Kirkwood, Wildwood & Crestwood, MO Mortgage Lender | DreamLux Home Loans
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/* โโ QUALIFY BANNER โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ */
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/* โโ FAQ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ */
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/* โโ MARKETS NAV โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ */
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/* dark accent card every 3rd */
.mc:nth-child(3n){
background:var(--navy);
border-right-color:rgba(255,255,255,.06);
}
.mc:nth-child(3n):hover{background:var(--navy3);border-bottom-color:var(--gold)}
.mc:nth-child(3n) .mc-st{color:var(--gold3)}
.mc:nth-child(3n) .mc-ci{color:#fff}
.mc:nth-child(3n) .mc-d{color:rgba(255,255,255,.45)}
.mc:nth-child(3n) .mc-a{color:var(--gold3)}
.mc-st{
font-size:9px;font-weight:600;
letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);
}
.mc-ci{
font-family:var(--serif);font-size:24px;
font-weight:300;color:var(--navy);line-height:1.1;
}
.mc-d{
font-size:12px;font-weight:300;
color:var(--muted);line-height:1.65;flex:1;
}
.mc-a{font-size:11px;font-weight:600;color:var(--gold);margin-top:4px;letter-spacing:.04em}
/* โโ REVIEWS โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ */
.rev-bg{
background:var(--charcoal);
padding:80px 28px;text-align:center;
position:relative;overflow:hidden;
}
.rev-bg::after{
content:'';position:absolute;
top:0;left:0;right:0;height:2px;
background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold2),transparent);
}
.rev-in{max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto;position:relative;z-index:1}
.rev-h{
font-family:var(--serif);
font-size:clamp(22px,3.2vw,36px);
font-weight:300;margin-bottom:14px;
background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold3),var(--gold4),var(--gold3),var(--gold));
-webkit-background-clip:text;-webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;
background-clip:text;
}
.rev-s{
color:rgba(255,255,255,.52);
font-size:14px;font-weight:300;
margin-bottom:48px;line-height:1.7;
}
.rev-wrap{
background:#12151C;
padding:40px 32px;
border:1.5px solid rgba(184,147,58,.22);
border-top:2px solid var(--gold);
}
/* โโ CONTACT STRIP โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ */
.contact{
background:var(--navy);
padding:48px 28px;
border-top:2px solid var(--gold);
position:relative;overflow:hidden;
}
.contact::after{
content:'';position:absolute;
bottom:0;left:0;right:0;height:1px;
background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold),transparent);
}
.contact-in{
max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;
display:flex;align-items:center;
justify-content:space-between;
flex-wrap:wrap;gap:24px;
}
.c-n{
font-family:var(--serif);
font-size:24px;font-weight:300;color:#fff;
line-height:1.2;
}
.c-m{
font-size:11px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.42);
margin-top:6px;letter-spacing:.04em;
line-height:1.8;
}
.c-m a{color:var(--gold3);font-weight:500}
.c-a{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:4px}
/* โโ TEAM SECTION โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ */
.team-grid{
display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px;
}
.team-card{
background:var(--fog);
border:2px solid var(--b-light2);
border-top:3px solid var(--gold);
padding:40px 32px;
display:flex;flex-direction:column;
align-items:center;text-align:center;gap:16px;
}
.team-img{
width:120px;height:120px;
border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;
border:3px solid var(--gold2);
outline:6px solid rgba(184,147,58,.15);
}
.team-name{
font-family:var(--serif);font-size:22px;
font-weight:400;color:var(--navy);
}
.team-role{
font-size:10px;font-weight:600;
letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
color:var(--gold);
}
.team-meta{
font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);
line-height:1.7;
}
.team-meta a{color:var(--gold);font-weight:500}
/* โโ DIVIDER โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ */
.sec-divider{
height:1px;
background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--b-light2) 20%,var(--b-light2) 80%,transparent);
margin:0 28px;
}
/* โโโโ RESPONSIVE โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ */
@media(max-width:900px){
.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.split-img{display:none}
.team-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.strip{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
.hero{padding:90px 20px 80px;min-height:520px}
.wrap{padding:56px 20px}
.wrap-sm{padding:0 20px 56px}
.prog-bg{padding:56px 20px}
