Continuing on with the 10 Real Estate Myths Debunked….
Myth 2

The much smaller number of new homes now under construction indicates the dismal outlook for the housing market.
Wrong. The inventory of homes on the market is very high, so the last thing we need now is more new homes being built. Home builders have cut back [...]

With mortgage meltdowns, plummeting home prices and soaring foreclosure rates constantly in the news, it’s no wonder people are wary of the housing market these days. But contrary to popular belief, things are not as dismal as they seem, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors. Yun debunks 10 commonly [...]

Squeaking floorboards are typically more annoying than they are signs of something more serious. The most common causes of the problem are boards rubbing together or moving against loosened nails. The solution? Eliminate the movement.
Your first step is to pinpoint the problem spot. Then fix it using one of several tricks [...]

Given the right condition, any basement can leak.
No one can predict if a basement will leak in the future, and in many cases, it’s not even possible to tell if a basement has leaked in the past. Basement seepage is the result of water concentration along an exterior foundation wall - which then seeks an [...]

Wow, when they called today’s real estate market a “shifting market,” they were right on target. It keeps shifting, and shifting, and shifting … Every time we turn on the news there’s a new development that affects our economy and therefore the ability of buyers to “buy” and the sellers to “sell.”
SHIFT, the most recent [...]

If I were the leader of the world, here would be my message:
Hey Chicken Little, Get a grip or maybe an umbrella. The sky is not falling. It’s just an acorn. Stop paying so much attention to CNN, MSNBC, negative news and the market. Go do something. Contribute to something for good today. [...]

I’m sure you have heard about the awesome first time home buyer tax credit just passed by congress. What a time to buy - low interest rates, a buyer’s market and now as much as $7,500 from the federal government. I wanted to share the details and help to explain the requirements. This is an [...]

Restaurant
Neighborhood
Cuisine
Price
Ruth’s Chris Steak House - Clayton
Clayton
Steakhouse
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Maggiano’s - St. Louis
St. Louis
Italian
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Niche
St. Louis
American
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Vin de Set
St. Louis
Provencal
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Eleven Eleven Mississippi
St. Louis
Californian
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Boathouse Forest Park
St. Louis
Comfort Food
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Mike Shannon’s Steaks & Seafood
St. Louis
Steakhouse
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Top of the Riverfront - Millennium [...]

EXISTING-HOMES SALES ROSE 3.1% IN JULY!
Gain came as buyers snapped up deeply discounted U.S. properties!
An article in the Associated Press from Aug 25 said in the headline Existing Home Sales rose by 3.1% in July. If you just read the headline you’d think..whew…it’s over…prices are going back up. But read further. What [...]

The dream of the Muny probably started by at the 1904 World Fair when St. Louisans wanted to have a permanent outdoor theater in Ford Park. Back in June of 1916 they had their first performances of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. They cleared out some shrubs and small trees from a sloping [...]