5 Things to Do When Interest Rates Drop
This week the Federal Reserve went big with a half-point interest rate cut, its first since 2020. After imposing 11 rate hikes dating back to March 2022, this cut signals that the Fed feels confident...
A Decade of St. Louis Residential Real Estate Trends
Over the past decade, residential real estate has seen remarkable changes, influenced by economic shifts and societal trends. From the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis to the impacts of COVID-19, the market has evolved...
Cash Buyers Highest Since 2014
Mortgage rates are up, but so are cash buyers. Since October 2022, they’ve made up over 25% of home sales, reaching 32% by January 2024, the highest since June 2014. Who are these buyers? Recent...
Questions to Ask if You Are Considering Buying a Home This Year
If you’re thinking of buying a home this year, you’re probably paying closer attention than normal to the housing market. And you’re getting your information from a variety of channels: the news, social media, your real estate agent,...
2023 Real Estate Market Review – St. Louis
St. Louis City Real Estate 2023 Welcome to our 2023 year-end real estate market review across three key counties – St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County. As we close the chapter...
Housing Market Forecasts for the Next 5 Years
Whether you are house hunting or are a current home owner, keeping up with housing market forecasts is an important part of tracking your overall financial success. In this article, we take a deep dive...
Two Questions Before You Consider a Home Purchase
Navigating the housing market can be overwhelming, especially when bombarded with information from various sources. To help you make sense of it all, let’s turn to the data. Two questions before you consider a home...
So, What’s the Market Like?
A question we often get asked is “What is the real estate market like right now?” Dig beyond the headlines a bit, and in St. Louis it is still a seller’s market. Inventory is still...
Selling A Home In Winter
Spring is traditionally considered the best time to sell a home. But with record low inventories in 2020, we are anticipating pent up buyer demand and the “spring season” to start even earlier – like...
Housing Market on Track to Beat Last Year’s Success
Back in March, as the nation’s economy was shut down because of the coronavirus, many were predicting the real estate market would face a major collapse. Some forecasts called for a 15-20% decline in transactions....
How Technology is Enabling the Real Estate Process
Today’s everyday reality is pretty different than it looked just a few weeks ago. We’re learning how to do a lot of things in new ways, from how we work remotely to how we engage...
The 24/7 Open House: Matterport’s Role In A Shifting Real Estate Market
In January 2020, Circa Properties made the exciting announcement that all selling clients would receive a Matterport 3D Tour as part of their listing’s comprehensive marketing package. In light of the current COVID-19 precautions, during...