Hi. I'm Roxanne.
I have been a Realtor for more than twenty-five years. Associate Broker. Founder of Art House. Mother. Marketing nerd. Reluctant authority on rooster removal during open houses. (Long story. It's filed in Funny Things I've Seen.)
I started this publication because the real estate internet is exhausting. It's all square footage and stainless steel and the same five stock photos of agents shaking hands in front of a generic stucco house. None of it tells the truth.
The truth is that real estate is messy. It's funny. It's emotional. It involves crying in cars, eating Chick-fil-a out of the passenger seat, and explaining to a buyer for the third time that "as-is" does, in fact, mean as-is. The truth is also that it's wonderful. People build whole lives inside these houses, and I get to stand in the doorway for a few months while they figure out which one.
Behind the Sign is where I write that down. Some of it is craft — marketing, photography, how a house actually gets sold in 2026. Some of it is Birmingham, which I love embarrassingly. A lot of it is stories. After twenty-five years, the stories pile up.
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Moving to Birmingham, Alabama in 2026?
10 Things You Really Need to Know (From Someone Who Actually Lives Here). Courtesy of Abbie Wiersma Thinking about moving to Birmingham, Alabama? Well, friend, grab a sweet tea and settle in, because the Magic City has opinions… and so do I. I’ve helped hundreds of families relocate to Birmingham ov
Serving the Community That Raised Me: Why Oak Grove and Hueytown Will Always Be Home
By Austin Freeman, Associate Broker – Art House Team, RealtySouth I grew up where front porches still matter, where Friday nights mean football under the lights, and where everybody knows exactly whose kid you are—whether you like it or not. Oak Grove and Hueytown aren’t just places on a map for me.
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