Selling in Stearns County
Sell your home in St. Cloud, MN
St. Cloud sellers get a market analysis from Janet Matchinsky at no charge and no obligation. It shows what comparable homes in Stearns County have sold for, what is listed now, and where your home fits.
The process
How Janet sells in St. Cloud
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. Cloud buyers want.
Photos and the listing
The home goes on NorthstarMLS with photos and a written description, and from there to the sites that syndicate MLS listings.
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
Janet stays on the file through inspection, appraisal, and closing, and she is still a phone call away after the sale.
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. Cloud
Janet has 1 sale on her record in St. Cloud. She has walked these streets with clients and knows what homes here actually close for.
Janet's NorthstarMLS sold record shows one closing in St. Cloud, on July 25, 2025, with Home Match Realty as the listing brokerage, at $235,000. It was the 3-bedroom home at 228 4th Avenue NE, built in 1939, and it sold for 106.8% of its $220,000 list price at the time of sale. That closing is on the sold page, which covers recent years, not her whole career.
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. Cloud at a glance
As the crow flies, St. Cloud is 63 miles southeast of Janet's office in Alexandria. By the Census Bureau's 2023 estimates, St. Cloud is the largest of the 25 Stearns County towns on this site. It shares its school district with Waite Park, St. Augusta, and St. Joseph, and its ZIP code with St. Augusta.
Selling lakeshore? The lakes on this site closest to St. Cloud are Grand Lake (10 miles away), Pearl Lake (11 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. Cloud homes for sale page.
St. Cloud facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Population (2023 estimate) | 71,013 (U.S. Census Bureau) |
| County | Stearns County |
| County seat | St. Cloud |
| School district | St. Cloud Area Schools |
| ZIP code | 56301 |
| Drive from Alexandria | about 79 mi, an hour and 30 minutes |
Free market analysis
What your St. Cloud home is worth
Janet prepares a free market analysis for any home in St. Cloud. It is based on recent sold data from NorthstarMLS, not on an automated estimate.
Sellers in St. Cloud get a full plan from Janet: pricing, preparation, photography, MLS exposure, and negotiation, all handled by the broker herself.
FAQ
Sellers ask
What is the first step to selling in St. Cloud?
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.
What are property taxes like in St. Cloud?
Property taxes vary parcel by parcel, based on assessed value and the levies from the city, Stearns County, and St. Cloud Area Schools. Janet pulls the exact current tax statement for any home you are considering, and the Stearns County assessor publishes the records.
Can Janet show homes listed by other brokerages in St. Cloud?
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. Cloud homes for sale page.
Neighboring towns
Selling nearby
Ready when you are
Ready to talk about selling in St. Cloud?
A pricing conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.