From the monthly archives:

September 2011

When you are looking for a home, you need to focus on what can be changed and what can’t be changed. Or what can’t be changed without a huge price tag. While it may not be fun to take down wallpaper or update a kitchen, these are projects that can easily transform a home. However, [...]

   

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What is Dual Agency?

by Karen Goodman on September 26, 2011

in Buyers,Sellers

What is Dual Agency? Dual agency occurs when one agent represents both the seller and buyer in the same real estate transaction. When a potential buyer sees the advertising for a home for sale and calls the listing agent, the listing agent has a choice to show the buyer the home but only represent the seller [...]

   

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Top 10 Tips for Staging a Home for Sale

by Karen Goodman on September 26, 2011

in Sellers

You can never undo a bad first impression. Buyers make a decision on whether they like a home in the first minute or two. If you want your home to be one that makes a buyer’s short list, you need to do everything you can to make it appealing from the moment that they walk [...]

   

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The Basics: Listing Price: $475,000 New Listing!!! Address: 12866 Topping Manor Dr, Town & Country MO 63131 (see map) Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 3.5 Property Type: Single family home Floor plan style: Ranch Age: 34 years old Subdivision: Topping Manor School District: Parkway School District (more school info) Parking: 2 car oversized garage Extras: Move-in ready [...]

   

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SOLD ~ 1592 Ross Ave (Creve Coeur area)

by Karen Goodman on September 12, 2011

in SOLD!

The Basics: Listing Price: $150,000 SOLD!!! Sale Price: $145,000 Address: 1592 Ross Ave, St. Louis, MO 63146 (see map) Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Property Type: Single family home Floor plan style: Ranch Age: 50 years old Subdivision: Robinwood West School District: Parkway School District (more school info) Parking: 2 car oversized garage Extras: Move-in ready [...]

   

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How You Can Help Arch City Homes with Just a Click

by Karen Goodman on September 10, 2011

in Everything Else

I just read an article that explains how Google and the other search engines are now factoring in social media in their search engine results. Basically, they are assuming that if a lot of people share the link on a social network (via Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc) or hit Like or +1 (google’s version of [...]

   

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