Huntsville Job Opportunities and Business TrainingSubmitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate Agent Huntsville Real Estate BlogI found out about some interesting events coming up soon in the Huntsville area and of course I wanted to share them with you.  I they will be helpful to you or someone you know.Teledyne Brown will be having a job fair on Monday July 30th from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.at the Sparkman Drive location in Huntsville.The Huntsville Times will be having a job fair on Monday August 6th from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.  It will be held at the Von Braun Center.  For those with non porofit organizations, the Public Relations Council of Alabama is holding a seminar entitled "Special Events 101."  It will be held August 15th from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Redstone Credit Union's t... 07/29/2007

Huntsville Alabama Homes for Sale Submitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate AgentHuntsville/Madison AL Real Estate Blog August will soon arrive for us here in Huntsville.  The Huntsville real estate market is still rolling right along and it is being watched by observers across the country.  I think we live in one of the best cities in the nation for a number of reasons and the current state of our real estate market is one of them.Currently there are about 1,200 Huntsville Homes for Sale.  If you are interested in buying, selling, or investing in Huntsville real estate, please feel free to utilize any of the following links:Feel free to browse any of our local Homes for Sale.  You can also receive home listings by email complete with descriptions and pictures.  If you or som... 07/28/2007

Huntsville Area Home Foreclosures Submitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate Agent Huntsville/Madison Real Estate BlogA foreclosure is legal proceeding in which the financer or lender of a mortgage seeks to regain property because the borrower has defaulted on payments.  Unfortunately, this happens more often than it should.  After it does happen, the homes are placed back on the market to try to recoup the amount owed on the loan.  In the Huntsville area, there are a number of foreclosure, bank owned, distressed, and HUD homes for sale.  If you are looking to purchase a home for your primary residence or as an investment, these properties can represent a good deal to you as a purchaser.                                    To find deals on foreclosure homes in Huntsville, you c... 07/28/2007

As a Realtor who specializes in helping homebuyers, I am always on the look to make an alliance with other Realtors in different States. I respect my homebuyers and provide an outstanding service to all of my clients. And as I search each State, I look for Realtors with the same work ethics and philosophy. That is how I found Kimberly Grant, my preferred Real Estate Agent in Huntsville, Alabama.Kimberly Grant's website provides an extensive amount of information for both buyers and sellers. Her goal is to make her clients aware of all aspects of the real estate market before they make any major decision. She achieves this by providing her clients with a wide variety of free reports.By visiting Kimberley's site, Homebuyers in Huntsville area can request a free weekly list of foreclosure,... 07/26/2007

Free Gas for Huntsville Drivers Submitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate Agent Huntsville/Madison Real Estate BlogWell, I am back with more great news about Huntsville Alabama!!!  More accolades have come to the Huntsville Area!!!  A recent Allstate study has ranked Huntsville NUMBER FIVE as the country's safest drivers.  In honor of this outstanding accomplishment, Allstate wants to compensate drivers with free gas.  The gas giveaway is open to everyone, but each car will be limited to 10 gallons of gas.  The gas giveaway will be held on Wednesday morning July 25th from 9am to 11am at the Chevron station at 501 Drake Avenue in Huntsville.  Allstate representatives anticipate giving away about 3,500 gallons of gas.  They are expecting to be able to serve about 400 customers.... 07/24/2007

Huntsville Homes for Sale ~ Featured Subdivision of the Week Submitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate AgentHuntsville/Madison AL Real Estate BlogEach week a neighborhood is selected by the Huntsville/Madison County Builders Association as our very own Subdivision of the week.  Each week I will let you know which Huntsville area neighborhood or subdivision was selected and a little more about the homes and area.    This Week's Subdivision of the Week is...EDENSHIRE  Edenshire is another of Huntsville's great communities.  The homes are full brick and feature energy efficient double pain windows and roof venting.  There are many decorative touches that have been added such as gorgeous fireplace, vaulted ceilings, architectural shingles, customer cabinets and built ins, extensi... 07/22/2007

Huntsville's premier mobile notary public services celebrated it's first year in business this month.  Owner and operator, Michelle Riley, travels throughout Huntsville and Madison county to witness and notarize documents for customers who find it necessary (or simply convenient) to have legal documents notarized in the comfort of their own homes.During the summer months, Michelle frequently receives requests to notarize applications for passports and authorizations for minor children to travel without a parent.  During the school year, she'll see field trip permission forms, and release forms for sports like soccer and softball.In addition to going to a customer's home, Huntsville Mobile Notary drives to hospitals, schools, businesses and restaurants.  To find out more about mobile not... 07/19/2007

