If you’re looking for a real estate agent who knows Hoover and surrounding areas, Gwen Vinzant with RealtySouth is the one for you.
Vinzant has been in the business for 32 years and has lived in Hoover for 35 years, including the past 30 in Riverchase. She is a repeat top producer for RealtySouth in the Birmingham area and has handled real estate transactions for more than 450 houses valued at $140 million since 1999 and more than $300 million in her career as a whole.
She specializes in Hoover and other communities south of Birmingham and has expertise in relocation, resales, new construction and even commercial property. Currently, she is working with Centennial Homes LLC to sell five new homes in Heatherwood on lots of 1 acre or more and prices starting at $925,000.
She also works with corporations such as Southern Company when they have new employees come into Alabama who want help finding a good home.
Vinzant said she loves showing off her hometown of Hoover and the metro area and helping people from all walks of life find the home that is right for them. Plus, “watching Hoover grow has just been so fabulous,” she said.
Real estate is more than a business to her. She enjoys getting to know new people and helping their families through different stages of life. She helped a lot of her friends find new homes and later transition into garden homes as their children grew up and moved out, and she helped their children find homes as well. Now, she is helping a lot of her own children’s friends find homes.
Vinzant also has a heart for serving the community, supporting ministries and organizations such as The Foundry, Riverchase Baptist Church, The Charity League, Riverchase Women’s Club, National Association of Realtors, the Hoover Senior Center and Red Mountain Grace, which provides housing for out-of-town families seeking medical care in Birmingham.
When she’s not doing real estate, Vinzant loves spending time with her family, walking, cooking, gardening and traveling. Her favorite places to travel were Ireland and Italy.
Vinzant is growing her business. She recently added Ryan Grater to her team, who will work with her to provide more services, more tips and ideas, more exposure and the best possible real estate experience around.
The market has been exceptional this past year, despite COVID-19. “I’ve been busy — extremely busy,” Vinzant said. “People are still having to move.” She expected to close out 2020 with more than $10 million in sales.
Vinzant has taken measures to ensure the safety of all her clients during the pandemic, having people wear masks and providing sanitizing wipes. She also has done more video tours for either sellers who didn’t want a lot of people coming into their homes or buyers looking for alternate ways to see inside homes.
The market should stay strong in 2021, with low inventory helping keep home prices up for sellers and low interest rates helping make houses more affordable for buyers, Vinzant said.
