Like most areas of the country where the Real Estate market is declining, the Wildwood, Mo area is no different!  However, homes are still selling and decline in St. Louis for the next year is fore-casted to be about 1.8% - much less than other areas of the country.  The days on market is increasing slightly and buyers are low-balling everything in site!  While this is frustrating to sellers who have great homes, it happens to be what is happening in the market.  Since there is more of a selection to choose from, if buyers don't get the price they want (often below what the seller's paid in the past couple of years) - then guess what - the buyer's just move on to something else.  What a frustration also to agents who can't get the buyer and seller to come to terms and who often wri... 03/07/2008

     Wildwood receives an A+ on its report card for the our wonderful AAA rated Rockwood School District.  Eleven areas including Wildwood, MO are served by this district also including some areas of Jefferson County.  These include but are not limited to some bordering areas of Ballwin, Clarkson Valley, Chesterfield, Fenton, Eureka, Manchester and Ellisville.       The Missouri State Department of Education has recognized the Rockwood School District for Distinction in Performance. Not only does the district have Rockwood Pre-School as part of Early Childhood Education but the district is also part of the Special School District of St. Louis County providing special education to students with disabilities.       Two technical area high schools are also part of the district and provide ... 02/28/2008

Relocation Moving TimelineSix Weeks Before You Move Check your relocation package with your coordinator. Verify commissions, timelines and contact information.Make an inventory of everything to be moved. (Don't forget the kids)  Decide what goes with you, what to sell at a garage sale or give away for a charitable tax deduction! Don't forget your office inventory too.Contact the moving companies for estimates.  (Don't forget about Van Line Express if you are part of the Prudential Relocation Network)  If your employer helps pay moving expenses, confirm what preparations, you must make, what the commission is allowed, how many days you have for pre-marketing etc. If you make your own moving arrangements, select a mover and get cartons and packing materials to start packing NOW.Go to scho... 02/28/2008

    While economic news on the housing front is doom and gloom nationally, the news isn't as bad in St. Louis.  Certainly new home sales are down and resale has taken a hit too but many of the national reports are skewed by the statistics of the East and West coasts and Florida.  While experts are predicting a slow growth for our economy, at the recent annual Economic and Housing Price Outlook held at St. Louis University.  economists predicted that they expect house prices to decline 1.8% - a better forecast than in other areas of the country. Surprisingly, this rate parallels a present 1.8 job growth rate of about 25,000 jobs added to the local economy.     This report was published by Stltoday.com, the on-line site for the St. Louis Post Dispatch. For the complete article, see Expert... 02/27/2008

I am a real estate sales executive and found what I do for people after they find that perfect home is very important. This information also works if you are selling your home. I would like to share this information with you. After we find that perfect home or perfect buyer, I will explain the offer and answer your questions. I will also help you determine the best course of action by pointing out what the potential advantages and disadvantages of the offer are and helping you see what choices are available to you. If you are the seller, I will prepare an estimate of Net Proceeds based on the proposed price and terms of the sale. I will work with the buyer's or seller's agent and handle possible counteroffers to reach a final agreement that is favorable to you. I will explain the steps ... 02/21/2008

      Geographically, Wildwood, Mo is the third largest city in the State of Missouri.  http://www.mo.gov/  Encompassing about 68 square miles, there are many ZIP codes included in Wildwood, MO: 63005, 63011, 63021, 63025, 63038, 63040, 63069.  However the U.S. Postal Service prefers that the Zip Code 63040 be called Grover, MO, but physically, it is within the 68 square miles of Wildwood.     Incorporated on September 1, 1995, Wildwood is considered one of the greenbelt areas and was once an unincorporated area of St. Louis County that was formed with the idea that planning and development would preserve the unique community.      With close to 11,000 residents per the 2000 census, Wildwood is a distant and more rural suburb of St. Louis County and the residents enjoy much more green s... 02/20/2008