I’ve been working with buyers relocating to the St. Louis area for years, and I find that many people are really surprised to discover that St. Louis home prices are higher than where they currently live. I guess people assume because St. Louis is in the Midwest that prices will naturally be less expensive than where they live. I’ve [...]
I was catching up on my reading for all of my news and blog subscriptions, and came across an interesting article in the St. Louis Business Journal. St. Louis based Enterprise Rent-A-Car now has 9 hybrid cars stationed around downtown St. Louis that are available so visitors, workers and residents can rent a car on [...]
This week it was announced that Sears settled a class-action lawsuit over injuries and deaths that were due to stoves tipping over because they weren’t securely attached to the wall or floor. For more information on the settlement and to see if your stove is covered, check out the lawsuit information details. When a home sells in the St. Louis [...]
The news media continues to focus on foreclosures, but part of our current problem really has to do with poor choices by some homeowners. Many sellers feel like they have lost money, but it is money that they never had. Just like the stock market, the real estate market has good years and bad years. Real estate isn’t designed to [...]
If you are looking for an excuse to try a new restaurant, you should participate in the Foundation for Children with Cancer’s Dine to Make a Difference. On Monday, February 25, if you eat at one of the St. Louis area participating restaurants, a portion of your bill will be donated to raise funds to [...]
by Karen Goodman on February 21, 2008
in Sellers
I closed on a listing yesterday for a home in a Chesterfield subdivision, River Bend Estates, that has one agent that carries ‘almost all’ of the homes listings in the subdivision…at least that’s what my clients told me when they hired me to be their listing agent. They live in the subdivision, and probably get [...]