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Kansas City real estate and community news blog featuring Olathe and Overland Park, Kansas.
January 2010 - Posts
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According to the stats, there are an estimated 20,387 families with and average income of $74,881. Estimated Values (2007) Median Income: $71,210 Average Income: $74,781 Per Capita Income $25,582 Projected Values (2012) Median Income: $70,444 Average Income: $74,230 Per Capita Income $25,348 Own / Rent Estimated Values (2007) Total Home Owners: 19,182 Total Renters: 6,186 Renters: 24% Owners: 76% Projected Values (2012) Total Home Owners: 19,879 Total Renters: 6,441 Renters: 24% Owners: 76% Household Size Estimated Values (2007) Average Household Size: 2.9 One Person Households: 4,182 Total Families: 20,387 Total Housing Units: 26,071 Vacant Housing Units: 700 Projected Values (2012) Average Household Size: 2.9 One Person Households: 4,752 Total Families: 22,921 Total Housing Units: 27,049 Vacant Housing Units: 727" Thanks for reading this blog post. Let us know what you think by commenting below. Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates http://www.DowellTaggart.com
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According to the Federal Reserve's biege book report by the Federal Reserve, the real estate market is slow.  It emphasized that most of the real estate transactions involved lower priced homes. This was mainly because of the federal tax credit that has been extended until April 30th. The report also pointed at commercial real estate markets like in Kansas City as places where the the commercial real estate markets is worsening. The commercial real estate market is soft and there is a significant excess supply. Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates. Technorati Tags: Real Estate, Kansas City
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Although much of the United States has seen unemployment rise to double digits, Olathe has not seen the double digit percentage of unemployed workers. Unemployment reached 7.3 last July, mainly because of students entering the workforce.  According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment percentage in Olathe has fallen since July. In October the percentage was 6.6% and in November it had fallen to 5.8%, Tim McKee, executive vice president of economic development for the Olathe Chamber of Commerce, said Olathe employers are hiring. Companies like Garmin and Farmers Insurance HelpPoint Center held job fairs about a month ago. Olathe’s unemployment rate doesn’t reflect how Olathe’s businesses have remained somewhat sound during the economic downturn, McKee said. “The unemployment rate is based mainly on people who are unemployed, living here, not just those unemployed through Olathe businesses,” he said. With the unemployment rate low, this is good for people looking to relocate to Olathe. Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates. Your Olathe Real Estate Marketing Masters!Technorati Tags: Olathe, Garmin, Farmers Insurance
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There never a week that goes by when someone tells me that they don't have time for blogging. There is also never a week that goes by that I see or hear that a business is going out of business. Look around! We all see the out of business signs, closed doors, and going out of business sales. One common characteristic of these businesses is that the management or ownership teams didn't adapt to the new media. Sure they may have been on Facebook, Twitter, had a website and blogged. Did they really use them consistently and correctly? Did they try to sell on Facebook and blog every other week? In my opinion, social media used incorrectly is a big waste of time.  Does adapting to the new media really work? According to Hubspot they have found that businesses that blog experienced 126% higher lead growth than businesses that don't blog. That is motivation in itself, isn't it? Blogger, Seth Godin, wrote a book and released it yesterday. Rather than promoting his book the old traditional way, he decided on using new media. Instead of contacting newspapers & magazines he contacted top bloggers and tweeters. You probably have guessed why I'm telling you about Seth's new book. It's receiving great reviews and it going off the shelves like hotcakes at a pancake breakfast. Kansas City businesses that haven't adapted to new media, will probably be out of business in the next 2 years.  The first step in establishing a marketing plan involving new media is to start a blog. My two favorite blogging platforms are Blogger and Wordpress. If you're a Kansas City business owner or manager and need help adapting to the new media, maybe we should connect. I offer "FREE" weekly social media workshops. blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates. Your Kansas City Real Estate Social Media Master! Technorati Tags: Social Media, Blogging
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Change is Coming Kansas City Home Owners, Bring Out Your Change!"Is it a good time to sell Kansas City Real Estate? I mean, interest rates are good, and the stimulus package should bring more Kansas City home buyers, right?" Yes and yes. Add the fact that Winter buyers in Kansas City are traditionally more focused, and have less competition, and we are definitely in the "Selling Season."  So, what are the specific factors that drive our Kansas City real estate market? There are many factors that contribute, but the common influencers include; 1-$8,000 First Time Buyer Tax Credit
2-$6500 Move-Up Buyer Tax Credit
3-Record low mortgage rates
