st louis real estate: St. Louis Real Estate - Did You Bail? - 10/13/08 09:20 PM
Last week was indeed a mess. Panic to the left of me, panic to the right, bail out, sit tight, . . .!Thought I was going to lose it when I heard about the mortgage re-negotiation plan . . . sounded like a sure fire way to take a 5% problem and turn it … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Real Estate - Financial Meltdown - 10/12/08 08:33 AM
"Too weird for words"...that's our financial world right now.
As a result, Chicken Little is running wild! And he is providing fuel for every single media outlet in this country. "The sky is falling, the sky is falling..." Well, unless you're willing to live in a bomb shelter that your grandparents … (1 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Real Estate - Building Inspection - Termites - 08/12/08 04:26 PM
TERMITE INSPECTIONS FOR REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS by Harry Morrell, Allied Building Inspections LLC
A full building inspection for a house involved in a Real Estate transaction does not necessarily mean that a termite inspection is included. Inspectors must have a special license in the state of Missouri to inspect for termites. … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Real Estate - Home Staging - To Stage or NOT - 08/10/08 08:26 AM
To Stage...Or Not to Stage...That is the Question, for Home Sellers and Listing Agents by Sue Rector, We Stage St. Louis.
Clutter...Too Much Furniture...Personalized Wall Colors and Patterns...Those Collectibles...
In this market, anything and everything needs to be done to give your house the edge, whether you are the Seller or the Listing … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Mortgage News - Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 pt 2 - 08/05/08 09:22 PM
Credit for First-Time Home-buyers by Chris Scheer, Cornerstone Mortgage, O'Fallon, MO
The single largest provision in the Housing Act is a measure allowing taxpayers buying their first home to take a tax credit of up to $7,500 of the purchase price. Qualified home-buyers can subtract the credit amount from their federal … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Mortgage News - 2008 B Rates - 08/03/08 04:44 PM
Here we go! by Chris Scheer, Cornerstone Mortgage, O'Fallon MO
It is actually going to happen! The new rates for the 2008B are as follows:
CAL for Government loans 6.9%
NON CAL for Government loans 6.45%CAL for Conventional loans 7.3%NON CAL for Conventional loans 6.85%
The window for reservations will open at 8 … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Mortgage News - What Was I Thinking - 07/23/08 09:08 PM
What was I thinking? by Chris Scheer, Cornerstone Mortgage, O'Fallon, MO
The wonderful thing about interest rates is that you never can truly predict what direction they are heading in. For those of you that read my last post about rates going down, you at this point think I am a … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Mortgage News - Goodbye Tiny Dancer - 07/14/08 07:26 PM
Goodbye Countrywide and Goodbye to their step brother Indy Mac by Chris Scheer, Cornerstone Mortgage, O'Fallon, MO
The Federal Reserve stepped in and took over Indy Mac bank on Friday.
This comes as no shock to members of the mortgage industry as recently Indy Mac announced it was ceasing its retail … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Mortgage News - The View From 30,000 Feet - 07/05/08 11:16 AM
St. Louis Real Estate Voice guest editor Chris Scheer takes a look back at the past 12 months of the mortgage industry and a hopeful look forward.
As a buyer, seller, or investor, how do you feel about the mortgage mess and how has it affected your home purchase plans? … (1 comments)
st louis real estate: Mehlville MO Real Estate - Market Snapshot - 07/04/08 11:55 AM
Successfully pricing homes in the Mehlville Missouri Real Estate market. by Doug Aegerter, Keller Williams Realty Southwest.
The St. Louis Home For Sale Team is resuming neighborhood snapshot reports and this is the sixth in the current series, featuring Mehlville, MO.
The Mehlville MO Market Snapshot reviews the Mehlville Missouri Real Estate market during the past six months and … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: Oakville MO Market Snapshot - 07/03/08 08:33 PM
Successfully pricing homes in the Oakville Missouri Real Estate market. by Doug Aegerter, Keller Williams Realty Southwest.
The St. Louis Home For Sale Team is resuming neighborhood snapshot reports and this is the fifth in the current series, featuring Oakville, MO.
