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Huntsville Alabama Information: Huntsville, Alabama is part of MADISON County. Population for Huntsville from the last gathering is 158216. You can view Huntsville venues that host many Huntsville AL events every year. You can also research Huntsville Alabama homes for sale by visiting our Huntsville Alabama real estate guide. Huntsville Alabama has a latitude of 34.7276 and a longitude of -86.5674. Zip codes in Huntsville, AL include 35801 ... more Huntsville zips. HUNTSVILLE DATA CENTER
GENERAL POPULATION
Total Population in Huntsville, AL
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Huntsville, AL was 158,216.
Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Huntsville was 76,174, which represents 48.1 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).
Male Population, Married in Huntsville, AL
There are an estimated 33,704 married men in the town. 55.7 percent of men over 15 years old in Huntsville are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.
Female Population
The estimated female population in Huntsville is 82,042 which is 51.9 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).
Female Population, Married in Huntsville, Alabama
There are an estimated 33,206 married women in the community. 49.5 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.
AGE
Median Age in Huntsville, AL
The median age of people living in Huntsville, AL was 36.7 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)
At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Huntsville was 9,732. There were 121,601 people above the age of 18, which represents 76.9 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 13.4 percent of the population (21,162) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.
RACE
One Race Percent in Huntsville, AL
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Huntsville, AL was 155,301.
White Population in Huntsville, AL
The estimated White population in the Huntsville community is 101,998, which is 64.5 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).
Black Population in Huntsville, Alabama
The estimated Black/African American population is 47,792, which is 30.2 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).
American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Huntsville, AL
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Huntsville, AL was 857.
Asian Population in Huntsville, Alabama
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 3,519.
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Huntsville, AL
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Huntsville was an estimated 88.
Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 1,047, while those of “two or more races” was 2,915 at the time of the last census.
Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Huntsville community was 3,225, or 2 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
Household Population in Huntsville, AL
The household population number in Huntsville was 152,641.
Group Quarters Population in Huntsville, AL
Group Quarters population in the community was 5,575.
Average Household Size in Huntsville, AL
The average household size in Huntsville is 2.29 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).
Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.91 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).
HOUSING
Total Housing Units in Huntsville, AL
At the time of the last census survey, there were 73,670 total housing units in Huntsville.
The number of occupied housing units was 66,742, or 90.6 of the total units in town. Of these, 41,121 were owner-occupied (61.6), and 25,621 were renter-occupied (38.4, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 6,928 vacant homes in Huntsville at the time of the last complete survey.
Median Home Values in Huntsville, Alabama
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 38,181, with a median value in dollars of 97,300.
Monthly Owner Costs in Huntsville, AL
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $864 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Huntsville, average costs per month were $231 (national average was $295).
EDUCATION
High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 89,731 people in the community had a high school degree, or 85.7 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).
Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Huntsville, Alabama
37,775 people in Huntsville also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 36.1 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).
MISCELLANEOUS
Civilian Veterans in Huntsville, AL
The number of Civilian Veterans in Huntsville was 19,478, or 16.1 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).
Disability Status in Huntsville, AL
In 2000, there were 27,756 people in Huntsville, AL listed as disabled.
Foreign Born in Huntsville, AL
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 9,437 people in Huntsville who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 6.4 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.
LABOR STATISTICS
Percentage In Labor Force in Huntsville, Alabama
There were 81,393 in the labor force in Huntsville at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 64.7 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Huntsville was 18.3 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.
Median Household Income in Huntsville, AL
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $41,074. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.
Median Family Income in Huntsville, AL
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $52,202. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.
Per Capita Income in Huntsville, Alabama
Per capita income in Huntsville in the last full census was 24,015. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.
Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Huntsville numbered 4,091, or 9.8 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.
Individuals below the poverty level in Huntsville, AL
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 19,542, or 12.8 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.
Avar Realty and http://huntsville.helpmesell.com are Members of the Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Realtors and North Alabama MLS Service. We are the premier flat fee discount brokerage for Huntsville and North Alabama. For more information contact one of our flat fee agents.
Avar Realty and Huntsville.HelpMeSell.com are Members of the Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Realtors and North Alabama MLS Service. We are the premier flat fee commission - discount broker for Huntsville and North Alabama.
No matter how much another real estate company charges you, your listing will be placed in the same MLS, PLUS your listing will appear on literally hundreds of other websites that display MLS listings, including national sites such as realtor.com, msn.com, remax.com, kw.com, prudential.com, realestate.com, excite.com and more
If you list with a typical 6% Realtor, and the property sells, you pay the whole 6%, even if the buyer is your neighbor and the Realtor didn't do anything other than put his sign in the yard and enter the listing in MLS. It gets worse - if you read the fine print in the typical 6% listing contract, you'll notice that you owe the entire commission if you want to cancel your listing early (perhaps because the agent didn't do anything), or if you lease the home without the agent's permission! The main reason so many sellers sign such contracts is that they never read them.
