A homeowner in my neighborhood of Tower Grove South came to me today with concern about a flyer being distributed in our neighborhood. It came from a person working out of an office in Chesterfield, and to the homeowner, seemed to indicate that they ...
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Media outlets looking for stories usually visit this topic at this time. What will the housing market be in the NEW YEAR? Broker's and other experts weigh in and analyze trends, get out their wish lists and let it rip.
In everything I've read ...
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As a St. Louis Realtor, lots of questions get thrown my way. Whether they're from prospective clients, or someone we run into at the bus stop, we're always talking about real estate.
Today we're talking about that #1 Question: When is ...
The past few months we've seen our share of home buyers.
Our summer heat wave and drought had the same effect on home sales as it did on rainfall, but as the weather started to moderate this fall, combined with the ...
The St Louis real estate market, like most things is cyclical. There are slow times and busy times, and there's usually no warning when things are changing.
Lately, its been busy. Usually people like to hear that. Recovery, sales, buyers. All good news.
The one time it ...
Tonight at a south side coffee shop, the owner asked me "so how's the house business?" That's the nice thing about real estate, versus a career in something like insurance; people want to talk about it. Real estate affects others, they have a stake ...
When Premier Realty Exclusive started selling lofts in 2004, the downtown landscape was a different world than it is today. Developers hired salespeople exclusive to their building, sales were mostly direct between consumers and developers, there were no local expert REALTORS that emphasized helping the buyer and most folks in our profession were reluctant to bring clients to the area due to their own ignorance of the area. Lofts in the Lou was started in May 2005 to help people understand the renaissance taking place in Downtown St Louis and to promote the transformation.
St Louis home buyer guide was started in January 2010 to help give home buyers general information about home buying. There has always been a great deal of confusion and misinformation about the home buying process and the role of buyer's agents. StLBuyerGuide.com was started to help provide Saint Louis Home buyers with reliable information from someone actively working in the real estate field.
St. Louis City LivingUrban areas have challenges, and mass media focuses on what's wrong more often than what's right, or desireable about the city. This blog discusses the reasons that so many people are chosing the city as their home as well as some of its problems, such as media bias.