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I wanted to apologize to everyone utlilizing my site looking for new listings right now. The company that all the local Realtors send listing information to (our MLS Provider) recently changed. During this changeover, there have been multiple challenges getting the old information switched to our new provider as well as problems with submitting new information.

While many of those issues seem to be getting resolved, the one thing that has yet to be fixed is the infomational feed to the websites. I assure you that I am working diligently to fix this problem and hope to have it resolved quickly.

 If you have questions about listings you drove past or have seen advertsied, or would like for me to do a home search for you, I would be delighted, as there are tremendous new listings popping up daily.

 Thanks for your patience!

Justin Renaud 

Be sure to check out the new article I wrote entitled Now is the Time to Buy

The article discusses all of the positives in the market and why buyers should be excited to get out and find their dream home.

Interests rates are still very strong, but have adjusted up in the last week. I saw a 30 year fixed rate as high as 6.35%, but by the end of the week, it seemed like the had dropped to around the 6.15% range.  Make sure you keep watching the rates as they have been very unpredictable and unstable from day to day. Regardless of the instability, though, they are still quite low. 

Right now interest rates in the Rolla, Missouri and St. James, Missouri markets are at an outstanding level. They have slowly been creeping down. Multiple banks in town have posted 30-year fixed rate loans for 5.625%.

These rates mean many things to the consumer. As a homeowner, if you are locked in to an adjustable rate mortgage or a higher fixed rate mortgage, you need to strongly consider refinancing, because there is no telling how long these rates will remain at this level. Historically speaking, there is not too much farther that these rates can drop. There is no guarantee when it comes to this sort of thing (they may go up today as I am typing this, and they may creep down farther), but I can tell you it is defintiely worth taking a hard look at it.

As a potential buyer, there is no better time to get into a home with a great rate. Opportunites abound for homebuyers as our rates are low, there is a large inventory of homes on the market, and this is typically a down time of the year anyway. Combine all of those things and you may be able to really get an outstanding deal for yourself.