4-Stabilizing home values
5-Increased Buyer Confidence Why " Increased Buyer Confidence", you ask? OK, I understand unemployment figures are still higher than anyone would like....A wage-earning, working person has more to be confident about than someone who may be unemployed, or underemployed...Makes sense. And I realize tightening of FHA home lending guidelines will make money tougher to come by in the second half of the year. Yet the numbers tell a different story for the first half of 2010. Home starts are up and rising. Resale numbers are growing as well. And conversations with jumbo loan lenders lead us to believe that homes selling above the median (for us in the Kansas City Metro around $229,000) are picking up momentum....Consumers are EXPECTING good news. In the face of short-term optimism, our local market will face challenges this year.... 1-Interest rates WILL rise. The Treasury department voiced its intention to discontinue purchasing mortgage-backed securities....READ AS FAILING OR DEFAULTED MORTGAGES....FHA lending guidelines are tightening, with minimum score requirements and rising upfront mortgage insurance premiums adding fuel to an unstable fire. 2-Home values are stabilizing. Look, no more fat to cut, very few "low ball" offers accepted....Foreclosure sellers,and pre-foreclosure sellers have seen values stabilize. As sales on resale homes increase, the market is moving from a "Buyer's" focus to a Neutral focus.... 3-Obama steps out. The Tax Credit Incentives are expiring, with contracts accepted into the program only until April 30th. The process to redeem the credit is also tightening....In a discussion with a well-known, local CPA firm, I learned that the program has had it's fair share of attempts of consumers attempting to dodge the guidelines in an effort to secure a credit they may not have earned fairly. As a result, processing the credit takes more effort, and receiving your check will take more time. So What's Next?", you ask....Hum....Sold my crystal ball at a mid-winter garage sale to Bernie Madoff's lead defense counsel, so I'm left with chicken bones and the coin toss....Or my ten year-old can make one of those paper thingys you run with both hands.... LOVE CHANGE. Eat it with a spoon, embrace it. You should be left with a fair number of questions about what best course to take as a home-seller, or home-buyer. If you are able, BUY NOW. Take advanttage of the programs available, and the current climate. Run with it. Are you selling? Tougher questions for you....More variables than I can address in a blog post....Should we talk? As always, "If you believe an professional is expensive, screw it up with an amateur and then call me to fix it."Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates. Your Kansas City Real Estate Marketing Masters! Technorati Tags: Kansas City, Real Estate, Tax Credit
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Most school districts in Kansas are facing budget problems like the Olathe School District. The Olathe School District has been hit with a 6 million dollar deficit in December and it looks like bigger cuts are coming.  Olathe has been dealing with the cuts with smart administrators making smart cuts. Now the cuts are getting to big and the fears are the cuts will start affecting the students. One way the Olathe Schools have been working through the problems is holding Town Hall Meetings. To read about the town hall meetings, go to: Olathe Schools Facing Budget Crunch - Kansas City News Story - KMBC Kansas CityMany parents that have attended past Town Hall Meetings or have voiced their concerns have suggested cutting extra programs like the poplar Cool Science Investigations Club (CSI). The next Town Hall Meeting is Jan. 28th at Olathe South High School. The meeting is at 7:00 pm. What do you think the Olathe School District should do to deal with the large funding cuts? Do you think the cuts will start affecting the students? Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates. Your Olathe Kansas Real Estate Marketing Masters! Technorati Tags: Olathe, Olathe Schools
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According to a recent article I read on my Google Reader, a home buyer received an average discount of 25% on foreclosure homes compared to non-foreclosure homes in Kansas City.  Zillow has been compiling real estate information on 16 metropolitan areas including Kansas City. In their research they have found that the average buyer who buys a foreclosure property gets an average nationwide of 28% off similar non-foreclosure properties. If you are looking for a foreclosure property to buy, I have designed a foreclosure search tool that pulls Kansas City foreclosure properties. To view go to: Kansas City Foreclosure Properties.If you are looking for a bigger discount, send me an email at cd@DowellTaggart.com. I have access to over 100 Kansas City homes that are in the foreclosure process. These bargain homes are currently in the process by the banks to prepare for sale. The best bargain homes sell before they hit the Kansas City real estate market. Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates. Your Kansas City Foreclosure Home Buyers Specialist!Technorati Tags: Foreclosure, Real Estate
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Buyer Tax Credit : Is It As Simple As It Seems? The Home Buyer Tax Credit is not as simple or straightforward as clients might believe...Here are some nuances that will affect home buyers who plan to use it.- To qualify for the move-up tax credit, a home owner must have occupied the same principal residence for five of the last eight years consecutively.
