Tuesday saw the City of Huntsville celebrate the opening of the new Legacy Park. Located off 6000 Cecil Fain Drive, where the former J.O. Johnson High School closed in 2016, the new park is a multipurpose arts, entertainment, and outdoor recreation site. Local residents sampled free ice cream, demonstrations of the fitness equipment at the […]
The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released their monthly report on the state of the local residential real estate market, analyzing sales in Huntsville-Madison County for the month of May. Homes continued the trend of staying on the market much longer than the previous year, with homes spending an average of 34 days […]
For National Homeownership Month held in June, the Huntsville Business Journal asked the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) about what would-be homeowners can do to navigate the current market conditions, and make the best financial decisions for their households. But before getting into those tips, HAAR President Chris Hulser offered some insights as to […]
The Alabama Tourism Department released its 2022 Alabama Tourism Economic Report, which shows that the travel and tourism industry in Madison County has surpassed previous estimates and brought in $2.1 billion dollars in tourism revenue. This represents a 20% increase of the 2021 figures. With a record 3.9 million visitors in 2022, Madison County became […]
Realtor.com has released its monthly national survey of the state of the real estate market for the month of May. Inventory has increased by 21.5% from May of last year, continuing to build off of the 48.3% year-over-year increase from April. 42 of the 50 largest metro markets have seen their inventory increase this past […]
Following the success of its Birmingham and Homewood locations, Big Spoon Creamery is all set to open its Huntsville location this Saturday. Located on Holmes and Jefferson Street North, on the ground floor of The Avenue apartment building, this ice cream parlor is a cool oasis of dessert in Downtown Huntsville. The Huntsville Business Journal […]
It’s hardly a secret that Huntsville’s fortunes are closely tied to NASA projects; we’re not called “Rocket City” for nothing, after all! Yet for all of the wonder and spectacle of the rockets and missiles developed here, it is the Earth Systems Science that NASA conducts that can empower city and state officials to make […]
Analysis from ATTOM Data Solution shows that, nationally, May has historically been the best month for selling a home, with an average premium of 12.8% above list price when selling during that month. June is the second-highest average month for home sellers, with an average premium of 10.7%. With that said, statistics compiled by the […]
The Public Affairs Research Council Alabama (PARCA) has released a report analyzing the impact of Alabama’s Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT). Since the law’s implementation in 2015, the SSUT has imposed an 8% tax – roughly equivalent to the state’s sales tax traditionally imposed on brick-and-mortar stores within the state – on online goods sold […]
The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released its monthly report for the month of April. Despite the inventory of homes on the market nearly doubling over the past year – up to 1382, from a mere 722 in April 2022 – the average sale price in Madison county has continued to tick upwards. […]
