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According to a 2007 survey, only 47.9% of the native sons and daughters stay in Kansas after the age of 25. Many of the adults leave Kansas for higher education and then relocate to a job or they leave Kansas in young adulthood to find employment in a trade in another state.
Kansas ranked 42nd out of the 50 states in keeping their native sons and daughters. Looking at more recent data, the State of Kansas might be sliding a little more down the chart.
Should the State of Kansas work harder to keep its native sons and daughters?Exhibit Showing States’ Retention of Native Sons and Daughters Age 25 or More*Source: 2007 American Community Survey
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What do you think of replacing TCU and West Virginia with Texas A&M and Missouri? The Big 12 Announces Their 2012 Football Schedule
What do you think of replacing TCU and West Virginia with Texas A&M and Missouri?
The Big 12 has been waiting on the addition of West Virginia before the football schedule for 2012 is released. Now that the addition of West Virginiahas been finalized, the Big 12 Conference has released its 2012 football schedule, which does include TCU and West Virginia.
Click here to view the 2012 Big 12 Football Schedule
The first football game scheduled for the Big 12 season is between TCU and Kansas on September 15th.
TCU and West Virginia are replacing Missouri and Texas A&M, which joined the Southeastern Conference.
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today! Short sales, foreclosures, luxury homes, investor homes, first time home buyer homes, land, investment properties and move up buyers.
Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Lansing, Leavenworth, Spring Hill, Eudora, De Soto, Edgerton, Platte City, Smithville, Gladstone, Liberty, Riverside, Independence, Lee's Summit, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Belton, Grandview, Raytown, Waldo and the surrounding Kansas City communities.
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Help Protect the Kansas Mortgage Interest Deduction
The Kansas Legislature is currently considering a proposal to eliminate the ability of Kansans to claim the mortgage interest deduction and other tax deductions important to the housing market on their state income tax returns.
If passed, this proposal would eliminate the Kansas mortgage interest deduction (and many other tax deductions that are important to homeownership) and would cause severe harm to the Kansas housing market and the Kansas economy.
With just two clicks of your mouse and less than ten seconds of your time, you can help oppose this damaging proposal and protect the Kansas mortgage interest deduction.  Click here to contact your legislatures.
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!Short sales, foreclosures, luxury homes, investor homes, first time home buyer homes, land, investment properties and move up buyers.
Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Lansing, Leavenworth, Spring Hill, Eudora, De Soto, Edgerton, Platte City, Smithville, Gladstone, Liberty, Riverside, Independence, Lee's Summit, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Belton, Grandview, Raytown, Waldo and the surrounding Kansas City communities.
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Kansas University first hired Charlie Weis from Florida. Charlie negotiated a good salary for the assistant coaches. The first coach Charlie hires was Tim Grunnard from Bishop Miege in Roeland Park, Kansas. Tim was the head football coach of the Miege Stags and a former Kansas City Chiefs football player. My Gardner Trailblazer's have played the Stags a couple times over the last couple years and I think Tim did a wonderful job representing the Stags. I always liked his demeanor on the sidelines.
Now that Tim is headed to Kansas University, he may have had some pull to get Tre Parmalee. Tre Parmalee, a 5-foot-10, 160-pound receiver out of Bishop Miege High School, orally committed to the Kansas football team on Wednesday night.
Parmalee is the first commitment for new KU coach Charlie Weis. Parmalee picked KU after de-committing from Northern Illinois. Tim Grunnard is the first hired and Tre Parmalee is the first commitment for KU. I like the idea of getting some of the football talent from the area. This should be good to watch Tim and Tre on the KU sidelines, even though I'm a Kansas State Wildcat.
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!Short sales, foreclosures, luxury homes, investor homes, first time home buyer homes, land, investment properties and move up buyers.
Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Lansing, Leavenworth, Spring Hill, Eudora, De Soto, Edgerton, Platte City, Smithville, Gladstone, Liberty, Riverside, Independence, Lee's Summit, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Belton, Grandview, Raytown, Waldo and the surrounding Kansas City communities.
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Kansas University Will Announce Charlie Weis as Their New Coach
OK, nobody can deny that Charlie Weis has been successful in his coaching career. He has coached high school, college and at the professional level.
Many people in Kansas City may only know his recent coaching jobs at Notre Dame, his alma matter, at the University of Florida and with the Kansas City Chiefs. Charlie has also coached for the New York Giants and the New England Patriots.
Later today, the University of Kansas, will announce Charlie Weis as their new head football coach.
