If you’re looking to sell your house during these tough economic times, take heart. Although you can’t change the economic crisis our nation is currently in, you can be proactive and informed about what to expect, so your house can stand out from the others on the market. When attempting to sell your house, here [...]
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When it comes time to sell your property, you want options. We’ve read all the books, taken all the classes, but even more valuable is our experience handling real world situations and problems. Our agents have represented the sale of many million dollars worth of property and have combined well over 40 years experience. We [...]
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Today’s Real Estate market can be complex and confusing. We pride ourselves on being up-to-date and informed on all of the current methods of making deals happen. Whether buying or selling, residential or commercial, retail or short sales, The Hermann London Group Realtor’s are involved in these type of deals everyday. Find your topic by [...]
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St. Louis real estate outlook: more pain ahead, but relief in sight Brett Blume Reporting CLAYTON, Mo. (KMOX News) – Under the dark cloud of a recession, hundreds of St. Louis area realtors gathered in Clayton Wednesday for their 25th annual market forecast. Craig Meyer, national president of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) [...]
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Tax Credit for Homebuyers First-time homebuyers who purchase homes from the start of the year until the end of November 2009 may be eligible for the lower of an $8,000 or 10% of the value of the home tax credit. Remember a tax credit is very different than a tax deduction – a tax credit is [...]
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Attached is information regarding the “First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit.” There has not been a better time to purchase a home than right now. Our government is giving a tax credit to those purchasing a home between Jan. 1st 2009-Dec.1st 2009. Here is the kicker, you do not have to have already purchased the home to get [...]
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he Good Side of the Recession-Local Real Estate Agency Thriving Maplewood, MO- July 2, 2009- Despite a decreased number of buyers and the economic problems currently in real estate, not all real estate agencies are struggling. Agencies can grow even during the recession by taking advantage of the opportunities that the current economy presents. One [...]
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Welcome home to this beautifully remodeled 2-3 bedroom home on The Hill, with a finished basement! This home has all of the features you could want, Great Neighborhood, Privately Fenced in Yard, Updated Kitchen with Stainless appliances, carefully upgraded bathroom with gorgeous tile. A large finished basement with a living room, extra bedroom, walk [...]
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If you’re a first time home buyer and looking for a bargain in the city, I am your man. I have over 4 years of experience doing all kinds of Real Estate in the city of St. Louis including, REO listings, Retail, and non-MLS foreclosures/estate property. Having worked with many of the REO agents and [...]
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Washington, August 04, 2009 Pending home sales are up for the fifth consecutive month, the first time in six years for such a streak, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index,1 a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in June, rose 3.6 percent to 94.6 from an upwardly revised reading of [...]
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Veterans and their families continue to turn to the Veterans Administration for help in achieving the dream of homeownership. Last year, the VA guaranteed about 180,000 mortgages across the country, with a total value of about $36 billion. The agency will likely surpass that total for 2009, as veterans have flooded the VA with [...]
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While I was looking through some of the marketing and advertising of other Realtor agencies here in St. Louis I noticed an interesting trend. If you search google for “St. Louis Buyers Agent Realtor”, The Hermann London Website comes up Number 1 in the organic listings, but most of the other results are for “Exclusive [...]
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Last Week in Review: Greece’s ongoing financial saga moves the markets, along with continuing announcements on more whopping amounts of debt supply being pumped out. Forecast for the Week: This week will bring a wide range of reports, including looks at consumer attitudes, the Fed’s policy, employment, manufacturing, and Gross Domestic Product. View: There’s less [...]
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I listen to a lot of podcasts, and read a lot of books about real estate. One of the main real estate podcasts I listen to Is “Get Real REI” with Judson and Lynn Voss. They were interviewing an investor that focused mainly on large multi-family properties for rentals. He told a great story about [...]
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Make sure your clients are protected! The process of buying a home has gotten pretty complicated, with mounds of paperwork and documents to sign. Fees show up at closing that can sometimes be a big surprise to the buyer, who often has no idea what they are for. Title insurance is one of those charges [...]
Read more →The best place to live in St. Louis, MO-South City There are many reasons why South City is the place to live. Its location alone is a huge appeal. You are only a few minutes away from all main highways that make it easy to get downtown, to north county, west county, and south county. [...]
Read more →We get this question a lot, Sellers are generally wanting to do the right thing and help their lender sell their property via short sale, and save the house from…
Read more →People who want to purchase a new home in Chesterfield look at all the options before buying. They check out new subdivisions, they check out, already built homes that they figure might peak there intrest. What normally happens is they think, “If only I could have the features from the new construction house with the [...]
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You have a property that you cannot afford to continue making payments on. You can give up and give in, or you can be productive and work with The Hermann London Group and your lender to arrange a short sale. To say it simply, a Short sale is when we negotiate with your bank to [...]
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Attached is a very informative booklet put together all about short sales by: Elizabeth Kayser, Esq. Kayser & Associates, LLC Short Sale Legal Negotiators St. Louis, Missouri 63021 314.402.1788 or 636.220.2218 office 314.714.6380 fax attykayser@sbcglobal.net Click Here to Download Short Sale Packet
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Short Sales in St. Louis MO can be confusing and hard to manage. With your Hermann London agent helping you navigate the course, it will be as smooth and clear a process as possible. If you want to educate yourself more about short sales, Email us for a POWERFUL powerpoint presentation, given by Continental [...]
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Housing-Rescue Plan Adds ‘Short Sales’ By RUTH SIMON The Obama administration on Thursday laid out additions to its housing-rescue plan that are designed in part to make it easier for financially troubled homeowners to sell houses that are worth less than their mortgages. The newest initiative creates a standardized process and adds incentives for so-called [...]
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Judd and Lynn of the Get Real Real-estate podcasts This episode starts with introductions and talking a little about the weekend and how they spent it. They also give instructions on how to get the episodes and join their fan club. They then give a preview of what the episode is about, which is [...]
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In typical fashion we had yet another volatile week in the mortgage market. Interest rates shot up this week with 30 year fixed rates jumping to over 6.625% which is the highest level they have been at in the past year, just last week they were at 6.25% so this was a pretty big jump. [...]
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