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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Ronnie Lee Phillips to Discuss the CRE Market Cycle: 2020 & Beyond at the 1st Annual Alabama Appraisal Forum
Ronnie Lee Phillips, principal advisor at RealStar Realty Advisors LLC, will present on the how to use the momentum of the real estate market cycle at the 1st Annual Appraisal Institute ...
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Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington to Present at the 1st Annual Appraisal Institute Fall Forum
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KC Conway to Preview CCIM Insights Paper “Retail e-Volution” at 1st Annual Alabama Appraisal Institute Forum
K.C. Conway will present on how the changing Alabama economy plays into retail commercial real estate via ACRE and CCIM’s new Insights paper “Retail e-Volution” on October 2, 2019, in Birmingham, ...
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Commercial Real Estate
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Adaptive Reuse Projects Help Revitalize Downtown Birmingham
Renewed interest in downtown Birmingham has led to a significant increase in adaptive reuse projects in recent years
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Clayton McKinnon, Hoar Construction
Ask the Experts: Construction in Alabama
Clayton McKinnon, director of business development - commercial, at Hoar Construction provides some of his expertise on what issues the Alabama construction industry is facing and how Hoar is keeping up ...
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Heidi Smith to Discuss TVA's Role in Economic Development at 2nd Annual NALCOM CRE Forum
Heidi Smith, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) General Manager, Global Business, will be the keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual NALCOM CRE Forum on October 23, 2019 in Huntsville, Ala.
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Development
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Sidewalk Film Center Brings Independent Cinema to Birmingham’s Theater District
Sidewalk aims to be to not only to enhance the culture of Birmingham but also to be a strong economic impact to the area.
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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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Education
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Market Snapshot Panel at NALCOM CRE Forum
A panel of market leaders focusing on the impact of local organizations on the Huntsville community will present at the 2019 NALCOM Commerical Real Estate Forum on October 23, 2019, in ...
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Julie Melander to Discuss the Top 10 Issues in the Real Estate Industry at the 2nd Annual Alabama Retail Real Estate Forum
Melander will present the Keynote Lunch Session at the 2019 Alabama Retail Real Estate Forum powered by ICSC and ACRE on September 19, 2019, in Birmingham, Ala.
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Brian Lindley to Discuss Chick-fil-A’s Caring Strategy at the 2nd Annual Alabama Retail Real Estate Forum
Brian Lindley, executive director of real estate at Chick-fil-A, will present on Chick-fil-A’s commitment to Franchisees and to customer care and how that has played out over time.
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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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Alabama Wage Growth vs. Home Price Appreciation
As total wages and salaries in Alabama have been on a steady climb since 1998, the cost to purchase a home has shown a similar pattern of growth.
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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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Home Building
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Top 5 Markets for New Construction (August 2019)
The Alabama Center for Real Estate created these rankings based on new construction as a percentage of total residential sales during August 2019.
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Single Family Building Permits Increase 8% in July
While Alabama’s permits are up 3.7% year-to-date (YTD), permits are down 3.3% in the south region and down 5.5% nationwide, hinting that new construction markets in Alabama are going against regional ...
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Top 5 Markets for New Construction (July 2019)
The Alabama Center for Real Estate created these rankings based on new construction as a percentage of total residential sales during July.
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Industrial
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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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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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Industry News
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K.C. Conway Receives American Property Tax Counsel's Martin S. Katz Memorial Award
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 ...
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Auburn and Hoover Among Money.com “The Best Places to Live in America”
According to money.com, Auburn and Hoover were both ranked in the top 100 best places to live in America. Auburn placed No. 66 on the list and Hoover came in ranked ...
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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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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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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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Q1 Update
Birmingham CRE from the Experts
Q1 Update
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Mobile Capitalizes on the ‘M’ in Multifamily
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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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Huntsville Commercial Real Estate from the Experts Q1 2018
Huntsville Q1 CRE review of retail, office, multifamily and industrial.
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Property Management
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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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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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Research
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Alabama Homeownership Rates Down Slightly in the Third Quarter
While homeownership rates nationwide were on the rise during the third quarter of 2019, they decreased slightly in Alabama during the same period.
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Market Spotlight: Birmingham
Birmingham is Alabama’s fastest selling market thus far in 2019.
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Listing Trends in Alabama’s Residential Markets
The statewide months of supply for September 2019 is 3.9 months, down 17% from one year ago.
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Residential Real Estate
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How Affordable is Housing in Alabama? (Q319)
The Alabama Statewide Housing Affordability Index (AHAI) decreased 0.75% 3Q19 to 199.5 when compared to Q2’s score of 201.0.
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Statewide Average Days on Market Reaches a Record Low in September 2019
Properties sold in September 2019 moved 8 days faster than one year ago, and the statewide year-to-date DOM average improved 10.8%, dropping from 103 days in 2018 to 92 in 2019. ...
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Single Family Building Permits Increase 11% in September 2019
While Alabama’s permits are up 4.8% year-to-date (YTD), they are down 0.5% in the south region and down 3.4% nationwide, hinting that new construction markets in Alabama are going against regional ...
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Retail
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CCIM 3Q19 CRE Insights Paper
Changes in Store: 5 Predictions for the eVolution in Retail
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. ...
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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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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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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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