PARCA: Tax revenues continue to rise, leveling out post-pandemic
Alabama’s tax revenue levels post-pandemic. As federal funds decline, state spending on effective programs is essential.
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Alabama Realtors release August 2024 report
The state’s housing market showed signs of cooling in August, but remains robust, especially with recent economic developments.
September 23, 2024
Realtors release December Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Mortgage rates, which are considered among the most important factors in real estate sales, have decreased by more than a percentage point.
January 23, 2024
Report: Alabama’s housing market is poised to rebound in 2024
Positive indicators, such as steadily declining interest and inflation rates, offer strong hope for a rebound in the coming year.
January 2, 2024
Alabama Realtors release November real estate report
Positive indicators, such as steadily declining interest and inflation rates, offer strong hope for a rebound in the coming year.
December 21, 2023
Alabama’s real estate market remains down in October
But declining interest rates offer hope for future rebound.
November 21, 2023
Alabama Realtors releases Economic and Real Estate Report for February 2023
This marks the slowest February market the state has seen in five years.
March 22, 2023
Dow gained over a thousand points Wednesday
Stocks rebounded Wednesday after getting hammered last week and on Christmas Eve. The Dow Jones Index gained 1086 points to close at 22,878. That is the largest points gained in a day for the index in history and was a 4.98 percent gain in value on the day. The move was broad-based and most indexes … Continued
Stocks plummet in December
Christmas Eve saw stocks crater. This followed losses on most major indexes last week. With just a few business days left this year could be the worst December for stocks in history. The Dow Jones Index hit a new 52 week low on Monday of 21,792.20. That is its lowest level since September 2017. The … Continued
Jones urges Trump to deliver promised aid to farmers hurt by Chinese retaliatory tariffs
U.S. Sens. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, on Friday wrote to President Donald Trump calling on his administration to announce the second round of the agriculture tariff trade assistance. The first round of Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments was announced on August 27, 2018. The second round of assistance was anticipated on … Continued