Guitar Playing, Drumming, Realtor – Meet John Chism Everyone – please give a warm welcome to the newest member of the Global Homes Group team – John Chism! John joins the team with a ton of local knowledge and experience. You see, he grew up on Bone Camp Road and lived there his entire life until college. So if you’re considering Tuscaloosa as a home, or a home in Tuscaloosa – talk to John because this area is truly his home. He had an amazing childhood, has a best friend brother, 2 amazing parents, and a ton of talents in things like playing the guitar and the drums. In fact he was on the dru ..read more

From Alabaster, Loves Tuscaloosa – Meet Abby Hamrick Everyone – please give a warm welcome to another new member to the Global Homes Group team – Abby Hamrick! Abby comes to Global Homes Group by way of transition from a successful career in the service industry. She’s already using your talents at helping and serving others to work, helping bring properties to market and close transactions – with just a couple of weeks into her real estate career. But let’s start at the beginning, back in Alabaster where she attended Thompson High School. She played volleyball there after excelling in softbal ..read more

We asked our agents the question, "What do you think about slow, left-lane drivers?" The answers were pretty good reflections of their personalities and the culture of our team!  ..read more

Are you new to Tuscaloosa, Alabama? Are you interested in learning more about the city and what it has to offer? As a real estate team in the area, we understand how intimidating the transition of moving to a new city can be. That’s why we’ve put together this comprehensive guide to living in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa is located in the heart of West Alabama and is home to more than 100,000 people. It’s the fifth-largest city in the state and is known as a college town due to its proximity to the University of Alabama. With its thriving economy, friendly people, and beautiful natural scenery, Tusc ..read more

Are you considering a move to Tuscaloosa, Alabama? If so, you may be interested in learning about the available condos in the area. Tuscaloosa offers a wide range of condo options, from luxury high-rise units to more affordable single-family residences. Many of the developments in Tuscaloosa are located in the downtown area, which is bustling with restaurants, shops, and entertainment. This makes it easy to find a unit that is conveniently located close to all the action. The condos in Tuscaloosa offer a variety of amenities for residents to enjoy. Many of their properties feature heated pools ..read more

Check out this story where we helped a local homeowner - you’ll see exactly why using a Local Realtor is important for you, your family, your goals, and your home/property.  Nicole Free just joined Global Homes Group in January 2022 after being an independent agent with Keller Williams, Tuscaloosa for about 2 years. (Full introductory post coming soon but this story where she helped a Tuscaloosa client has to be told right now)  This client came to Global Homes Group and Nicole after using a family member who is a real estate agent in Birmingham to list a home. Their thinking was - i ..read more

The 3 most important words in Real Estate are: But there is 1 word that matters with Your Real Estate Agent: And that's exactly what you get with Nicole Free. Nicole is a graduate of Hillcrest High School and has lived in the Taylorville / 69 South area of Tuscaloosa her entire life. Not only is she a Hillcrest Patriot, but so is her daughter Colby who is a Crimsonette. And her son who plays baseball for the Hillcrest Patriots. Remember what we said about Local?  Find you a Realtor who not only knows the area or the business but find a Realtor who is part of the community, who is from the ..read more

Every once in a while you meet someone with a story you just can’t quite believe. But you believe them because you trust them, it’s just their story so unheard of you can’t believe it happened to someone - and that someone is Devin Jones. ?? Devin grew up in the St. Augustine, FL area, made great grades, played sports, had a lot of fun with friends. This isn’t the part of his story that sticks out so much because that story sounds like what a lot of folks experience. ?? When Devin was finishing high school and applying to colleges he knew he definitely wanted to attend an SEC school. You see ..read more

If you are interested in homes and real estate, you have to read this! STOP WAITING - IT IS COSTING YOU SERIOUS MONEY!!! As we write this post (November 2021) a lot of banks are writing mortgages with an interest rate at/around the 3.1% mark. Some are a little higher, some are a little lower - just keep this in mind. And as we write this, you can bet that banks are going to be raising the 3.1% interest rate soon. Nobody knows when or by how much. (We are not going to review all the reasons why banks are increasing their interest rates, that’s not something we can help) This is incredibly impor ..read more

We asked our agents, “Why choose Global Homes Group?” They’re not just caring real estate experts, they’re client relations experts. They’re the front lines of Global Homes Group in the real estate industry and we wanted to know what people are telling them are the reasons why they selected a Global Homes Group agent? The answers to this important question were much more personal than we expected… “They chose me because they’d heard about ‘off-market’ opportunities. They didn’t see what they liked online, they didn’t like anything they’d try to find on their own, so they reached out to see if ..read more