Welcome to the Alabama Commercial Real Estate Index™ (AL CREI™). The AL CREI™ measures commercial real estate expectations for the upcoming quarter gathered from a broad group of professionals working in commercial real estate and related fields. Eight key indicators create a composite index of overall market conditions and an outlook for specific property types. Through the survey, panelists can take the pulse of the state’s commercial 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.
he Alabama Commercial Real Estate Index™ (AL CREI™) is a quarterly survey of commercial brokers, developers, property managers, investors, lenders, and other industry professionals to gauge expectations for the upcoming quarter. An index value of 50 indicates a neutral outlook; values below 50 suggest a contractionary outlook, while values above 50 reflect expansionary expectations.
The AL CREI™ registered 56.2 in the Q4 2025 survey, signaling moderate confidence in continued expansion. The index rose modestly from Q3, as three of the four component categories recorded gains of 1.5 points or more. The Alabama Market Outlook was the only category to decline, dipping slightly by 1.6 points. Interest rates saw the most notable improvement, increasing by 12.9 points from the previous quarter. With this moderate uptick, commercial real estate professionals across Alabama maintain a measured optimism about market expansion heading into Q4.
