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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I first ran across this concept in Honolulu 15 years ago during a visit, and thought it was novel, and boy the prices there must be really high (they were) if you could only afford part of a house. Haven't seen much about it since then, but in the last ye...
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We have been working hard the last couple months to prepare for agents to join our team! I plan to hire 2 licensed agents by this fall, the first one thru a pilot program I custom designed for a newer, ambitious agent that has a few closed sales, but not ...
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Sorry, no Beverly Hillbillies here, but residential pools have sure jumped up in popularity! I noticed a marked increase, mainly in the mid to upper price ranges, of buyers looking for homes with pools, as the price and wait of installing new ones has soa...
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What is the state of real estate in STL these days? You hear all kinds of things. Here is what I ran yesterday in these towns, all prices, existing single family and condo: Manchester has 8 homes available and 25 under contract Ballwin has 30 homes av...
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We keep hearing about Wall Steet firms and i-buyers grabbing all the housing inventory with cash purchases in today's housing market, blocking out homeowners and driving up prices. And that there is less inventory to meet the demand, also fueling the stee...
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As you can imagine, 2021 was another wild year in home sales! Our MLS stats showed a 12% home price increase, far and above any appreciation rates I can recall in the St Louis market. 2020 MLS stats said 8% increase (revised up from 7%), so quite a bit hi...
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I was within a whisker of having my 2nd best year ever in 2021, after my best year in 2020! I appreciate my clients for continuing to support my real estate business so well, that I am now planning an expansion: Exciting News - After being on my own for ...
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Time Magazine listed St Louis last month as one of the World's Greatest Places in 2021! They listed us among 100 extraordinary destinations to explore. The areas highlighted for our town are a reinvigorated downtown, food, trails, hotels, arts, sports, an...
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