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer announced Wednesday. Cramer said the House approved...

Landlord wants to buy city property

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:44:11 -0500

TUSCALOOSA | Thick vegetation and large rodents spurred a Tuscaloosa landlord and some neighborhood residents to urge the Tuscaloosa City Council Tuesday to take action. Phillip Weaver, owner of apartments in the University of Alabama area, wants...

Madison pioneers had Huntsville connections

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:36:23 -0500

Madison Spirit Several of the pioneers of the land that became the City of Madison had connections to Huntsville's earliest prominent persons. As mentioned in the August 29 article, James Tribble and hi...

Mayor Maddox speaks to real estate fraternity tonight

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:13:42 -0500

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox will speak about the city's economic, social and urban development tonight at real estate honor fraternity Rho Epsilon's monthly meeting. His presentation, "Building a Bridge to the Future," will address pr...

Getting high on Alabama

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:12:17 -0500

ALABAMA HAS done well creating an attractive business climate for companies looking to build new plants or offices, coming in fifth in a national survey. Site Selection magazine surveyed corporate real estate decision-makers and found only North...

Athens Alabama Developers Announcing the Ground Breaking of The Meres

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:03:03 -0500

Area builders and realtors were invited to this "Grand Opening" event. Representatives from the Engineering Design team were on hand to answer questions along with literature detailing this new development. Lunch and snacks wer...

Huntsville Homes and Real estate for the week

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:57:02 -0500

The largest building permit issued during the week of Oct. 22-26 in the city of Huntsville went to Jim Parker Building Co., $8 million, for alterations to a building for the University of Alabama in Huntsville at 501 John Wright Drive.

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