.qualify{padding:64px 20px}
.contact{padding:36px 20px}
.contact-in{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}
.stat{padding:16px 18px}
.logos-row{gap:28px;padding:24px 20px}
.logos-row img{height:36px}
.logos-row img:first-child{height:40px}
.cta-row{flex-direction:column;align-items:center}
.strip{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.prog-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:8px}
.faq-i{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}
/* โโโโ MOBILE ENHANCEMENTS โ FULL AUDIT PATCH โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ */
/* โโ 480px: phones in portrait โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ */
@media(max-width:480px){
/* Hero: tighten further for small phones */
.hero{padding:72px 16px 64px;min-height:480px}
.eyebrow{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.2em;flex-wrap:wrap}
.eyebrow::before,.eyebrow::after{display:none}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(28px,9vw,42px);line-height:1.08}
.hero-sub{font-size:13px;margin-bottom:32px}
.hrule{margin:18px auto}
/* Stat bar: smaller padding, allow 2-column wrap on tiny screens */
.statbar{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
.stat{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(8,21,31,.14);padding:14px 10px}
.stat:nth-child(odd){border-right:1px solid rgba(8,21,31,.14)}
.stat:last-child{grid-column:1/-1;border-bottom:none}
.stat-n{font-size:20px}
.stat-l{font-size:8px}
/* Logos: stack tighter */
.logos-row{gap:20px;padding:20px 16px}
.logos-row img{height:30px}
.logos-row img:first-child{height:34px}
/* Section padding */
.wrap{padding:44px 16px}
.wrap-sm{padding:0 16px 44px}
.prog-bg{padding:44px 16px}
.qualify{padding:52px 16px}
.contact{padding:28px 16px}
/* Section headings */
.sec-h{font-size:clamp(22px,7vw,32px);margin-bottom:28px}
.lbl{font-size:8px;letter-spacing:.24em}
/* Buttons: full width on tiny screens for max tap area */
.cta-row{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:10px}
.btn-gold,.btn-ghost,.btn-ghost-dark{
padding:16px 20px;
text-align:center;
justify-content:center;
font-size:11px;
min-height:48px; /* Google's recommended min tap target */
}
/* Tools grid: single column */
.tools{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.tc{padding:22px 18px}
/* Programs: single column on smallest screens */
.prog-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px}
.pp{padding:16px 14px}
.pp-n{font-size:16px}
/* Neighborhoods: single column */
.hoods{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.hood{padding:16px 14px}
/* FAQ: remove number column, stack */
.faq-i{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px}
.faq-num{font-size:14px}
.faq-q{font-size:15px}
/* Markets: single column */
.mkt-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.mc{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.08)}
.mc:nth-child(3n){border-right:none}
/* Contact: stack fully */
.contact-in{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:20px}
.c-n{font-size:18px}
.c-a{flex-direction:column;width:100%}
.c-a .btn-gold,.c-a .btn-ghost{width:100%;justify-content:center;min-height:48px}
/* Reviews */
.rev-wrap{padding:24px 16px}
.rev-h{font-size:clamp(18px,6vw,26px)}
/* Photo strip: 1 column */
.strip{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.strip img{height:200px}
}
/* โโ 360px: smallest Android phones โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ */
@media(max-width:360px){
.hero h1{font-size:26px}
.stat-n{font-size:18px}
.sec-h{font-size:22px}
.btn-gold,.btn-ghost,.btn-ghost-dark{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em}
}
/* โโ Touch: remove hover effects on touch devices โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ */
@media(hover:none){
.tc:hover{background:#fff;transform:none;border-bottom-color:transparent}
.pp:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.05);transform:none;border-color:rgba(184,147,58,.18)}
.hood:not(:nth-child(4n)):hover{background:#fff}
.hood:nth-child(even):hover{background:var(--fog)}
.mc:hover{background:#fff;border-bottom-color:transparent}
.mc:nth-child(3n):hover{background:var(--navy);border-bottom-color:transparent}
.strip img:hover{transform:none}
}
/* โโ Safe area insets for notched iPhones โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ */
@supports(padding:env(safe-area-inset-left)){
.hero{padding-left:max(16px,env(safe-area-inset-left));padding-right:max(16px,env(safe-area-inset-right))}
.contact{padding-left:max(16px,env(safe-area-inset-left));padding-right:max(16px,env(safe-area-inset-right))}
}
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