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Kansas City real estate and community news blog featuring Olathe and Overland Park, Kansas.
November 2009 - Posts
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Which is the Best Season to Sell Your Olathe, Kansas Home? Selling your Olathe, Kansas home can create mass confusion. Timing is everything in real estate; however, some also believe one season is better than another. If you ask an Olathe real estate Read More...
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Do You Really Need an Overland Park, Kansas REALTOR to Sell Your Overland Park Home? You are selling your Overland Park home, and you want to get the best price you can to maximize your profit. Do you need an Overland Park, KS. Realtor? Can't you Read More...
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SETTING AN APPROPRIATE PRICE ON YOUR OLATHE, KS. HOME At any given time, three general factors affect the sale of your Olathe, KS. home: the current real estate market conditions, the location of your property, and the competition. These three factors Read More...
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The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday released a plan to speed up and encourage Short Sales as a means to help families avoid foreclosure. We've been offering Short Sale proposals to public officials for over a year, and although the new guidelines Read More...
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Not ALL Kansas City real estate stats are bad. There are good stats out there. I just had some great stats come through my email from RE/MAX quoting the National Association of REALTORS ( NAR ). According to NAR's stats, the October Midwest Regional Read More...
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What do Chinese Drywall and an Olathe, Kansas Home have in Common? You better get all of the facts before you start the search for either one of them.... A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are Read More...
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You've Decided on Relocating to Your Olathe, Kansas Home...Now What? First step is to remind yourself that, yes, Kansas is THAT FLAT....If you're relocating from a mountain state, or a coastal state, there will be some adjustment....A LOT of adjustment! Read More...
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REMAX.COM FIRST TO ADD KANSAS CITY REAL ESTATE FORECLOSURES Kansas City Homebuyers Can Search Foreclosed Properties, Find Foreclosure Experts in One Site ( Denver , CO - November 30, 2009 ) – Kansas City Homebuyers looking for the right home at Read More...
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An Olathe, Kansas Homes and Lenexa, Kansas Home Builder Working to Make Homes More Affordable? As the tax credit is extended, builders and developers are using more creative ideas to sell new homes. With existing homes sales on the rise, our market is Read More...
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For the past 2 years my family and I haven't been to the Plaza Lights. We hadn't gone the past years not because we didn't want to but more because someone in the family had been sick. This year nobody in the family was sick. When my wife Read More...
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The Dowell Family Wishes Our Family & Friends A Happy Thanksgiving! (Click Picture to see Thanksgiving Video for You!) Read More...
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What do Chinese Drywall and an Olathe, Kansas Home have in Common? You better get all of the facts before you start the search for either one of them.... A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are Read More...
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Move-Up Buyer Tax Credit for Kansas City Homebuyers You're not a new homebuyer...well, not exactly. After all, you want to buy a new home....But you're a "move-up" buyer, a "down-sizer", maybe a "right-sizer"...? Read More...
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With the explosion of online social media sites, forums and blogs it is more important to monitor your reputation. How is it possible to monitor the internet? There are sites like Google Alerts that do a good job. Other sites like Yelp do a good job if Read More...
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Preparing to Move, Part 10 Once you've sold your Olathe home, you can proceed with your move and tie up loose ends. Create a file in which to keep all closing and settlement papers: include receipts for any home improvements you made while you owned Read More...
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Closing the Sale of Your Olathe, KS. Home, Part 9 You have identified the buyer. Now the buyer is busy with financing; until the sale closes, you are responsible for keeping your property in the same condition as when the buyer saw it last. The closing Read More...
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Accepting an Offer on Your Olathe, KS. Home, Part 7 In most cases, you will wait anywhere from 30 to 90 days for an offer, depending on the market and location of your Olathe home. This can be an emotional process, especially if offers come in far below Read More...
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One Step Furthe r to Help Establish the List Price of Your Olathe, KS. Home, Part 6 If you want confirmation of the list price you have in mind, get a pre-sale appraisal. Appraisers use comparable sales in addition to other information to make their determinations. Read More...
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C omparative Market Analysis (CMA) - What is a CMA? Part 5 A comparative market analysis should take into account repairs, improvements, and annual costs (such as property taxes) of your home, in addition to its size, features, and amenities. Expect to Read More...
