I think it's important as a Real Estate Consultant serving Vestavia Alabama Real Estate, as a resident, or a future home buyer or seller in the Vestavia Area to know the stats.August 2007Newly Listed Properties during August: 66Average Price: $453,026Price Range: $185,000-$1,350,000August 2007Sold Properties: 45Average Price: $406,051Price Range: $180,000-$945,000Average Days on Market: 84If you would like to be contacted as soon as homes become available in the Vestavia area just let me know, or if you would like to see statistics about other areas, don't hesitate to ask.You can find all the Birmingham Alabama Real Estate stats here on Greater Birmingham Real Estate Resources, on Your Guide To Living In Greater Birmingham, or on Birmingham Alabama Real Estate blog via ActiveRain.  Look... 08/31/2007

It all started in the early 1920's as a few well to do families started making their way up the mountain building homes here and there over looking the valley. One of the first of these was a gentleman by the name of George Battey Ward, who bought about 20 acres on the crest. He built a home he named Vestavia as it was designed after the Temple of Vesta in Rome. He also added a garden gazebo, modeled after the Temple of Sibyl at Tivoli, across the road from his home. Upon his death in 1940,  Charles Byrd purchased the property. Byrd had begun some development and appropriately named the place Vestavia Hills in 1946. The gazebo, seen here, was moved to this location. In 1950, four years later, the 607 residents formed their own town. By Vestavia's fiftieth anniversary in 2000, the town h... 08/30/2007

I think it's important as a Real Estate Consultant, as a resident, or a future home buyer or seller in the Birmingham Area to know the stats. With so much media coverage about "the state of the real estate market" being broadcast, I want to start doing a now and then segment to show how the market has changed from one year to the next. Active PropertiesAverage PricePrice RangeAverage Days  on MarketJuly 2006316$572,061$154,900-$2,499,000109July 2007316$572,061$154,900-$2,499,000109 Sold PropertiesAverage PricePrice RangeAverage Days  on MarketJuly 200639$430,153$184,900 -$859,00061July 200746$464,693$145,000-$1,200,00073 Looking to Buy Birmingham Alabama Real Estate? If you want to buy a home in the Birmingham Alabama area- we've made it fast and easy for you to search all the Birmingha... 08/21/2007