🌱 Mountain Brook Real Estate: Supply & Demand + Local Senior Program

Hello, hello! It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Mountain Brook Patch newsletter. Follow along to find out everything you need to know about what's going on in town, including updates on:

• The Mountain Brook real estate market
• A learning program for seniors
• The basketball team heads to the finals

But first, today's weather: Cloudy with a few showers. High: 71 Low: 66.

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Here are the top four stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Demand in the real estate market in Mountain Brook outpaces the supply of available homes, according to Katie Crommelin, a realtor with Ray & Poynor. She said that a decrease in the number of sales closed last year compared to 2021 (404 single-family homes down to 357) should be attributed to the lack of inventory. (Village Living)
2. Horizon Learning, a nonprofit learning center for seniors, is opening its spring sessions on March 15, open to the Mountain Brook community and surrounding areas. Three weekly meetings take place at Valley Christian Church, and the average participant is 80 years old. (Village Living)
3. Several school districts in the Birmingham area spent large amounts of cash on student retreats, including Midfield which spent $25,000 on a three-day administrative retreat at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Mountain Brook. (WBRC)
4. The Mountain Brook boy's basketball team scored a 54-52 win over Paul Bryant on Wednesday, moving them into the championships on Saturday. (AL.com)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Girls Varsity Tennis at Vestavia High School (3 p.m.)
• MBHS Art Show (FAC) — Mountain Brook High School (4 p.m.)
• Village Healthcare Ribbon Cutting — Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce (4 p.m.)
• Boys Varsity Soccer Home vs Shades Valley HS (7 p.m.)
• Student Directed One Act Festival (FAC) (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Mountain Brook Police Department is accepting applications for entry-level positions, so they can "maintain a list of qualified personnel to fill present and future openings." (Mountain Brook Police Department via Facebook)
• Check out the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce's past board president, Walter Crye, an agent with Greenhalgh Insurance who also volunteers with the Homebuilders Association and Mountain Brook Athletics. (Mountain Brook Chamber via Instagram)
• Registration is now open for the YMCA's Kid's Night Out this month. (Mountain Brook YMCA via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update.

— Dashiell Allen

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