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Saint Charles MO Real Estate Month over Month Statistics January 2010 vs January 2011

Saint Charles was Missouri’s first state capital from 1821 to 1826 and the home of pioneer and explorer Daniel Boone and his family. It was Boone who created Boon’s Lick Trail through the Saint Charles countryside, out of which grew the Santa Fe Trail and later the Oregon Trail – critical paths for early pioneers seeking a better life in the western United States.

Today, over 61,000 people call St. Charles MO their home. The City of St Charles MO is headquarters for Quilogy, Growing Family, RX System, NewCo Enterprises, and Client Services and home to the regional offices of Coca Cola Enterprises, Sysco and American Freightways.

St Charles MO is the oldest city on the Missouri River.

As you can see there are many reasons to live in St Charles Missouri. Chief among these are great restaurants, biking and walking trails, multiple vineyards and great communities to call home at a price that is affordable. If you are a history buff then you have the added plus of loads of historic buildings along with cobble stone streets in the city of St. Charles MO.

St Charles MO real estate offers a lifestyle and price for all and showing signs of improvement. Check it out.
The average list price of homes that closed in St Charles MO in January 2010 was $189,923.
The average list price of homes that closed in St Charles MO in January 2011 was $198,914.

The average sale price of homes that closed in St Charles MO in January 2010 was $182,581.
The average sale price of homes that closed in St Charles MO in January 2011 was $187,608.

The average market time for the homes that closed in St Charles MO in January 2010 was 88 days.
The average market time for the homes that closed in St Charles MO in January 2011 was 96 days.

There are currently 483 homes in for sale in Saint Charles MO. These homes range in size from 2 bedrooms to 5+ bedrooms all of which are in various price ranges.

*All information is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed per mls dated 2/7/2011

So if you are considering a move OR you are relocating to the Greater St. Louis metro area why not look into making St. Charles your new home.

For more information on St Charles County MO or if you are interested in buying or selling your home here, please call Don Rogers at 314-954-6776. Or you can click here to email me with your inquiries.

Monday Morning Motivation….We have all we need to chart our course!

You have brains in your head.

You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.

You're on your own.

And you know what you know.

You are the guy who'll decide where to go.

Dr. Seuss

Stop and think about it for a second. We have a brain in our head, so how are we going to use it this week?

We have feet in our shoes. So we can walk without hurting our feet as we go through this life.

On top of that we have a steering wheel in our hand so we can steer ourselves in any direction we care to go. We are that person!
Who do you wanna be and where do you wanna go. You are your ships’ captain.

Success or Failure is in your head, feet and hands.

Hoodie Hoo Day A Really Bizarre Holiday……..

This is a young and bizarre holiday always celebrated on February 20th in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere it will be celebrated on Aug. 20th.

If you didn’t get enough hoopla on Groundhog Day then on this winter day, you can go out at noon, wave your hands over your heads and chant "Hoodie-Hoo". There is nothing saying that you need to be in a top hat or even fully clothed. Simply go outside at high noon, sounds like an old western, wave your hands over your head and shout “Hoodie-Hoo” to chase winter away and bring back spring.

After all, everyone in the northern hemisphere, except William Feela, is sick and tired of winter at this point and a little crazy being cooped up inside all winter and not seeing the sun.

National Chocolate Mint Day!!!

Every February 19th is National Chocolate Mint Day. A day to celebrate everything and anything that is chocolate mint flavored. Anything with chocolate in it can’t be all bad can it?

Ice Cream, candies and all kind of desserts are the most favored of the chocolate mint flavor. Just think about the good job chocolate mint candy does after a fine Italian dinner and all that garlic. Chocolate mint will cover that garlic breath just fine.

For those of you that don’t like Chocolate Mint, I’m sorry. I can’t imagine who that would be! But there is always a really nice piece of Dark Chocolate that can be enjoyed! I hear that chocolate is a food group unto itself, is that true?

For those Chocolate Mint lovers out there, this is truly a great day. Make sure to get your fill of Chocolate Mint today whether its candy, ice cream or a big dessert.

Another wonderfully Weird Holiday……Today February 18th is National Battery Day

When you look at it there are very few things that don’t either depend on a battery or it has a battery back-up. Will the list ever stop? My guess is probably not. Batteries are used everywhere, from the battlefield to smoke alarms to headsets. They come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and power capacity, to fit a wide array of needs.

We are all energized by the many uses and applications and today is an opportunity to celebrate this vital invention. Just imagine where the world would be without batteries. We'd still be using a crank to start our automobiles. We'd have to cart around long extension cords to bring the boombox, is there such a thing anymore, to the beach. And, forget about hand-held games. They'd never be popular tied to an electrical outlet.

Yup, batteries are electrifying!

Today is a good time to appreciate the power of batteries in our everyday life.