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9 Easy Room Makeovers That Wow BuyersView before and after photos of readers' room transformations to get ideas for your listings. By Melissa Dittmann Tracey A home has only one chance to make a first impression on potential buyers, and a poorly designed room can be a quick turnoff. REALTOR® maga...

Rates Below 5% for Ninth Week Straight Freddie Mac reports a slight rise this week in the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 4.86 percent from 4.84 percent in the previous week.Rates have been below 5 percent for nine weeks in a row. Last year at this time, the average 30-year rate was 6.01 percent.T...

  Fresh rains in the early spring are symbolic of the season itself, offering a revitalizing cleansing of the outdoors. The warming weather also offers a reminder to homeowners that now is the ideal time to do a bit of spring cleaning.  After all, a bit of due diligence by homeowners not only fr...

Finish StrongHow Do You Respond to Challenge?   Irving Berlin once said, "Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it." So, how do you take it? Before you answer the question, we urge you to use the next few moments to watch Finish Strong, an inspirational video with a mea...

Real Estate News  |  May 12, 2009  |   Share Tax Credit Can Be Used for Down Payment Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on Tuesday said that the Federal Housing Administration is going to permit its lenders to allow home buyers to use the $8,000 tax ...

Intrepid first-time homebuyers jumped off the fence and made an important impact on the housing market this week. Pending home sales rose 3.2 percent in March, according to the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index. Closer to home the news is even better–pending home sales in ...

Judy Bateman, SCHNEIDER Real Estate agent, recently hosted a "Shop Till Your Drop" shoes purse and jewelry party with a percentage of the proceeds going to charity.  Women loved the UNIQUE shoes that have interchangeable tops creating many pairs of shoes out of one sole www.Onesole.com and the pu...

SCHNEIDER agent Julie Quinones, recently hosted a fun-filled night under the big top at their AWANA lock in.  Boys and girls 3rd - 6th grade are locked in for a night of clowns, gross out games, circus themed food and sleep around 4 am when the movie began-and very grateful adults! Julie is also ...

 Today's General Membership Meeting (sponsored by St Charles County Association of Realtors and St Charles Chapter Women's Council of Realtors) featured guest speaker Joe Zanola.  Zanola Company, LLC, specializes in Feasibility Studies, Market Graphics and Business Consulting.  Mr Zanola gave a v...

Saturday May 2, Garden Tour and Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to noon, Saint Charles County Master Gardeners, University of Missouri Extension Center, 260 Brown Road, Saint Peters, Free Friday, May 8, American Cancer Society Relay For Life St. Charles: 6 p.m.-6 a.m., St. Charles West High School Saturday, ...