Last month, an article from MoneyWise came out showing that women have overtaken men in homeownership! I saw that coming years ago, as more of my single buyers were women than men. In addition, women on average live longer, adding to this stat, and certai...
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When I began selling homes 33 years ago, the written disclosure form was just beginning. The obligation for home sellers to disclose known defects is baked into Missouri laws, and this form is the avenue to do so. It has grown over the years into the curr...
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There has been some publicity lately about all the interior photos and floor plans floating around the internet after homes are sold and closed, namely on Zillow and other public real estate sites. There is a privacy concern by the new owners, and rightly...
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Still reverberating from 2020, last year started off with another home-buying frenzy. The winter of 2021-22 never cooled off, only took a slight breather as a prelude to spring '22, which began in early February swarming with buyers. I have never written ...
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Of course you should! A MoneyWise article in December points out the fallacy of real estate agents who share certain home listings only with each other, called Office Exclusives or pocket listings, while actively trying to sell it. In St Louis lingo, it i...
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With so much being forecast on home prices these days, it is hard to know what the truth is. I have my opinions which I am about to share. No one knows for sure what will happen, but some things are pretty certain. First (1), almost everything you see is...
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There have been numerous articles this year displaying Buyer's Remorse on the homes they bought during the pandemic. I linked one below to show, even though it is from May, that the reasons given are not regret about the purchase itself, but about various...
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In 2019 a class action lawsuit was filed against the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), Realogy, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices of America, RE/MAX and Keller Williams, and was certified to proceed 6 months ago. This lawsuit alleges that NAR, "crea...
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Is the American Dream fading? Fidelity National Financial just published a study, Generational Dream Homes - IPX1031 about Americans giving up on their Dream Home. 90% of us believe that owning a home is part of the American Dream, but now 51% say it is n...
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Everyone at some point, or many points, dreams of a home remodel, whether flooring and painting, baths, kitchen, basement or room addition. Where to begin with so many options, and so much variation in cost. But everything has gone up substantially lately...
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