- Buyers can elect to claim the credit on either their 2009 or their 2010 tax return, whichever is best for them.
- Buyers who claim the credit in 2009 can’t file electronically because the Internal Revenue Service hasn’t put the required forms on line. The wait for a refund is three or four months.
- The home can be a mobile home or travel trailer that is fixed to land owned or leased by the home owner. A mobile home or travel trailer that is actually mobile doesn’t qualify.
- The home can’t be purchased from a close relative, including a parent, spouse, child, grandparent or grandchild.
- A buyer who earns no taxable income or doesn’t owe any federal income tax can qualify for the tax credit and file a tax return just to claim it.
There is a "perfect storm" of sorts brewing in our industry, with the Treasury Department ceasing to purchase more mortgage-backed securities linked to the termination of the Home Buyer Tax Credit, we foresee higher interest rates along with a general tightening of the "credit noose"...Transalation, it's gonna get harder to get a new mortgage after May 1. Source: Bankrate.com, Marcie Geffner (01/21/2010) Submitted by Martin Taggart, Blogger, Kansas City Real Estate Junky DowellTaggart.com Team of REMAX BEST AssociatesTechnorati Tags: Kansas City, Home Buyer, Tax Credit
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If you are in business in Kansas City you maybe one of the businesses that have found Facebook to be useful. Why not with over 350 million users. There is a good chance your next customer or client is on Facebook. With Facebook getting so much attention it is hard to forget about Twitter. Twitter is a growing social media tool for Kansas City businesses with over 75 million accounts. Every second there are 2 accounts opening up on Twitter and there is a good chance that your next business customer or client will also come from Twitter. With the right social media plan attracting customers and clients is fairly easy. If you need help developing a social media plan or fine tuning your social media plan, you may want to attend our next social media seminar. Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best AssociatesTechnorati Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Social Media.
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Everyday there is a Kansas City Home buyer who wakes up in the morning with the thought "Where am I moving to?" Everyday there are cities in Kansas City competing for the next home buyer. They are planning on how to attract the next home buyer. Yes that is right! The cities are competing for the next home buyers business. What do they get? The cities get more revenue to add growth. Do Kansas Cities choose the same plan to attract the next Kansas City home buyer? No way.  Some cities choose great infrastructure. Some choose great schools. Others choose shopping. Some choose to be extra clean. And then there are some that don't get it and do what they want without regard to the next home buyer. Without growth . . . A city slowly crumbles. Kansas City, Kansas started seeing this and then a great visionary brought in the Nascar race track and the city has exploded. 10 years ago, people were doing whatever they could to get out of the city. Over the past few months I have had the opportunity to talk to several home buyers moving to Kansas City. I'll hear, I want, "good schools, shopping close by, nice parks, activities for kids, and so forth." It seems that I never hear: I need to be close to a garbage dump I want a high crime area I like looking at poorly manicured yards I like large signs in yards I wonder why? Every city in Kansas City has their special plan to Wow You! the next Kansas City home buyer. If you are having difficulties choosing your next community to move to, contact the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates.
