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...
What Does Contingent Upon Kick Out Mean?
What does Contingent With Kickout mean? It means that the home is still available for viewing and buying. CONTINGENT WITH KICK OUT Typically this means the seller of the home has accepted a contract from...
2020 Shop Local Guide – St. Louis
To help you gear up for Small Business Saturday we’re providing a shopping guide of some of our favorite local sources. It goes without saying that shopping locally is even more important than ever before....
Teams – The Future of Real Estate
A 2018 survey of real estate industry professionals found that 26 percent of respondents were part of a team approach, while 73 percent were solo agents. Chances are, if you are planning to buy or...
Pandemic Impact on Home Design Trends
The pandemic has influenced so many areas of our lives. It’s not surprising that it’s also impacting the design of our homes, since we are spending so much more time in them. The National Association...
Grantwood Village – Neighborhood Focus
We helped three clients sell homes in Grantwood Village in 2020 so we are taking this opportunity to highlight the neighborhood. Niche ranked Grantwood Village as the #2 Best Suburb To Buy A House in Missouri. Nestled...
St. Louis Ranked Number 1 City For Dogs
St. Louis Rated #1 City for Dogs St. Louis was recently rated the #1 city for dogs by Petlisted. Among the reasons cited included our 257+ parks and the fact that over 95% of the...
Fall Maintenance Checklist for Home Owners
Temperatures are starting to cool and fall is the time to being to preparing our homes for the colder winter weather. A couple of hours attending to these main areas of your home can save...
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....
St. Louis and Telecommuting
New reports out on telecommuting trends show an increase in companies offering the perk, employees taking advantage of it, productivity, and employee satisfaction levels. 60% of companies are offering telecommuting options – working from home on...
Affordable 100 and Affordable 97 Loan Programs
Special financing from Regions Mortgage may be available on homes that are listed in near our recently sold condo at 5308 Chouteau’s Bluff. In select areas of the city, there is no income limit to...
Carondelet – Neighborhood Focus
In 2020 we sold a home in the Carondelet private gated community conveniently located right off South Broadway. Because it once existed as an independent village, the neighborhood contains some of the oldest homes in...