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Is recovery on the horizon?

Bruce Gordon, a professor of finance and real estate at the University of North Alabama, is amused at how the news will feature a so-called expert one day

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14Mar2010 | Times Daily | Continued
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Housing market starts on dismal note

The Alabama housing market – as well as the local market – struggled during the first month of the new year, according to the Alabama Center for Real Estate

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7Mar2010 | Times Daily | Continued
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School board not receptive to Weeden name change

Some of the older residents are nostalgic about the name that can throw off real estate agents, according to board member Tom Wissert, a former real estate

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3Mar2010 | Times Daily | Continued
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Local realtors dispute Nielsen housing data

Although the local real estate market didn’t ride the sub-prime roller coaster like California, Arizona and Nevada, the local market has been affected by

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22Feb2010 | Times Daily | Continued
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Data: Many Shoals homes worth less than mortgages

By Trevor Stokes A marketing firm has released data that claim many local homes are underwater, which is a real estate term meaning home values are worth

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15Feb2010 | Times Daily | Continued
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Recession hits construction industry

Permits to build new single -family homes nosedived in 2009, according to the Alabama Center for Real Estate. In December, the area had no new housing

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3Feb2010 | Times Daily | Continued
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Construction lag hits home

Permits to build new single family homes nose dived in 2009, according to data compiled by the Alabama Center for Real Estate. In December, the area had no

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2Feb2010 | Times Daily | Continued
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Chamber accepting award nominations

The institute is the governing body of one of the largest commercial real estate networks in the world. The President’s Cup awards recognize innovative and

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31Jan2010 | Times Daily | Continued
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Shoals prime spot for viewing bald eagles

Participants should bring binoculars, water and snacks Glascock, a Shoals real estate agent, gets a thrill out of watching and photographing the birds that

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25Jan2010 | Times Daily | Continued
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Thrift store takes chance downtown

is defying the norm by moving away from the prime business real estate of Russellville’s bypass to the struggling downtown region.

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18Jan2010 | Times Daily | Continued