MLS stands for "Multiple Listing Service". Most people refer to MLS as if it were all one big database of homes. Actually there are over a thousand individual MLSs across the country; some big, some small. They are all separate from each other, so a Realtor who looks on his local MLS in Boston can't see the listings in the Miami MLS. That's why it's so important to be listed in the correct local MLS. There are many national websites, like Realtor.com, that aggregate listings from all these 1000 MLSs, and put them all on one giant website. Some information, such as commissions offered to agents and owner contact information, is only displayed on the local MLS for agents to see, and not the national public websites.
Only a licensed real estate broker who belongs to the MLS and pays the MLS dues and fees is able to list a property. An individual can't simply post an "ad" in MLS, like placing an ad in a newspaper. The real estate broker is also responsible for the accuracy of the listing, and keeping it current. For example, the broker can lose his MLS membership or pay heavy fines if a property is under contract or sold, but still listed as "Active" in MLS. When you list with us, a licensed broker who belongs to the MLS where your property is located will be assigned to your listing.
For more information contact one of our flat fee agents.
hy pay 6%? - Save thousands in Real Estate Commissions
Our Avar Realty - Huntsville Flat Fee MLS program works because there are two real estate agents involved in the sale of almost every house: the listing agent who works with the seller and the buyer's agent who works with the buyer.
A seller typically pays 6% commission. A home is listed at $250,000 which is split evenly ($15,000), with the "listing agent" getting $7,500 and the "buyer agent" getting the remaining $7,500.
With our Avar Realty - Huntsville Flat Fee MLS Program, instead of paying the "listing portion" of the commission (3% of the gross sales price of your home) you pay a flat fee at the time of listing and the "buyer agent" fee of 3% ONLY IF a buyer agent procures a buyer for your home. If you (the seller) find a buyer, you pay 0% commission. VIP Realty will act as your listing agent, but we will not collect a listing commission at closing.
Paying 6% Commission Will NOT Sell Your Home Any Faster!
Realtor Marketing Myths
When most Realtors sit down with you to list your property, they show you a great presentation telling you all about their wonderful "marketing plan". However, did you know the majority of properties - approx. 80-90% - are sold by cooperating MLS agents, and NOT by the listing agent? If the marketing plan is so great, why doesn't the listing agent sell the listing? Most agents don't expect to sell the property themselves - they let the MLS and buyer agents do the work. So with that in mind, why would you give your hard-earned equity away to someone with a sign and access to the MLS?
So you think print Ads work. If you actually believe that Realtors and Brokers advertise your home in home buying magazines or newspapers only to sell your home, then I have some disturbing news for you!
The main reason agents or brokers would pay $100s or even $1,000s a month just to place a property in a home buying magazine or any other print media is to generate buyer leads for themselves. Keep in mind that agents are trained to use marketing materials to promote themselves, their team or their company NOT to actually sell your home. If you are not aware, when you pay a 5%, 6% or 7% commission you are the one who pays for their marketing.
Avar Realty and http://huntsville.helpmesell.com are Members of the Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Realtors and North Alabama MLS Service. We are the premier flat fee discount brokerage for Huntsville and North Alabama. For more information contact one of our flat fee agents.
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Last month I felt like I stuck my neck out by saying that I thought I was seeing the signs of an upturn in the market. Good news is we did see some improvement and I am hoping this is the first sign of the turn around. While I am not seeing any big changes in the numbers, I am seeing improvement and I would rather see steady but slow improvement than a sudden jump that turns out to be just a 'flash in the pan'. One of my close friends said this past Sunday that she was seeing increases in showings on their listings, more phone calls and some new listings, too. Marshall County saw their first improvement in the market in many months with a nice increase in sales. March saw an increase in the number of reported sales up 12.9% over February. Average sales price was down 6.6% and the Median price was down 3.1%. Compared to the previous 3 month average March sales were up 19%. Average price was down 7% and Median price was down 4%. There were 341 sales in March compared to 302 in February and 245 in January. You can see the steady increase there. Average sold price continues to drop from $209,242 in January to $182,766 in March. It would appear that the more expensive homes are not selling just yet. Another good indicator I noticed was that raw Inventory numbers are going up but Months of Inventory is dropping so they are selling faster than they are being listed.
In order to improve the Newsletter the data now includes all of Madison County.
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Chart shows the number of Residential homes sold in each month along with the average Days On the Market for those properties. I like to put Median and Average prices together. The main number to watch is the Median Price. It is the better indicator of what price homes are selling for. This chart is pretty obvious, just the raw number of homes for sale. Number of months of Inventory is a better indicator of the Market. This is a good indicator of supply and demand since it included the number of homes sold. More inventory the more it is a buyers market. Less inventory it becomes more of a sellers market. Of course all factors must be considered and you should not just rely on one set of numbers. This chart is a duplication but I like the way it is laid out. You can see the number of sales each year for each month making it easy to see differences in the past few years.
