Archive for July, 2008

St. Louis Condo Conversions Stalled

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

The developer of the 10th Street Lofts and Louderman Lofts in St. Louis took some time to be interviewed by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.  Here’s the interview.  In it, he notes the difficult time financing condo conversions currently and that a lot of St. Louis condo projects are stalled.  Banks just don’t want to risk [...]

Callaway County Real Estate Market Update

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Callaway County real estate hasn’t seen the foreclosure boom that many areas have seen, with only 1 in ~17,000 homes facing a foreclosure filing.  Compared to the national average of 1 in 171 homes, there’s a significant difference.
But that doesn’t mean that the Callaway County real estate market hasn’t seen better days.  An examination of [...]

Kansas City Real Estate Interesting, Realtors Proclaim

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Kansas City, Missouri was singled out as an interesting aspect in news coverage of the latest National Association of Realtors existing home sales report because home sales in Kansas City MO fell despite affordable home prices and solid local employment.
Learn more at RedOrbit.

St. Louis Named to List of Top 10 Markets for Real Estate Investing

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

HomeVestors has named St. Louis, Missouri number 8 on its list of the top 10 markets for real estate investing in the second quarter of 2008.  Nearby Kansas City, Kansas tied with Chicago for tenth place on the list.
Read more in the RISMedia article.

Southeast Missouri Real Estate Slowing But Better Than National Market

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Southeast Missouri is faring better than the national real estate market, but the real estate downturn is still having an impact on the local housing market, according to an article in the Southeast Missourian.
According to the article, new home construction is showing a significant slowdown in Cape Girardeau and Jackson, with 50 percent declines in [...]