Birmingham’s Evolving Luxury Home Market

| August 22, 2016 

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Birmingham’s housing market has steadily improved since the recession with some pockets absolutely on fire this year. But there’s a segment of housing worth look at more closely – luxury homes. We talk about these homes selling for more than a million dollars in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.

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