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      Hello! So... not much change from 30 days ago.  There are now 5 (there were 3) homes for sale in Windermire Ridge.  And nothing has closed (yet) this year.  Of the five homes for sale the average price is $334,820 and the average days on the market is 128.  If you are interested in the Febr...

Your Market update for February 2009.  Activity is increasing from January!Right now O'Fallon IL has a fantastic selection of homes in a wide variety of price ranges.  As of today (Feb. 25th 2009 there are 240 homes for sale in the 62269 zip code.  Interest rates are still low and the first time ...

The Holdens | RE/MAX Preferred | 618-531-4887 1402 Gambier Terrace Court, O'fallon, IL FANTASTIC! Wooded, Walkout, Culdesac lot. 4BR/3BA Single Family House offered at $289,900 Year Built 2009 Sq Footage 2,331 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 3 full, 0 partial Floors 2 Parking 3 Car garage Lot Size .47 acre...

So the weekend is once again upon us.  This Saturday is the Mardi Gras parade.  However, if the idea of standing around, in the cold with 200,000 of your closest friends does not appeal to you, there is another option.  Actually, there are hundreds of options but we promised to discuss the new st...

The Stimulus Plan! If you want to buy a house what does it mean?  Well, if you are a first time homebuyer...read on! A First Time Homebuyer is defined as someone who had not owned a home in the last 3 years.  Before anyone gets any bright ideas...this includes your spouse.  So if you are on the T...

Dogs & Real Estate... At first glance you might wonder what in the world do dogs have to do with Real Estate?  Why has Dave written this?  Hang in there... Yesterday provided a surprise few hours of free time, so what does one do?  Go to the Soulard Mardi Gras Pet Parade of course!  This is a rea...

A stimulus update! And some foreclosure numbers for O'Fallon IL. First the stimulus: The $15,000 tax credit for homebuyers now looks to be $8,000 (still nothing to sneeze at in my opinion) and may not have to paid back...read on! If the home is purchased between Jan. 1 2009 - Nov. 2009 and you ar...

Foreclosures... Sort of a sobering word. We are constantly asked how many are there?  Where are they? Are more happening?  These are good questions but somewhat difficult to answer.  Foreclosure lists abound online, some are accurate some are not.  When you factor in pre-foreclosures and short sa...

In a recent conversation with our friend Ryan Luechtefeld we asked if would be kind enough to shed some light on just what the government is doing in relation to the mortgage industry.  We get many calls regarding this and thought it might be better coming straight from the source.  If you have ...

WINDERMIRE RIDGE, O'FALLON IL YEAR END UPDATE 2008 2008 saw 5 homes close in Windermire Ridge. Prices ranged from $298,000-$370,000. Included in this group is one foreclosure. Total sales volume: $ 1,658,750. Average days on the market: 58 Average sales price: $331,750. __________________________...