RESEARCH

ACRE Research

The Alabama Center for Real Estate’s research division provides free and paid resources for industry stakeholders in both residential and commercial real estate. These would include:

  • Housing market reports
  • Statewide and national rental indexes
  • Affordability indexes
  • MSA and county data, and more.

If you or your company is interested in fee-based research, please contact Stuart Norton by clicking here.

RREI™ and CREI™

Welcome to the Alabama Residential Real Estate Index™ (AL RREI) and the Commercial Real Estate Index™ (AL CREI). The indexes measure economic expectations for the upcoming quarter gathered from a broad group of business executives across the state. With six key indicators and a composite index, panelists can take the pulse of the state’s residential and commercial industries as well as compare their own forecasts to those of their peers.

Register as a New Panelist for the Q1 2026 Survey, Open December 1, 2025.

If you are already registered as a panelist, check your email for a unique link that will direct you to the current quarter’s survey. If you have not registered as a panelist before, click the “New Panelists” button to register to become a CREI or RREI panelist. After you have submitted that, you can participate in the survey.

Alabama Residential Real Estate Index™ (AL RREI)

Alabama Commercial Real Estate Index™ (AL CREI)