Geography of Fultondale, Alabama



Fultondale is located at 33°36′55″N 86°48′5″W33.61528°N 86.80139°W

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.7 km²), all of it land.

Fultondale is located along one of the many ridgelines that comprise the southern end of the Appalachian Mountain chain. The area has been thoroughly mined for coal and other minerals in the past 100 years.

The city is served by two major north/south highways, Interstate 65 and US Highway 31. The new Interstate 22 encroaches on the city's western edge and by the year 2011 will intersect with I-65 just south of Fultondale. I-22 will provide direct interstate access to Memphis, Tennessee. Upon completion of Interstate 22, Fultondale will become the only Alabama city besides Birmingham, Montgomery, and Mobile to be directly served by more than one two-digit interstate highway (I-65 & I-22). The only east/west thoroughfare of note is Walkers Chapel Road (west of US 31) and New Castle Road (east of US 31).

Rail lines run north/south along the city's eastern edge from Boyles Yard in Tarrant to points north and east. Air travel is available from nearby Birmingham International Airport

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Fultondale Public Library Summer Reading Program

On Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Magician Russell Davis will be performing at the Fultondale Public Library.  His performance will be a magical reading adventure.  The scheduled time for the event is from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM.

This event is part of Fultondale Library's Summer Reading Program.  There are a couple more events scheduled for the reading program during the month of July.  For more information, check out their website at fultondale.lib.al.us or call 205-849-6335.

Fultondale Library is located at 1015 Old Walker Chapel Road.

Driving Directions:

From Birmingham, travel North on I-65 and take exit #267 (Walker Chapel Road).  Turn right off exit ramp.  Travel east approximately 1/2 mile to Stouts Road and turn right.  Go to Old Walker Road and turn right.  The Library is located on the hill behind City Hall. 

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A Buyer's Market

With high unemployment rates and the state of the economy in general, many potential homebuyers are just plain scared and who can blame them? The nervousness has caused many people who were thinking of buying a home to rent instead.

A recent article from Forbes lists several reasons to buy a house now. We are currently experiencing the lowest housing prices in years coupled with interest rates at a 50-year low. These two factors alone should encourage potential buyers to take the next step to homeownership. In addition to those facts, interest rates are expected to increase in the near future. This will make a mortgage more expensive, quickly adding a hundred dollars or more to the monthly payment with even a half-percent increase in the interest rate.

With so many homes on the market, there are deals to be found everywhere. Whether you are looking to buy a new home and reap the incentives many builders are currently offering or trying to get a steal on a foreclosure, the experts all agree that now is the time to buy.

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FEMA Deadline

The Deadline to register for disaster assistance from FEMA is Monday, June 27.

If you have not registered as of this time, you are strongly encouraged to do so quickly.

FEMA has requested that everyone adversely affected by the April storms file a claim with them for tracking purposes even if the claim may not qualify for assistance from them.

There are several ways to contact FEMA to start the filing process:
Call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) from 7 AM to 10 PM local time - Seven days a week
TTY 1-800-462-7585 is available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing
Online at www.disasterassistance.gov
Using a smartphone or tablet go to m.fema.gov

For more information on Alabama's disaster recovery, visit www.fema.gov


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Chapel Hills in Fultondale Alabama

Jebco Homes is now offering 4 bedroom 3 bath new homes in Fultondale Alabama for less than $200,000. Chapel Hills in Fultondale is a beautiful community with loads of amenities including a swimming pool and tennis courts.

Jebco develops its' own plans with in-house architectural software to offer homeowners the ability to make modifications to house plans tailored specifically for the purchaser. This allows the purchaser to "tweak" their home to suit their needs.

Jebco builds homes with the upgrades most people desire and they are not "extras" like so many other builders are doing these days. Before you commit to buying a new home near Fultondale Alabama, you owe it to yourself to check out Jebco Homes.

We are JEBCO Homes. Building quality and affordability into each and every home. You can find a JEBCO Home in many Birmingham area suburbs. Please us at 205.621.0306 for more information.

