Hello Sunshine!
One of the best things you can do to help the sale AND purchase price of your home is to have a CLEAN home. It displays not only your cleanliness but also that you have CARED FOR and MAINTAINED your home. This is SO important to buyers these days. Here’s a great checklist to make sure you clean house before listing!
Have a Sunshine rest of your day!
To our past, present and future clients….
Sunshine Realty is OPEN for business. However, we are staying active by appointment only. Our office doors will be locked, so we encourage you to reach out to Evelyn or Ashley via email. We can be reached at evelyn@sunshinerealtystl.com and ashley@sunshinerealtystl.com. As a small family and locally owned business, we GREATLY appreciate each and every one of our clients and value your trust, loyalty and friendship during this time. Our greatest goal is to keep everyone safe while helping in the home buying and selling process. Now that St. Charles and St. Louis counties have BOTH issued a stay at home order, we will be following safety guidelines to the best of our ability given that real estate is considered an “essential” business.
Again, we appreciate your time and understanding and we look forward to continue servicing you throughout this difficult time for everyone. Stay safe out there and remember, if you are thinking about a move, give us a call at 636-336-1330 or email us at any time. We love you all!
Thank you so much and have an amazing evening at home with your loved ones.
-The Sunshine Team
Evelyn, Ashley and Dana
Good morning Sunshine!
I am so sorry we’ve been so absent on the blog lately, but Ashley had her baby! Wyatt Christopher McLaren is here and we are so in love with him! That being said, we are back and ready for action and to HELP YOU SAVE MONEY when listing/buying your home! See below for the December housing report from St. Louis Realtors Board of Association. Single Family Housing Inventory IS DOWN 21.9%! Holy Cow! That means, you guessed it, it is a sellers market. Inventory is low and you have WAY less competition currently. To find out more about how we can help get you started and save you THOUSANDS of dollars along the way, reach out to Ashley at ashley@sunshinerealtystl.com or call us at 636-336-1330. Here is the rest of the report findings from the board,
Have an amazing day!
-The Sunshine Team
Ashley, Evelyn & Dana
home insurance can greatly affect your monthly mortgage payment! Make sure you know the ins and outs of SHOPPING for insurance! And make sure to compare at least several options :). Here’s a helpful chart of the Dos and Don’ts when purchasing home insurance :). Have an amazing Thanksgiving holiday with your families and remember, we are available to help in your home shopping needs 365 days a week!
-The Sunshine Women
This helpful chart is courtesy of househunt.com.
FYI Sunshine…market may be a little slower with schools starting back up throughout the month…but prices are still soaring!
Here you go Sunshine! Always stay informed, especially since FHA is an ever growing popular loan type! Make sure if you are getting a loan and are interested in condos, townhomes, etc. that they are approved for this type of loan! This is the list for ST. CHARLES COUNTY:
Bella Vista
Bordeaux
East Hiram Street
Hawks Nest
Homefield Garden
Homeshire
Sherman Park
Springhurst Terrace
St. Peters
Sugarwood
Sunset Acres
Terrace Condos at Montecito
Terrace Condos at Saratogo Phase 6; Building 109
Good morning Sunshine!
We are so sorry we’ve been a bit absent lately, as we’ve been so thrilled to share the news that I (Ashley) am pregnant! Woo- getting through that first tri was rough! BUT now that I am in the second trimester, it’s time to catch up and keep you up to date on all things new home & real estate market! To start off your holiday weekend, we decided to post something for all of our buyers! Here is a great checklist on how to deep clean your new home before settling in and moving everything right where you want it. Although it is expected for seller to do a thorough cleaning of the home before they move, you want to make sure you do your own cleaning as well to get it just how you like it :). We hope everyone had an AMAZING 4th of July and continue to have a fun filled weekend!
Have a Sunshine Day 🙂
-The Sunshine Team (Ashley, Evelyn & Dana)
Hello Sunshine!
Today, we found a really great article for first time home buyers and friends that included a list of items you will need for your first home. Since we have a ton of first time home buyers as clients, and we know everyone in STL loves a great housewarming party (as you should!) we thought we’d share the wealth! Thanks Pinterest! Here you go. If you are thinking about becoming a first time home buyer, give us a call! We’d love to share our expertise in the St. Louis and St. Charles counties with you to help you find your dream home and live your best life! Have a Sunshine day everyone!
-the Sunshine Team
Ashley, Evelyn and Dana
With all of the Marie Kondo fanatics out there lately, and since we get this question ALL the time, we thought we’d post a helpful guide for decluttering that we recently saw on Pinterest. We hope this helps you in your spring cleaning phase, and remember, if you are in St. Louis, Jefferson, St. Charles, Warren or Lincoln County, MO, we can help you list and sell your home and save you THOUSANDS in the process with commissions! Reach out today to find out how we can help make this process a fun and smooth one!
Have a Sunshine rest of your Hump Day everyone!
-The Sunshine Team
Ashley, Evelyn & Dana
Happy February Sunshine!
Today, and lately actually, we have been working with a lot of sellers and buyers that don’t know about certain fees/costs that are involved in the home buying process. Particularly, closing fees, title fees, inspections both government and home, etc. We found a FANTASTIC article written by houselogic.com discussing a lot of these “unknowns” that many people, especially first time home buyers, may not know about.
Check it out here: Unknown fees for a Buyer
To recap a lot of it here, a buyer has many fees when it comes to buying a home ON TOP of the actual purchase price. These costs can include an appraisal ordered by the lender, lender fees, title company and search fees that help provide clear title, possible survey fee if you want to know where your property ends and begins, home inspection fees including radon, sewer, pest & overall home, etc. ALL THINGS TO THINK ABOUT before you take the plunge into the home buying process :). We hope this helps brighten your day just a bit and gives you just a little more insight into the home purchase process and what to plan ahead for!
Have a Sunshine Day everyone! And remember, if you need help in selling, buying or both, we are here for you! Give us a call today at 636-336-1330 and ask for Ashley to get your simplified process started :). Everyone needs a little help every once in a while 😉
-The Sunshine Team
Ashley, Evelyn & Dana
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