The 2024 State of the Schools breakfast was held at the Jackson Center on the morning of February 27. The meeting was presented in partnership with The Schools Foundation. Representatives from Huntsville City Schools, Madison City Schools, and Madison County Schools spoke at the well-attended event. The major themes of the meeting were career preparedness […]
ValleyMLS was named a BEST MLS for 2024. The award was presented by WAV Group, the industry’s leading real estate consulting and research firm, conducting their second annual Customer Experience Index (CXI) for MLSs. WAV Group’s Customer Experience Index program scores MLS organizations on seven standardized key performance indicators (KPIs): overall satisfaction, customer service, training, technology, data quality, responsiveness, […]
The monthly report for the month of January 2024, as compiled by the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR), shows indications that the local real estate market is beginning to shrug off the sluggishness of the end of the year. The addition of housing inventory continues apace, with 1738 units on the market in January, […]
The Consumer Price Index, tracking the economy during the first month of 2024, suggests that the Federal Reserve will be unlikely to cut interest rates until late spring at the earliest. Data for January showed that the annual inflation rate registered at 3.1%. While this is a noticeable decrease from the 3.4% of December, economists […]
Drake State Community and Technical College, Madison County, and Huntsville City Schools (HCS) have partnered to address the growing demand for a skilled workforce in Madison County. As a notable step towards this shared goal, Madison County has donated a dump truck to facilitate Drake State’s free CDL classes. HCS will provide space for the […]
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux, a national restaurant and sports bar, celebrated the opening of the franchise’s first North Alabama location yesterday at 10:30 with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 8368 Hwy 72 West, Madison, AL. The grand opening featured a special presentation of $5,000 to local charity Manna House. The first 100 guests also received a […]
President Daniel Wims, of Alabama A&M University (AAMU), spoke to the Huntsville Rotary Club on Tuesday, January 30th. The meeting was held at Huntsville’s First Baptist Church. Dr. Patricia Sims, President of Drake State, introduced President Wims to the gathered Rotarians and their guests. President Wims used the opportunity to applaud the record-setting growth of […]
Mortgage application volume dropped by 7.2% last week, a drop that the Mortgage Bankers Association is attributing to intense competition among buyers for a relatively small number of units available. Across the nation, applications for mortgages for purchasing homes specifically declined by 11% over the week, which represented a total drop of 20% year-over-year. This […]
Artemis Shielding has announced that the company entered into a distribution agreement with SDI Canada. The partnership allows Artemis Shielding to offer its entire portfolio of lead-free, non-toxic solutions to businesses and organizations throughout Canada. “We are thrilled about the opportunities this collaboration with SDI Canada brings. This partnership not only expands our market reach […]
The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released its annual report for 2023, as well as the report for the month of December specifically. 2023 was a year defined by the interest rate shock, which reverberated throughout the entire real estate market. Would-be buyers found homeownership a more daunting prospect as 30-year fixed mortgage […]
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