St. Louis Blog
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on November 15, 2023
Gentrification in St. Louis
Gentrification means different things to different people, and while some people may like new businesses coming to their area, a changing neighborhood may not benefit everyone. As St. Louis grows and changes, the effects of gentrification are becoming more and more noticeable. This transformation is affecting neighborhoods and house value […]
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Real Estate Advice
on March 31, 2023
There are many in the cash home-buying business that attempt to ride the coattails of We Buy Ugly Houses®. They use similar names in order to use the branding power that has been earned by us with our great reputation, fair offers, and excellent customer service over the last 25 years. We have bought over 150,000 […]
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Real Estate Advice
on March 22, 2023
How did the start of 2023 look for St. Louis?
As any winter season goes, St. Louis has had a slower home-selling season. However, 2023 seems slower than past years during the same time.
According to Redfin, the median number of days houses were on the market in January 2023 was 36 days. That’s an […]
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Selling a House
on March 1, 2023
What is FSBO?
The most expensive part of selling a house is often the real estate agent fees. In Missouri, the commission rate for real estate agents is 5%–6% on average. To avoid these commissions, many home sellers opt to sell their homes FSBO (for sale by owner). FSBO offers home sellers the opportunity to […]
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on June 16, 2020
Owning a home can be one of the joys of life. There is nothing quite like turning the key on your new home and seeing it for the first time as YOUR home.
At the same time, homeownership also can be incredibly maddening and frustrating. There are times you find yourself facing unwanted expenses. Not to mention […]
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on January 30, 2017
It’s okay if a home gets a little messy, but if something happens that makes a home unsafe to live in, the house could be condemned. A condemned house is a building that the government has officially declared to be unlivable.
What happens to condemned houses in St. Louis? In this blog post, we take […]
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on December 16, 2016
The St. Louis housing market experienced a ton of growth in 2016 with the number of homes sold up almost 33% compared to last year.
But one question remains: will the city enter 2017 with enough momentum to continue this trend? If you are planning to buy or sell a home soon, here’s what you […]
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on September 3, 2015
Think the stock market is too risky?
You worked hard for it. It’s your money, and you would like to put it to work for you. The stock market feels a lot like a bad roller coaster ride lately. You’re probably thinking about tucking your money away in real estate instead. But where should you […]
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