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Yesterday I was asked by a friend how I get so many people to read my status updates on Facebook & Twitter and my my blog post on my various blogs. After thinking about it for a few hours, I have compiled my Top 12 Quick Tips for Effective Blog and Status Updates. I have compiled my list from reading and writing thousands of blog post and status updates. Here are my Top 12 Quick Tips for Effective Blog & Status Writing: 1) Write a catchy headline 2 Insert good keywords so the audience finds the writing material 3) Be brief, if there is more to say, write a part 2 4) Communicate a Call to Action 5) Generate a list 6) Pick a good picture or video to add 7) Write an interesting opinion 8) Ask a question 9) Write a review of an area business 10) Write something newsworthy 11) Share a useful link 12) Give away a FREEBIE! Blog post written by: The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates. Your Kansas City Real Estate Marketing Masters!
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According to an editorial from the Kansas City Star, the rural Kansas school districts get nearly double the funding per pupil from the State of Kansas than city students like Johnson County, Kansas students. Many people do not want the Johnson County school districts to find ways to increase funds because it will create an unfair advantage. Their reasoning is if the rich school districts increase funding then they will increase teacher salaries. If the teacher salaries go up, then the rich school districts will steal all the best teachers. With the State of Kansas decreasing funding to ALL of the Johnson County, Kansas school districts by millions, should Johnson County, KS. school districts be allowed to find other ways of funding? Or should they increase class size and cut school programs (which will affect the kids in the future)? To read more, go to: Give Johnson County districts chance to raise taxes for better schools | Midwest VoicesBlog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates. Your Kansas City Real Estate Marketing Master!
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In the City of Olathe, Kansas, it is estimated that there are nearly 75 telecommunication towers. Some blend in with the landscape and others are an eye sore to the community. With more telecommunication towers popping up in the future, the City of Olathe City Council is reviewing the policy. The Olathe City Council is considering making a regulation that all telecommunication towers blend in with the Olathe environment. Many companies who own the towers say the cost to convert or change is to expensive. What do you think? Should owners of telecommunication towers be regulated to have their towers blend in with the Olathe environment? To review the article about the City Council review, go to: City Council reviews telecommunication towers policyBlog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates. Your Olathe Real Estate Marketing Masters! Technorati Tags: City of Olathe
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25 Tips You Should Know To Get Your Kansas City Home Sold Fast and For Top Dollar "...discover how to protect and capitalise on possibly your most important investment.." 
Because your Kansas City home may well be your largest asset, selling it is probably one of the most important decisions you will make in your life. To better understand the home selling process,our guide has been prepared from 20 years of research from a leading industry expert. You will discover how to protect and capitalize on your most important investment, reduce stress, be in control of your situation, and make the most profit possible. 1. Understand Why You Are Selling Your Kansas City Home Your motivation to sell is the determining factor as to how you will approach the process. It affects everything from what you set your asking price at to how much time, money and effort you're willing to invest in order to prepare your home for sale. For example, if your goal is for a quick sale, you will want to price your home a minimum of 5-10% lower than comparable homes. If you want to maximize your profit, the sales process might take longer to sell in order to reach a "TOP DOLLAR" buyer thus determining a uniquely different approach. 2. Keep the Reason(s) You are Selling to Yourself The reason(s) you are selling your Kansas City home will affect the way you negotiate its sale. By keeping this to yourself you don't provide ammunition to your prospective buyers. For example, should they learn that you must move quickly, you could be placed at a disadvantage in the negotiation process. When asked, simply say that your housing needs have changed. Remember, the reason( s) you are selling is only for you and your agent to know. A prospective buyer may be a friend or family member of a work associate. What you tell your work associates may get back to a prospective buyer. 