If You (Want to) Build it, Will Materials Come? Supply Shortage Hampers Construction

As a business, the construction industry in North Alabama is highly competitive; but as an industry, the contractors and builders are friends or, at least, casual acquaintances who come together to share ideas, discuss problems, and seek solutions that affect everyone across the industry. When the labor shortage for instance, began affecting the industry, these […]

The Lofts at Dallas Mill to Join Expansion of Downtown North

Downtown Huntsville’s northern expansion continues with a new development along Meridian Street. Construction is underway on The Lofts at Dallas Mill in Huntsville’s Downtown North. The Ventis Group started construction on the workforce and lifestyle housing development in May and anticipates opening late in the fall of 2022, according to a news release. Designed with […]

Huntsville in Top 10 for Buying Long-term Rental Properties

Owning real estate has traditionally been viewed as an effective way to hedge against inflation. The logic is simple: as the price of goods and services increases, so does property value. Like other types of real estate, rental properties stand to appreciate in value, but that’s hardly the only benefit of this asset class. By […]

Madison County Extending Rental Assistance Funds into Huntsville

With no one on the Madison County waiting list for the previously granted federal Emergency Rental Assistance, commissioners voted Wednesday to extend some of the funds into Huntsville. Both the city and county received grants to offer rental assistance during the pandemic to struggling renters, and with money sitting idle in the county’s coffers it […]

Charming Southern Architecture, Cottages at Old Monrovia Now Leasing

While Huntsville is on the fast track to building residential communities to meet the needs of its growing population and economic growth, Capstone Communities is completing one of Huntsville’s most unique housing developments at the Cottages at Old Monrovia. The 25-acre development off Old Monrovia Road, just blocks from Huntsville’s MidCity district, turns apartment living […]

Lee Greenwood, Breland Homes, Helping A Hero to Build Huntsville Home for Wounded Warrior

In early May, country music legend and Grammy Award winner Lee Greenwood presided over the ribbon-cutting at home plate and the dedication of the Rocket City Trash Pandas’ baseball diamond at Toyota Field.  Behind the scenes, a friendship and a partnership were born. Greenwood is an advisor to Helping a Hero, a 501(c)(3) organization that […]

Huntsville Area Association of Realtors Hosting Housing Solutions Summit

The housing market is like a freight train barreling down the tracks with no signs of stopping or even slowing down as it approaches the station. According to Josh McFall, CEO of the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors, there is no better time to list a home, but that does not mean our region is […]

National Park Service Adds Edmonton Heights to National Register of Historic Places

A neighborhood that is a vital component in the history of African Americans in Huntsville has now become a component in U.S. history. On June 21, the National Park Service officially designated Edmonton Heights as a historic district listed to the National Register of Historic Places.  Edmonton Heights is the ninth historic district in the […]

Home Sales Drop in April; Number of Houses on Market Dwindles

The heated housing sales market in Huntsville cooled off a notch last month, according to the latest report from the Alabama Center for Real Estate. Meanwhile, the number of houses available continues to dwindle in this seller’s market, ACRE said in its monthly report. Last month, there were just 461 houses on the market, compared […]

Construction Underway for Village at Hays Preserve

Doster Construction has broken ground for a $60 million luxury apartment development in Huntsville with Daniel Corp. According to a news release, the 336-unit, seven-building Village at Hays Preserve, designed by Nelson Architects, is on 22 acres in east Huntsville, along U.S. 431 adjacent to Hayes Nature Preserve. Amenities will include a clubhouse, saltwater pool, […]