Real Estate - Roxanne Hale

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Stories About Home Design, Buying & Building New in Alabama

The Secret Room That's Quietly Taking Over Luxury Homes

There are certain things in real estate that make me stop mid-showing and think, Well...this is new. The first time I walked into a house with a scullery kitchen, I genuinely thought I'd stumbled into a second kitchen by accident. "Wait...there's another sink." "And another dishwasher." "And another
The Five-Minute Repair That Could Be Hiding a $20,000 Problem

One of the biggest misconceptions about buying a home is that the expensive problems are always the obvious ones. They're usually not. The house with the cracked driveway, faded paint, or outdated wallpaper isn't what worries me. Those are things everyone can see. They're easy to price, easy to nego
Essential Tips for Buying New Construction Homes in Birmingham

The Builder Has Representation. Do You? One of the biggest misconceptions in new construction is that the friendly sales representative sitting inside the model home is there to represent you. They’re not. They’re there to represent the builder. That doesn’t make them dishonest or unhelpful. It’s si
Buying a New Build Home: What the Timeline Really Looks Like

By Roxanne Hale, Art House Team Brokered by RealtySouth There is a magical moment that happens when someone decides to build a home. One minute they’re casually browsing online. The next minute they’re standing inside a model home thinking, “This is it. This is the one.” Then reality arrives carryin
We Told Our Moms About Your House

And That’s Just the Beginning of Our Marketing Plan Marketing Moms Every now and then, I meet a seller who says something like: “So once we decide to list, you just put it on the MLS, right?” Sure. And Disney World is just a parking lot with a few rides. After 26 years in real estate, I can assure y
Wiffle Ball Brackets and Appraisal Gaps: The Summer Real Estate Survival Guide

Summer break has officially hit Birmingham, which means two things are happening simultaneously: the housing market is moving at warp speed, and my once-quiet home office has been fully annexed by a roaming pack of neighborhood children. Right now, it’s 5:12 AM. I am typing this in the dark because
This Inverness Home Has More Personality Than Most People on LinkedIn

There are two kinds of houses in this world. The first kind are perfectly nice homes with gray walls, white kitchens, and exactly zero risk-taking. They’re clean. They’re polished. They’re also about as memorable as a hotel conference room muffin. Then there’s 2905 Kirkcaldy Lane. This house walked
What It’s Really Like to Live in The Preserve in Hoover, Alabama

The Preserve, Hoover Alabama As a real estate agent, there are certain neighborhoods that come up over and over again with clients. The Preserve is one of them. It doesn’t matter if someone is relocating to Birmingham, moving across town, or building a custom home—at some point, The Preserve usually
A Renovator’s Opportunity in the Heart of Bluff Park

1349 Atkins Trimm Blvd | Hoover, Alabama Every now and then a house comes along that isn’t about what it is today—it’s about what it could become. That’s exactly the story at 1349 Atkins Trimm Blvd in Hoover, a spacious home with strong bones, generous square footage, and the kind of layout that pra
Why Buyers Are Looking At Chelsea Park: A DR Horton Community Spotlight from the 2026 Parade of Homes

Sometimes, a Media Day is about houses. Sometimes, it’s about the people behind them. Our 2026 Parade of Homes Ambassador group headed out to Chelsea Park to see what DR Horton is building — and to spend the morning with three of my favorite on-site real estate agents on the ground there: Marci Dock
Inside the Design Studio: How Harris Doyle Homes Takes the Stress Out of Building Beautifully

This morning, the 2026 Parade of Homes Realtor Ambassadors gathered somewhere most buyers don’t get to see until they’re deep into the building process: the Harris Doyle Homes Design Studio. And let me tell you—if you’ve ever worried that building a home means drowning in a sea of tile samples, cabi
Behind the Scenes with Harris Doyle Homes: Ambassador Media Day, Design Secrets, and What’s Coming Next

Compliments of HarrisDoyle Homes If you’ve been anywhere near the Birmingham new-construction scene and haven’t heard of Harris Doyle Homes… Where have you been?! This Wednesday morning, we’re doing something pretty special: hosting our first Media Day with the Parade of Homes Realtor Ambassadors, a

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Roxanne Hale

Associate Broker | Birmingham & North Alabama | License ID: 32353

+1(205) 352-7742

rhale@soldbyarthouse.com

2401 International Park Pl, Birmingham, AL 35243, USA