Once again a strong sense a community shows in St. Louis.  Nearly two-thirds of the Metro area went black last week during the hottest week of the year as a storm rolled through St. Louis.  It was a routine day with air-conditioners humming at top speed and the chance of a thunderstorm.  There is always […]

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Freddie Mac reports a drop in the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 6.74 percent this week from 6.79 percent a week ago.

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Homes sold with the help of a real estate professional last year sold on average for 16 percent more than FSBO sales. The median FSBO selling price in 2005 was $198,000, compared with $230,000 for agent-assisted transactions.  Before you decide download the report FSBO.pdf .

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As today’s consumers become more educated they have a better understanding of the real estate sales process.  They understand that it is no longer a “one size fits all” market.  REALTORS are offering differing services bundles and the services agencies and agents provide differ from company to company and agent to agent.

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Happy Birthday America.  I find it amazing that for such a young country we have come so far.  As I get older a couple hundred years isn’t such a long time yet we are still the attraction for the World’s immigrants.  You find one success story after another and all are grateful to be living […]

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