St. Louis Is the Top Ranked Real Estate Market in the Country
May 5, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
I have spent years watching the national real estate press discover what anyone who actually lives and works in this market has known for a long time: St. Louis is one of the best housing markets in the United States. Not a hidden gem. Not an underrated dark horse. A legitimate top-ranked…
Why Home Staging Will Help Your House Sell for More in 2026
May 4, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Staging a home is one of those topics where the real estate industry’s incentives and the homeowner’s interests happen to align perfectly — which makes it unusual in a business where that is not always the case. Staging costs money, takes time, and requires sellers to temporarily…
Best & Worst Neighborhoods to Buy and Sell in St. Louis Right Now
May 3, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
St. Louis is not one real estate market. It is dozens of them, stacked on top of each other, separated sometimes by nothing more than a single street or a zip code line — and the difference between the right neighborhood and the wrong one can mean the difference between a home that doubles…
St. Louis Tax Liens Are Rising in 2026
May 2, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
When property tax delinquency rates rise, they do not rise in a vacuum. They are a symptom — of financial stress on individual homeowners, of economic pressure on households that were already stretched thin, and of structural forces that have been building in this market for several years…
How To Find Good Contractors in St. Louis
May 1, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Finding a good contractor is one of the most consequential decisions a St. Louis homeowner makes. The right contractor turns a renovation vision into reality on time and on budget. The wrong one — and the wrong one is genuinely common — takes your deposit, disappears for three weeks…
Why Are Property Taxes so Much Higher in Illinois Than Missouri
April 30, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
The St. Louis metropolitan area straddles one of the most significant property tax dividing lines in the United States. On the Missouri side of the Mississippi River, homeowners in St. Louis County pay an effective property tax rate averaging approximately 1.24% of market value. Cross the river into Madison County…
How to Prepare Your Home to Sell for Top Dollar
April 29, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Selling a home for top dollar is not an accident. It is the result of a specific series of decisions made in the right order, executed at the right time, with an honest understanding of what the market actually rewards and what it ignores. Most homeowners who leave money on the table when they sell…
What Happens to My Credit Score if I foreclose on my Home
April 28, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Foreclosure is one of the most financially destructive events that can happen to a homeowner. It damages your credit, your net worth, and in many cases your psychological relationship with money and homeownership for years afterward. But it is also one of the most misunderstood processes in personal finance — homeowners…
How to Negotiate After a Home Inspection
April 27, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
What to look for after you receive your home inspection report. The most important parts and when to back out of a deal and when to negotiate repairs or concessions.
Understanding the Real Estate Purchase Contract
April 26, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
What to look for on the purchase contract when buying or selling a home. Understand what you are signing and what terms you want to have to protect yourself.
