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Alabama’s Most Expensive Home Is a Secluded Golf Retreat for $7M
realtor.comCurrently listed for $7 million, a golf course–adjacent estate in Birmingham is Alabama’s most expensive home on the market. This 12,800-square-foot home has just two (huge!) bedrooms, but...
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My 10-Year Odyssey Through America’s Housing Crisis
Meggan Haller for The Wall Street JournalAfter looking at several houses along Alabama’s Gulf Coast, we decided the sunny cottage on Audubon Drive in Foley was the one—so long as the seller came down a...
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Lakeside Luxury: $3.9M Alabama Estate Is Mid-Century Modern Perfection
realtor.comIf you’re an architectural enthusiast hunting for a home for you and your favorite helicopter, take note: This $3.9 million, six-bedroom, 11,000-square-foot Mid-Century Modern estate is...
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Tornado Highlights Alabama’s History of Loose Mobile-Home Codes
Tami Chappell/AFP/Getty ImagesBEAUREGARD, Ala.—There are few deadlier places to be in a tornado than a mobile home in Alabama. The reasons why range from location to laws. More than 80% of the state’s...
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One of a Kind and Fit for a King, $4.6M Smith Lake Castle Has Royal Views
realtor.comHear ye, hear ye. The Smith Lake Castle just met the vengeful sword of price slashes! The lakefront property, listed earlier this year for $5.25 million, was recently reduced to $4.6...
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These Are the Best—and the Worst—States to Live In
travelview/iStock; DenisTangneyJr/iStockWhether you’ve been offered a great job that requires a major relocation or you’re considering places for your forever home, it helps to know a bit about where...
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$7.45M Historic Waterfront Estate Is Alabama’s Most Expensive Listing
Talk about Southern comfort. A picturesque waterfront estate in Fairhope, AL, is a timeless family home that could be handed down for generations. It’s also made its mark as the most expensive listing...
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Living in Harper Lee’s Stomping Grounds—Homes in Monroeville
Buyenlarge/Getty ImagesTuesday marked one of the biggest days in literary history with the release of “Go Set a Watchman,” Harper Lee’s much anticipated sequel to (even if she actually wrote it before)...
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Solid as a Rock: This Alabama Mid-Century Home Brings the Outside In
realtor.comIt’s easy to label a home that’s lasted for centuries as “rock-solid.” And there are examples of a house literally built on a rock in Wisconsin and a home built from ancient boulders in...
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Why Real Estate Is Suddenly Looking Rosy in Mobile, AL
realtor.comWe all know the story: Places with terrific employment opportunities usually have crazy expensive real estate prices. When we read in the The New York Times that the first Airbus factory in...
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How a $40K Prize Helped One Family Score Their Dream Home in a Tight Market
Wes FrazerIt took only 12 days for Cameron Barnes’ house in Hoover, AL, to sell. At any other time, the rapid-fire home sale would have been welcome news. But it meant that the Barnes family had to...
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New Georgia Football Coach Kirby Smart Selling His Alabama Home
Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesKirby Smart is officially a Bulldog, and he’s trading in his real estate as proof. The newly anointed University of Georgia football coach is selling his Tuscaloosa, AL, home...
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Historic Barton Hall in Alabama Has a Double-Reverse Spiral Staircase
realtor.comBuilt in the 1840s, this Greek Revival has stood through—and stood out in—Alabama’s history. From the Civil War, through the Depression era, and into the present day, Barton Hall has seen it...
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Golfer Jason Dufner Selling Auburn Home for $540K
Streeter Lecka/Getty ImagesProfessional golfer Jason Dufner won’t be Dufnering in this four-bedroom home in Auburn, AL, any longer. He’s put the home he purchased for $457,000 in 2010 on the market for...
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Buy Civil Rights Icon Angela Davis’ Childhood Home in Birmingham
Matt Carr/Getty Images; realtor.comThere are a handful of women who have raised the consciousness of the public and the ire of the powers that be to the extent of civil rights leader and educator...
