Andrew W. Dielmann is the President and Founder of Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty. Andrew W. Dielmann & Co., which merged with Alice Blake Realtors in 1981. In 1988, the company grew further, merging with the Laurene Davis Co. to form Blake & Davis Realtors of which Andy later became the President.
In 2005, Andy founded Dielmann Realtors and enjoyed incredible success in St. Louis’ central corridor and the local luxury market. Later that year, Dielmann Realtors was awarded the Sotheby’s International Realty affiliation and went on to have it’s record year of sales in 2007 of over $175M.
Andy is a former member of the board of the Saint Louis Association of Realtors, MARIS, the Professional Standards and Ethics Committee (SLAR) as well as the Contracts and Forms Committee (SLAR). Andy’s enthusiasm for real estate and reputation of professionalism and integrity is unmatched in the community.
Philanthropically, Andy has given his time and talents to multiple local organizations. He is a former board member of the Friend’s Council of the Humane Society of Missouri and the Member’s Board of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Currently, Andy also sits on the Board of the Ladue Education Foundation.
Andy’s comprehensive knowledge of the industry and the St. Louis market has led him to be a recognized expert in residential real estate in our area. With a growing company comprised of more than 100 of the most experienced and knowledgeable agents in the area, he is proud to support high-touch, personalized service to both buyers and sellers at every price point.
A Message from Andy
In my opinion, what we've experienced in St. Louis in the last year or so would be better described as a "plateau" than a true "slump". Leading up to these recent and more challenging economic times, the real estate market in our area has been booming. Homes sold quickly, at ever increasing prices. Multiple contracts over the asking price were hardly unheard of and "bidding wars" could often be predicted for a truly desirable property. In contrast, over the last two years, sale prices in the areas we work in most predominantly have remained fairly static and time-on-market has increased -- perhaps not dramatically -- but significantly. This is St. Louis' real estate "slump". Hardly the drama being played out in much of the rest of the country -- particularly on the coasts.
However that drama, reported consistently in the media, has had a mediating effect on our market as, in the wake of "wait and see" attitudes from would-be buyers, sellers have been forced to be more realistic in their sale price expectations. In other words, in the past St. Louis market, you would expect your home to have significantly increased value over the last few years. Now that is not necessarily the case. And the big losers, unfortunately, are often those who participated in those "bidding wars" of years past -- paying more for a property than it was worth in the expectation of market increases would legitimize the extra investment in short time. Those expectations have often turned out to be unrealistic and if those buyers now need -- or want -- to sell, they may find it impossible to sell their home for what they bought it for.
The good news is that those in a position to buy find themselves in the best real estate market I've seen in a long, long while. Interest rates are attractively low and the inventory and variety of homes available are excellent. Sellers are working harder than ever to market their homes. And, knowing that buyers can afford to be choosy, sellers are now feeling the pressure to put their homes in tip-top, updated condition prior to putting it on the market, or to reflect any shortcomings in the price from the beginning. All the better for buyers who can now expect to get more for thier housing dollar than they have in a long time.