Welcome to the magic city of the new South...beautiful livable Birmingham, Alabama...a thriving metropolitan area where recreational, cultural, educational, and economic opportunities combine ...To provide a lifestyle that is unmatched by any other area of the country...a place that has received a great deal of recognition in the past decade for being one of America's best places to live, work, play or retire...

Not founded as a city until after the Civil War, in 1871, the Birmingham Metropolitan area has grown to nearly a million residents in the past 120 years...bringing a delightful mix of the old south, and the new south together with a fascinating history...

The area museums, like the Red Mountain Museum provide the many attractions, as well as the history of the Birmingham area...also atop Red Mountain is the famous Vulcan statue, second only in height to the Statue Of Liberty...

Birmingham's museum of Art is the largest city-owned art museum in the southeast, and contains many impressive collections...and there are interesting and intriguing historic sites in the area...

All of these things combine to provide a wealth of educational and cultural family entertainment...

The Birmingham Zoo is the largest City operated zoo in the Southeast and located across the street are the Botanical Gardens which are among the most beautiful in the country.

Birmingham itself has over thirty-two square miles of lakes and waterways as well as five large recreational lakes with sailing, boating and fishing all within an hours drive. The scenery around Birmingham is spectacular with the entire area criss-crossed with many beautiful nature trails as it is located in the foothills at the southern end of the Appalachian Mountain chain, the rolling hills and valleys provide ideal places for parks and nature centers...there are three national forests.

The golfers will enjoy one or more of the over 30 public, private and semi-private golf courses including the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail as well as attending the Annual Bruno's Memorial Golf Classic.

Birmingham is an area of active people...people that enjoy jogging, playing tennis in the many convenient neighborhood tennis facilities...or going to cheer their favorite teams playing NCAA college football...college or minor league baseball or college basketball...you can enjoy dog racing or Nascar...Enjoy the beautiful Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center where you can see everything from Rodeos to Symphonies..

Birmingham has many festivals and special events each year including the City Stages music festival, Visionland Theme Park, The Crawfish Boil, Blues & Barbeque, Race for the Cure to name only a few...and there is an excellent calendar of live theater...and ballet events...

Many of the area public schools are ranked among the best in the nation by the US Department of Education...and there are over 50 private and parochial schools...there are six public and private two year colleges, and six private and public four year colleges and universities available...providing a total of over 39,000 students with a diverse selection of curriculum...everything from ballet to law school...and business to engineering....Most are highly rated...for example, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is ranked among the nation's leading medical schools...

Birmingham is considered to be one of the finest biomedical centers in the southeast, with many of the areas 22 hospitals and medical centers being on the leading edge of medical advancement...there are specialized facilities for cardiac care, transplants, sight, hearing, cancer, arthritis, diabetes, pediatrics, and sports medicine among others...

Birmingham has churches, temples, and synagogues of practically every denomination...

Shopping in Birmingham is truly a delight...from the convenient and stylish stores, shops and boutiques around the city to some of the best and largest malls in the country...
And dining out is equally delightful, with literally hundreds of places to choose from...from fast food to fine dining...Birmingham's superb nightlife includes everything from live jazz, rock, and country music...to live comedy at one of the top comedy clubs in the country...As the commercial heart od the Southeast, Birmingham is served by three interstate highways...

Amtrak provides two trains a day...and the municipal airport provides over 140 flights a day to just about anywhere you need to go...

The work force is highly skilled and well-educated...and employers are growing steadily...with a projected increase of over 23,000 new jobs in the white collar sector in the next five years...
Major employers include six of the Fortune 500 and Forbes 500 companies...and the area is a designated Port of Entry...

Birmingham and the surrounding communities are a great place to live...the property taxes are fourth to the lowest in the nation for a city its size...the utilities are low, and home prices are exceptionally good...The people are warm and friendly, and the neighborhoods and developments are full of amenities...

The homes here range from beautiful and reasonably priced condominiums, to some of the most elegant and exclusive homes in the Southeast...

Every effort has been made to blend the newer homes into the existing environment, rather than destroying the environment in order to build homes...huge trees provide shade in the summer...the surrounding areas are full of wildlife and birds...providing every day scenes that look like pictures from National Geographic or picture postcards...making this area a fabulous place to live, work, play, raise a family, or retire...with its comfortable and casual lifestyle...spectacular scenery...and kaleidoscope of places to go and things to do... Birmingham is truly a magic city...a full of opportunity that is carefully preparing itself to be the economic capital of the South in the 21st Century...Come be a part of it all...in beautiful and spectacular Birmingham, Alabama



Finding the right community is as important as finding the perfect house. You probably can't imagine your next home without thinking about your new neighbors, friendships, or your child's new school. This is why it is important to find a Realtor who is not only knowledgeable about real estate, but is also a member of the community in which they sell homes. Birmingham is my community and I am very proud to be a part of it. Though Birmingham has many attractive features and forms of entertainment, the most impressive aspect is the community itself.