Selling in Stearns County
Sell your home in St. Augusta, MN
The best time to talk to Janet Matchinsky about selling in St. Augusta is before you spend money on updates. She will tell you which projects buyers here pay for and which ones they do not.
The process
How Janet sells in St. Augusta
Start with a call
The first step is a short conversation with Janet, by phone or text at (320) 219-2488, about the house and your timeline.
Walk-through and pricing
She visits the property, notes what buyers will notice, and comes back with a price range built from recent Stearns County sales.
Prepare the home
Before photos, she says what to fix, what to clear out, and what to leave alone, based on what St. Augusta buyers want.
Photos and the listing
Janet handles photography, writes the listing, and puts it on NorthstarMLS, where every broker and buyer in the region can see it.
Showings and offers
She manages showing requests, gathers feedback, and brings you offers with her read on price, terms, and the buyer's financing.
Inspection to closing
After the offer is accepted, she manages the inspection, appraisal, title work, and closing paperwork until the keys change hands.
Your listing plan
What Janet's marketing can include
Janet builds the marketing plan around the property, so it differs from house to house. Depending on the home, it can include the items below; agree on the schedule together so you know what will happen before the listing goes live.
- 8K drone photos and video
- Staging before the shoot
- The listing itself
- Social media posts
- Paired open houses
- Food at open houses
- Agent-to-agent calls
- Showing feedback passed on to you
Each one is explained on the main selling page, with what sellers wrote about her listings.
Track record
Recently sold near St. Augusta
Since November 2023, Janet's NorthstarMLS record has no closing inside St. Augusta itself; the closest homes Home Match Realty listed and sold are in St. Cloud (8 miles as the crow flies), Spicer (38 miles), and Long Prairie (48 miles).
The Broker Reciprocity logo marks sold data supplied by NorthstarMLS through its Broker Reciprocity program. Data believed to be accurate but should be independently verified. Properties displayed may be listed or sold by various participants in the MLS. This home sale information is not an appraisal, competitive or comparative market analysis, CMA or home valuation.
The town
St. Augusta at a glance
As the crow flies, St. Augusta is 5 miles south of St. Cloud (the county seat and the closest larger town Janet covers) and 64 miles southeast of Janet's office in Alexandria. St. Augusta shares its school district with St. Cloud, Waite Park, and St. Joseph, and its ZIP code with St. Cloud.
Selling lakeshore? The lakes on this site closest to St. Augusta are Pearl Lake (6 miles away), Grand Lake (7 miles away), and Big Fish Lake (14 miles away); each lake page lists its size, depth and public access from the Minnesota DNR.
Homes for sale, nearby lakes and neighboring towns are on the St. Augusta homes for sale page.
St. Augusta facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Population (2023 estimate) | 3,678 (U.S. Census Bureau) |
| County | Stearns County |
| County seat | St. Cloud |
| School district | St. Cloud Area Schools |
| ZIP code | 56301 |
| Drive from Alexandria | about 81 mi, an hour and 35 minutes |
Free market analysis
What your St. Augusta home is worth
To learn what your St. Augusta home is worth, enter the address in the home value form. Janet will send comparable sales and a price range.
If you are considering selling in St. Augusta, Janet will walk through your home and pull recent comparable sales. Her pricing recommendation comes with no obligation to list.
FAQ
Sellers ask
What is the first step to selling in St. Augusta?
Ask Janet for a market analysis, which is free and carries no obligation. She will walk through the home, pull comparable sales from NorthstarMLS, and tell you what it would list for. She will also tell you what is worth doing before photos.
How fast do homes sell in St. Augusta?
It changes with the season and the price point, so a single average would mislead you. Janet would rather show you current numbers than quote a stale figure, so ask her for the latest report on St. Augusta.
Can Janet show homes listed by other brokerages in St. Augusta?
Yes, as a NorthstarMLS member she can show and write offers on any listing in the MLS, not only her own. You work with one broker and still see everything that is for sale.
More on the pricing guide, the preparing to sell guide and the St. Augusta homes for sale page.
Neighboring towns
Selling nearby
Ready when you are
Ready to talk about selling in St. Augusta?
A pricing conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.