St Louis MO Real Estate Auctioneer

Why Would Someone Want to Sell Real Estate at Auction?    * An auction is an event    * Property is sold on a specific date    * Everything is disclosed up front    * The only negotiation is price    * Competitive Bidding    * All negotiation is open and public    * Delivers 100% of present cash ...

A new federal credit-card law that takes effect Monday could erase billions of dollars a year in fees and interest charges paid by consumers. But card issuers are already deploying new tactics that could prove costly for even the most cautious cardholder. Card companies must now tell customers ho...

Even a cursory glance at recent events in commercial real estate would make you think the next big collapse is upon us. But in the midst of this, financial advisers are telling their wealthy clients that there is tremendous opportunity in real estate. What is equally intriguing is that these inve...

Home prices are falling, rents are tumbling, and apartment vacancies are rising. So why are thousands of small investors becoming landlords?Because real-estate prices have fallen much faster than rents, the math of buying a rental has actually improved substantially in most parts of the country. ...

The number of mortgages with permanently lowered monthly payments under the Obama administration’s foreclosure prevention program increased dramatically in January 2010.In all, the number went up to 116,297, with an additional 76,482 modifications approved and awaiting acceptance by the borrower,...

Commercial real estate in the United States has suffered its worst annual capital return on record, according to Investment Property Databank (IPD), whose data stretches back to 1978.The global real estate analysis firm, headquartered in London, reported this week that the IPD U.S. Quarterly Prop...

Experts fear a new wave of foreclosures will hit this year as prolonged unemployment makes it difficult for millions of homeowners to pay their mortgages—and many of them aren’t likely to get much help from a federal program aimed at keeping them in their houses.Banks participating in the Home Af...

The new Appraiser Independence (ML 2009-28) requirements for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans officially took effect February 15, 2010. Originally planned for a January 1, 2010 implementation, the enactment was delayed to provide the FHA and lenders with additional time to adjust system...

If you do plan to update your home or garden, here are some trends to keep in mind.Home decor. The sleek, sophisticated but comfortable style known as “soft contemporary” will be a key look for the New Year, said Kris Kolar, vice president of interior design at Robb & Stucky Interiors. Instead of...

 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said they will ramp up their purchases of some $200 billion in delinquent home loans that the two government-controlled mortgage-finance companies have guaranteed.Those loans were packaged into mortgage-backed securities now held by pension funds, insurance companies a...