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Use an Agent to Set the Price of Your Olathe, Kansas Home, Part 4 If you plan to work with an Olathe listing agent, chose one familiar with your area that has a track record. A good agent will provide an honest assessment of your home's value. When Read More...
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Set the Price of Your Olathe, KS. Home, Part 3 Your Olathe home's value is ultimately what a buyer is willing to pay at any given time. It’s dramatically affected by the strength of the market: supply verses demand. If you want to sell quickly, Read More...
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Preparing to Sell Your Olathe Home, Part 2 It is now time to look through the eyes of the buyer, transferring your Olathe home of memories into a dream house for someone else. Decide whether you want to hire an Olathe agent to handle the sale, then do Read More...
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STEPS TO EXPECT WHEN SELLING YOUR OLATHE HOME, Part 1 Selling your Olathe home is not on anyone’s top 10 list of fun things to do in this real estate market. What can we say . . . It is a buyer's market and Olathe homes are selling at below Read More...
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STEPS TO EXPECT WHEN SELLING YOUR OLATHE HOME This post is the first post of a 6 post series. Selling your Olathe home is not on anyone’s top 10 list of fun things to do in this real estate market. What can we say . . . It is a buyer's market Read More...
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"A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION...BUT DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK." Barbra Streisand obviously wasn't singing about Bond prices or interest rates in her 1980's song. But those lyrics were fitting last week when the Federal Reserve stepped Read More...
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Last Week in Review "A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION...BUT DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK." Barbra Streisand obviously wasn't singing about Bond prices or interest rates in her 1980's song. But those lyrics were fitting last week when the Federal Read More...
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"....on or before the close date..." of Kansas City Home Contract.... Our Seller client accepted the offer, and the projected close date is only a couple days after a major holiday weekend....Good news for our client, they'll have all weekend Read More...
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This short review of the updated tax credit is to help you understand the tax credit. For a complete review of the tax credit, please go to our 4 page review of the tax credit . Tax Credit for Homebuyers First-Time Homebuyers (FTHBs): First-time homebuyers Read More...
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Today is Veterans Day . . . How will you celebrate Veterans Day, today in Kansas City? (Fly over at Kansas Speedway) The weather is really nice and there are many activities going on today. How will you celebrate? Read More...
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After the Kansas City Chiefs Loss on Sunday to the Jags, there have been rumors about a coaching change. One of those rumors may not be a rumor. Last night I heard a rumor about a past Chiefs coach back in Kansas City last week. At first I dismissed it Read More...
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In 25 years many things can change. To some people like my kids that is a lifetime. What has happened in 25 years? The economy has changed. Matter a fact it has been up, down, up then down again. It has been all over the place. Politics in America has Read More...
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According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage lending for commercial and multi-family housing has dropped. Compared to 2nd quarter numbers, commercial loan lending has dropped 12%, but the surprising number persentage decline from last years Read More...
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The Ground Breaking Cermony at the K-State Innovation Campus in Olathe, Kansas has been scheduled to kick off construction for 11:00 Am on November 12, 2009. The $28 million dollar , 108,000 square foot building is scheduled to be completed in early 2011. Read More...
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As I was reading the Kansas City star this past Sunday with my wife I found a very interesting cover to the Parade Magazine insert. The cover had a picture of Sandra Bullock with a headline that read: Sandra Bullock knows what she wants. I quickly looked Read More...
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Which of the following schools Bishop Miege, Desoto, Piper or Basehor-Linwood will lead this years Kansas City 4A schools to the Kansas 4A State High School Championship? For complete 4A Kansas State High School Football Bracket information, go to: http://www.kshsaa.org/FOOTBALL/fb4.html Read More...
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Gardner and St. Thomas Aquinas head into state football play. Will either school make it to the state championships and play against the odds favorite Hutchinson? Checkout the 5A Kansas State Football Brackets. For complete Kansas High School Football, Read More...
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Kansas 6A Schools start their run for the football championship. Checkout the Olathe, Shawnee Mission and Blue Valley schools in this years bracket! Olathe North is ranked #1 for the Kansas City 6A schools. For up-to-date bracket information and to follow Read More...
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