Realtor.com recently released its May 2011 data on searches for nearly 150 metro areas, and Birmingham AL ranked #105 for the most searched real estate markets in the country during May. Mobile and Huntsville also cracked the top 150, the list was topped by Chicago then Las Vegas.
Realtor.com noted statistics such as median list prices and days on the market in each area noting that the median days on the market was down 3% from April. This, coupled with the fact that local inventory in the Birmingham area has declined nearly 13%, shows positive signs for the near future of the local real estate market.