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Forbes.com Ranks St. Louis as the 6th Best Place in American to Purchase a New Home (St. Louis, Missouri)

Forbes.com recently ranked the top 25 cities in America to purchase a home.  To view the story online, click on:  Forbes Top 25 Places in America to Purchase Now.  As you will read, St. Louis, Missouri ranked No. 6 in the survey. 

In ranking the cities, Forbes examined three critieria:  (1)  even distribution of sales activity across the local market, (2) increase or decrease in price per square foot, and (3) transaction rates as evidence of market activity.   Here is how St. Louis fared in the Forbes survey:

  • Price per square foot increased 2% in March, 2009, over March, 2008.
  • Transactions increased 23.4% in March, 2009, over March, 2008.
  • Sales Activitiy by Zip Codes with 25% of Sales:  29%.

There are so many great reasons to relocate to St. Louis.  If you are relocating to St. Louis or just visiting, here are some useful links that may be of interest:

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Interested in purchasing a new home, townhome, condo or loft in St. Louis?  Planning to relocate to St. Louis, Missouri?  To request a copy of our St. Louis Relocation Guide, contact Ryan Shaughnessy at PREA Signature Realty at 314-971-4381 or send an e-mail to Ryan@PREASignatureRealty.com.  Or, visit the St. Louis Relocation page of our website.

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PREA Signature Realty is a full service brokerage located at 1709 Park Avenue in the Lafayette Square neighborhood of the City of St. Louis.  PREA Signature proudly serves the following city neighborhoods:  Lafayette Square, Soulard, Benton Park, Benton Park West, Downtown Loft District, Forest Park Southwest, Central West End, Tower Grove East, Tower Grove South, Compton Heights, Shaw, The Hill, Dogtown, Carondelet, Holly Hills, St. Louis Hills, Dutchtown, and the Other Historic Neighborhoods of the City of Saint Louis, Missouri. 

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