{"id":38354,"date":"2015-11-10T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redfindevelop.wpengine.com\/blog\/?p=38354"},"modified":"2020-10-05T13:12:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T20:12:02","slug":"redfin-agents-have-arrived-in-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/redfin-agents-have-arrived-in-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Redfin Agents Have Arrived in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With the Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship quickly approaching and many SEC teams vying for the crown, 2015 is shaping up to be an exciting year for football fans in Alabama. With each game getting more and more important, what news could possibly add to Birmingham\u2019s anticipation and jubilation? The arrival of Redfin agents! Redfin\u2019s state-of-the-art technology and service-obsessed agents are already getting locals to turn off the SEC Network and use Book It Now<\/a> to schedule on-demand, in-person home tours. People in Birmingham can now work with Redfin agents to buy and sell homes, and use Redfin.com and mobile tools to search for every home for sale in the Birmingham metro area.<\/a><\/p>\n

Redfin agents spend all of their time working with existing clients and zero time looking for new business, since most of Redfin\u2019s customers discover us through our website. As a result, Redfin operates very efficiently, and can pass along savings to our clients.<\/p>\n

Redfin charges sellers a 1.5 percent listing fee, instead of the typical 3 percent, and still provides a beginning-to-end home selling service including everything from pricing and staging advice to professional photography. Someone selling a $300,000 home with a Redfin agent would save up to $4,500. To date, Redfin has saved its customers more than $200 million in real estate fees.<\/p>\n

Like other Redfin agents, our real estate agents in Birmingham earn salaries and receive health care and other benefits. We ask every customer to review their agent and every review — the good, the bad and the ugly — is published on Redfin.com. Redfin agents\u2019 bonus pay is based on customer satisfaction, not commission.<\/p>\n

To grow the brokerage locally, Redfin hired real estate agent and Birmingham native Joy Reynolds<\/a>. Reynolds has been in real estate for nine years, most recently as an agent at Century 21. She was attracted to Redfin because of its business model rooted in customer advocacy and transparency.<\/p>\n

\u201cBirmingham may be the largest city in Alabama, but its charming downtown and civically involved residents make it feel like a small town,\u201d said Reynolds. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to bring Redfin to my hometown, because I believe it offers the best way to buy or sell a home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joy is already touring homes with buyers and guiding them through the offer, negotiation and closing processes, as well as helping people sell their homes. If you\u2019re thinking about buying or selling, feel free to connect with our local team<\/a>, instantly book a home tour<\/a> or start a conversation about your home\u2019s value<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Redfin.com and the Redfin mobile apps<\/a> also offer several ways to find out about homes for sale and the local market, even if you\u2019re just dipping your toe in the water, including:<\/p>\n