3. Do Some Research Before You Price Your Kansas City Home Many soon to be Kansas City home seller rely on outdated or incorrect information. Sure Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com will give you a close estimate but they are not the best sources. Contact a local real estate marketing master for accurate sales data. A skillful real estate marketing master will be able to provide an estimate called a Comparative Market Analysis. Also another way to get accurate data is to view your competition at open houses. You should be able to discover what turns buyers off. Take notes on floor plans, condition, appearance, size of lot, location and other features. Particularly note, not only the asking prices but what they are actually selling for. Remember, if you're serious about getting your home sold fast, don't price it higher than your neighbor's. Don't rely on list prices but more on sold prices. In Kansas City on an average month over 2,000 don't sell mainly because they were priced too high. 4. Before Setting a Price - Be Aware of the Risk When you set your price, you make buyers aware of the absolute maximum they have to pay for your home. As a seller, you will want to get a selling price as close to the list price as possible. If you start out by pricing too high you run the risk of not being taken seriously by Kansas City home buyers and their agents. If You Live in a Subdivision - If your home is comprised of similar or identical floor plans, built in the same period, simply look at recent sales in your neighborhood subdivision to give you a good idea of what your home is worth. If you get comparable sales from a real estate marketing expert make sure you actually get comparable homes. Many Kansas City home sellers mistakenly get comparable comps that are not similar. If You Live in An Older Neighborhood - As neighborhoods change over time each home may be different in minor or substantial ways and you will probably find that there aren't many homes truly comparable to your own. In this case you may want to consider seeking a professional appraisal to help you with the pricing process. 5. When Getting an Appraisal is a Benefit When Selling Your Kansas City Home Sometimes a good appraisal can be a benefit in marketing your Kansas City home. Getting an appraisal is a good way to let prospective buyers that your home's list price has been independently verified by a neutral third party. The cons of an appraisal upfront is that they cost money, have a limited life, and there’s no guarantee you’ll like the value the appraiser figures on an appraisal. 6. Valuation Assessments - What Do They Really Mean Some people think that valuation assessments are a way of evaluating a home. The difficulty here is that assessments are based on a number of criteria that may not be related to property values, so they may not necessarily reflect your home's true value. Assessments are typically not accurate in figuring a list price. Many Kansas City home sellers want to use an assessment because the assessment may be a higher number than from a appraisal or comparative market analysis. 7. Ensure You Have Negotiating Room Before settling on your asking price make sure you leave yourself enough room in which to bargain. For example, set your lowest and highest selling price. Then check your priorities to know if you'll price high to maximize your profit or price closer to market value if you want sell quickly. Make sure you leave room to negotiate on how buyers respond to the list price. 8. Appearances Does Matter - Make them Count! Appearance is so critical that it would be unwise to ignore this when selling your home. The look and "feel" of your home will generate a greater emotional response than any other factor. Prospective buyers react to what they see, hear, feel, and smell even though you may have priced your home to sell. The first impression a buyer feels when they first see your home is typically the most important. If the buyer doesn't get a positive first impression, typically they start thinking about the next home they are going to view. Remember the curb appeal is the most important. 9. Invite the Honest Opinions of Others The biggest mistake you can make at this point is to rely solely on your own judgment. Don't be shy about seeking the honest opinions of others. You need to be objective about your home's good points as well as bad. Invite a friend over and get their honest opinion. Also a good real estate marketing master will offer ideas to improve your homes appeal. 10. Get it *** n' Span Clean and Fix Everything, Even If It Seems Insignificant Scrub, scour, tidy up, straighten, get rid of the clutter, declare war on dust, repair squeaks, the light switch that doesn't work, and the tiny crack in the bathroom mirror because these can be deal-killers and you'll never know what turns buyers off. Remember, you're not only competing with other resale homes, but also brand-new homes as well. 11. Allow Prospective Buyers to Visualize Themselves in Your Home The last thing you want prospective buyers to feel when viewing your home is that they may be intruding into some one's life. Avoid clutter such as too many knick-knacks, etc. Decorate in neutral colors, like white or beige and place a few carefully chosen items to add warmth and character. You can enhance the attractiveness of your home with a well-placed vase of flowers or potpourri in the bathroom. Home-decor magazines are great for tips. 12. Deal Killer Odors - Must Go! You may not realize but odd smells like traces of food, pets and smoking odors can kill deals quickly. If prospective buyers know you have a dog, or that you smoke, they'll start being aware of odors and seeing stains that may not even exist. Don't leave any clues. 