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:...
The Failed Sale Report from Trulia and Lessons From Failed Sales
This week, Trulia released a report on the increase in Failed Sales. Those are homes that go under contract and then for some reason, whether it be financing or inspection issues, go back on the...
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...
Benefits of a VA Loan
The VA Loan is a mortgage loan issued by approved lenders and guaranteed by the federal government. Since its inception, the VA Loan program has helped place more than 20 million veterans and their families...
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,...
Buyer’s Agency 101
Home buyers should always have their own agent. Buyer agents work to negotiate the best terms and price for the buyer. Best of all, the buyer agent’s services are paid by the seller side of the...
The Sweet Life St. Louis
Our team, like most of St. Louis, loves ice cream. And there is no shortage of great places to indulge in frozen sweet treats. To help you beat the summer heat, we thought we would share...
St. Louis Real Estate Market Update
St. Louis Market Update The May St. Louis Realtors Housing Report is out and the numbers strongly indicate home buyers remain bullish on the St. Louis market: Median sales price up 10 percent, to $184,000 Days on...
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...