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Home values in Birmingham have been decreasing in value, providing a lot of opportunities and options for those who are looking to purchase a new house or a second home. To illustrate, most of the houses in the city had an estimated median value of $305,531 in December 2008. At the last survey in February 2009, this median value had declined to $178,764. The city has its share of the housing woes, with the number of available homes for sale totaling to 2,056. Most of these properties are results of foreclosures and only about 37% of the total number of available homes are for resale or are newly constructed. It takes about 81 days for a house to be sold and be taken off the market. At the last count, the city is experiencing a vacancy rate of about 14%. Most of the residents are homeowners while 40% percent of them are currently renting properties. All in all, housing experts in Birmingham are still optimistic over the continued strength of the city’s real estate market.

Birmingham, Alabama - The Magic City

Birmingham is the seat of the Jefferson County in Alabama, situated in the Jones Valley. Named after one of the industrial cities in Great Britain, Birmingham also enjoyed economic prominence in 20th century with its large steel and iron-making industries. The present economic condition of the city has diversified and the city has several major industries, including banking, insurance, biotechnology, constructions, and engineering. Birmingham has an estimated population of 242,000 residents, enjoying good quality of life owing to low cost of living and the availability of numerous good-paying jobs. In fact, the cost of living in the city was 81.6 in 2008, decidedly lower than the national average of 100. The city is expected to experience revitalization as local government and civc groups are aiming to infuse significant amount of money to encourage investments and construction in the downtown area. As in any major city in the country, most of the city’s residents have opted to live in suburban areas surrounding the city center.

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