Arch City Homes Blog
Find real estate advice for both buyers and sellers, as well as market trends, homeowner tips, pet friendly real estate, St. Louis information, and general real estate advice.
Shopping Resale
One of the best ways to both save money and help the environment is to shop at resale stores. By shopping resale, you are keeping usable items out of landfills. In addition, many thrift and resale stores support valuable charities. The money you spend at charity...
Coming Soon: New Central West End Restaurant – The Block
Ever since I bought my first house, I've thought about living in the Central West End. But the timing wasn't right and I bought my first home in Rock Hill and then my second in University City. I liked living in both areas, but the last few years I've toyed with the...
Snow Days in St. Louis: Sledding on Art Hill
Photo Credit: bombpopsaregood (flickr) St. Louis families have been heading to Art Hill for generations on snow days. As a child, I remember my dad telling stories about how he and his brothers would ride their bikes as kids to the St. Louis Art Museum in Forest Park...
Zillow’s Real Estate Market Report: St. Louis vs U.S. Market
While most real estate agents don't like Zillow (read why here...), I believe that Zillow provides very useful information when you look at markets as a whole rather than the price value of a single property. While Zillow's data for St. Louis does have a large margin...
St. Louis Catering Company: Ces and Judy’s
When I heard that there was going to be a St. Louis Blogger's event at Ces and Judy's, I was eager to attend. Not only am I always up for meeting others immersed in the social media world, but if you include free food, I'm sold. I've actually been to Ces and Judy's...
New Missouri Rating Standards: What are the Best St. Louis Schools?
The Missouri Department of Education is rolling out a new system to rate Missouri school districts and determine accreditation status. The new system will be rolled out in the summer of 2013, but the schools were provided a sneak peak at how they would score if they...
Getting Your Home Ready to Sell
I've been giving advice to clients for years about what they need to do to get their home ready to sell. I'm good at my job. I give good advice and our listings sell faster than the general market. I currently live in my 2nd home, so I've personally been through the...
Find Out if You are Over-Paying Your Real Estate Taxes
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...
Spring Maintenance List ~ 8 Things to Maintain the Value of Your Home
If you want for your home to maintain its value, you need to perform regular maintenance on your home. Home maintenance does add not value to your property the same way that home improvements do, but the lack of maintenance will result in your home becoming worth less...
America’s Best High Schools ~ 13 St. Louis High Schools Make the List
When our clients are looking for a new home, one of the first things we discuss is which school districts will be best for their families. Unfortunately, answering the question "What is the best high school in St. Louis?" isn't simple. Different things are important...
