BIRMINGHAM

The Birmingham Association of REALTORS® (BAR) is the premier resource for real estate information and education in Birmingham and Central Alabama, serving as the "Voice of Real Estate" since 1911, issuing statistical analysis of market conditions, offering legislative support to its more than 5,000 members and the industry at large... Our history begins as far back as 1890, when a group of real estate men would meet whenever their mutual interest needed representation in some unified way. Birmingham had only 38,000 residents at that time, but there were already many real estate salesmen-each going his separate way, giving little thought or cooperation to his competitors. "No one dared drive his horse and buggy along 21st Street, then called Real Estate Row, with a prospect, for fear of recognition by a competitor who would most likely seek him out and attempt to sell his listing. No special training was considered necessary, and no one required capital or experience. The public..

Also known as: Birmingham Association, Birmingham Association of REALTORS

Primary location: Birmingham United States