Birmingham, AL 35211 Real Estate Market Report

ZIP Code: 35211
Report Date: May 2026
Market Temperature: NEUTRAL
Scope: This ZIP code analysis focuses on single-family residential (SFR) properties. Metrics are calculated from recent sales and active listings within the past 90 days.

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Market Overview

This analysis is based on a sample of properties from this ZIP code (up to 200 sold properties and up to 100 active properties). The median prices below are calculated from all available properties in the sample, while trend analysis uses properties from the selected analysis window.

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Market Metrics

Note: The property counts shown above represent only the properties analyzed in this report sample, not the total inventory for this ZIP code. Median prices are calculated from all available properties in the sample, while trend analysis uses properties from the selected analysis window.

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Rental Market

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Property Taxes

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Liquidity & Velocity

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Market Trends & Context

Understanding Market Temperature

A Neutral market indicates balanced conditions where neither buyers nor sellers have a strong advantage, typically characterized by flat price trends, extended but stable days on market, and moderate inventory relative to sales.

Current Mortgage Rate Context

Market-level mortgage rate comparison for this area:

Current 30-year fixed mortgage rates in the Birmingham 35211 market are averaging 6.35%, reflecting stability compared to the broader 2026 market range of 6.30% to 6.57%.

Note: Interest rate comparisons provide market context. The existing "Interest Rate Pressure" metric above shows the qualitative market impact.

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Key Findings

1. Median sold price: $105,000 is the primary indicator of recent transaction value in 35211 and suggests modest appreciation relative to asking expectations when compared to the median listing price: $109,950, indicating some pricing friction between list and closed values.

2. Median days on market: 277 points to slower sales velocity and suggests that transactions in this ZIP may require longer marketing timelines or more realistic pricing to improve liquidity; coupled with a characterization of relatively constrained active supply, this appears consistent with measured demand.

3. Price year-over-year trend: up and rent year-over-year trend: up indicate strengthening pricing and rental pressure in the area; up for prices and up for rents both support cautious optimism for investors and owners considering hold strategies.

4. Interest rate pressure: moderate and local mortgage conditions at Current 30-year fixed mortgage rates...averaging 6.35% suggest financing costs are stable but elevated versus historical lows, which may temper buyer urgency; moderate interestRatePressure and a neutral market temperature together imply a balanced market where tactical pricing and time-on-market management will be important.

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Notable Properties

The following 8 properties represent notable market examples and recent transactions that illustrate key market dynamics. These are illustrative examples selected for their significance (top sales, market benchmarks, quick sales) and are not the basis for the statistical calculations shown above.