From the monthly archives:

September 2008

Mortgage Interest Rates Update for 9/12/08

by Karen Goodman on September 12, 2008

in Market Conditions

by Kerby Claney Vice President – Stifel Bank & Trust 314-317-6873 email Interest rates are down across the board! It’s a great time to buy a house or refinance your current mortgage. The interest rates below will vary depending on a number of items including the down payment amount, credit scores and the length of time between [...]

   

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The St. Louis Business Journal ran an article yesterday citing research by Scottrade that confirms that St. Louisans are investing more conservatively. According to the article: One in five St. Louisans report fearing that their job is in jeopardy, and half have concerns about how the housing market and foreclosure rates are impacting their investment [...]

   

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Mortgage Interest Rates Update for 9/5/08

by Karen Goodman on September 5, 2008

in Market Conditions

by Kerby Claney Vice President – Stifel Bank & Trust 314-317-6873 email The interest rates below will vary depending on a number of items including the down payment amount, credit scores and the length of time between rate lock-in and closing. To discuss fees and what your interest rate would be, feel free to email or call [...]

   

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St. Charles County – August Market Report

by Karen Goodman on September 5, 2008

in Market Conditions

Over the last couple of days, I posted the August numbers for St. Louis County and St. Louis City. Below you’ll find the August real estate report for St. Charles County. Available inventory has continued dropping in all parts of St. Charles County except for in the St. Charles City school district. Here the inventory basically remained the same, thought [...]

   

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St. Louis County – August Market Report

by Karen Goodman on September 4, 2008

in Market Conditions

Below is the August real estate market report for many of St. Louis County’s school districts. As I predicted last month, inventory remained stable in many areas of the county this month. There were noticeable available inventory drops in about half of the counties school districts (Kirkwood, Parkway, Rockwood and Webster Groves). Inventory did actually increase [...]

   

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St. Louis City – August Market Report

by Karen Goodman on September 3, 2008

in Market Conditions

Not surprisingly, the arrival of school has marked a decrease in homes sales (both under contract and closed depending on the area). A few interesting things to note: Central West End – fewer homes are under contract, but available inventory has not dropped South City – the number of under contract homes are lower, plus [...]

   

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