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Real Estate Update: Recent monthly stats show continued slump

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released their monthly report for November of 2023.  The amount of inventory available in the Huntsville/Madison County Market has continued to grow, with a total of 1856 units available, up from 1631 in November 2022.  However, the average sales price has continued to rise, up to $375k […]

Real Estate Update: Insurance premiums a storm on the horizon

The real estate market has been buffeted by the twin perils of inflation and interest rates, with inventory issues further complicating matters.  Last week, experts sounded the alarm on another disrupting factor for the continued future: the rising cost of home insurance in a world of climate change.  At last week’s National Housing Conference’s affordable […]

NAR says to expect 6% average for 2024 as mortgage rates decrease

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate continued to decrease this week, with the current average at time of printing down from 7.61% to 7.41%.  As a result, demand for mortgages have begun creeping back upwards, with applications nationwide up 2% over the week. However, this still represents a 20% decrease from the same time last […]

Q3 Real Estate Economic Report Shows Inventory at Pre-Pandemic Levels

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR), in partnership with the UAH College of Business, has released its Q3 Economic Report for 2023, which covers the Huntsville-Madison County real estate market.  Of the statistics compiled by the Report, one of the most significant is the housing inventory. Inventory has risen 20% compared to Q3 2022, […]

Sales prices dip as Huntsville plans affordable housing director

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released its monthly report for the month of September.  The study shows that the average sales price for single family homes decreased from $371,000 to $370,000. However, the median figure for single family homes decreased down to $304,000, which is considerably lower than the national median of […]

Real Estate Update: Pending Sales Pick Up, Despite National Trend

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released statistics for the Huntsville/Madison County market that shows that our local real estate market is defying national trends in terms of pending sales.  Nationally, pending sales have been dropping. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), pending home sales have declined by an average of […]

Real Estate Update: Affordability still a concern as government shutdown postpones

Housing affordability still remains a top concern, both here in Huntsville and across the nation as a whole. The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) report for the month of August showed a slight increase in the average sales price of a single-family home in the area, up 1.1% to $370,000. While this figure is […]

Huntsville continues positive trend as Feds discuss interest rates

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released their monthly report for the month of August 2023.  The report shows that the average sale price of a home in the Huntsville/Madison-County region has seen a very modest increase relative to August the previous year, bumping up to $370K from $367K. This still remains well […]

Real Estate Update: Sales Picked Up as Mortgage Rates Poise to Fall

The latest report from the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has shown increased activity for the Huntsville/Madison County area in the last full week of August.  The report, which covers the week ending August 26 2023, shows new listings for single-family homes increasing by 16.7%, while pending sales saw a modest increase of 1.5%.  […]

July monthly report shows prices dip amid inventory boost

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released its monthly report for the month of July 2023.  The average sale price of a single-family home in Madison County took a slight dip compared to July the year previous; where it had stood at $391K in 2022, in 2023 the average sale price was down […]