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Springfield site's new owner resurrects plan for apartments, but neighbors cry foul
A plot of land in north Springfield was rezoned 18 years ago for apartments that never materialized. With the land untouched until now, a new developer is attempting to resurrect the project, to the alarm of nearby homeowners. The property, on the north side of the 1700 block of East...
Springfield's oldest standing home cost $6,200 to build. You could own it for $1.2 million
The oldest standing home in Springfield has just hit the market. After an extensive restoration, the "horse farm" where Laura Ingalls Wilder once watered her horses on the way to her homestead in Mansfield could be yours for $1.2 million. The home, located at 1260 E. Walnut St. in the...
Shocker – Missouri Place Named a Top 5 Emerging Housing Market
I am without words. OK, so I have a few, but my point is I'm still recovering from the shock of seeing a Missouri place named a top 5 emerging housing market when it's rare to hear anything positive said about it at all. First of all, I want to...
Shocker – Missouri Place Named a Top 5 Emerging Housing Market
I am without words. OK, so I have a few, but my point is I'm still recovering from the shock of seeing a Missouri place named a top 5 emerging housing market when it's rare to hear anything positive said about it at all. First of all, I want to...
Shocker – Missouri Place Named a Top 5 Emerging Housing Market
I am without words. OK, so I have a few, but my point is I'm still recovering from the shock of seeing a Missouri place named a top 5 emerging housing market when it's rare to hear anything positive said about it at all. First of all, I want to...
Estimated monthly mortgage payments in Springfield metro increase 58% in 2 years: Study
A new study from Construction Coverage reports that national average mortgage rates climbed from 3.8% to 6.8% over the past two years, while median home prices rose from $316,778 to $347,716. As a consequence, the monthly mortgage payment for a median-priced home in the U.S. is about 54% higher today than it was two years ago. While it's still cheaper to buy a home in Springfield, the Queen City is feeling the effects of those numbers as well. According to...
Restore SGF is offering grants to first-time homebuyers in north SGF. Here's how to apply
A new grant program from Restore SGF aims to make it easier to own a home in one of north Springfield's historic neighborhoods, according to a news release from the North Springfield Betterment Association. Restore SGF Executive Director Brendan Griesemer announced the new grant, offering $9,000 to homebuyers in five...
New home for Pipkin: SPS enters contract to buy nearby 8.8 acres in Midtown
A new home has been secured for Pipkin Middle School and it is just a stone's throw from the existing campus on Boonville Avenue. Springfield Public Schools confirmed Friday that it has agreed to buy 8.86 acres — just north and west of where Pipkin has stood for a century — from the...
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