St. Louis Real Estate - Hey St. Louis Home Buyers Wake UP

Guess who is living in the 6^th most affordable real estate market in the country? YOU ARE, so wake up and quit waiting for a bottom or you’ll miss a great opportunity to buy.

According to a FORBES.com article “ Most Affordable U.S. Real Estate Markets “ by Matt Woolsey, St. Louis is the sixth most affordable real estate market in the country.

Median home price: $134,400

Median household income: $59,950

Recent affordable home sales: 77.1%

“Oh Happy Day” if you’re a “relocation buyer” coming here from a place on the “left” or “right” coast or some other “nutso” boom city. You’re in for a treat.

The St. Louis Metro area has one of the lowest cost of living indexes in the country when you compare the population, location, weather, amenities and culture available to most other major metropolitan cities in the country. Not to mention that cost of housing, taxes, and related services are some of the lowest in the country, given a metropolitan area of this size.

If you’re still sitting on the fence, read the St. Louis Real Estate Voice, Market Watch published yesterday for St. Louis County. . .compare it to Market Watches from March through today, and tell me there aren’t motivated sellers out here right now! So, grab a Realtor, us, let us do what we do best for clients (make you a deal) and let’s go find you a home.

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