The truly spectacular 10-acre estate, custom built (2013) craftsman style home with pasture & 4 stall barn. 100-year-old reclaimed barn wood stairs, custom beams & ceilings, tile & hardwood floors, gorgeous brick & stonework, arched doorways, top-line windows & doors, this home exudes quality! Large open great room w/limestone fireplace, exposed beams opens to a dream kitchen. Vaulted ceiling, custom cabinets, stone countertops, top-line appliances, commercial 6 eye Wolf stove, huge island/breakfast bar, room size pantry. Dining room area with barn wood ceiling. Master suite with sitting area, coffee bar & private office. Master bath features glass & stone shower, soaking tub, double vanities & room-size closets. The second master in well detailed and has a private outside entry. Upstairs has a large landing/den area, 2 spacious bedrooms & bath. Huge screen porch with vaulted ceiling, tile floor & outdoor kitchen. Numerous stone & brick patios for outdoor entertaining! Much desired equestrian area!

Address: 327 Forest Lane Leeds, AL 35094

Price: $1,265,000

For more information, please contact Pam Ausley at 205-516-6809 or remaxpamela@gmail.com

Pam Ausley is the exclusive agent representing the Alabama real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here.

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Rare opportunity to find a home with a truly spectacular view, level usable acreage lot plus THE BEST quality construction, great open design and every luxury amenity imaginable. Complete remodel/addition completed 2017. Additions include added living room, kit/ dining area, exquisite outdoor living space, grilling porch, fountain, limestone on the rear of the home. Remodel includes painting thru-out, refinishing HW floors, new kit & master bath plumbing fixtures, new security panels, audio/video systems, kit/dining window seats, granite in guest BRs. In 2014/2015 all 5 HVAC units replaced, new 50-year roof, new generator, landscaping renovated, crawlspace encapsulated adding humidity control system. 2016 new dishwasher & icemaker: All features & finishes of this home reflect the discriminating good taste of the owner- his pride of ownership and the perfectionist's insistence of having the best and maintaining it perfectly. A rare gem. You will not be disappointed!

Address:  1222 Greystone Crest Birmingham, AL 35242

Price: $1,399,000

For more information, please contact Pam Ausley at 205-516-6809 or remaxpamela@gmail.com

Pam Ausley is the exclusive agent representing the Alabama real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here.

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Vacation at home! Strikingly beautiful fully renovated home on a 3-acre LAKESIDE view lot, with new 20x40 heated saltwater pool, 3 master suites (each w/sitting area, lavish baths & luxury closets). Lovely open floor plan w/windows galore for bringing the outside beauty in! Amazing outdoor living spaces, multiple decks, artificial turf play areas, walking trail, new lakeside dock, all new landscaping, sprinkler system & 5 new parking spaces. This is a NEW HOME! Everything was done w/no-expense-spared, finest materials & construction. New custom white oak floors, all new kitchen w/Sub Zero & Wolf appliances opens into the spacious family room, updated, stylish fireplaces in family, master & billiard/media room. New solid wood cabinets & new countertops throughout. Everything replaced: interior/exterior doors, most windows, gutters, 4 of 6 HVAC units, premium water heaters. It doesn't get any better than this!

Co-listed with Kimbo Rutledge

Address: 7 Innisbrook Shoal Creek, AL 35242

Price: $2,450,000

For more information, please contact Pam Ausley at 205-516-6809 or remaxpamela@gmail.com

Pam Ausley is the exclusive agent representing the Alabama real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here.

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Absolutely The best lake lot in Shoal Creek! Glorious Lake and Mountain views from every window. The home is a fine Contemporary-style home designed and built by a noted architect for the present owner. It has a spacious main level living including totally updated kitchen w/NEW top deluxe appliances. The 800+ sq.ft ML master suite includes an exercise room ( w/ spectacular lake view), two offices -- his & hers; likewise his and her baths & closets. Enjoy great outdoor living spaces, bluestone terraces, 3 car ML garages plus bsmt garages. Beautifully maintained. Just painted inside and out. Large expansive parking pad to park multiple cars as well as a lovely courtyard. All brand new HVAC condensing units, Roof is 6-7 years old as well as insulation, and the septic pumped recently. Exceptional value! will not last.

Address: 3 Dogwood Forest Shoal Creek, AL 35242

Price: $1,450,000

For more information, please contact Pam Ausley at 205-516-6809 or remaxpamela@gmail.com

Pam Ausley is the exclusive agent representing the Alabama real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here.

