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		<title>Alabama Center For Real Estate Starts New Survey</title>
		<link>http://tbrander.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/alabama-center-for-real-estate-starts-new-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are providing development and analytical support for this new survey. As our readers know, we provide objective, accurate and timely reporting. We are very happy to be working with ACRE on this project. It will extend our collective ability to give the industry the tools it needs. Take a moment and sign up so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tbrander.wordpress.com&blog=814537&post=841&subd=tbrander&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Birmingham Unit Sales Up From Last Year But Still Slow</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Birmingham Area MLS* Monthly Observations for October 2009
October residential sales were down from September which was to be expected. Normally, there is a pronounced decline from September to October. Dollar sales were down 12% to $170,888,024 in October vs. $193,541,603 in September. That is up 4% from last October ($164,458,151). We are almost certain to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tbrander.wordpress.com&blog=814537&post=837&subd=tbrander&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Huntsville Real Estate Sales Very Robust in October</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huntsville/North Alabama Area MLS Observations Huntsville, Alabama Residential Real Estate Market October 2009:
For a second month in a row, the Huntsville, North  Alabama market performed substantially better than expected. In October sales were 13% above September results. This is the best October to September comparison in ten years. October total dollar sales were $138,995,936, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tbrander.wordpress.com&blog=814537&post=833&subd=tbrander&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Baldwin County Sales Drop In October</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baldwin County  MLS* Observations for the month of October 2009: Real Estate Statistics for the Baldwin County, Alabama Coastal Areas:
Sales in October were disappointing dropping 32% to $57,217,181 from September’s $83,775,515 (Sect A p.2). I’d still say that the situation on the coast is actually showing signs of leveling out in spite of this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tbrander.wordpress.com&blog=814537&post=829&subd=tbrander&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alabama Title Company Foreclosure Report September 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Realtrac, sees notices of default being processed by the banks, only a small percentage of which actually result in foreclosure. So the headlines about big increases in foreclosures, may or may not presage a real increase in actual foreclosures. In the case of the Realtors who have also been reporting on foreclosures, they only see [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tbrander.wordpress.com&blog=814537&post=811&subd=tbrander&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Birmingham Area Sales Surprisingly Robust in September</title>
		<link>http://tbrander.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/birmingham-area-sales-surprisingly-robust-in-september/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Birmingham Area MLS* Monthly Observations for September 2009
September residential sales were surprisingly good and about equal to August. Normally, there is a pronounced decline from August to September. Dollar sales were down .7% to $184,140,031 in September vs. $185,505,105 in August. That is off 26% from last September ($250,547,162). We are almost certain to see [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tbrander.wordpress.com&blog=814537&post=806&subd=tbrander&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>September Huntsville Sales Pretty Good, Inventory Still High</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huntsville/North Alabama Area MLS Observations Huntsville, Alabama Residential Real Estate Market September 2009:
Huntsville, North Alabama market performed substantially better than expected in September coming in 2% below August results. This is the best September to August comparison in ten years. This is about the same as September 2004. It is still highly likely given the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tbrander.wordpress.com&blog=814537&post=802&subd=tbrander&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>September &#8216;09 Baldwin County Real Estate Sales Looking UP</title>
		<link>http://tbrander.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/september-09-baldwin-county-real-estate-sales-looking-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baldwin County  MLS* Observations for the month of September 2009: Real Estate Statistics for the Baldwin County, Alabama Coastal Areas:
Sales in September improved by 15% to $81,599,215 from August’s $70,901,748 (Sect A p.2). This is the strongest August to September percentage change on record, by far. While things are bad, with outsized inventories of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tbrander.wordpress.com&blog=814537&post=796&subd=tbrander&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>August Foreclosure Data From Alabama Title</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am pleased to present what I believe to be the best local foreclosure data. Unlike the national &#8220;foreclosure filing&#8221; data which represents delinquent loans which may or may not result in an actual foreclosure, that is most often reported, this is real foreclosure data, filed at the courthouse, from actual transactions reported on a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tbrander.wordpress.com&blog=814537&post=787&subd=tbrander&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Note on Housing Permits in Jefferson County (July 2009 data)</title>
		<link>http://tbrander.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/a-note-on-housing-permits-in-jefferson-county-july-2009-data/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received this from the director of the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders. (republished with permission)
I don&#8217;t have good data on Starts vs. permits. I&#8217;d also note that the other areas we follow, including Huntsville and Shelby County also showed pretty substantial increases in permit activity.
Tom,
Read with interest your latest report. One item I would
point out regarding Permits [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tbrander.wordpress.com&blog=814537&post=779&subd=tbrander&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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