In order to build a top notch college football program, Charlie will need to find a winning formula. With the lack of 4 star high school recruits in Kansas, Charlie will need to find recruits from other states and from the junior college ranks. That means Charlie will need to out recruit Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Missouri, Texas and instate rival Kansas States.
Do you think Charlie Weis will find a winning formula for Kansas?
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!Short sales, foreclosures, luxury homes, investor homes, first time home buyer homes, land, investment properties and move up buyers.
Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Lansing, Leavenworth, Spring Hill, Eudora, De Soto, Edgerton, Platte City, Smithville, Gladstone, Liberty, Riverside, Independence, Lee's Summit, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Belton, Grandview, Raytown, Waldo and the surrounding Kansas City communities.
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Home Prices Continue to Fall - Exclude Distressed Sales and Kansas Homes are AppreciatingAccording to the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI), national homeprices, including distressed sales, also declined by 3.9% on ayear-over-year basis in October 2011 compared to October 2010. This follows a decline of 3.8% in September 2011 compared toSeptember 2010. Excluding distressed sales, year-over-yearprices declined by 0.5% in October 2011 compared to October 2010and by 2.1% in September 2011 compared to September 2010. Distressed sales include short sales and real estate owned (REO)transactions. Highlights as of October 2011- Including distressed sales, the five states with the highestappreciation were: West Virginia (+4.8%), South Dakota (+3.1%),New York (+3.0%), District of Columbia (+2.4%) and Alaska(+2.1%).- Including distressed sales, the five states with the greatestdepreciation were: Nevada (-12.1%), Illinois (-9.4%), Arizona(-8.1%), Minnesota (-7.9%) and Georgia (-7.3%).- Excluding distressed sales, the five states with the highestappreciation were: South Carolina (+4.6%), Maine (+3.1%), NewYork (+3.1%), Alaska (+2.9%) and Kansas (+2.8%).- Excluding distressed sales, the five states with the greatestdepreciation were: Nevada (-8.8%), Arizona (-7.0%), Minnesota(-5.7%), Delaware (-3.9%) and Georgia (-3.6%).- Including distressed transactions, the peak-to-current changein the national HPI (from April 2006 to October 2011) was -32.0%. Excluding distressed transactions, the peak-to-current change inthe HPI for the same period was -22.4%.- Of the top 100 Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) measuredby population, 78 are showing year-over-year declines in October,two fewer than in September.
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!Short sales, foreclosures, luxury homes, investor homes, first time home buyer homes, land, investment properties and move up buyers.
Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Lansing, Leavenworth, Spring Hill, Eudora, De Soto, Edgerton, Platte City, Smithville, Gladstone, Liberty, Riverside, Independence, Lee's Summit, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Belton, Grandview, Raytown, Waldo and the surrounding Kansas City communities.
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President Obama Visits Osawatomie, Kansas to Deliver Economic Speach
President Obama will give an economic speech in Osawatomie, KS., this afternoon at a location the White House says it was very specific in picking and was meant to stir echoes of President Teddy Roosevelt.
Roosevelt spoke in the very same town more than 100 years ago on Aug. 31, 1910, where he presented his vision for America and the coming 1912 election.
Sound familiar?
That's by design.
The White House says it spent a month planning and choosing this location and that there are parallels between how working class families felt then and now.
President Obama is supposed to land at KCI late this morning and take a motorcade through Missouri and Northern Johnson County. Obama will speak in the Osawatomie High School Gym at 1:00 p.m. Osawatomie, Kansas is 30 minutes south of Olathe, Kansas and over an hour from KCI airport.
If you were not one of the brave souls who stood in line to get tickets to the event, don't worry. Most of the major tv channels will broadcast the economic speach.
Read more: Fox News
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!Short sales, foreclosures, luxury homes, investor homes, first time home buyer homes, land, investment properties and move up buyers.
Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Lansing, Leavenworth, Spring Hill, Eudora, De Soto, Edgerton, Platte City, Smithville, Gladstone, Liberty, Riverside, Independence, Lee's Summit, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Belton, Grandview, Raytown, Waldo and the surrounding Kansas City communities.
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Kansas Foreclosure Laws - How to Stop a Kansas Foreclosure - What is a Short Sale?
Kansas is a judicial foreclosure mortgage state with no non-judicial foreclosures available. All foreclosures in Kansas are processed through the courts. The foreclosure sale for Kansas properties held at the courthouse steps around 130 days into the proceedings. A Kansas homeowner has typically 90 days from the sale date to redeem the sale at the sheriffs office.
The best way to prevent a Kansas from foreclosure is to short sale it prior to the sale date.