The Trend Line is important. It averages over the previous 3 months of data and helps to allow for the spikes and dips and shows what I think is a more accurate trend. It is the thin black line at the top of the bars in the graph. It is more important than any single months data. |
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Avar Realty and http://huntsville.helpmesell.com are Members of the Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Realtors and North Alabama MLS Service. We are the premier flat fee discount brokerage for Huntsville and North Alabama. For more information contact one of our flat fee agents.
We have added an enhancement to our Money Back Guarantee.
If you feel you are not happy with Avar Realty LLC the Huntsville area affiliate for HelpMeSell.Com and decide you want to list with a traditional agency, Avar Realty LLC will gladly refer you to a traditional Agent / broker. You may select any agency you want as long as you let us know prior to contacting or listing with the traditional agency. Once you have been in discussion with the traditional agency about listing your home we will be unable to refer you. After they accept our referral in writing and the confirmation of your homes closing with that particular company, we will send you a 102% refund our Basic or Supreme flat fee MLS listing service (up to $550)
In other words, tell us which Real Estate Company you want to list your home with, we will call them, and have them contact you about listing your home.
Please note that when we refer you to the agency of your choice we will receive a referral fee from the traditional agency who lists and sells your home. The money received from the referring broker will be applied to the refund amount we will give you.
With this concept you have the opportunity of trying the new modern way of listing a home on the mls with the confidence of having a back up plan if needed.
Huntsville and North Alabama Premium flat fee discount brokerage. We allow clients to choose from a menu of services that best fit their needs. We full cooperate with all real estate professionals
Ava Terry, ABR is broker for Avar Realty offering residential discount brokerage services. Prior to joining the real estate business Terry worked along side her husband in the operation of their office machine and computer business for 15 years before becoming a licensed real estate agent. Terry served as sales manager for their company in Huntsville, Alabama and with her extensive sales background; Terry oversaw all major accounts in North Alabama and closed the largest individual sale in company history.
As an active member of the industry Terry has completed specified educational and practical experience criteria in order to earn her Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) designation, given by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC) of the National Association of Realtors. In addition, Terry is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management, the Huntsville Board of Realtors the National and Alabama Chapters of CCIM and the International Council of Shopping Centers.
Terry attended Mississippi State University. Ava Terry has been a resident of Madison, Alabama with her husband since 1982.
Avar Realty, LLC offers premium Service for a discount flat fee. Let us put the power of the MLS to work for you. Additionally our continuous education allows us to acquire important market knowledge that we may pass on to you for sound real estate decisions.
We are taking Discount Brokerage to a new level. Instead of charging a percentage commission for each transaction, Avar Realty offers services for a flat fee from a menu of services that home owners can choose from. Our business model calls for a smaller office staffs compared to the traditional brokerages, lower overhead costs, and the savings is passed on to you We maintain a first class image. From our truly artful signs and logos to the MLS listing that comes free with our flat rate, we give our clients more than any other discount real estate broker ever has. And our clients recognize that they are getting a real bargain. Best part is that your property will reach literary thousands of real estate professionals - greatly increasing your selling opportunity. Remember our goal is the same as yours- to get your home sold!
Ava Terry also serves as managing director for Sperry Van Ness Commercial Real Estate Advisors. Sperry Van Ness is a commercial real estate office specializing in the sale of multifamily properties in addition to the sale and leasing of retail properties throughout Alabama and Tennessee. Sperry Van Ness uses the specialized team marketing concept. We create a team and partner with colleagues who are expert in their property types to assure the seller is receiving the competent representation. We fully cooperate with all brokers and agents. Our motto is Maximum Exposure results in Maximum Value. Ava Terry and Neil Victor have worked as a team since 1985. Here are a few of references
Neil Victor is an honest, straightforward, professional agent. He understands the needs of the real estate investor and bends over backwards to make your deal work. He knows that your success is his success, and that long-term relationships are the most important. I have at times been interested in deals that he could have made a nice commission on, but instead he informed me that the deal really wasn't what I was looking for and why. He then found me what I did need. Integrity is the cornerstone of a successful business relationship, and Neil Victor has it!
Dr. Mike T Oregon
Dr. H Huntsville Al
I've been working with Neil Victor for the last 5 months, in those months I've purchase the following properties from him 31 units & 44 units apartment complex, 2 4-PLEX and a single residential home. What I admires most about him is he values the friendship and go out his way to get you a good deal, he compares and let you know his view to stay away from bad ones and recommends what to purchase when good properties came along. I truly recommended Neil to anyone that I like to purchase real estate investment properties in Huntsville area.!
Ricky... San Jose CA
R.W. Long Beach CA
Thank you Neil so much for taking the extra effort to make our first home purchase successful. You were there guiding us through all the crucial and important steps!
Kiet N. Tampa Fl
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