We are JEBCO Homes. Building quality and affordability into each and every home. You can find a JEBCO Home in many Birmingham area suburbs. Please us at 205.621.0306 for more information.

Real Estate: Why the Time to Buy Is Now

In a recent article on CBS MoneyWatch.com several reasons to buy now were listed:

"With rock-bottom interest rates and desperate sellers, this may be a once in a generation buyer's market."

CBS MoneyWatch notes the following: "the big picture is that interest rates are ridiculously low, housing prices have crashed, and in a growing number of communities it is actually cheaper to buy a house than to rent one."

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When is the Best Time to Buy a Home?

When is the best time of the year to buy a home? There are at least two days of the year that give buyers the edge. Would you like to guess which two days are best for buying a home?

Every spring, as tulips struggle to poke through melting snow in the North and rosebuds cautiously open in Southern climes, sure as tootin' real estate signs begin multiplying like bunnies across the country. Soon as the For Sale signs are mounted on the posts, swarms of activity buzz in the streets as sellers, buyers and real estate agents crawl out from wherever they hibernated for the winter to welcome the spring sales season.

There is nothing like a spring real estate market. Offers fly over FAX machines and cell phones ring constantly. Everybody wants a deal, and everybody wants to sell. Typically the marketplace is flooded with inventory. There is more on the market in the spring than any other time of the year.

It's also the worst time to buy a home. Except for one day. There is one day in the spring that a buyer will have the edge against all the other buyers.

The second best day of the year to buy a home is Easter Sunday.

A buyer looking for a fixer on the outskirts of downtown Sacramento lucked out last Easter. A home came on the market at an attractive price. The buyer immediately inspected the home and wrote an offer. Fortunately, the listing agent was also the seller, so it was very easy to present an offer. The offer was signed and accepted on Easter Sunday because there was no competition. Come Monday, offers started rolling in, but it was too late.

• Easter falls sometime between March 22 and April 25.
• It is the first Sunday after the ecclesiastical moon after the vernal equinox.
• The vernal equinox falls on March 20th or 21st, depending on the year.

The first best day of the year to buy a home is Christmas Day.

Almost nobody looks at homes on Christmas Day. But buying on Christmas Day is a smart move. If you scout out the homes on which you'd like to make offers a few days before Christmas, you'll be better positioned. Why is Christmas Day so attractive?

• People are in good moods, celebrating, opening presents, enjoying family.
• People are more inclined to be generous, even if it means coming down on the price. "Hey, it's Christmas, hon; just sign it."
• Few buyers are out looking at homes during Christmas week, so the chance of multiple offers or any competition whatsoever is very low.
• Home prices are at a 12-month low in December.
• If a person has their home on the market over Christmas, that person is definitely serious about negotiating and selling that home. You can bet on it. Better yet, why not write an offer?

Of course, the key is to find a real estate agent who will a) work on Christmas and b) be aggressive enough to worm her way into the seller's home without batting an eyelash. Those agents are out there.


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The Villages of Westover

 

Welcome home to the Chelsea area’s newest community.  The Villages of Westover is conveniently located less than one mile off of Hwy 280 in the growing Chelsea area of Shelby County.  The community offers sidewalks and streetlights and has a planned park for sector II featuring rough walking trails, playground and picnic pavilion. 

The developers wanted a small group of experienced builders to ensure that quality standards were set high.  You will see the difference as you drive into the Villages of Westover.  With construction traffic the streets are clean, as are future build sites.

  

But where you will be truly amazed is the appointments these homes feature for the price.  Stainless steel appliances and smooth surface cook tops with built in microwaves are standard.  Most of the homes have granite not only in the kitchen, but also in both baths.  Hardwood is also found in all of our larger model homes and is an affordable upgrade for our smaller model homes.  A large number of the homes have unfinished bonus areas upstairs.  Homes are old world style architecture with virtually maintenance free exteriors.


Visit JEBCO Homes at The Villages of Westover where you will find unique quality and affordability.