HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle appeared on Fox Business Tuesday morning, where he was interviewed about Huntsville's "bulletproof" economy. The appearance was spurred by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine ranking Huntsville's No. 1 in its "10 Best Cities for 2009" based largely on solid job opportunities. In the appearance, Battle touted Redstone Arsenal and NASA jobs, plus
2009 lags first half of 2008; totals up for last 2 months
Madison County home sales for the first half of the year were down 16 percent from the same period in 2008, local Realtors reported Tuesday. But home sales have increased for two straight months.
From January through June, 2,083 homes sold in Madison County, compared with 2,488 for the same period last year, according to the Huntsville
Posted by: Paul Schuppener in Madison Alabama on
Jul 22, 2009
The city of Madison may be considered a small town by some standards, but it recently made a big name for itself after being ranked No. 49 in CNN/Money magazine's list of the Top 100 small cities in the United States.
CNN/Money selected the towns, ranging from 8,500 to 50,000 in population, on the basis of their "great schools, affordable homes, low crime" and general appeal.
Mayor Paul Finley
For the second straight month, Huntsville home prices have increased, according to newly released data from First American CoreLogic and its LoanPerformance Home Price Index.
Prices here increased 0.84 percent in May compared to a year ago and in April, Huntsville showed an increase of 1.03 percent compared to one year prior, according to First American CoreLogic.
On average, housing prices in
Talk about a bulletproof economy. This northern Alabama city represents critical mass for the nation's missile-defense and aerospace industries. The medical and life-sciences industries are thriving, too. Thousands of new jobs are pouring into town. With a few exceptions, business in Huntsville is so healthy that Mayor Tommy Battle has a pleasant problem: "We have more jobs than we can fill."
The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that includes more than $8.7 billion to continue implementing the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure decision.
That's a $667 million increase from 2008, according to U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer, D-Huntsville.
In the BRAC plan, the Army Materiel Command, Security Assistance Command will move to Redstone Arsenal from Fort Belvoir, Va. They, along with the bulk of the
For the third straight month, at least 15 of the nation's 20 largest real estate markets showed relative monthly improvement in May 2008, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index. I use "relative monthly improvement" as another way of saying that markets are "less worse than they were" and that's good for the housing market (although you wouldn't know it by looking at the headlines).
Opportunity of a Lifetime for first- time home buyers. This one time only chance only lasts until 7-1-09.
First-time homeowner tax credit
The law will extend a tax credit of up to $7,500 to first-time homebuyers. A first-time homebuyer is defined as someone who hasn't owned a home in three years.
The tax credit is for 10% of the purchase price, up to $7,500, but phases out for higher-income
Huntsville's First Green Development Reveals Concerns of Green Home Buyers and Developers
The staff at the Huntsville Development, Inspiration on Green Mountain, take the time to detail the primary concerns of buyers and builders in their quest to provide Huntsville's need for the first Green Development.
July 15, 2008 -- Demand for green homes is slowly growing and becoming mainstream
Posted by: Paul Schuppener in Wann Springs on
Jun 28, 2008
Madison City Council members approved the re-zoning request last night for Wann Springs.
It's the first step toward completion of the 450-acre development off County Line Road.
This is the first time madison's council has approved mixed-use zoning.
Wann Springs will contain apartments and condos, along with a shopping center and office space, similar to Providence. It should take seven to 10
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