Tag Archive for: Huntsville-Madison County Builders Association

Huntsville City Council kicks off first meeting in new city hall with slew of new ordinances

The Huntsville City Council hosted its first meeting in its new chambers on May 23, covering only a few business items. Unfinished Business Items The council reviewed an ordinance amending ordinance number 8979, which pertains to the city’s classification and Salary Plan ordinance. Another ordinance discussed aimed to amend budget ordinance number 23762, modifying the […]

Spring Home and Garden Show Coming to VBC March 4-6

The 34th Annual Spring Home and Garden Show premieres March 4-6 at the Von Braun Center.  The Huntsville Madison County Builders Association assembles over 125 industry experts presenting roughly 100,000 square feet of new ideas.  “The Show is the premier event for building, remodeling, and garden products in the North Alabama area, bringing consumers all […]

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 […]

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 […]

North Alabama Homebuilding Academy Partners with Drake State for Construction Certification Program

The North Alabama Homebuilding Academy and Drake State Community & Technical College are partnering to provide students the opportunity to advance their skills and earn college credit for their experience and training.   Today’s announcement comes as NAHA marks its one-year anniversary and celebrates the nearly 100 graduates who have completed the eight-week training course since […]

Slyman Named State Building Group’s Builder of the Year

Todd Slyman of Huntsville has been named the Home Builders Association of Alabama’s Jerry Kyser Builder of the Year for 2020. He was honored during the HBAA’s Convention awards presentation recently in Destin, Fla. The Jerry Kyser Builder of the Year Award recognizes a builder member from a local association with more than 500 members who […]

Madison County Housing Market Booms Despite Pre-COVID Shortages

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the only things obstructing regional residential growth was the construction industry labor shortage and a desperate shortage of housing inventory.  Still, during the pandemic, there is nothing – at least nothing new – slowing the residential housing market in North Alabama. Not a virus, not consumers, not builders, not banks, not […]

It’s a Seller’s Market in Area Real Estate

Everywhere you look, there’s well-plowed red clay, the evidence of cleared land. Huntsville-Madison County is bursting at the seams with growth. With the new Mazda Toyota plant, along with a host of other companies setting up shop in the area, coupled with the projected growth on Redstone Arsenal, it’s no surprise that that developers and […]