Huntsville and Madison Real Estate Market Update Submitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate Agent Huntsville Real Estate BlogCan you believe we are half way through July already.  It seems like I just finished the June wrap up.  I wanted to bring you up to date on where we currently stand for Madison County real estate.  So now I will bring you another snapshot of how our market is doing as of today.  First here are the number of houses that are under contract and working towards closing.  I also have the numbers of houses sold and closed already for the month of June. Number of Houses Under ContractThis month: 193Last month: 453This month last year: 441 Number of Houses Sold & ClosedThis month: 295Last month: 634This month last year: 611Below I have outlined the sales by area... 07/16/2007

 The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is home of the world renowned Space Camp and Aviation Challenge programs.   William Shatner emcee'd the ceremonies and many traveled to Huntsville to celebrate the event.  The Space Camp and Aviation Challenge programs have been credited to prepare the next generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians.  07/15/2007

BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) is finally making some more progress Huntsville Alabama and the Redstone Arsenal with a potential of 4,500 federal jobs moving to the area.  Just recently SMDC (US Army Space & Missile Defense Command) headquarters officially became a part of Redstone Arsenal when its flag was officially transferred from Arlington Virginia to Redstone Arsenal Alabama.  This move brings approximately 180 SMDC positions to Huntsville.In addition to SMDC headquarters, the majority of the Missile Defense Agency, which serves all branches of the armed forces, the Army Materiel Command headquarters and the Army Security & Assistance Command headquarters are being moved to Redstone as well.Other BRAC related moves include:Headquarters, AMC and USASAC (~ 1,700 positions)Headq... 07/15/2007

 Madison County again leads the state of Alabama in new and expanding business as of 2006.  With 48 projects and 4,602 new jobs in 2006 that's almost twice as many jobs as any other county in the state of Alabama.  The Alabama Development Office released a 2006 New and Expanding Industry Report which revealed that Madison County led the state of Alabama in jobs announed for new companies with 1,352.  Baldwin County came in 2nd with 1,135 new jobs.  Madison County was the top leader with 43 companies announcing 3,250 new jobs for the area.  Jefferson County came in 2nd with 44 companies announcing 1,610 new jobs.  Click here for more information about Huntsville/Madison County.  If you are thinking of relocating to this area, give me a call or contact me for more information! 07/15/2007

Huntsville Traffic and Construction Update Submitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate AgentHuntsville/Madison AL Real Estate BlogI have GREAT news for anybody that has to travel on Sullivan Street through Madison.  Reports say that Sullivan Street will be OPEN to traffic starting Monday.  It seems like Sullivan Street has been closed FOREVER but it is about to open again through Downtown Madison.  Construction crews will still be there a while but at least you won't have to go through that detour.  One time I was stuck in that detour for almost 45 minutes.  In the summer Alabama heat, it seemed like an eternity.  Nevertheless, Monday Sullivan Street is expected to open again. Did I mention I was happy about this!?!?!For the next week or so, the eastbound lane of Governors Driv... 07/13/2007

Huntsville Homes for Sale ~ Featured Subdivision of the Week Submitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate AgentHuntsville/Madison AL Real Estate BlogEach week a neighborhood is selected by the Huntsville/Madison County Builders Association as our very own Subdivision of the week.  Each week I will let you know which Huntsville area neighborhood or subdivision was selected and a little more about the homes and area.    This Week's Subdivision of the Week is...Carrington Carrington is another of Huntsville's great communities.  The homes are full brick and feature energy efficient double pain windows and roof venting.  There are many decorative touches that have been added such as gas fireplace, vaulted ceilings, architectural shingles, extensive crown molding, gorgeous sodded law... 07/11/2007

Huntsville Home Owners -- Tips to Save Water Submitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate AgentHuntsville/Madison AL Real Estate BlogAs many of you know, in the midst of drought and all that is going on in our area, Huntsville Utilities has been encouraging local residents to try to be conservative in our water and utility usage.  We have been getting an increase in rain lately but we are still far below where we should be at this point in the year.  Huntsville Utilities has been encouraging Huntsville residents to conserve water so that our water usage will not have to be restricted.  I have been encouraging you to try to save in any way you can.  I tried to find a way to see how I can help spread the word about water conservation.  I have found these tips on how we can save wa... 07/06/2007

