Linda's St. Louis Real Estate Blog

 Credit Scores Fact or Fiction Fiction:  Inquiries from multiple mortgage lenders while shopping for a loan will lower my credit score. Fact:  Looking for a mortgage or an auto loan may cause multiple lenders to request your credit report, even though you’re only looking for one loan.  To compens...

Mr. and Mrs. Seller – Do you really want to sell your home?                                      Undoubtedly, your answer would be yes.  You listed your home with a qualified broker.  You put a For Sale sign in your front yard.  Your home is listed in the MLS.  Your home is being advertised all o...

If you like beer and live in the St. Louis area, you need to check out the International Tap House (also known as iTap).  The beer house has 500 beers with 40 on tap on a rotating basis.  In addition to that, you will find some of the most knowledgeable beer experts around.  The décor is fun and...

Chesterfield, Missouri is certainly not known for it’s mountain lions but one was spotted the other day in a suburban subdivision in Chesterfield.  Just blocks from an elementary school and just a few hundred feet from homes, the solitary mountain lion about 28” tall was spotted on video captured...

    Smoke House Market and Annie Gunn’s are landmarks in the Chesterfield Valley, Chesterfield, Missouri.   Rich in history, the Smoke House originally opened in 1937 as the Chesterfield Mercantile Company.  For over 68 years, the market has offered a wide variety of meats, cheeses, condiments an...

The Wild Horse Grill is one of our favorite restaurants in Chesterfield, Missouri.    From time to time, we want to highlight some of our favorite places in Chesterfield, Missouri.  This time, we want to feature the Wild Horse Grill.  It is located very close to our home which is a bonus but we l...

  This is Augusta, Missouri - the heart of Missouri wine country.  I am sure that many people are unaware of the fact that Missouri has vineyards,  This is a shot from Fall in the Augusta fields as viewed from Mount Pleasant Winery.  If you ever come to Missouri, be sure to check out our vineyar...

   The Top 10 Reasons to live in Villages at Baxter Ridge Subdivision – Chesterfield, MO     In no particular order, the following 10 are the top reasons we think buyers ought to consider moving to the Villages at Baxter Ridge subdivision in Chesterfield, MO  1.       The Barracudas – the Baxter ...

Recently, Chesterfield, Missouri Interim Mayor Barry Flachsbart was interviewed about his thoughts reflecting on 2010 and the future for the city of Chesterfield.  Here were his thoughts:   Main accomplishment in 2010: Maintained city services at the same high level, even in the light of signific...

                                                      A public hearing about upcoming road construction on Baxter Road in Chesterfield, Missouri was held January 12 at Parkway West Middle School and was hosted by St. Louis County Highways and Traffic officials.  Road construction is scheduled to ...