The Oakville MO Market Snapshot reviews the Oakville Missouri Real Estate market during the past six months and … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Real Estate - Market Snapshot - Affton MO - 07/02/08 01:22 PM
Successfully pricing homes in the Affton Missouri Real Estate market. by Doug Aegerter, Keller Williams Realty Southwest.
The St. Louis Home For Sale Team is resuming neighborhood snapshot reports and this is the forth in the current series, featuring Affton, MO.
The Affton Market Snapshot reviews the Affton Missouri Real Estate market during the past six months and touches upon … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Real Estate - Market Snapshot - Webster Groves MO - 07/01/08 05:41 PM
Successfully pricing homes in the Webster Groves Missouri Real Estate market. by Doug Aegerter, Keller Williams Realty Southwest.
The St. Louis Home For Sale Team is resuming neighborhood snapshot reports and this is the third in the current series, featuring Webster Groves, MO.
The Webster Groves Market Snapshot reviews the Webster Groves Missouri Real Estate market during the past six months … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Real Estate - Market Snapshot - Kirkwood MO - 06/30/08 08:27 PM
Successfully pricing homes in the Kirkwood Missouri Real Estate market. by Doug Aegerter, Keller Williams Realty Southwest.
The St. Louis Home For Sale Team is resuming neighborhood snapshot reports and here is the second in the current series, featuring Kirkwood, MO.
The Kirkwood Market Snapshot reviews the Kirkwood Missouri Real Estate market during the past six months and … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Real Estate - Market Snapshot - Fenton MO - 06/28/08 09:42 PM
Successfully pricing homes in the Fenton Missouri Real Estate market. by Doug Aegerter, Keller Williams Realty Southwest.
While Art is off drowning worms somewhere and the Weekly Market Report is MIA, I'm filling in with a Market Snapshot for the Fenton, MO residential home market.
The St. Louis Home For Sale … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Real Estate - Mortgage News - FHA takes the gloves off - 06/18/08 05:22 PM
FHA Lifts 90 Waiting Period by Chris Scheer, Cornerstone Mortgage, O'Fallon, MO
In a move to help get foreclosures off the books of lenders quicker and help avoid deterioration of properties that have been foreclosed upon the Department of Housing and Urban Development has lifted their ban on writing a contract … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Real Estate - Mortgage News - Foreclosure - 06/16/08 08:49 PM
Summer is almost here! by Chris Scheer, Cornerstone Mortgage, O'Fallon, MO
After spending 5 of the last 7 days on the golf course, I realized (not for the first time) that my future is not in professional golf. Thus I am resigned to continuing to help people achieve the American Dream … (2 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Real Estate - Building Inspection - The Report - 06/02/08 07:53 PM
UNDERSTANDING THE REPORT by Harry Morrell, Allied Building Inspection, ASHI Certified Inspector
Home inspection reports have made dramatic changes from its earliest beginnings of 25-30 years ago to now. Although there still are old time inspectors providing hand written check lists type reports, most of today's inspectors provide comprehensive computer generated … (0 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Real Estate - Home Staging - Eye of the Tiger - 05/27/08 08:37 PM
The Buyer's Eye by Sue Rector, ASP Stager, HomeStaging Innovations, LLC
The Buyer's Eye...that is what every home seller wants to attract! Home Staging is all about attracting the Buyer's Eye.
In all types of real estate markets, but especially in a market as we have currently, home sellers must do … (1 comments)
st louis real estate: St. Louis Real Estate - Mortgage News - Live Talk - 05/19/08 12:04 PM
Someone Finally Heard the Message! by Chris Scheer, Branch Manager, Cornerstone Mortgage, O'Fallon, MO
Stop the presses! After attempting to brand myself as "Your Residential Lending Expert" for over the past 2 years, one of my past clients has finally heard the message. Dave Simons who hosts the "Dollars and Sense" … (0 comments)
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Last week was indeed a mess. Panic to the left of me, panic to the right, bail out, sit tight, . . .!Thought I was going to lose it when I heard about the mortgage re-negotiation plan . . . sounded like a sure fire way to take a 5% problem and turn it … (0 comments)
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