The St. Louis Real Estate Market this week continues in our usual Spring trends with increased active listings, a pending ratio very close to 16%, and our average list prices just inching up slightly. In most price ranges, though, we are still below the average list prices we saw a year ago at t
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03/30/2008
The St. Louis Real Estate Market this week is WET!! The two days plus of rain we experienced this past week has created more challenges for buyers and sellers. Who ever said, "If you don't like the weather in St. Louis, wait a day or so" has been proven correct again. This past week we've gone
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03/23/2008
Home Staging...It's NOT Just About Vacant Houses!Home Staging is the process of preparing a home for sale, regardless of price, location, or condition (Barb Schwarz, Creator of the Staging Concept).From my experience as an Accredited Staging Professional (ASP), I continually receive inquiries for
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03/23/2008
FHA is the King! The top Dog!The new economic stimulus package has allowed HUD to raise its maximum loan amounts for FHA loans depending upon the county of the property. For those in the St. Louis, Missouri area, that means we now can do an FHA loan for up to $281,250. The previous amount was $
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03/19/2008
The End of 100%!In the ever changing landscape of lending, we had the latest and most significant change take place this past Monday. All of the Private Mortgage Insurance Companies announced that they would no longer issue mortgage insurance on any loan with a loan to value greater than 97%. O
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03/18/2008
FIRST-OUR SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR POSTING THIS SO LATE. WE HAVE HAD SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES ARISE THIS WEEKEND AND WERE UNABLE TO POST UNTIL TODAY. The St. Louis Real Estate Market this week continues to show signs that Spring is on it's way. Active Listings are above the 5000 mark. Buyer activity
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03/17/2008
St. Louis Real Estate Market Watch March 7, 2008 by Doug Aegerter@ Keller Williams Realty Southwest, Sunset Hills, MO.The Anatomy of St. Louis Real Estate The St. Louis Home for Sale Team provides a weekly St. Louis County and bi-weekly St. Charles County Market and Jefferson County Market Watch
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03/09/2008
St. Louis Home Staging and Marketing Your Home on the Internet.... What's the Connection??? What's the Connection???What sells a house? OLD Conventional Wisdom said...Price, Location, and Condition.But times have changed with the use of the Internet being the primary means and essential part of
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03/03/2008
The St. Louis Real Estate Market this week continues to show better buyer activity as evidenced by the pending ratio pushing up over 15% for the first time since August 2007. In some of the price ranges between $125,000 and $299,000 pending ratios are as high as 18.7%. Homes that are on the mar
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02/29/2008
