Birmingham Communities

Birmingham, Alabama is a community of approximately 250,000 people, located primarily in 2 counties, Jefferson and Shelby County, Alabama. It is also considered to be part of the Birmingham/Hoover area with a combined population of over one million in the metropolitan area. It is also referred to as The Greater Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

• Single family homes from $100,000 to $6,000,000
• Historic homes from $150,000 to $1,000,000
• New construction homes from $150,000 to $1,500,000
• Townhouses from $100,000 to $500,000
• Patio Homes from $125,000 to $500,000
• Suburban Condominiums from $150,000 to $1,000,000
• City Condominiums from $100,000 to $1,000,000
• Duplex/multi unit housing from $200,000 to $2,000,000
• Estates from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000
• Raw land from $10,000 to $1,000,000
• Farmlets from $150,000 to $1,000,000
• Farms from $500,000
• Waterfront from $200,000 to $1,500,000
• Lakefront from $200,000 to $1,500,000
• Golf community from $200,000 to $3,000,000
• Investment rental from $25,000 to $2,000,000
• Garden Homes from $125,000 to $500,000
• Luxury Homes from $700,000 to $6,000,000
• Mountain View from $200,000 to $3,000,000

In 2008, there were approximately 13,000 real estate and property transactions in the Birmingham, Al area. Prices for property in this community are expected to remain stable over the next 12 months.

Local neighborhoods and subdivisions include Gardendale, Hayden and Warrior to the north; Irondale, Trussville, Leeds, Moody and Odenville to the east; Homewood, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, (Mt. Brook) to the south in Jefferson County; Pelham, Helena, Alabaster and Montevallo to the south in Shelby County, McCalla, Pleasant Grove, and Bessemer to the west in Jefferson County and a unique area called the Hwy 280 Corridor consisting of Hoover in Shelby County, an unincorporated area of Shelby County, and Chelsea, Sterrett, Westover and Wilsonville. Local zip codes in this Greater Birmingham Area include: 35205,35209,35210,35216,35212,35213,35222,35223,35226,35242,35243,35244,35124, 35080, 35173.

Public and private school systems serving families in the area include Birmingham City Schools, Shelby County Schools, Jefferson County Schools, Mt. Brook Schools, Homewood Schools, Vestavia Hills Schools, and Trussville Schools. The Birmingham area is home to some of American’s best schools. In 2005, the Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School in an eastern suburb of Birmigham, was rated as the #1 high school in American by Newsweek, The school remains among the nation’s Top 5 high schools. Mountain Brook High School placed 250 on the list. Other local schools that have been rated among America’s best in various publications include Vestavia Hills High School and the Alabama School of Fine Arts located downtown. The metro area also has two highly regarded prep schools: The Altamont School, located in Birmingham proper, and Indian Springs School in North Shelby County.

Commuters in this area are served by highway by I-65, I-20, I-59, US Hwy 280, I-459, I-22 (Corridor X), US Hwy 31, and Red Mountain Expressway freeway interchanges.

Birmingham was founded in 1871 and for many years had a thriving steel industry. Now, education and healthcare have replaced steel as the driving economic engine with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and its adjacent hospital serving as the largest employer in Birmingham. Birmingham, AL is also a leading banking center and a powerhouse of construction and engineering companies. Local events and activities include the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, City Stages, Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival, Southern Heritage Festival, Do Dah Day, Greek Festival, and The Champions Tour at Ross Bridge.

Exceptional recreational opportunities in and around the region include Golfing, with 2 stops on the famous Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Motorsport racing, The Mercedes Marathon, The Regions Charity Classic Golf Tournament, Recreational fishing, US Paralympics Training, Cycling, University of Alabama Football, UAB and Samford football, Cahaba River Canoeing, Hiking and Camping in Appalachian foothills, Triathlons, and major fishing tournaments with Birmingham named the Bass Capital of the World by ESPN and Bassmasters. Other notable features of the area are the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, The International Motorsports Hall of Fame Museum, The Birmingham Civil Rights Institue, Home to EWTN, world's largest Catholic media outlet, Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Vulcan Park, The McWane Science Center, Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama Ballet, Opera Birmingham, and the Alys Stephens Center for the Performing Arts.

Choose the Right Agent!
Seymour and Mary Jo West are Realtors(r) serving the Birmingham, AL area since 2004. Mary Jo is also an Associate Broker and earned the e-Pro designation certifying her as an Internet and tech specialist.

Seymour and Mary Jo West do business as The West Team, with team members Seymour West, primary Listing Agent, Mary Jo West, primary Buyers' Agent, and Susie Margotta, Transaction Coordinator and Real Estate Sales. They are affiliated with the Keller Williams Realty of Homewood/Mt. Brook brokerage.

Experience counts, and Seymour and Mary Jo West has many years of experience in customer service and marketing, both having owned their own businesses for many years. The West Team has been represented in the Board of Realtors Club of Excellence in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

The West Team provides service to both buyers and sellers of real property, and service property owners of rentals and apartments on a limited basis.

Seymour and Mary Jo West specialize in residential resells, new construction, and foreclosed properties in and around the Greater Birmingham AL Area. The West Team offers a full service team approach with an emphasis on using the latest technology and Internet tools to expedite and enhance the selling and buying experience for all ages and lifestyles.

The West Team has a deep knowledge of the Birmingham area, having owned homes here since 1975 and they can service all lifestyle needs for the homebuyer. They also enjoy listing homes to sell and combine the latest marketing tools and the Internet with extraordinary personal service and communication.

Their approach to client satisfaction is rooted in their own need to communicate often and effectively in order to keep the transaction personal and moving forward. Mary Jo comments, “ ‘Where Real Estate and Caring Converge’ is our motto and we want our clients to experience our professionalism and knowledge, feel our caring throughout the transaction, and afterwards move into their new home with a sense that they have been served well, and always with a high level of ethics and caring.”

The West Team gives you the strengths of 3 individuals rolled into one experience. Each team member brings a different skill set to your transaction to assure you the best experience possible. Seymour West says, “We work full time, seven days a week and will never be outworked or out-communicated by anyone. Making ourselves available to our clients on their schedule is important to us.”

For superior real estate service in and near Birmingham, AL, contact The West Team today!