#1 Real Estate Team in Alabama

Thank you, Huntsville! Matt Curtis Real Estate has been named one of the top 50 real estate teams nationwide and the number one real estate team in the entire state of Alabama for the third consecutive year. Our real estate agency is also on INC 5000 fastest growing companies in the US list for the 6th year.

We also want to thank the Madison and the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce, where they've both awarded us the service Business of the Year award. In addition to being named the best overall business in Madison, we earned a leadership award just a few years ago. We give many thanks and high-fives to our 5-star real estate team for helping Matt Curtis get awarded the #1 real estate team in Alabama and one of…

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Huntsville Largest City in Alabama

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Huntsville is the largest city in the state of Alabama. Huntsville recently surpassed Birmingham, which lost 1% of its population in the last 12 months. Montgomery also surpassed Birmingham to claim the number two spot on the rankings. However, the Huntsville metro is still only approximately half the size of Birmingham, with a little over 500,000 versus over 1.1 million for Birmingham.

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Huntsville is the #1 City in the U.S.

BREAKING NEWS!  Huntsville has been ranked the #1 city in the entire U.S. to live in by U.S. News and World Report. Devin Booker, real estate editor of U.S. News and World Report, said the biggest priorities for consumers during the pandemic have been both housing affordability and quality of life. Huntsville has both with our median sales price 20% below the national average.

Huntsville has been ranked high on affordability, not only because of our affordable home prices. But also high paying jobs with Blue Origin, Mazda, Toyota, Facebook, the FBI, and now Space Command. Joining this long list of high paying engineering and tech jobs in Huntsville during the pandemic, the outdoor quality of life…

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(Madison, Alabama, July 8, 2019)— Matt Curtis Real Estate, Inc. was named one of America’s top real estate teams by REAL Trends, as advertised in The Wall Street Journal. The Matt Curtis Real Estate team is now a 3-time member of the “The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals,” a prestigious, national award ranking sponsored annually by REAL Trends and advertised in The Wall Street Journal. Matt Curtis Real Estate, Inc. is now ranked in the top one-half of 1 percent of the more than 1.3 million Realtors® nationwide.

The Thousand real estate professionals were announced on June 28, 2019, with four separate categories honoring the top 250 residential agents and agent teams for excellence in:

  • Individual Sales Professionals—Sales volume

    • …

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Relocating to the Rocket City

Huntsville, Alabama - affectionately known as the Rocket City - is a technological town with a large presence of both engineers and creatives. The area has started rapidly growing over recent years and a large percentage of the population has relocated to the area from different states. This has given an eclectic and diverse feel to the expanding region.

The Rocket City is made up of two main cities, Huntsville (population of 193,079) and Madison (population of 47,959), with a number of surrounding smaller cities that make up the greater Rocket City region. Harvest, Athens, Meridianville, Hampton Cove, and Athens are small cities surrounding the metro area.

What’s there to do?

One of the best parts of the…

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We here at Rocket City Local have referenced Huntsville’s growth many times. Much of the movement into Huntsville is related to our growing tech and aerospace industries. However, one thing that families must consider when assessing a move for work is the quality and availability of high quality schools for their children. Considering this, the growth of the city is a testament to the quality of schools in the area, and Madison Academy is one such school.

The School

Madison Academy is a “Christian-based private school” with AdvancEd and National Christian School Association accreditation. The academy combines an academic curriculum with a spiritual foundation to provide a balanced education. Madison Academy is a member of the Student Exchange…

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Matt Curtis from Matt Curtis Real Estate, Inc. has spent the last week in Nicaragua, Central America, working with the country’s capital city of Managua’s local Habitat for Humanity chapter to build a house for a family in a nearby village. Matt Curtis Real Estate builds a home for a family in need for every 100 houses sold, and this is the first of 60 homes planned to be built in Nicaragua this year, with much of the summer slated for construction.

Between the build, meeting the mayor of Managua and the national Habitat for Humanity director, and buying ice cream for the entire village, Matt’s been a busy guy this past week.

Frank, the director of Habitat for Humanity in Nicaragua, joined in a Facebook live session with Matt to thank home…

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Peggy Ann Bakery is one Huntsville’s best kept confectionery secrets.  Peggy Ann Bakery opened in 1953 and has been using quality ingredients to create all kinds of sweet treats for the last sixty five years!

Peggy Ann Bakery provides Rocket City with one of the largest selections of cookies, cakes, cupcakes, bars, brownies, Danishes, petit fors, and more.  Peggy Ann Bakery is sure to have a bakery item perfect for your special occasion. The bakery offers cakes suited for every occasion. Cakes can be decorated for your holiday, sports team, or children’s birthday theme.  It is recommended to order cakes a week ahead of time to be sure you get on their schedule for your day.   Smaller orders of cookies or Danishes require less advance notice.

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Looking to buy a home in the Rocket City? Matt Curtis is the name to know. Since hiring its first team member and selling 86 homes in 2012, MCRE has steadily grown into a fixture in the Huntsville metro area.

Homes Sold Projection

With a passionate team boasting a more effective organization and division of labor practices, MCRE allows its agents to focus on top shelf customer service and negotiations. Employees who really care, along with a very visible presence around the community, has allowed the company to go from those 86 sales in 2012 to a projected number between 900-1000 in 2018. MCRE had its biggest jump in 2015, nearly doubling its sales from 2014 (245-415). It also showed solid growth in its second year, adding over two-thirds of its sales total from 2012…

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I admit to having grown up in this area and not having heard of Huntsville’s Harmony Safari Park until a few days ago. As the internet says, it is indeed somewhat of a kept secret in town, as I don’t recall ever hearing its name in my social circle. Rocket City is home to a variety of unique experiences, this being one of them.

Folks are split on these sorts of attractions: Harmony Safari Park is home to endangered animals, and regardless of anyone’s take on the matter, it’s undoubtedly a kid magnet and likely an exciting way to .spend a few hours together as a family on the weekend. What kid isn’t fascinated by actual, live baboons and snapping turtles?

HSP’s website doesn’t have a lot of info, but it’s presented interestingly enough, as…

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