We asked some of our friends in the real estate business a few questions about the current state of the OTM market as we enter the important spring home buying season. Responses below have been edited for space. Gusty Gulas Associate Broker-Team Leader, Gusty Gulas Group In what ways has the pandemic affected the OTM real estate market? The pandemic has allowed … [Read more...]
Game Changer: Board of Realtors 2021 President Kelli Gunnells Discusses Residential Housing Market Trends
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Homes perhaps have never been more important than during the year of social distancing and quarantines. Perhaps that is why the residential real estate industry has seen an expansion of work rather than the shrinkage many other industries have experienced. When asked to describe what she has seen trending in the market, the Birmingham Board of … [Read more...]
Treasure It or Toss It: Organize BHAM Founder Alex Sasser Gives Tips to Declutter Your Home
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw The spaces we live in have become our quarantine zones, our classrooms, our offices, our restaurants and bars. With so many roles a home has to play in a pandemic, clutter is bound to take over. Decluttering and organizing the home can be a time-consuming and daunting task. Birmingham resident Alex Sasser knows this firsthand. It’s the reason she … [Read more...]
‘Sharing The Hope of Christmas’: Six Homes Open for Samford Legacy League’s Christmas Home Tour
Samford Legacy League’s 10th Annual Christmas Home Tour is set to be held Dec 10. The event during its tenure has raised more than $250,000 to provide transformational scholarships for students who have faced monumental challenges, including homelessness, inner city violence, the disability or death of a parent or sibling, foster care, parental job loss, abandonment, parental … [Read more...]
Double Duty: Paige Albright Is Heading up IPC Tour – and Opening Her Own House to Virtual Visitors
Story by Donna Cornelius • Photos by Lee Walls Paige Albright is truly putting her all into this year’s Independent Presbyterian Church Holiday House Tour. She’s the tour chairman, and her house is one of four that will open its doors – virtually speaking – for the 71st annual event. “I’ve been on the tour committee for a long time, but this is the first time our house has … [Read more...]