Real Estate Market "Thawing" out in Hsv Al

Our office has seen an uptick in phone, Internet and call-up traffic. We are a "boutique" real estate brokerage that covers commercial and residential sales and management. Starting in September, business noticeably slowed. In October and November we saw a 50% drop in sales calls and leads, ironic but our sales year to year were only slightly down. December, things started picking back up and in January a little more. February has so far been as brisk as 05 or 06. Just a weather report from our market area.