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Birmingham, AL

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Median sale price · 2026-05

$207K

+12.3% year-over-year

Rolling 3-month median sale price vs. same 3 months one year prior.

Recent signals

Strength 4 / 5

$162K

Birmingham median price -18.0% YoY

Price-per-sqft also -16.7% YoY, confirming real depreciation vs. mix-shift noise.

Strength 4 / 5

56 days

Vestavia Hills homes taking 56 days to sell — +64.7% vs. a year ago

Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.

Strength 4 / 5

5 days

Mountain Brook selling in 5 days — -58.3% vs. a year ago

Homes are clearing faster than they did this month last year — a leading indicator that seller leverage is returning to this market.

Strength 4 / 5

102.4%

Homewood sale-to-list broke above 1.0 — 102.4%

Typical closed deal is now clearing at or over list price; sellers have regained pricing leverage in the last month.

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