To mark my new Chesterfield listing, which sold this weekend with competing offers, I strolled the city of Chesterfield twice. It's big enough that 10 strolls will not cover it, but I have sold many homes here over the years, even worked in 2 offices here...
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If you are at, or getting close to, senior status, you likely have been tracking the progress of the various real estate property tax caps being voted into place around the area. Since the state of Missouri made it possible in 2023, the city of STL and co...
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I have been involved with numerous charitable organizations over the years, especially since 2018 when I opened my real estate firm, and have seen many worthwhile causes. I ran across one that really hit home with me recently, and 2 weeks ago, I was able ...
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The year that was supposed to see lower home prices, did not drop in price, at least not in St Louis. We did see less transactions, 12% less number of homes sold in 2023 than 2022, and '22 had 16% less home sales than '21, a big drop in units the last 2 y...
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Much has been said recently on housing affordability, with the rising mortgage rates and home prices the last 2 years giving buyers a double whammy. The problem has worsened the last few years. However, one of the most misleading stats given by headlines ...
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Economy ends 2023 strong and still adding lots of jobs! National unemployment average for 2023 at 3.6% equals 53 year low! Local unemployment was 3.4% in October and projected to drop to 3.0% in November. Don't always believe media that is opinionated, es...
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I have put this off, as it is a complex subject, but it's time for me to address this thing. Please read to the end if you dare. With housing prices increasing dramatically in St Louis and across the country, affordability has become an even bigger deal t...
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According to a Gallup poll published last month in USA Today, more Americans continue to name real estate than stocks, gold, savings accounts/CDs, or bonds when asked which is the best long-term investment. Thirty-four percent of Americans chose real esta...
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Manchester is one area being targeted by various individuals and companies who want to buy our homes "as-is". Some of these are legitimate, and some are not. They can make it sound like they are the only ones who will pay the best price. And that listing ...
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In March, a study conducted by SmartAsset, a financial planning website, found that our mighty metro was the cheapest place to live out of the top 25 in the nation! Calculating what living wage salaries were needed in each metro, our area was the lowest, ...
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