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Texas Longhorns’ New Football Coach, Steve Sarkisian, Selling $725K Alabama Home
realtor.com, Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesJust three weeks after being hired by the University of Texas, the new Longhorns head football coach, Steve Sarkisian, has listed his Alabama residence for...
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Alabama’s Most Expensive Home Is a Massive $10.5M Lakefront Mansion
realtor.comAlabama’s most expensive mansion is a lakefront home with a bit of a history. Now on the market for $10.5 million, the huge estate includes a 15,695-square-foot residence and straddles...
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Exclusive: Ty Pennington, Alison Victoria, and Taniya Nayak Dish on ‘Battle...
HGTVHGTV’s hottest stars are heading to the beach! In its new show “Battle on the Beach,” Ty Pennington (of “Ty Breaker”), Alison Victoria (“Windy City Rehab”), and Taniya Nayak (“Restaurant:...
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Renovation Tips From Ty Pennington, Alison Victoria, and More on ‘Battle on...
HGTVCraving a little sun and sand along with some smart home design advice? Then the new HGTV show “Battle on the Beach” is the perfect summer binge. In this series, the network’s stars Ty Pennington,...
View Article$14.9M Mansion in Muscle Shoals Is Alabama’s Most Expensive Home
A one-of-a-kind lakefront property in Muscle Shoals, AL, is accompanied by a one-of-a-kind price tag. Listed for $14.9 million, it's Alabama's most expensive home. The post $14.9M Mansion in Muscle...
View ArticleWhich ‘Battle on the Beach’ House Is Best? The Finale Shocks Even the Judges
HGTV's newest competition series, "Battle on the Beach," surprises everyone (even the judges) when crowning the winning team in the season finale. The post Which ‘Battle on the Beach’ House Is Best?...
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Where Are Big Investors Buying the Most Homes?
Getty ImagesHomebuyers are facing increasing competition for properties from large, deep-pocketed investment firms. Many are losing bidding wars to corporations offering all cash to turn more...
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Bryan Harsin Selling $3M Alabama Mansion After His Ouster as Auburn Coach
Getty Images / Realtor.comA 9-12 record doesn’t exactly excite the football fans and big-money boosters at Auburn University. This is why head coach Bryan Harsin was given his walking papers last...
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$4.9M Waterfront Castle on a Cliff in North Alabama Courts the Market
Realtor.comIt’s the lake house all the locals know about. The one-of-a-kind Castle at Smith Lake holds court in its perch above the water. “The castle is like a landmark on Smith Lake, and it’s just...
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This House Is a Hole in One! Pro Golfer Jason Dufner Lists Alabama Home for...
Andy Lyons/Getty Images / Engel & Volkers AtlantaFive-time PGA Tour winner and Auburn University alum Jason Dufner is ready to move on from his lavish home in Auburn, AL. He recently put the...
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Let the Good Times Roll at the Mardi Gras House in Mobile
Realtor.comA three-story antebellum home and former inn located in Mobile, AL, is parading onto the market for $559,900. The Mardi Gras House is known for its iconic color scheme and proximity to the...
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‘Love Island’ Star Rob Rausch Shows Off Alabama Trailer Where He Lives—and...
YouTube/Caleb Simpson“Love Island USA” star Rob Rausch has come a long way since his latest appearance on the hit reality show—7,200 miles, to be precise. That’s the distance the 26-year-old influencer...
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Most Homebuyers Don’t Have a Child Under Age 18 at Home: The Income a Family...
Getty ImagesNo kidding: Homebuyers with kids are becoming less and less common. In fact, only 27% of recent buyers had a child under age 18 living with them, which was an all-time low, according to the...
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How Much You Need To Earn in Every State To Buy a Home
Realtor.com; Canva The average American who hopes to become a homeowner might need to put their dreams on hold—unless they look in states where the costs, and their incomes, are lower. On average, they...
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‘Yellowstone’ Star Barret Swatek Is Auctioning Off Her $65 Million Hawaii...
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images:Realtor.com “Yellowstone” star Barret Swatek and her husband, Adam Weiss, are preparing to auction off their extravagant $65 million Hawaii mansion, less than four years...
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