A short sale is when the mortgage lender allows a property to be sold for less than the amount owed on a mortgage and takes a loss. A short sale is important because in Kansas a deficiency judgment is allowed. When the bank accepts a short sale, they are agreeing to release the foreclosure and possible future judgements. If a mortgage lender forecloses on a property, they can attach a deficiency judgment. The Kansas City Real Estate Network can assist Kansas homeowners with a short sale.
If you have questions about a foreclosure, we recommend consulting an attorney.
How to stop a real estate foreclosure in Kansas ---> Stop Foreclosure Now!
Some common questions:
Q) When does the sheriff come to the door and evict the Kansas homeowner?
A) The sheriff will be sent to the home after foreclosure date and the redemption period are completed. This period is typically 90 days to 1 year after the sale date.
Q) Can a Kansas homeowner sell a home after foreclosure?
A) A Kansas homeowner can sell the property during the redemption period. Any amount over the redemptive quote can be kept by the homeowner.
Q) I have heard horror stories about delays in processing short sales in Kansas. Are they true?
A) Some of the horror stories are true. We have done so many short sales that we made a science of completing them. Most delays due to not completing the required paperwork in a timely matter. One lender told us that it takes the typical homeowner 60 days to complete and send in the proper paperwork. That is to long when the typical buyer wants to close within 45 days.
We do short sale in the following Kansas cities:
Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Prairie Village, Gardner, Merriam. Mission, Roeland Park, De Soto, Spring Hill, Fairway, Mission Hills, Edgerton, Westwood, Lake Quivira, Westwood Hills, Mission Woods, Louisburg, Paola, Hillsdale, Bonner Springs, Leavenworth, Lansing, Tonganoxie, Basehor, Piper, Linwood, and Kansas City.
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!
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The Kansas City Real Estate Network likes the new RE/MAX logo. The new logo was first introduced recently at the International Broker Owners Convention in Los Angeles, California. At the broker convention, Dave Liniger, founder of RE/MAX International, stated that RE/MAX is number one in the real estate sales arena in virtually every way and this new logo is symbolic of that achievement. Liniger stated that RE/MAX is number one in market share, agent productivity, brand name awareness, national advertising, internet lead generation, professional education and in the minds of buyers and sellers.
The Kansas City Real Estate Network of RE/MAX Premier Realty is excited about the new RE/MAX logo and will begin using it immediately in their advertising and personal promotion.
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!
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What is a Kansas Homestead Exemption? Can Kansas homeowners use it to keep their properties from being foreclosed on?
A homestead exemption is a very powerful tool for homeowners to protect themselves. Homestead Exemptions vary widely from state to state.
1) House can’t be force sold.
2) Protects owner if one of the owners pass away.
3) Protects the owners and the home from property tax increases and collections. In some states, a home claimed under a homestead can never be force sold. The State of Kansas provides an unlimited dollar amount homestead exemption. Although the State of Kansas provides an unlimited dollar amount on its homestead exemption, it does limit the exemption to a certain area of land, which is much larger in rural areas.
The federal bankruptcy homestead exemption is $17,425. Where a state’s homestead exemption is lower than $17,425, a debtor contemplating a bankruptcy filing should consider using the federal exemptions, all other things being equal. Generally, consensual liens, such as mortgages, cannot be eliminated inside or outside of bankruptcy in Kansas, even when they are attached to property subject to an exemption. Therefore, the Kansas homestead exemption can actually be worth nothing to the debtor if the home is very heavily mortgaged. In order to keep the property in Kansas, a Kansas homeowner will need to have a property that is not heavily mortgaged. RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company. For a reason...should we talk?
Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty
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The unveiling of the first building on Kansas State University’s Olathe Innovation Campus on Tuesday drew state and local legislators, students, alumni and K-State and Kansas fans alike. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a 1979 K-State graduate and former student body president, was on hand, along with U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, who is a KU alumnus and former student body president. Although the two traded jabs at the other’s alma mater, they were in agreement that it was a momentous occasion for K-State, Olathe, Johnson County and the state. “The competition and the collaboration is beautiful. And that’s what we need as a state. We compete, we collaborate,” Brownback said. “There are KU campuses here in Johnson County and K-State campuses here. … We grow, we grow together, we grow competitively, and we can do this as a state.”
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New opportunities for research, graduate education and more are coming to the Kansas City area with the opening of Kansas State University's newest campus in Olathe. A ribbon-cutting ceremony at K-State Olathe will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, with an open house for the public to follow until 7 p.m.