Huntsville June Real Estate Summary and Current Market Conditions Submitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate AgentWOW is all I can say!!  It seems like just yesterday I was posting a farewell to May and giving a big hello to June.  Now June has come and gone and we are into July and the year is half over.  I can hardly believe it.  Here we are ready to recap our Huntsville statistics for the month of June as of today July 5, 2007.  I am very excited to report that there were 320 homes sold in Huntsville during June!!!  This was the majority of the 617 homes sold in Madison County last month.  There are some parts of the country that are really experiencing sluggish market conditions right now but Huntsville has kept a steady pace.  We are above the 299 homes sold last month an... 07/05/2007

Huntsville Madison Schools -- Sign Up to Round Up Submitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate AgentHuntsville/Madison AL Real Estate BlogAs many of you know, I am a strong supporter of education for everyone.  The one thing I love about Huntsville is that it is such a family oriented town.  I have read articles and reviews that this is one of the best cities in the nation to raise kids.  I think that has to do with all the initiatives to support education and a better life for our kids.  I just found something that really caught my eye!!  It is a way to raise money for schools and I think it is a TERRIFIC IDEA!!!The Schools Foundation is working together with Huntsville Utilities to present the "Sign Up to Round Up" program. This program will provide funding and monetary supopr... 07/04/2007

July 4th Holiday in Huntsville and Madison AlabamaSubmitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate Agent Huntsville Real Estate Blog Local July 4th Events!!4TH OF JULY IN MADISON The city of Madison is celebrating its 150th birthday with a special event. Bring your blankets & enjoy free inflatable rides for the children with hulu hoop & sack race contests, free SnoCones, popcorn, cotton candy, drinks & water will be available. Attention cooks: enter your best apple pie in the Apple Pie Contest beginning at 2 PM.Start Date: July 4Hours: 1-5 PMAdmission: No admission chargedThe fireworks display has been canceled due to the droughtLocation: Dublin Park  EXCHANGE CLUB 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION  Bring a folding chair or blanket & enjoy food & drink vendors, children's area, sound stage, s... 07/02/2007

Governor Riley Urges Prayer for RainSubmitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate Agent Huntsville Real Estate BlogI have been telling you about our days of exceptional drought here in Alabama, as well as other parts of the Southeast.  WELL...last week I told you that Governor Bob Riley has declared that Saturday June 30, 2007 started Alabama's Days of Prayer for Rain.  He is asking for residents to pray in homes and churches for rain.  The Alabama Farmers Association have been praying for rain for weeks and they are glad to hear of the Governor's declaration so that many more residents can join with them.GUESS WHAT....... we got RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   It really poured down and we needed it SO BAD!!  I was driving and at one point ... 07/02/2007

Huntsville Fireworks Ban Lifted for July 4th HolidaySubmitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate Agent Huntsville Real Estate BlogAs you all know, we are in the midst of a drought here in Alabama.  Because of the drought, there was a ban placed on fireworks here in our area.  Mainly the reason of the ban was due to concerns about fire from the dry conditions.  However, the July 4th holiday has cause a lift in the ban on fireworks.  The only exception is rocket or missle type fireworks and any type of fireworks with rudders and fins that can fly out of your immediate control of where they go.  I am sure that fireworks dealers will be very happy to hear of the lift in time for the holiday.  Residents are encouraged to keep a hose or some water source on hand in case of fire.  The ... 06/30/2007

Governor Riley Urges Prayer for RainSubmitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate Agent Huntsville Real Estate BlogWe are still in our days of exceptional drought here in Alabama, as well as other parts of the Southeast, and there appears to be no end in sight soon.  Governor Bob Riley has declared that Saturday June 30, 2007 through Saturday July 7, 2007 as Alabama's Days of Prayer for Rain.  He is asking for residents to pray in homes and churches for rain.  The Alabama Farmers Association have been praying for rain for weeks and they are glad to hear of the Governor's declaration so that many more residents can join with them.Governor Riley released a statement saying, ""Throughout our history, Alabamians have turned in prayer to God to humbly ask for His blessings and to hold... 06/29/2007