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Marie Johnson

About Marie Johnson

Marie Johnson moved to North Alabama with her family in February 2011. Since that time, she received her Bachelors and Masters in History at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. For Marie, writing came naturally. It is what she was trained to do as an Historian at UAH, and most importantly, is her most effective means of self-expression. During her time at UAH, Marie wrote a variety of essays, academic reports, and a thesis upon graduating.

Marie’s areas of focus include small business, science and technology, community development, real estate and market trends, and entertainment.

Marie has written for the Huntsville Business Journal since 2022. To contact Marie for story ideas, please email her at mjohnson@huntsvillebusinessjournal.com.

Entries by Marie Johnson

Huntsville continues positive trend as Feds discuss interest rates

September 26, 2023/in Economy, Featured, Government, Housing, Lead, News, Real Estate, Resource/by Marie Johnson

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released their monthly report for the month of August 2023.  The report shows that the average sale price of a home in the Huntsville/Madison-County region has seen a very modest increase relative to August the previous year, bumping up to $370K from $367K. This still remains well […]

Real Estate Update: Sales Picked Up as Mortgage Rates Poise to Fall

September 11, 2023/in Economy, Featured, Housing, Lead, News, Real Estate, Resource/by Marie Johnson

The latest report from the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has shown increased activity for the Huntsville/Madison County area in the last full week of August.  The report, which covers the week ending August 26 2023, shows new listings for single-family homes increasing by 16.7%, while pending sales saw a modest increase of 1.5%.  […]

Real Estate Update: Huntsville presses on despite shaky national conditions

September 5, 2023/in Economy, Featured, Housing, Lead, News, Real Estate, Resource/by Marie Johnson

The national real estate market continues to struggle to meet consumer demand for housing, with the National Association of Home Builders reporting a six-point drop in new home construction sentiment from July to August. As a result, the national squeeze on housing inventory continues.  Investor purchases – purchases by a business or institution – of […]

July monthly report shows prices dip amid inventory boost

August 21, 2023/in Economy, Featured, Housing, Lead, News, Real Estate, Resource/by Marie Johnson

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released its monthly report for the month of July 2023.  The average sale price of a single-family home in Madison County took a slight dip compared to July the year previous; where it had stood at $391K in 2022, in 2023 the average sale price was down […]

Cyber industry experts, Mayor Battle to address ASCTE students ahead of National Cyber Summit

August 17, 2023/in cyber, Defense, Education, Engineering, Events, Featured, Lead, News, Science, Technology/by Marie Johnson

Mayor Tommy Battle joined with industry experts in the field of cybersecurity to address media and students at the Alabama School for Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE) on Wednesday, August 16.  ASCTE, founded in 2018, is the nation’s first public, residential high school that integrates cyber technology and engineering across all disciplines in its curriculum.  […]

Real Estate Update: Sales continue to rise despite drop in new listings

August 14, 2023/in Economy, Featured, Housing, Lead, News, Real Estate, Resource/by Marie Johnson

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has compiled its report for the Huntsville/Madison County real estate market, dated to the last week of July.  New listings for single-family units decreased by 17.4%, even as inventory increased 14.2% for that same period. With sales continuing their modest rise – a 0.4% increase in this instance […]

Real Estate Update: NAR Declares Housing Recession Over

July 31, 2023/in Economy, Featured, Housing, Lead, News, Real Estate, Resource/by Marie Johnson

Real estate reports for the month of June have been released, and the expert prognosis is that the worst is behind us.  “The recovery has not taken place, but the housing recession is over,” announced Lawrence Yun, the Chief Economist of the National Association of Realtors. “The presence of multiple offers implies that housing demand […]

Rocket City Observes Second Annual International Moon Day

July 24, 2023/in Aerospace, Engineering, Events, Featured, Lead, NASA, News, Science, Space, Technology/by Marie Johnson

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) played host to some of the most prestigious lunar luminaries in the nation, as Huntsville observed the second annual International Moon Day with an academic Colloquium that brought together prominent experts and young, rising stars.  The event was a collaboration between the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC), […]

Interest Rates Unlikely To Return To 3% Anytime Soon

July 14, 2023/in Economy, Featured, Housing, Lead, News, Real Estate/by Marie Johnson

Current homeowners hoping to sell, who are holding back in the hopes of soon re-entering the housing market with the sort of super-low interest rates seen during the pandemic are likely to be disappointed, according to the National Association of Realtors.  “One can never truly predict the future, but I don’t see mortgage rates returning […]

Housing Price Increase Slows Nationwide, Banks Losing Money on Mortgages

July 5, 2023/in Economy, Featured, Housing, Lead, News, Real Estate, Resource/by Marie Johnson

The rate of increase for the national median price of a home has slowed to a rate that hasn’t been seen since 2016. According to Realtor.com, the month-to-month median rose 2.56% in May, an increase of 0.9% relative to May of 2021.  Here in Madison County, the median sale price continued to slide under the […]

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