WIRE News thru 5/11
Vol. 1, Issue 8
Welcome to ACRE's newest initiative- The Alabama Real Estate News WIRE. WIRE is the acronym for "Week In Real Estate" and this product is intended to help real estate professionals, affiliates and consumers follow all the major news stories that impact real estate in Alabama and will come to you just once a week, on Saturday mornings, categorized geographically. We hope this will be a convenient way to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week without interrupting your workday. Best of all, it's free.
Statewide

Expert: "Tenant Improvements Can Sour Your Office Lease"  

CoreLogic� March Home Price Index

Alabama home prices fell 8% in March 

New home sales in Alabama - Up 9.2% compared to last year 

House passes bills to control insurance costs

Governor Bentley Comments on Passage of Insurance Bills

Bills will affect home insurance prices 

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

Shoals Area home sales in April up 34% from a year ago

Gadsden home sales in March up 19% from a year ago

CoreLogic report: Home prices in Huntsville decrease

Building permits for Huntsville, Madison and Madison County listed

School board to buy property 

Tuscumbia Council continues to research rental policies

Muscle Shoals Council approves incentives for Walgreens call center

Northwest-Shoals CC wants to buy Alabama Music Hall of Fame property

Huntsville looks to Greenville, S.C., for tips on remaking downtown

Huntsville Housing Authority bill passes Alabama House 

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

Birmingham area home sales increase in April 

Birmingham civil rights district may get makeover

Birmingham firms see surge in mortgage refinancing

Trinity Medical Center's plan to move to US 280 goes back to court

Camp Branch to vote on zoning 

Hoover slated to consider adding 99 acres to Moss Rock Preserve 

Pelham sells lots to HOA for park 

March beginning of rising trend for area home sales (Anniston) 

Fairfield council moves to follow judge's order on ownership of civic center

Clay rezones property for new city hall

Trussville City Council approves rezoning for property on U.S. 11 

Brewpub planned for George Barber's free downtown lot 

West Alabama Tuscaloosa, Black Belt 
Tuscaloosa area home sales in April up 25% from a year ago
Greene County is location for company turning wood chips into fuel
Land turned into community garden
Tuscaloosa City Council agenda
South Central - MontgomeryAuburn, Lake Martin, Phenix City

Lake Martin residential sales in March rise 24% from prior month 

Lots offer local river living 

Expo spotlights older homes 

Wiregrass DothanAndalusia, Enterprise, Eufaula, Troy

Two more businesses tour Pemco property 

Enterprise real estate transfers 

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

Home prices in Mobile dip in March

Drummond: Mobile Industrial Real Estate Market Update & Forecast 

Orange Beach looks at reducing impact fees on new development 

Investor buys Winn-Dixie store in Mobile for $4.25 million 

Washington County Business Park breaks ground Friday 

Eastern Shore Trail nears next stage of completion 

USA Children's & Women's Hospital expansion continues

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The WIRE compiled by ACRE Interns
  Brent Douglas JD/MA Economics Class of 2013 
  Meagan McCollum MS Finance Class of 2012
  John Miele BS Economics/Finance Class of 2012