Linda's St. Louis Real Estate Blog

Facebook, Zuckerberg and all the privacy concerns... It seems like every other day or week there are new privacy changes on Facebook and if you're not watching the news, online or just plain a social media 'geek' you can not possibly keep up with all of them.  What do you think of all the changes...

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer and the chance to remember those who have served our country. The St. Louis area has plenty of festivals and fun on Memorial Day weekend, but also parades and military services to honor our veterans. Here are some of the most popular Memorial Day we...

  How many times have you told your dogs to quit rubbing their faces and bodies down the front of your sofa or upholstered chairs; that my furniture is not their personal washcloth?  After awhile you have given up, your dogs are going to do it anyway, but oh how you wish you would have gotten the...

 What is home staging?  Preparing a home for a sale, emphasizing on appearance and presentation   Making repairs to a home is not staging a home; this is preparing the home for the sale.    Why should you stage a home? Seems easy enough but you would be shocked to the amount of people who push ba...

Loan Aid Leaves Some Worse Off by James R. HagertyTuesday, May 18, 2010 provided by One in four in the government's mortgage program is dropped. Here are tales of exhausted savings.   The government's mortgage-modification program has left some struggling homeowners worse off than they were befo...

It seems the economy is making a turn for the better from the economic downturn from the last few years.  We thought it would be a good idea to give you some budgeting suggestions so you are not caught off guard in the future.   1.     BUDGET- Have all your expenses line itemed so you can see whe...

It's easy - Help animals.Here is an easy way to help animals!  I've done it and it is not too good to be true.  It works.The Animal Rescue Site is asking for help getting more people to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of getting FREE FOOD donated to abused and neglected animals.  I...

                                      A landmark in Chesterfield, MO is the Annie Gunn's/Smoke House Market bronze pig.  We caught him resting in the sun the other day.  Be sure you stop by the Smoke House and get some of the turkey salad.  It is the best we have ever tasted.  Of course, if turke...

  The last few weeks have been off the charts for business for us.  Of course, that is all good, but sometimes during a flood, you can drown.  We booked 50% of 2009's business volume in April.  All good, of course, but trying to keep up has been crazy.  Only 2 of the deals that we put together w...

Deciding a room’s layout and size is one of the hardest things about selecting furniture and items for a home game room. That is why Amini’s Home, Rugs and Game Rooms offers an online room planner on their website. The planner enables shoppers to choose their room type and size and then place fur...