Myths About Today’s Housing Market [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights If you’re planning to buy or sell a home today, it’s important to be aware of common misconceptions. Whether it’s timing your purchase as a buyer based on home prices and mortgage rates or knowing what to upgrade or repair before listing your house as a seller, it takes a professional to guide you through those decisions. Let’s connect so you […more]
If you’ve been wanting to try camping, there are two family-friendly campout events coming up in the St. Louis area that are perfect opportunities. Camp with the wildlife at Lone Elk Park or enjoy Snores and S’mores at Emmenegger Nature Park in Kirkwood. Both require advance registration. Check them out! Night In The Wild at […more]
Saturday April 16th. 9 – 12 pm. Stop by anytime for bags to cleanup whenever and wherever works for you. Operation Brightside – Project Blitz Event https://www.brightsidestl.org/get-involved/volunteer/
How is the St. Louis Housing Market Doing Compared to 2021? From closed sales, inventory of homes for sale, to average days on market things seem to be trending down compared to March of 2021. There’s only one category where the arrows are pointing up.Can you guess what category that might be? Click Here for […more]
What You Can Expect from the Spring Housing Market As the spring housing market kicks off, you likely want to know what you can expect this season when it comes to buying or selling a house. While there are multiple factors causing some uncertainty, including the conflict overseas, rising inflation, and the first rate increase from the Federal Reserve in over three years — […more]
Don’t Get Caught Off Guard by Closing Costs As a homebuyer, it’s important to have a good understanding of closing costs as you plan and budget for the expenses you’ll encounter when you purchase a home. While most people understand the need to save for a down payment, a recent survey found 41% of homebuyers were surprised by […more]
How Global Uncertainty Is Impacting Mortgage Rates If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home, you’ll want to keep a pulse on what’s happening with mortgage rates. Rates have been climbing in recent months, especially since January of this year. And just a few weeks ago, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac approached 4% for the first time […more]
One of the questions we often hear is “When do new listings come on the market or what months do the most houses get listed?” We can’t say exactly when that is, but we can look at the past trends to give an idea of what the future might look like. Month by Month New […more]
What’s Driving Today’s High Buyer Demand? [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights There’s an influx of buyers looking for homes today, and that means your house is in high demand. Here are a few reasons why so many people are looking to buy a home. Buyers are motivated to beat rising mortgage rates, and many want to escape rising rents. There’s also […more]
Things to Consider Buying a home and wondering if your inspection is necessary? While some buyers may decide to waive their inspection, it’s risky decision. Your home inspection is a crucial step in the homebuying process. It assesses the condition of the home you plan to purchase, so you can avoid costly surprises down the road. Over the last 18 years we have personally […more]