13. Be a Smart Kansas City Home Seller - Disclose Everything Smart sellers are proactive in disclosing all known defects to their buyers in writing. This can reduce liability and prevent lawsuits later on after the sale. 14. It's Better With More Prospects When you maximize your Kansas City home's marketability, you will want to attract more than one prospective buyer. It is much better to have several buyers biding against each other o get a higher sales price. 15. Keep Emotions in Check During Your Negotiations Let go of the emotion you've invested in your home. Be detached, using a business-like manner in your negotiations. You'll definitely have an advantage over those who get caught up emotionally in the situation. Too many times Kansas City home sellers get an offer within 20 days of putting their home on the market and decide to hold out for a higher offer. Then after 5 months of showings end up selling for a much lower price. Be reasonable and business-like in your negotiations. 16. Learn What is Motivating Your Buyer The better you know your buyers the better you can use the negotiation process to your advantage. This allows you to control the pace and duration of the process. As a rule, buyers are looking to purchase the best affordable property for the least amount of money. Knowing what motivates them enables you to negotiate more effectively. For example, does your buyer need to move quickly. Armed with this information you are in a better position to bargain. 17. What the Buyer Can Really Afford As soon as possible, try to learn how qualified the buyer is to buy your home. If the buyer makes a low offer, view the pre-approval letter to see what the maximum the buyer can afford. Sometimes a quick phone call to the loan officer can benefit you when negotiating. 18. When the Buyer Would Like to Close Quite often, when buyers would "like" to close is when they need to close. Knowledge of their deadlines for completing negotiations again creates a negotiating advantage for you. 19. Never Sign a Deal on Your Next Home Until You Sell Your Current Home Beware of closing on your new home while you're still making mortgage payments on the old one or you might end up becoming a seller who is eager (even desperate) for the first deal that comes along. Don't get excited about buying your next home before you sell your current home. 20. Moving Out Before the Closing Date Can Put You at a Disadvantage It has been proven that it's more difficult to sell a home that is vacant. Buyers start getting the message that you have a another home and are probably motivated to sell. This could possibly cost you thousands of dollars when selling. 21. Deadlines Create A Serious Disadvantage Don't try to sell by a certain date. There are too many things that could stress you when selling. Why add unnecessary pressure that is often a serious disadvantage in negotiations. 22. What Happens if You Receive a Low Offer - Don't Take It Personally Invariably the initial offer is below what both you and the buyer knows he'll pay for your property. Don't be upset, evaluate the offer objectively. Ensure it spells out the offering price, sufficient deposit, amount of down payment, mortgage amount, a closing date and any special requests. This can simply provide a starting point from which you can negotiate. Relax and attack the negotiations in a business like manner. 23. Turn That Low Offer Around into a Successful Contract You can counter a low offer or even an offer that’s just under your asking price. This lets the buyer know that the first offer isn’t seen as being a serious one. Many low offers end up being successfully negotiated in Kansas City into agreed upon contracts. 24. Maybe the Buyer's Not Qualified to Purchase at Your List Price If you feel an offer is inadequate, now is the time to make sure the buyer is qualified to carry the size of mortgage the deal requires. Inquire how they arrived at their figure, and suggest they compare your price to the prices of homes for sale in your neighborhood. Provide the buyer, if you haven't done so, a comparative market analysis or appraisal. Maybe the buyer viewed inaccurate comparables. 25. Ensure the Contract is Complete To avoid problems, ensure that all terms, costs and responsibilities are spelled out in the contract of sale. It should include such items as the date it was made, names of parties involved, address of property being sold, purchase price, where deposit monies will be held, date for loan approval, date and place of closing, type of deed, including any contingencies that remain to be settled and what personal property is included (or not) in the sale. In Kansas City, verbal conversations are not enforceable. If you intend to keep the attached window curtains or the water softener, now is time to include in the contract. Changes can be made later, but often with a monetary concession. Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates.
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Nearly 74% of RE/MAX Associates listed or sold distressed properties in the fourth quarter of 2009. In fact, 40% said more than half of their transaction sides involved distressed property during that period. (Source: Mainstreet Vote Now, Jan. 2010) Blog Read More...
