The world has certainly changed in the last 10 years. Years ago, when we thought about choosing professional to help us…be it a doctor, accountant or real estate agent…we asked our family and friends who they use. Today, we go online and look for reviews. However, written reviews can mislead you. If a particular product [...]
Did you know that 25% of homes in the United States are over-assessed by the local municipality? The real estate taxes you pay are based off of your municipal tax assessment, so if you are over-assessed, you are PAYING MORE THAN YOUR SHARE of real estate taxes. With 1 in 4 homeowners paying too much [...]
During the housing boom, a lot of people bought homes who really weren’t ready to be homeowners. The blame lies both with the homeowners who got caught up in the buying frenzy without carefully considering if buying was right for them, and also with the media and real estate industry for telling people they were [...]
Or does the company even matter? Buyers and sellers don’t seem to think so. 4 out of 5 home buyers and sellers don’t care about the name of the brokerage on their agent’s business card. Keller Williams Realty is currently the #2 company in North America based on sales volume and has won the J.D. [...]
What happened on Halloween night that caused the increase in bathrooms across St. Louis? St. Louis buyers who are closely monitoring homes for sale may have noticed that many homes had an increase in the number of bathrooms on November 1. No, there wasn’t a rash of construction projects in the last few weeks resulting [...]
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