Home of The Week: 210 Wilson Avenue Price Drops to $699,000

This listing features 3,539 square feet, with five bedrooms.

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Home of The Week: 1809 Bach Ave., $1 Million

This listing features 4,490 square feet, with six bedrooms.

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Home of the Week

Marco Drive Offers Wooded Neighborhood

This listing at 818 Marco Drive in Town and Country comes in at $419,999.

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Des Peres Police Alert Residents to Crime Nearby

Des Peres police are reminding residents to lock all doors to avoid falling victim to thefts and burglaries.

Des Peres police sent out an alert to residents Tuesday reminding them to lock all doors to help prevent falling victim to thefts and burglaries. Police point out that they have not had a rash of recent activity to prompt the warning, but there have been reports of car thefts and damage in nearby cities. Police are asking residents to lock all car and home doors, including garage doors. Following is the email alert sent out by police Tuesday. Surrounding Area Crime Report / City of Des Peres We have been fortunate enough to have very little to report in regards to Neighborhood and Business problems in the City of Des Peres over the holidays. This of course is with the exception of the U.S. Bank Robbery, which was handled well by the local …

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POLICE: Housekeeper Arrested for Stealing Jewelry

The following arrest information was supplied by the Glendale Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Police arrested a housekeeper Wednesday in connection with jewelry and silver thefts from clients' homes in Glendale. The female suspect, 67, of Hillsboro, surrendered to Glendale police after allegedly admitting to the thefts while in custody at the St. Louis County Justice Center.  Police have connected the woman to thefts from homes in the unit block of Country Club Terrace and the 400 block of Elm Avenue. At the time of the arrest, the woman had been released on bond from the St. Louis County Justice Center on a similar case in Sunset Hills. Formal charges in the Glendale cases are pending by the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

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Curbow Appeal: Perspectives From a Real Estate Insider

Are Your Expectations Unrealistic?

Devalued properties and historically low rates create the edge for a consumer looking to buy real estate in today's market.

Buying a home is one of the biggest investments you will make.  It’s important you do your research, have the proper representation and make certain you’re paying fair market value. But sometimes buyer’s expectations are too high.  The saying, "You have champagne taste on a beer budget,” can be applicable for a lot of buyers in today’s market. Everyone wants a $500K home for $250K and that’s simply not possible. Before you buy, you should review the following data:  These criteria encompass a properly priced home. Often a property may already be appropriately priced. If, however, after reviewing data in the above categories, you find the listing to be overpriced, then your offer should support the price that makes sense based on the data. …

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Curbow Appeal: Perspectives From a Real Estate Insider

How Bad Is the Distressed Real Estate Market?

Short sales, foreclosures and motivated sellers dominate the current market.

For the most part, the real estate markets of Kirkwood and Webster Groves have held their value. But when you're part of a market that's been as bad as the one we're seeing now, normal statistics are thrown out the window. In the zip codes of 63119 and 63122, tax records show 175 distressed properties. This means that a property is either bank owned or in pre-foreclosure status. This number changes based on a homeowner's status with a bank. If a homeowner has missed payments but is able to modify his or her loan, then their status could change. The distressed market encompasses about one-third of the business selling on a national level. Comparatively, our areas represent a small amount of distressed sales, which is seen more in other …

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