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Question emailed to Ask A Real Estate Agent: Mr. Dowell, what do you think of the new Cap & Trade Bill being voted on this week? Is it good for Kansas City? Great question, Sam. After doing hours of research, I have found a considerable amount of Read More...
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As many Kansas City businesses are beginning to understand the new direction of marketing, 2009 saw a lot of interesting and exciting changes and additions to the world of marketing. Internet marketing actually outpaced all other marketing. Huge corporations Read More...
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Kansas City Real Estate Foreclosure Homes for Sale: When you search foreclosure homes for sale, have you ever thought.... “Why can't I find that home?” “I know that home is for sale” “This site doesn't look complete.” Read More...
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Move-Up Buyer Tax Credit for Olathe Homeowners You're not a new Olathe 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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The Top 22 Things Kansas City Real Estate Agents Do To Sell Their Home Fast and Get Top Dollar! Good Kansas City Realtors know what it takes to sell their own Kansas City home fast and still get top dollar. After all, marketing, packaging and selling Read More...
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Kansas City Real Estate Stats: The Average home in the Kansas counties of Kansas City sold at a percentage of 92% of the original list price in 2009. . This blog post was written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates . View Distressed Sales, Read More...
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Kansas Real Estate Financing Summary: Although there are several financing options for buyers to purchase homes in the Kansas counties of Kansas City, more home buyers used conventional financing. This blog post was written by the Dowell Taggart Team Read More...
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Does a foreclosure in my Kansas City neighborhood affect my homes' appraisal...Two distinct markets? Part 2 In part 1, we discussed why appraisers are having so much difficulty determining the affect of a distressed property sale on the values of Read More...
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Does a foreclosure in my Kansas City neighborhood affect my homes' appraisal? Part 1 According to USA Today, across the country, agents and home builders are complaining too many appraisals and appraisers are coming in low, canceling deals. The National Read More...
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Olathe, Kansas Real Estate Stats for Zip Code 66062 View Distressed Sales, Short Sales & Bank Foreclosures Find Out What Your Home Is Worth Online View Our Featured Homes For Sale Beat Other Buyers To The Hottest New Listings www.DowellTaggart.com Read More...
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Have you been preparing for the Olathe, Kansas Marathon? The Olathe, KS. Marathon is on Saturday, Arpil 10 of this year. It will start at Garmin, a corporate sponsor and travel along the roads in Olathe. There will also be a 1/2 marathon and 5K race. Read More...
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Have you noticed something different with the Olathe, Kansas Recycling Program? The Olathe, Kansas recycling program has undergone some changes that started January 1st. The small blue bins have been replaced with 65-gallon blue recycling carts on wheels, Read More...
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I Owe More Than My Kansas City Home is Worth, Part 2 ....when we last checked in with our Super Hero.... Short Sale Man . "Simple, no one, not even the lender who initiated your loan, knows the value of the property in 5 years, 10 years, etc....The Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team's website, www.DowellTaggart.com , has received a #1 Ranking out of 1144 Kansas real estate agents websites and a Top 100 Ranking out of 200,000 national real estate agent websites. The ranking comes from Point 2 Agent Performance Read More...
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Does a foreclosure in my Kansas City neighborhood affect my homes' appraisal...Two distinct markets? Part 2 In part 1, we discussed why appraisers are having so much difficulty determining the affect of a distressed property sale on the values of Read More...
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Summary of the Olathe Real Estate Market for Zip Code 66061: According to the Olathe Local Real Estate Report from the Heartland Multiple Listing Service, more homes sold in Olathe compared to 1 year ago, but homes are selling for a lower sales price. Read More...
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I Owe More than My Kansas City Home is Worth, What Happens Next? Part 1 All too often we're approached by a prospective Seller that faces a tough decision: They owe more than their home is worth, what happens next? I am not an attorney and always Read More...
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Home Improvement Epic Failures for Kansas City Home Owners It's that time of year, snow is falling, every one's indoors, fireplaces crackling....Mom says, "Wow, HGTV just ran a special on do-it-yourself bathroom upgrades....", Dad replies, Read More...
