Here’s how the housing market looks in the Birmingham metro right now
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Several communities in the Birmingham metro last month saw significant increases in median sales prices and in number of homes sold, although some of the metro area saw a large dip in those metrics compared to August.
In face a few Birmingham metro areas saw double-digit percentages decreases in multiple metrics.
Here’s a look at the Birmingham metro real estate market this month:
A look at the housing market in the Birmingham metro
Several of the cities in Birmingham’s metro area saw median home sales prices increase in September, compared to August. Namely, Bessemer and Mountain Brook saw median sales prices increase by double-digit percentages.
Homewood and Trussville saw median home sales prices drop the most out of any of Birmingham’s metro communities.
Here’s a snapshot of the Birmingham metro real estate market:
| City | Median Home Price September (% change from August) | New Listings in September (% change from August) | Homes Sold in September (% change from August) | Average Days on the Market (% change from August) |
| Birmingham | $256,950 (+2.4%) | 426 (+6.8%) | 192 (-18.9%) | 104 (0%) |
| Alabaster | $319,375 (-6.0%) | 50 (+22%) | 28 (-34.9%) | 90 (-1.1%) |
| Bessemer | $239,205 (+13.6%) | 48 (-25%) | 43 (+19.4%) | 113 (+2.7%) |
| Homewood | $535,000 (-12.7%) | 33 (-8.3%) | 25 (-10.7%) | 101 (+1%) |
| Hoover | $490,900 (+2.1%) | 177 (+7.9%) | 127 (-3.8%) | 83 (0%) |
| Mountain Brook | $975,000 (-0.5%) | 29 (-3.3%) | 32 (0.0%) | 76 (-1.3%) |
| Pelham | $360,000 (+1.9%) | 57 (-12.3%) | 47 (+6.8%) | 98 (-1.0%) |
| Trussville | $370,000 (-10.8%) | 79 (+58%) | 34 (-17.1%) | 131 (+2.3%) |
| Vestavia Hills | $521,250 (+3.2%) | 56 (+36.6%) | 383 (-28.4%) | 108 (-4.3%) |
Source: Birmingham Association of Realtors
Statewide trends in August
The Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report (last updated to reflect August 2025 statistics) shows an increase in inventory statewide, but a decrease in homes sold and median sales prices.
Take a look at some statewide trends for Alabama in August:
- Alabama had 6,041home sales in August, a 1.7% decrease from last month and a 5.6% decrease from last year.
- The median sales price was $222,811, down 2.6% from July and $12,764 lower than a year ago. This is an annual decrease of 5.4%.
- The sold volume was $1.69 billion in August, a 3.4% decrease from July but an increase of $0.10 billion from last August. This marks a 6.3% annual increase.
- The 20,803 active listings at the end of August mark an increase of 14.7% compared to 18,136 one year ago.
- The 563 foreclosures in August represent a 2.6% month-over-month increase and a 27.7% year-over-year increase.
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