Mortgage rates held relatively steady last week despite an increase of roughly 7 basis points on the 5 year and 10 year treasury notes. A majority of the rate market activity recently has been in treasuries with mortgage rates remaining surprisingly stable. The stock market remains confined to a wide trading range with [...]

Short Sales are one of the hottest buzz words in Real Estate today. Buyers want to buy them (they think) and sellers
want to sell them (they think) but most people don’t really understand them, and everyone you talk to has a different opinion about them.
We did a survey to Realtors across the [...]

Foreclosures are happening nationwide. Even here, in beautiful St. Charles, Missouri, people have suffered from foreclosures. This is not a reflection on the city; it is merely an economic condition that has affected the whole country.
It does not have to be bad news for everyone. While we deepest sympathy we regret the loss of anyone’s [...]

Good afternoon all-
(1) I am writing with some good news! The bill introduced at Tuesday evening’s County Council meeting will make fire sprinklers a mandatory option, meaning that builders must offer fire sprinklers to new home buyers, but it will be the buyer’s choice on whether to install the sprinklers or not. This [...]