Birmingham-area housing market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Alabama Center for Real Estate's monthly Birmingham reports, which use Greater Alabama MLS data. Every figure links to its source.
Closed sales, 2025
13,771
Up 24% year to date
Source: Alabama Center for Real Estate, December 2025 Birmingham report
Median price, April 2026
$335,000
Up 4.1% year over year
Source: Alabama Center for Real Estate, April 2026 Birmingham report
Months of supply, Dec 2025
3.4
About 6 is considered balanced
Source: Alabama Center for Real Estate, December 2025 Birmingham report
Average days on market, Dec 2025
47
One day slower than a year earlier
Source: Alabama Center for Real Estate, December 2025 Birmingham report
Active listings, Dec 2025
3,718
Down 24.7% year over year
Source: Alabama Center for Real Estate, December 2025 Birmingham report
New construction share, Dec 2025
15%
Median new-home price $347,350
Source: Alabama Center for Real Estate, December 2025 Birmingham report
Monthly closed sales, 2026
Months ACRE had published at the time of writing. May and Aug to Oct are not shown.
- Feb 2026964+2.3%
- Mar 20261,252+9.8%
- Apr 20261,341+8.8%
- Jun 20261,363-0.3%
- Jul 20261,319-1.9%
Source: Alabama Center for Real Estate, Birmingham Metro reports. Year-over-year change in closed sales.
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