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Real Estate Update: Inventory increases while construction costs remain high

According to Realtor.com’s most recent monthly housing report from February, active listings of homes for sale were up 65.2% relative to January.  This number still represents a 43.2% decrease from 2019’s pre-pandemic levels, however, it is indicative of construction and real estate picking back up from the shutdown. Here in Huntsville, the latest figures, accurate […]

HAAR, Alabama Association of Realtors January Reports Detail State of Alabama Market

The Alabama Association of Realtors (AAR) has released the latest issue of its new, monthly report on the state of Alabama’s real estate market. The issue covers statewide market statistics compiled from the month of January. “Average home prices have declined but remain high relative to pre-pandemic levels affecting housing affordability,” said Alabama REALTORS® 2023 […]

January Monthly Report Shows Price Dip

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released their monthly report for the month of January.  The report indicates that the average price of a single-family home in Madison County dropped by around $17,000 from December 2022.  With a total of 1493 homes on the market, the inventory of units available for purchase has […]

Market Remains Cool Despite Falling Mortgage Rates

The residential real estate market continues its winter slump, even as the feverishly-high mortgage rates of the previous year have begun to come back down to Earth.  According to the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors, pending sales of single-family homes decreased by 1% in the final week of January, while townhouse/condo sales saw a larger […]

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announce Major Changes to Mortgage Financing

New mortgage financing policies from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are poised to shake up the housing market for 2023.  Loan Level Price Adjustments (LLPAs) are determined by a number of factors, most prominently the borrower’s credit score and debt-to-income ratio (DTI), among others.  The new policies concerning LLPAs will reduce the cost incurred for […]

Monthly Figures Kick-Off Sluggish Market for the New Year

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released its monthly figures for December of 2022. The report caps off a year defined by the rapid deceleration of the market via inflation and interest rate hikes.  Nationally, pending sales have dropped by 37.8% from December of 2021, as reported by the National Association of Realtors […]

Real Estate Tips for Success in 2023

2022 was a year marked with a sharp, shocking rise in inflation and then interest rates, which reverberated throughout the real estate market.  Despite these events, and the subsequent slowdown of the housing market, the prognosis for Huntsville’s real estate market for 2023 is surprisingly positive. As reported earlier this month, the National Association of […]

New Financing Limits Set for 2023 As Housing Market Continues to Cool

Weekly statistics for the Huntsville/Madison County residential real estate market, compiled by the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR), continues to show a trend of general slowdown.  The report, accurate as to December 10, 2022, shows that both new listings and pending sales for single-family units continued to decrease, with listings down 27% and pending […]

November Report Shows Effects of Market Squeeze

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released its report on the state of the region’s real estate market for the month of November.  The immediate takeaway is that the effects of the interest shock are continuing to work their way through the market. While the inventory of both single-family units and townhouse/condos have […]

National Association of Realtors Puts Huntsville in Top 10 Markets to Watch for 2023

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has compiled a list of the top ten real estate markets that bear watching for the upcoming year. The ranking was unveiled at the NAR’s fourth annual year-end Real Estate Forecast Summit.  All ten metropolitan areas on the list are located within the South. These markets were selected due […]