Birmingham Home Styles

Looking for a home is trying already. Knowing what you are looking for can make the process much more simple. Recently, our local MLS sent out a guide to help with this and I thought it would be helpful to share with you too. Looking to Buy Birmingham Alabama Real Estate? If you want to [...]

There’s a New Rule from Fannie Mae called the Loan Quality Initiative

This afternoon, I got this email from a mortgage friend of mine and asked permission to share this with you, she gave me permission. At the bottom, I included her name in case you want to talk to her more about this new rule…. This is really BIG news! It’s a new rule from Fannie [...]

Birmingham AL Mortgage Tax Credit Dates Extended for Veterans

Active-veterans who serve on an official, extended duty service outside of the United States for at least 91 days during the period of January 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010 will be granted a 1-year extension on the home buyer tax credit.  In other words, any active veterans who served overseas for over 90 days between the the aforementioned dates [...]

Birmingham AL Home Sales Are Down in Jefferson and Shelby Counties – But What About Where You Live?

Birmingham, Alabama – I was looking on the Birmingham MLS this week and was checking sales statistics. While I knew sales were down this year, I wasn’t sure exactly how much. So I decided to look at the stats. (Please note that all the stats represented here are based on comparative date between January-November 2008 [...]

The Cotswolds

The Cotswolds is a subdivision located behind Vestavia’s Liberty Park Subdivision. While it benefits from such a convenient location, it is, however, currently zoned either Birmingham City or Jefferson County depending on which side you choose. For 2009, thus far, 26 homes have sold there at an average price of $282,364. Thirty-nine homes have been [...]

Understanding Zillow and The “Zestimate”

Over the weekend an article was shared with me by Ginger Wilcox, a Marin Real Estate Agent in  who sells Marin County, California about Zillow and their Zestimates on homes. Occasionally, here in Birmingham, I may have someone ask about the zestimate value of a home they were looking at online. I explained to them [...]

Birmingham Home Buyer Tax Credit – Time Is Running Out – IRS Video

Birmingham Alabama Home Buyer Class – June 30, 2009

Birmingham, Hoover, Homewood, Trussville, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, Helena, Pelham, AL, or anywhere in Between! – Buying a home is a complex process. Title Insurance – inspections – negotiations – mortgages. To help ensure that your home purchase is profitable and problem free, three area companies have teamed up to sponsor a home buyer’s class [...]

Home Inspection Project

This is just for fun more than anything, but, nonetheless, if you see these in your home you might have a problem. Someone sent me these photos in an email.

Birmingham Alabama Home Buyer Class – January 13, 2009

Birmingham, Hoover, Homewood, Trussville, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, Helena, Pelham, AL, or anywhere in Between! – Buying a home is a complex process. Title Insurance – inspections – negotiations – mortgages. To help ensure that your home purchase is profitable and problem free, three area companies have teamed up to sponsor a home buyer’s class [...]