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Vacationing Away From Your Home

Warmer weather and cloud-free skies may have you dreaming of leaving your home for a vacation. No matter where you choose to journey for your break away trip, take the time to make preparations to your home before leaving. A few smart steps toward protecting your home while you are way, could mean the world…Read More »

Good News For You and Your Home

Inventory may be down, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to buy your home. If you have been seeking to purchase a home and have been disheartened by the lack of available properties, cheer up, more inventory may be on the way! According to recent statistics released by Realtor.com, March 2013 saw a…Read More »

Enjoy the Backyard of Your Home More

Spring is in the air and its time to journey outside your home and enjoy the crisp air, beautiful flowers and sunshine. Chances are you will find yourself spending more time outside enjoying this new season and catching up with the pruning, trimming and gardening around your home. You may have recently bought a home…Read More »

Improvement in Your Home and Market Conditions

Home owners living in metro areas are beginning to notice a shift in home prices and sales, leading to more interest regarding the value of your home. In fact, the housing marketing seems to be seeing a huge shift. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) /First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) released this week…Read More »

Technology, Builders, Remodelers, and Your Home Needs

Businessman smiling at cell phone message.

As a home buyer or home seller, when it comes to your home, you expect your real estate agent to be up to date on the latest technology. You want us to have an active web presence and list your home on social media so that you can get the most exposure possible for your…Read More »

Your Home and Potential Buyers

Buyers for your home may be interested in more than just the number of bedrooms and baths, reported the National Association of Realtors® in their just released survey results. The 2013 Profile of Buyers’ Home Feature Preferences study studied trends in home buying over the two year period ending in 2012 and gave some insight…Read More »

Meet J.F. Meyer Realty’s Newest Agent

Erik Lintvedt is a transplant to the St. Louis area, but he’s been here so long, it feels like home. He grew up on the east side of the river and attended Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville where he earned a B.S. in English Education in 2007. Putting his degree to good use, he taught…Read More »

Buying Your Home – Is the Time Right?

Wondering about the possibility of buying your home in the current housing market? The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) released this week confirmed other recent reports of growth in the real estate market. Spurred on by historically low interest rates in the final quarter of 2012, home buyers saw more housing affordability…Read More »

Things are Lining Up for Ol’ Downtown STL

A few weeks ago, the St. Louis Cardinals, Cordish Companies, and the City of St. Louis broke ground on Phase I of the long-awaited mixed-use retail, office, and entertainment development, Ballpark Village. The plan calls for almost $700 million in newly constructed buildings that hopes to capitalize on 150+ programming days per year and also…Read More »

Your Home and Asteroid Insurance

Your Home & Asteroids - Watch Out the Sky is Falling!

News of an asteroid touching down in the Chelyabinsk Ural region of Russia last week may have you wondering if your home is insured against such a calamity. If you haven’t heard about the incident that demolished glass buildings and caused nearly 1,ooo injuries, the asteroid strike took place on Friday, February 15th. And, although…Read More »