Housing deflation is slowing in Missouri as home sales climb, but the lower drop in home prices does not correlate to a stronger housing market yet. The global financial crisis is impacting mortgage lending in Missouri, which is projected to take a long while yet to get out of its funk. Battered by falling home… Continue reading 2010 Missouri Housing Market
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2019 Predictions for the Missouri Housing Market
There are several reasons why potential home buyers are cautious this year as they browse the selection of homes available. There is a significant demand for available homes on the market all throughout the nation. Some areas need any type of housing while others are desperate for more affordable housing options. The decrease in inventory… Continue reading 2019 Predictions for the Missouri Housing Market
2016 Missouri Real Estate Market Predictions
Missouri, known as The Show Me State, became a state in 1821; it was the 24th state to join the United States. The state has historical significance as the original starting point for the Pony Express, the Santa Fe Trail, and the Oregon Trail. Bordered on the east by the Mississippi River, it is the… Continue reading 2016 Missouri Real Estate Market Predictions
2015 Missouri Real Estate and Housing Market Predictions
The Missouri real estate market is relatively healthy due to an increase in selling prices that began last year and carried over into 2015. However Zillow sees the market as less than healthy according to its Market Health Index. This index shows the health of a state’s market compared to other markets across the United… Continue reading 2015 Missouri Real Estate and Housing Market Predictions
2014 Missouri Housing Market
The 2014 Missouri housing market continues to slowly recover following the trends from the past few years. This market’s recovery started in 2011. 2012 definitively confirmed the slow but steady upwards movement of Missouri’s real estate market. You can read about this trend of slow recovery in our article about the 2013 Missouri housing market. Missouri… Continue reading 2014 Missouri Housing Market
2013 Missouri Housing Market
The Missouri real estate market is improving slowly but surely, and that is just fine with the state’s real estate professionals. “‘The recovery has been much more like the tortoise than the hare,’ said Stephen Blank, a senior resident fellow of the Washington-based Urban Land Institute. ‘We’ve become used to slow relief. But we have… Continue reading 2013 Missouri Housing Market
2012 Missouri Housing Market
Homeowners in default on their mortgages and underwater mortgage holders trouble the housing markets in Missouri, pressuring home prices as foreclosures pile-up. Distress sales are increasing in most of the state even as many residents leave its major cities to seek work elsewhere. Foreclosures are a major issue in St. Louis, home to the Mississippi… Continue reading 2012 Missouri Housing Market
Guilty Pleas in Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
An attorney and real estate investor have pled guilty to defrauding dozens of investors out of $52 million in a major real estate Ponzi scheme. Federal prosecutors say the scheme was called the British Lending Program, and involved 67-year-old Derek Smith of Oxfordshire, England and Leawood, Kansas attorney James S. Brown, 66. The two pled… Continue reading Guilty Pleas in Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
Tornado, Flood Damage Tops $260 Billion
By Mike Colpitts Catastrophic flooding along the Mississippi River and the outbreak of tornadoes in the Midwest and South are destroying thousands of homes and businesses. The series of disasters are estimated to top $260 billion in property damage, according to initial estimates gathered from federal and state authorities. A tornado believed to be just… Continue reading Tornado, Flood Damage Tops $260 Billion
Disaster Housing Relief Provided in 8 States
By Mike Colpitts As anxieties rise with the floodwaters along the mighty Mississippi River and residents flee for higher ground, the U.S. government is gearing up for the largest disaster aid commitment it has ever made. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has already dedicated funds to help disaster victims in eight states, including immediate foreclosure… Continue reading Disaster Housing Relief Provided in 8 States