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Leading Work-from-Home Staff: Rethinking Task Management and Technology

According to the recently published 2021 American Community Survey, the number of Americans primarily working from home tripled from 2019 to 2021 (from roughly 6% to 18% across the board). Of course, some geographical areas and certain segments of the workforce were more affected by this shift than others. Most notably, the District of Columbia […]

Recruitment and Retention: Don’t Overlook Your Marketing Strategy When You Want to Attract – and Retain – Top Talent

The title of this post may have you asking yourself “What would a marketing company know about HR-related issues?” Although it’s not our primary focus, it is something that consistently surfaces when sitting down with business leaders to address their growth needs. The area of recruitment and retention, among so many others, is directly impacted […]

Real Estate Update: Madison County Weekly Stats for October 29, 2022

The numbers are in for Madison County’s residential real estate market, for the week ending October 29, 2022.  Much of the new inventory on the market is in townhouses and condos, which are typically more affordable than single-family units. In the month of September of this year, townhouse/condo units sold for, on average, $243K, compared […]

Real Estate Update: Third Quarter Report Quantifies Impact of Inflation and Interest

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released its report, compiled by faculty of UAH’s College of Business, on the state of Madison County’s residential real estate market for 3Q 2022.  The statistics reported shed more light on shifts that we’ve been tracking, putting them into context with both the previous quarter and the […]

Don’t Believe the Hype, Quiet Quitting is Nothing New and There Is a Solution

Early in my career I worked at a very large corporation where it felt like we spent a considerable amount of time listening to conference calls. This was a multinational organization where the conference calls would have hundreds of participants, often with several people from the same location on the call. Sometimes the calls were […]

The Historic Context of Mortgage Rates

The national real estate market has reeled at the sharp increase in mortgage rates, as 30-year fixed mortgage rates have topped 7% for the first time in over twenty years.  Sounds bad, and it has many wondering if numbers will continue to get worse. Freddie Mac has compiled the average rates on mortgages, organized by […]

Real Estate Update: Madison County Weekly Update

The Huntsville Business Journal is proud to provide its readers with detailed information on the real estate market in Madison County, as compiled by ValleyMLS and the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR). This week’s update analyzes residential real estate sales in Madison County for the week ending on October 15, 2022.  Sales for both […]

Real Estate Update: Huntsville’s September Statistics

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors has released their statistics for the month of September. The quick takeaway is that, as expected, the residential real estate market has decelerated from the fevered pace of 2020 and 2021.  Houses on the market in Huntsville/Madison County are now spending an average of 14 days on the market, […]

Real Estate Update: Madison County Weekly Stats Are Here

The Huntsville Business Journal, in partnership with the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR), is pleased to present a new feature to the Real Estate Update column: weekly updates on the state of the Huntsville/Madison County residential real estate market.  With reports coming in with greater frequency, and in greater detail, the column will be […]

A Guide to Evaluating Management vs. Leadership in Your Workplace

I was 21 years old when I was offered my first management position. I was working at a restaurant as a line cook when one of the managers left to take a general manager position at another restaurant. I was thrilled when he asked me to join him and work as his kitchen manager, and […]