What Did They Get For It? - Find out what homes in YOUR AREA sold for! This exciting new service was developed by the Kathy Helbig Team, St. Charles County's real estate leaders, to update you on current home sales in your neighborhood as well as select neighborhoods in your area! "I recognized a need for this service as, until now, the only public source for sale information was through the tax records, but, that's not made available for nearly six months after closing. Our information is updated daily through the Realtors MLS system just days after closing occurs." -Kathy Helbig There might be one home in particular that you'd like to know the sale price of, or you might be interested in all the homes that have sold recently in your neighborhood. We can help! To find out what homes have been selling for in your area, please visit our website today at www.WhatDidTheyGetForIt.Com. If you have a specific request about a particular home or subdivision, please fill out the form below and we will get back with you shortly! 
Buying Land and New Construction >Buying New or Buying Old
New homes typically have a higher sales price than comparable existing homes, and buyers are usually willing to spend more on a new home because of lower maintenance costs. Builders' warranties on new homes, when combined with a new roof, appliances, and major systems, usually make major repairs unnecessary and help to counter a slower initial rate of appreciation.
Census Bureau Housing Surveys suggests that operating costs are lowest for brand new homes and slightly higher for relatively new existing homes. Operating costs per square foot of living space are consistently higher for progressively older existing homes. Utility costs represent the largest factor in operating costs. Energy consumption per square foot depends on the size of the home, the insulation and quality of the windows, air leakage and the efficiency of the furnace.
New homes require fewer expenditures for routine maintenance. The cost of maintenance first increases with age, then declines, so you will generally spend less maintaining a home built before 1960 than for a home built between 1970 and 1975.
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Which home is considered the ultimate in California craftsman-style architecture?
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Located in Pasadena, the Gamble House, built in 1908 by Charles and Henry Greene, is a National Historic Home open to visitors.
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