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 Homes for Sale – What You Get For The Money Priced About $250,000

Birmingham, Alabama – I happened to be watching TV the other night and caught a few minutes of a show, What You Get For The Money, on HGTV. It got my attention for a little while and got me thinking about what you can get for the money when it comes to Birmingham AL Homes [...]

Homewood Alabama Real Estate Home Sales Are Down – But What About Where You Live? Part 2

Homewood, Alabama – As we spoke about in our first post, Birmingham AL Home Sales Are Down in Jefferson and Shelby Counties – But What About Where You Live? We have been looking on the Birmingham MLS and were checking sales statistics, and while we knew sales were down this year, we weren’t sure exactly how [...]

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 [...]

Birmingham Alabama Homes – Homewood Real Estate Market Statistics First Quarter 2009

Birmingham, Alabama – We are well in to 2009, and it is time to look at the year of market statistics for Birmingham AL Real Estate. As we have always stated that as a homeowner, potential resident, potential seller, or as a real estate consultant, we think it is always important to know the stats [...]

Homewood Alabama Homes – Hollywood Real Estate Market Statistics for 2008

Homewood, Alabama – 2008 has finally come to an end, and it is time to look at the year of market statistics for Birmingham AL Real Estate. As we have always stated that as a homeowner, potential resident, potential seller, or as a real estate consultant, we think it is always important to know the [...]

Homewood Alabama Homes – Edgewood Real Estate Market Statistics for 2008

Homewood, Alabama – 2008 has finally come to an end, and it is time to look at the year of market statistics for Birmingham AL Real Estate. As we have always stated that as a homeowner, potential resident, potential seller, or as a real estate consultant, we think it is always important to know the [...]

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 [...]