Richmond Heights Makes Niche’s Top 10 Places to Live
This month, a new study from the website Niche, which names good places to live across the United States, had three St. Louis neighborhoods rank in their top ten out of more than 15,000 places...
Hiking Spots Within 30 Minutes of St. Louis
Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike? There is no shortage of great hiking trails near St. Louis. Whether you are looking for a leisurely stroll or...
Domino Move – Adam & Sarah’s Buy & Sell Scenario
As part of our continuing series on buying and selling at the same time, we will look at a Tower Grove couple who decided to buy a new home before listing their existing home. Meet...
Thanksgiving Gratitude & Recipes
Thanksgiving is EASILY our favorite holiday here at The Dawn Griffin Group. Today we are sharing some of our favorite recipes and the ways we celebrate. Whether you are spending Thanksgiving at home or traveling,...
Maplewood Named a Hipster City
Just this morning, St. Louis Magazine reported on a study done by Yelp and realtor.com that ranked Maplewood number 14 out of 50 on a list of the “hottest hipster markets in America.” The list...
Footprints in the Dust – Hot St. Louis Neighborhoods
As a buyers agent, I like to tell our clients that they are likely to see my footprints in the dust of whatever new house they look at because I try to get into new listings...
Energy Efficiency Resources & Rebates
Statistics indicate that home buyers crave energy efficiency more than any other home feature. According to a 2013 study from the National Association of Home Builders, four of the top most wanted features involved saving energy:...
Our Top 5 Client Scores in 2016
What defines a client score for us? Well, it usually involves one of these or a combination of these things: negotiating significant savings for our buyers swooping in on a property that has high value but...
Preventing Home Fires
It’s Fire Prevention Week and we want to help you protect one of your most valued assets, your home. The importance of working smoke alarms cannot be understated. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has...
Choosing a Title Company
As a buyer or a seller, one of the first things your agent may ask you to do once there is an accepted contract is to select a title company. If you aren’t sure where to start,...
Tower Grove & Shaw Seller’s Market
We just had two listings in the Tower Grove area sell the first weekend they were on the market. Both 4201 Wyoming and 3942 Arsenal were multiple offer situations. Inventory is incredibly low right now in Tower Grove and...
Boomers & Millennials In The Market
It seems like every week we are reading new predictions about where the boomers are moving in their retirement years and when and where the millennials will enter the market. Economist read the census data...