Huntsville Real Estate

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Entries from June 2008

National Housing Market Affecting Huntsville?

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

We have often made comparisons and demonstrations showing how the Huntsville Housing Market is outperforming the national market especially in comparison with the hard hit areas of Nevada, California, and our neighboring state Florida. True our local real estate market is fundamentally sound, however it would not be a balanced statement to say, Huntsville Real […]

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Huntsville Weekend Stay-cation

June 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Friday July 4th - Day One
What is a Stay-cation you ask? A stay at home vacation! With the price of gas sky rocketing, I am sure many families have chosen to spend the 4th of July at home this year. I can hear the voices of children, grumbling and moaning because they don’t get […]

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Looking for High Tech Work? Try Huntsville!

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Yes according to a recent report published by the American Electronics Association called Cyberstates 2008, Huntsville Alabama is a prime high technology employment center where 19% of the workforce is involved in high tech industries. Thus your likelihood of landing your dream high tech career right here in Huntsville is among the highest in the […]

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Shaq in Huntsville - Looking at Real Estate

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

From the Huntsville Times:
NBA superstar here for 2 days, plans to return
One of the NBA’s biggest stars could soon be the city’s most famous property owner. Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O’Neal, a 14-time NBA All-Star, was in Huntsville for two days, “checking out real estate opportunities” and promising that he […]

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Renting before Buying?

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Many people who are relocating to Huntsville decide to rent before buying and for many valid reasons. Perhaps selling your home is taking longer than planned, employment concerns may have temporarily separated working spouses in both locations, or you may wisely decide to simply live here and search the area for your ideal neighborhood.
Despite what […]

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Huntsville Real Estate Market

June 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Southwest Huntsville Market Conditions
To continue our monthly absorption rate studies for various Huntsville Real Estate market segments, in this post we present a current market snapshot of Southwest Huntsville. This MLS area includes several Huntsville Neighborhoods across price ranges:

$100k-$200k: Bonaire Estates, Sherwood Park, Whitesburg Estates
$200k-$300k: Reserve, Bell Grove Manner, English Village
$300k-$400k: Natures Pointe, Olde Cobblestone, […]

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Huntsville’s 2008 Armed Forces Celebration

June 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Week of June 23rd
There is no doubt that the local Huntsville community is an integral part of the Armed Forces of the United States, and this week will mark an extraordinary celebration of this fact.
Monday will begin with the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) buyout of the Huntsville Stars minor league baseball game […]

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Mortgage Rates Up - On Stronger Inflation

June 21st, 2008 · No Comments

McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.42 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending June 19, 2008, up from last week when it averaged 6.32 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year […]

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Huntsville Real Estate Market

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

$200k - $300k Price Range Snapshot
Each month we try to do a particular price range market analysis for our readers. Last month we did $300k-$400k and this month we will take a look at the various metro MLS areas using a different price range. One thing to always remember about Huntsville Real Estate or any […]

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Want an accurate value of a Huntsville home?

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Getting an accurate sense of the current market value of your existing or future home is part science and part art. If the home of interest is in a neighborhood of similar homes, it’s easier to establish value than if it’s in an area that has a wide variability in home size, style, and quality. […]

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