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National Home Sales News Runs Against Kansas City Trends! The number of buyers who agreed to purchase previously occupied homes fell sharply in November , an indication that sales will fall this winter, undermining last summer's recovery. The National Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . Arbor Creek - The Community Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The Arbor Creek - The Community Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Read More...
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These Kansas City Homes come with a . . . Nebraska Furniture Mart Gift Card (Gift Cards range from $3,500-$10,000) Read More...
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Does a foreclosure in my Kansas City neighborhood affect my homes' appraisal? Part 1 According to USA Today, across the country, agents and homebuilders are complaining too many appraisals and appraisers are coming in low, cancelling deals. The National Read More...
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Johnson County Real Estate Average Sales Price Average Sales Price Drops $21,545 Blog post written by: Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates . View Distressed Sales, Short Sales & Bank Foreclosures Find Out What Your Home Is Worth Online View Read More...
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Move-Up Buyer Tax Credit 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"...? What does the new tax credit Read More...
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How Fast Are Homes Selling in Kansas City? 3,187 Single Family Homes SOLD in 0-30 Days. 2,064 Single Family Homes SOLD in 31-60 Days. 1,517 Single Family Homes SOLD in 61-90 Days. 1,049 Single Family Homes SOLD in 91-120 Days. 2,795 Single Family Homes Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . Palisade Park Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The Palisade Park Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Although the Palisade Park Read More...
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Top 7 Hottest Real Estate Price Ranges in Kansas 1) $200,000-249,999 with 1,474 homes sold. 2) $160,000-179,999 with 1,196 homes sold. 3) $140,000-159,999 with 1,057 homes sold. 4) $180,000-199,999 with 931 homes sold. 5) $120,000-139,999 with 905 homes Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . South Hampton Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The South Hampton Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Although the South Hampton Read More...
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The link below will direct you to a YouTube video showing a Kansas City McDonal's customer throwing a temper tantrum. According to Kansas City police Chief Jim Corwin, they are looking fof the customer who caused over $3,000 in damage. McDonald's Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . Woodland Creek Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The Woodland Creek Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Although the Woodland Creek Read More...
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Arvest Bank assumed the deposits and loans of SolutionsBank recently. Arvest Bank had purchased and assumed with loss share agreements with the Dederal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) all nonbrokered deposits and loans of SolutionBank. All SolutionsBank Read More...
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This Lenexa Luxury Home comes with a $10,000 Nebraska Furniture Mart Gift Card www.DowellTaggart.com Kansas City Real Estate Marketing Master Clever, Powerful, Savvy, Nonconformist Social Media Mavericks & Unconventional Networkers YOUR success, health, Read More...
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Another Ask a Real Estate Question: Chris, As you remember, I'm new to the area. Where do you recycle Christmas Trees in Kansas City. Good Question, here is the Answer: If used a real Christmas Tree this past month you have options of what you can Read More...
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The US Attorney's Office said in December that the owners and operators of Valley Investments didn't deliver on a promise of returns for investing in their business of developing real estate subdivisions. An Overland Park, Kansas resident was Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . Arlington Park Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The Arlington Park Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Although the Arlington Park Read More...
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Question requested by an Olathe homeowner: Dear Mr. Dowell, I hope you can help me Chris. I'm in a very bad situation and it is only getting worse everyday. I'm frustrated and the frustation is starting to affect my ability to work and run my Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . Brittany Forest Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The Brittany Forest Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Although the Brittany Forest Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . Copper Creek Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The Copper Creek Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Although the Copper Creek Subdivision Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . Brittany Place Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The Brittany Place Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Although the Brittany Place Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . Foxridge Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The Foxridge Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Although the Foxridge Subdivision is Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . Ashton Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The Ashton Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Although the Ashton Subdivision is a fantastic Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . Wyncroft Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The Wyncroft Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Although the Wyncroft Subdivision is Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . Lackman Park Place Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The Lackman Park Place Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Although the Lackman Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . Havencroft Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The Havencroft Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Although the Havencroft Subdivision Read More...
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The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates Proudly Presents . . . Amber Hills Estates Subdivision Real Estate Market Statistics Olathe, Kansas The Amber Hills Estates Subdivision in Olathe, KS. is a fantastic Olathe subdivision. Although the Amber Read More...
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