Welcome to the Alabama Residential Real Estate Index™ (AL RREI™). The AL RREI™ measures residential real estate expectations for the upcoming quarter gathered from a broad group of professionals working in residential real estate and related fields. Six key indicators create a composite index of overall market conditions and an outlook for the state’s metropolitan areas. Through the survey, panelists can take the pulse of the state’s residential real estate market as well as compare their own forecasts to those of their peers.
Click the “Register for the Survey” button below to register as a Residential Real Estate Index (RREI) panelist. Once registered, you will receive an email once a quarter to participate. If you are a returning participant, you do not need to re-register.
For any questions regarding the survey, please contact Stuart Norton at tsnorton@ua.edu or (205) 348-5416.
The Alabama Residential Real Estate Index (AL RREI™) is a quarterly survey of residential brokers, sales agents, lenders, appraisers, and other industry professionals that gauges market expectations for the upcoming quarter. An index value of 50 represents a neutral outlook; values above 50 indicate expansion, while those below 50 reflect contraction.
In the Q1 2026 survey, the AL RREI™ recorded a score of 61.7, showing moderate confidence that Alabama’s residential market will continue to strengthen. This marks the ninth consecutive quarter with an expansionary reading. All six index components remained above 50, with five of the six increasing from the previous quarter. Respondents expressed very strong confidence that listings will rise, strong confidence in improvement for the Alabama market, interest rates, and home sales, moderate confidence that the U.S. market will strengthen, and mild confidence that sale prices will decline.