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Motorists in Kansas may soon be able to drive faster than ever on some Kansas highways, and they won’t get hit with heafty fines if they’re not wearing seat belts, either. The Kansas Legislature on Friday agreed to raise the speed limit to 75 miles per hour on more than 1,000 miles of separated, multilane highways. The same measure also requires cities to charge no more than $10 for seat-belt violations — one of the lowest such fines in the nation. Some cities charge up to $100 for seat-belt violations. Lenexa charges $60, including court costs; Shawnee, Olathe and Leawood have $30 fines. The bill goes to Gov. Sam Brownback after passing the Senate 23-14 and the House 107-13. The top speed limit in Kansas has been 70 mph since 1996.
For more information, go to: Speed limit likely going higher in Kansas RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company. For a reason...should we talk? Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment. Do you have a real estate question for the Real Estate Wizards? Email us at RealEstateWizard@DowellTaggart.comBlog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates YOUR success, health, happiness, and wealth can be attributed to the choices YOU make. Smart web surfers choose www.DowellTaggart.com, intelligent Kansas City home buyers and home sellers choose the Dowell Taggart Team for professional representation, industry leading advice and incredible online marketing. When YOU contact US, YOU work with US, Not a newbie assistant.
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Motorists in Kansas may soon be able to drive faster than ever on some Kansas highways, and they won’t get hit with heafty fines if they’re not wearing seat belts, either. The Kansas Legislature on Friday agreed to raise the speed limit to 75 miles per hour on more than 1,000 miles of separated, multilane highways. The same measure also requires cities to charge no more than $10 for seat-belt violations — one of the lowest such fines in the nation. Some cities charge up to $100 for seat-belt violations. Lenexa charges $60, including court costs; Shawnee, Olathe and Leawood have $30 fines. The bill goes to Gov. Sam Brownback after passing the Senate 23-14 and the House 107-13. The top speed limit in Kansas has been 70 mph since 1996.
For more information, go to: Speed limit likely going higher in Kansas RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company. For a reason...should we talk? Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment. Do you have a real estate question for the Real Estate Wizards? Email us at RealEstateWizard@DowellTaggart.comBlog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates YOUR success, health, happiness, and wealth can be attributed to the choices YOU make. Smart web surfers choose www.DowellTaggart.com, intelligent Kansas City home buyers and home sellers choose the Dowell Taggart Team for professional representation, industry leading advice and incredible online marketing. When YOU contact US, YOU work with US, Not a newbie assistant.
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Kansas is in the middle of the pack when it comes to distressed real estate sales According to recent NAR stats, 23% of the real estate sales in Kansas are distressed real estate sales. Missouri ranks in the top 10 with 38% of the real estate sales being a distressed sale. RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company. For a reason...should we talk? Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment. Do you have a real estate question for the Real Estate Wizards? Email us at RealEstateWizard@DowellTaggart.comBlog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best AssociatesNine Reasons Why to Use the Dowell Taggart Team?1) Buyers and Sellers find us online first, before any other Kansas City Real Estate Team! That might sound bold, but we’re willing to put it to the test! Don’t believe us? Search us on the web. Go ahead and search Kansas City Real Estate....www.DowellTaggart.com . 2) Contact us and you’ll find out we'll return your call more quickly than anyone else in town! Why? Because our clients tell us that’s important! We return phone calls promptly.Would you prefer a Kansas City REALTOR that has a newbie assistant answer the telephone or return your calls? Or the calls of Buyer’s who want to see your home?3) With 87% of the Kansas City home buyers starting on the Internet, doesn't it make sense to list your home for sale with the #1 online Kansas City real estate team? Wouldn't it make sense for more Buyers to find your home more quickly? Our 124+ step proven marketing plan, gets results.Don’t believe us, search us on the web www.DowellTaggart.com . Click here to get started today! 4) Do you like to save money? So do we. View the Top Kansas City Distressed Homes for sale including Foreclosures and Distressed homes with special financing options! 5) Knowing a little bit about the market in Connecticut might be interesting, but most people believe it makes sense to arm themselves with local market statistics.... There is a reason why we’ve been interviewed over 200 times by the media. View local Kansas City real estate stats. 6) At $3.50 per gallon, does it make sense to start your Kansas City home search on Kansas City’s real estate #1 online website? Why start in the car? Click here to get started, today for free!7) Learn how to buy a Kansas City home with zero down. We also have 86 steps to help Kansas City home buyers save money and time. Contact the Dowell Taggart Team today! 8) Although the Dowell Taggart Team is extremely high tech, we haven't forgotten our roots. We're geniunely nice people who like to help our clients reach their goals. 9) We’re the leaders in providing Local community information. Checkout the stats we provide: Gardner, KS., Olathe, KS., Overland Park, KS., Leawood, KS., Lenexa, KS., and Shawnee, KS. |
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