UAH Ranking on US News and World Report

The University of Alabama in Huntsville made the US News and World Report rankings of best universities in the nation. UAH came in at #181. UAH has many areas to be pleased about concerning this report.

7th Best Online Bachelor's Programs
21st Best Online Graduate Computer Information Technology Programs
53rd Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs
6th Best Online Graduate Nursing Program

63rd Best College for Veterans
99th Best University for Nursing
111th Best University for Physics

To read more information and statistics please click the link above to go to the US News and World Report rankings.  Other major Alabama universities: Alabama, Auburn, University of Alabama in Birmingham. Other statewide universities such as University of North Alabama, Troy, Tuskegee, and Samford were put into the Regional Universities category.

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Top Rankings, Health, & New Firehouse

Several news stories came in the past few days...

University of Alabama-Huntsville topped the rankings for best university in Alabama for Return on Investment for both In State and Out of State students.  Followed then by Auburn and Alabama. Full Report can be found here.

In the latest Census estimate Huntsville Metro Area added the most people in the state, while the Auburn-Opelika and Daphne-Fairhope-Foley Metro were two of the fastest growing Metros in the nation by percentage. Expanded Article from AL.com.

County Health Rankings recently released the healthiest counties in Alabama with Madison County coming in on the Top 5 in both areas of Health Outcomes and Health Factors. Limestone County also came in the Top 5 in the Health Outcomes Ranking. Click on the county in the report to get more detailed findings and then click on the graphs for yearly reporting graphs.

Last night, the Huntsville City Council voted to build a new Fire Station in Hampton Cove on Old Big Cove Road. For more information on the Fire Station, here is the expanded article from AL.com. Matheny Goldmon Architects did a wonderful job with the look of the new station. It should make a fine addition to the city.

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Great New Listing at 208 Case

Every looks like they got hammered in different places across the state.  From treacherous roads to teachers and students stuck at schools.  We know because we received a few calls from friends and family, letting us know they were at the schools taking care of the kids and had meals from the lunch rooms.  So we're thankful that everyone is being taken care of.  Let's try and shake off this cold, snow, and ice looming around us and get back to positives.  After all this frigid weather is only temporary.

Great New Listing at 208 Case off of Winchester.

"SPECTACULAR A MUST SEE!!" This house has it all. Hurry!! Family Room & Dining Room is a WOW Factor. Updated Kit, granite, sink, pergo flooring, smooth surface range, microwave & more! Bedroom 3 wood floors. Split Master/huge closet/glam bath/jetted tub. Other improvements: architectural roof on garage & detached garage, heating & cooling, windows, vinyl siding soffits, downspouts & covered gutters. 3rd car gar could be workshop w/elec. Wonderful screened porch w/Pella doors. Also storage bldg in spacious backyard.

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New Year and keeping the eyes on a few of the new schools

Well the New Year of 2014 is now in full swing.  Short post before the heavy work begins.  For the most part, the team is very positive on how this year will go in the local real estate market.

We will expect home prices to climb slowly higher.  New Construction will continue to open new subdivisions and continue to grow.  We hope a property's days on market will decrease.

Although its winter its an excellent time to put a house on the market.  People who are serious have first dibs on the home, and then the build up into the usual springtime rush begins and everyone then begins looking.

We will also be keeping sharp eyes over the course of the year on the rebuilding of Whitesburg Elementary & Middle into the Whitesburg P-8 over Fern Bell Park and the rebuilding of Grissom High School to the West of  Sams in South Huntsville.  They've released the Whitesburg P-8 drawing as seen above, but we're still waiting on the release of the new Grissom drawing.  We'll keep you up to date on that one.  However, if everyone remembers they have designated the old space when Grissom moves.

So we'll alert you to any changes we see or hear about.  Have a great New Year!

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A little bit of Jack and Ghosts

Everything has been really busy and only have time for a short post for today.

Just released this afternoon by the Tullahoma News is that the Jack Daniels Distillery in nearby Lynchberg, TN will be undergoing a $100 Million dollar expansion with 90 new jobs added to the 450 they currently have.

Also the Huntsville Ghost Walk will be doing their very first tour of Madison starting tomorrow starting at 6pm at the Bandito Burrito.  For more information please go to Huntsville Ghost Walk website.

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Huntsville on 2 More Best Cities List

Huntsville is right near the top of two more lists that have come out recently.

One is Best Places in the South for Computer Programmers.  Huntsville ended up at #2 on that list right behind Melbourne-Palm Bay, Florida.  Also above both Atlanta and Dallas.

The other list came out earlier is the Top Metro Areas for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduates.  In this one, Huntsville came in at #3 under San Jose, CA, & Washington DC/Arlington/Alexandria Metro, but still above San Francisco, Boulder, Seattle, and Boston.

As more of these lists come out, we will continue to publish these to show what an excellent place the Huntsville Metro Ares is to live!

Today Tidbit:  Next week is Alabama Restaurant Week, check in and see what great deals are at our own great restaurants!

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