Photos courtesy of Pam Ausley

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Photo by Clark Tibbs

The luxury real estate market is alive and well in Alabama, but of course, it's hotter in some areas than others. Properties on the white sandy beaches of South Alabama* are appreciating and selling quickly. However, compared to other beachfront luxury properties, they are under-priced--it's a great time to buy. Likewise, the luxury market at Lake Martin** in South Alabama is booming.

I live in Birmingham, the largest city in Alabama, and I've sold real estate here for more than 30 years Birmingham has not had the huge ups and downs in prices that many other cities have had. Our luxury market ($2 million and up) was good before 2008, but of course, everything went on hold then.

Now our business climate is extremely strong and the upper-end Real estate is just starting to come back, There are great buys.  Now is certainly a great time to invest in Birmingham luxury real estate.

Photo by Patrick Tomasso

Ten years ago the Birmingham business community set out to attract, encourage and help entrepreneurs and innovators with their ideas for start-up companies. Their innovation depot, mentoring programs, financial backing has yielded a plethora of successful businesses, particularly in the tech, medical and biotech fields. One of the young companies was sold last year for $ 500,000+! This local wealth creation has certainly helped the luxury real estate market.

Birmingham is also attracting investors from around the country and abroad. Every week there is an announcement of a large purchase in Birmingham from a company from Texas, New York, California, Spain, etc. Many investors are scooping up the beautiful pre-Civil war buildings that were spared destruction. These are rare treasures that sat empty for many years but now are being refurbished. They add so much to the charming ambiance of downtown--along with warehouse lofts with infinity pools!

The luxury real estate market in Alabama is so diverse!. The Appalachians run through the northern part of the state down to central (Birmingham area). Many of my luxury listings have spectacular views. There are luxury equestrian estates and of course, there are golf estates. I am fortunate to live in Shoal Creek, a golf community with 1,500 acres of pristine forest, lakes, mountains, Nicklaus-designed course, and only 115 residences! 2-8 acre homesites and a few homes are for sale.

Photo by Stephen Leonardi

There is so much to love about Alabama! Mountains, beaches, Water--more rivers, lakes, creeks than you can imagine. Birmingham offers a great opera company, symphony, superb art museum which has constant outreach programs for the populace, the Civil Rights Institute, world-class medical facilities, and FRIENDLY PEOPLE.

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This truly spectacular 41-acre estate has every amenity & feature you've ever dreamed of: a magnificent custom home, outdoor living spaces, heated pool w/ 2 waterfalls, 3 ac stocked pond w/perimeter walking path, putting green, tennis court, barn, guest house, riding trails in the woods. The artistic landscaping & outdoor lighting enhance the magical natural setting which adjoins Oak Mnt State Park. The views truly nourish the soul & can be enjoyed from almost every room as well as from many terraces & observation deck. The home has 20'+ ceilings in the foyer & LR, massive stacked stone FP in LR (5 FPs in all ) hardwood & stone floors thru-out, the kit has commercial Wolfe gas stove, 2 Sub Zero Fridge/Freezers, 2 Bosch DW, quartz counters. (The Kit, painting in & out, landscaping, HW floors new or redone in 2018.) Abundant ML living including MBR, his/her offices, billiard room, exercise room, wine cellar next to kit, poolside guest house & 6 car ML garage. 3BR, 3 BA & music area up!

Address: 2470 Cahaba Valley Road, Indian Springs Village, AL 35124

Price: $5,500,000

For more information, please contact Pam Ausley at 205-516-6809 or remaxpamela@gmail.com

Pam Ausley is the exclusive agent representing the Alabama real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here.

Photos courtesy of Pam Ausley

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Truly the finest construction available anywhere! Designed by noted Atlanta architect, this stone & limestone home is a masterpiece offering timeless design, state of the art kitchen appliances & audio/video systems, plus a magical setting. At the end of a cul-de-sac overlooking Shoal Creek's 9th and 18th Greens (and lake!) Throughout are limestone and wide plank hardwood floors, handcrafted mill work, leaded glass transoms and windows, 8 masonry fireplaces (one on the wonderful screened porch),exquisite light fixtures, customized closets-pantries. Storage galore! The rooms beautifully proportioned, eg. the magnificent foyer & the 2-story library w/ 20' ceiling & cozy reading areas. The ML master has an office & sitting area. Upstairs each BR has bath w/custom shower and jetted tub. The Basement has a grand playroom which opens out onto entertaining patio, a deluxe theater, bedroom, bath, garages and more! Lovingly furnished and landscaped by discriminating owners, this home is like-new!

Address: 7 Deerwood Shoal Creek, AL 35242

Price: $3,990,000

For more information, please contact Pam Ausley at 205-516-6809 or remaxpamela@gmail.com

Pam Ausley is the exclusive agent representing the Alabama real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of her listings here.

Photos courtesy of Pam Ausley

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