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Christina Rickey, of Birmingham Home Search, is an exclusive buyer agent with 28 years of experience, offers insight into Birmingham, Alabama real estate, news, events, and market updates.
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Homewood, Alabama is truly a unique and desirable community. Located just south of Birmingham, Homewood is a mixture of bedroom community and the home office location to a variety of businesses. Education is a top priority in Homewood. The elementary schools have consistently been nationally reco...
02/24/2012
Twenty-one percent of the National Association of Realtor members in January reported delays in contracts, and 33 percent said contracts fell through, according to NAR. The number of contract cancellations remains mostly unchanged from December. The increase in the past year of contract cancellat...
02/24/2012
The Town of Mt Laurel is a mixed-use, self-sufficient, traditional neighborhood development based upon the ideals of New Urbanism. It is a complete community, with homes, businesses, restaurants and schools all within walking distance of one another. Like the towns of yesteryear, Mt Laurel featu...
02/13/2012
Driving through the gated entrance of Greystone Farms, you quickly realize, you have arrived some place special. Nestled between Oak Mountain to the north and Shoal Creek to the south, Greystone Farms boasts 400 acres of beautiful wooded, rolling terrain. Comprised of seven different neighborhood...
02/03/2012
  Most buyers are information junkies and internet savvy.  Information is only as good as its source.  There is a wealth of real estate information on the internet, and it is great for research.  All this information is like puzzle pieces.  How do you assemble the pieces and complete the puzzle f...
01/27/2012
BE THANKFUL FOR OUR BLESSINGS     If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.   If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the ...
11/22/2011
With the leaves turning colors, now is a great time to fall in love with Highland Lakes.  Highland Lakes in Birmingham, Alabama is located along the convenient 280 Corridor on top of Oak Mountain.  As you drive through the gated entrance, you soon realize you have arrived someplace special.  High...
10/12/2011
2011 Top States For Doing Business Survey Results For the second year in a row, Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2011) has conducted a survey of a select group of highly respected location consultants who work with a nationwide client base. We asked the consultants to name the...
09/23/2011
Have you ever driven down Mountain Brook Parkway and wondered what it would be like to live in The Old Mill? The Old Mill House designed by landscape architect William H. Kessler is a 1926 replica of Perryman's Mill built by the Jemison Companies. It originally operated as a tea room, but the te...
09/21/2011
According to the National Association of Realtors, the rich have returned to the real estate market and are taking advantage of great deals in luxury homes. According to the Birmingham Multiple Listing Service, 139 homes priced over one million dollars have closed since the beginning of 2011 in ...
09/19/2011
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Christina Rickey, of Birmingham Home Search, is an exclusive buyer agent with 28 years of experience, offers insight into Birmingham, Alabama real estate, news, events, and market updates.