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Great News! Madison County alone now has 22 single family residences pending that were listed at $400K and above. Adding Limestone, Marshall, and Morgan Counties. the number rises to 657!  Since these homes are "pending" the transactions should not fall through.

There were a total of 419 residential sales in Madison County in September 2011.  Of those, 23 listings sold for $400K and above with $405K being the lowest sales price and $838K the largest.

If you are interested in stats for a particular area, email me at Landa@MyHuntsvillehomes.com.

The area in Madison County with the most sales as of today's date is the Harvest/Monrovia area with 284 sales; following close behind is the Huntsville South area with 281.  There have been 271 sales in the city of Madison where the average price sale was $252,667.  The average sale price in Huntsville South was $224,971 and $195,413 in the Harvest/Monrovia area.

The lowest number of residential sales this year has been the New Hope/Owens Cross Roads area with only 20 sales and the Research Park area with 25.

Note the numbers will change at the end of the month when most of our closings occur and most certainly will be different at year's end.

If you are interested in a particular area/neighborhood, email me at Landa@MyHuntsvilleHomes.com.

People and businesses whose property was damaged or destroyed by the 27 April tornadoes can receive money or direct assistance from FEMA for losses not covered by insurance.  To learn if disaster help is available if you have insurance, go to:  http://www.fema.gov/assistance/process/dhelp_insurance.

Contact your insurance provider PRIOR to filing with FEMA.  In Madison County, the location for FEMA is the Monrovia Church of Christ on Nance Road; the hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  You can also call FEMA at 1-800-621-3362.  The deadline for filing with FEMA is 27 June 2011.

Beginning 4 January 2011, if you include a "location" in your search for your home on www.valleymls.com, or a feed from that site, you will see some changes that identify each area of Madison County except Madison City which remains unchanged.  The new "areas" will be defined by natural geographic boundaries that are easy to recognize and follow.  The new search areas will be Huntsville North, Huntsville South, Huntsville East, Research Park Area, Wheeler Area, Redstone Arsenal, Mill District, Mountain Cove, Harvest/Monrovia, Madison County NW, Madison County NE, New Market/Riverton, and New Hope/Owens Cross Roads.  If you have questions, call me at (256) 656-4741 and we'll discuss area boundaries.

The Huntsville/Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau has launched a newly redesigned and awesome website.  Check it out at www.huntsville.org.  From dining to recreation, you can easily find just what you need to enjoy the area.

The USA Today notes Huntsville is still one of the healthiest real estate markets in the nation. See the most expensive home currently listed as well as a median-priced home at http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/closetohome/2009-06-29-huntsville-alabama-housing_N.htm

The North Alabama MLS shows 715 sales in May 09; 805 in June 09, and 104 sales during the first 8 days of July 09.  With the majority of closings occuring past mid-month, July sales may be as hot at the weather!