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What is REALLY happening to home prices

With so much being forecast on home prices these days, it is hard to know what the truth is. I have my opinions which I am about to share. No one knows for sure what will happen, but some things are pretty certain. First (1), almost everything you see is... Read more

Buyers Pandemic Remorse

There have been numerous articles this year displaying Buyer's Remorse on the homes they bought during the pandemic. I linked one below to show, even though it is from May, that the reasons given are not regret about the purchase itself, but about various... Read more

Lawsuit Against Realtors

In 2019 a class action lawsuit was filed against the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), Realogy, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices of America, RE/MAX and Keller Williams, and was certified to proceed 6 months ago. This lawsuit alleges that NAR, "crea... Read more

Yes, you can still find your Dream Home!

Is the American Dream fading? Fidelity National Financial just published a study, Generational Dream Homes - IPX1031 about Americans giving up on their Dream Home. 90% of us believe that owning a home is part of the American Dream, but now 51% say it is n... Read more

Sell and Move or Stay and Improve?

Everyone at some point, or many points, dreams of a home remodel, whether flooring and painting, baths, kitchen, basement or room addition. Where to begin with so many options, and so much variation in cost. But everything has gone up substantially lately... Read more

Fractional Home Shares

I first ran across this concept in Honolulu 15 years ago during a visit, and thought it was novel, and boy the prices there must be really high (they were) if you could only afford part of a house. Haven't seen much about it since then, but in the last ye... Read more

New Apprenticeship Program Now Open!

We have been working hard the last couple months to prepare for agents to join our team! I plan to hire 2 licensed agents by this fall, the first one thru a pilot program I custom designed for a newer, ambitious agent that has a few closed sales, but not ... Read more

Swimming Pools, Movie Stars

Sorry, no Beverly Hillbillies here, but residential pools have sure jumped up in popularity! I noticed a marked increase, mainly in the mid to upper price ranges, of buyers looking for homes with pools, as the price and wait of installing new ones has soa... Read more

STL Real Estate Musings

What is the state of real estate in STL these days? You hear all kinds of things. Here is what I ran yesterday in these towns, all prices, existing single family and condo: Manchester has 8 homes available and 25 under contract Ballwin has 30 homes av... Read more

Who is Driving Home Demand Increase

We keep hearing about Wall Steet firms and i-buyers grabbing all the housing inventory with cash purchases in today's housing market, blocking out homeowners and driving up prices. And that there is less inventory to meet the demand, also fueling the stee... Read more
Gary Hoeferkamp
Hoeferkamp Real Estate

1190 Meramec Station Rd Ste 206
Manchester MO 63021
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