Dale Weir

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How can I help you to know about the St Louis market? My goal is to help you make wise and informed decisions about your home.

Realtor with Coldwell Banker Gundaker servicing the Greater St Louis, Missouri area. I work with both buyers and sellers to help people to reach the best home situation for their families. A former Air Force Officer, I work with VA and FHA loans for first time homebuyers and military members, help to settle estates and help individuals at all price points to find the RIGHT home for their family. My extensive marketing program helps to sell homes quickly and for top dollar.

Nominated by clients as the Top Realtor in St Louis for the St Louis Post Dispatch's 2007 READERS CHOICE REAL ESTATE TOP AGENT AWARD (the selection will be made Nov 23rd through Dec 21st by on-line votes from the general public). Selected by an independent survey done for St Louis Magazine of buyers and sellers as one of the top 5% of Realtors in the Greater St Louis area, multiple recipient of Coldwell Banker Gundaker's President's Customer Service Award.

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the lender told my son-in-law to default for 3 months to qualify for a short sale on his house after our

Asked Thu Jul 24 2008, 06:30 by Rosie - 64035 - Home Selling - 4 answers

Dale Weir answered:

if he's current on his payments, the bank won't talk to him about a short sale or a foreclosure. Yes, if he's not making payments and he doesn't get a buyer quickly, the home will go into foreclosure. yes, it will mess up his credit. The only other option is to bring the difference to the table.

There are only a few agents who TRULY know how to handle short sales. There are a lot of agents who think that they do because they took a short course (if they were lucky it lasted a whole day) that "told" them what to do and maybe they have done one textbook case. Call Lou Campbell. He's in St Louis, but he's done a lot of them and he knows what he's doing. You can reach him at 314-229-2929 - Thu Jul 24 2008, 07:21

Is there a web site that reveals which real estate agency actually sold a property?

Asked Wed Jul 23 2008, 09:25 by Marlene Born - Florissant - Home Selling - 2 answers

Dale Weir answered:

ditto, that information is in the multilist, however, even there a special report has to be run to get the information. It doesn't tell you who is the most aggressive and/or successful, it only shows you who happens to be in the right place at the right time to get the listing or the sale. Sometimes the agent who has been in an area for a long time gets the listings simply because they are the known quantity, not because they do a good job. A new agent may come into the area with new ideas, enthusiasm and energy that really actively markets homes and helps buyers to find the right home rather than just "a home" but it takes awhile for them to get established, they may be a better agent, but the stats arent' there yet to show it - Thu Jul 24 2008, 00:12

ow do I find out about foreclosures in st. louis county?

Asked Thu May 15 2008, 12:10 by K - 63131 - Home Buying - 6 answers

Dale Weir answered:

please note that I have seen foreclosures that were still overpriced for their condition and location. I have seen times when the home next door that was a "regular sale" was priced lower, and in better condition than the foreclosure. The banks are often trying to recoup their money and sometimes the last owner paid too much or refinanced for too much. You really need a realtor who can run the comps and tell you how the home is priced compared to regular sales in the neighborhood. (each bank is different, some banks do price very competitively to get the homes sold, but others price to get their money back out of the home) - Mon Jul 21 2008, 21:35

Most foreclosures are listed in the MLS by the banks that have them, since they want the maximum exposure in order to get them sold. You can work with a local Realtor, to have a computerized search set up that will automatically send you the homes as they come on the market. Note though that some banks don't come out and say "foreclosed home" in their advertisement" they put in words like "must have lien holder approval" or "corporate owned" - so you have to learn how to read between the lines to determine if they are bank owned or not, then check the county tax records to see who is shown as the owner. - Thu May 15 2008, 20:54

How much is my house worth?

Asked Fri May 2 2008, 13:41 by Rene Schmitt - Saint Louis - Home Selling - 17 answers

Dale Weir answered:

out of curiosity what area of st louis do you live in, since I did a quick search of the tax records and didn't find a home in the name of Rene Schmitt in St Louis city or county or in St charles county. if I had found you I would have posted some basic comps for you. - Sat Jul 19 2008, 09:38

just be very very wary of the Realtors who will give you a high estimate thinking that will get you to list with them over another Realtor. Ask to SEE the comps and have them explain why your home is priced the way it is - Mon May 5 2008, 11:05

there is a LOT that goes into determining what the value of your home is. It's much more than looking at the recent sales in the area, it's also comparing their condition to the condition of your home. It's looking at amenities and the little things that make one neighborhood differ from another. You need to work with a Realtor to determine that, unless you are just interested in getting a bank appraisal (which is different than the market value) in which case you should pay for an appraiser to come look at your house. - Fri May 2 2008, 14:41

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Asked Fri Jul 18 2008, 05:43 by Jan - 63367 - Home Selling - 4 answers

Dale Weir answered:

so what is your question about sold home listngs? if you want to know where they are at, it's in the county records or the multilist records if they were sold through a realtor, if they weren't sold through a realtor it's only in the county records. Some counties update quickly, some don't. The best way to get a list is to ask a Realtor to run it for you. They can run the MLS list in a matter of minutes, but it depends on how much detail you want off the list and how far back you want - they can only send out 100 homes at a time off a list - Fri Jul 18 2008, 06:14

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