Kansas City Real Estate Network

  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 information about the Cap & Trade Bill. In my opinion, the Cap & ...

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 homes is how they make their living.  So here are the top 22 secrets good Kansas City ...

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 surrounding homes... Still, the buyer is paying a premium not to have to deal with the ...

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 lender only knows how much money they lent YOU.  And THAT is the amount of ...

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 Index. 200,000 agents participate in Point 2 Agent. When web marketing is important ...

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 surrounding homes... Still, the buyer is paying a premium not to have to deal with the ...

Home Improvement Epic Failures for Kansas City Home OwnersIt'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, "Pulling the old toilets and replacing with low-flow sure would make a difference on ...

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 Association of Realtors says nearly one in four of its members has reported clients ...

Does Yes still Mean "YES"? Acting as Buyer's Agent, I wrote a an offer on behalf of a relocation client....He is a minister and relocating to our metro area from Tennessee....We had a shortened time table related to our search and the Buyer's relocation; we needed to find a home and close on the sale before January 15, ...

A Kansas City resident asked me what should they consider in choosing a real estate agent. If you are thinking about hiring a professional to help you with probably your most important asset in Kansas City, your home, you may want to use this list to help you choose the right Kansas City professional. Choosing the wrong Kansas City professional ...

Wow.  Where we live and how we live....What drives us?  Are we, each of us, the sum total of our credit scores?  These scores affect our ability to rent a car, acquire and keep property and casualty insurance...open a bank account...and for 32% of all employers, the ability to choose the "best" candidate for the job. ...

In his work, Conspiracy of the Rich, Rich Dad entrepenour, Robert Kiosaki, discusses the fact that during our current crisis on Wall Street, wealth didn't evaporate, it just changed hands....WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH REAL ESTATE? Your equity, your value, may come back....If it does, and that's a big if, respected economists are ...

How the Current Tax Credit Affects Kansas City First Time Home Buyers $8,000: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorizes a tax credit of up to $8,000 for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. The current tax credit of $8,000 is different ...

it was amazing how quickly I've been losing the weight.  11 pounds inside 3 weeks.  Yep, I'm OK with that. But the real amazing part was how much less I was spending on food....That and my kids are losing weight as well. More green vegetables, more chicken and fish....Less starchy carbs, less fried foods...S'all good.  ...

....Wow, that is a loaded question....Cuz sometimes the best thing you can do is leave things as they are....Making changes, upgrades, remodelling your home....Only works as a strategy to increase the value if the benefit of the changes is greater than the costs....For most homeowners, under most circumstances in TODAY'S market, the ...

That depends....Depends on what you want.  I recently went on a quick vacation to Las Vegas...Yep, I like to play "21"....Sat next to another player that is a Vegas homeowner; a local....Tells me that housing prices hit bottom, but that sales are on the rise....Humm... The variables present in that market are very ...

Rancho Santa Fe, Overland Park  -  Announcing a price reduction on 8825 W 89th St, a 1,800 sq. ft., 3 bath, 3 bdrm ranch "Raised Ranch w/Finished Lower Level". Now MLS® $155,000 - NEW REFINISHED HARDWOODS!. Property information

If yours is a Kansas property.....YES.... As an owner of  Kansas property, title to your property carries with it the Right of Redemption.  This means you have the right to repurchase your property, or, sell the right to purchase your property....Does this sound confusing?  Well, it can be...If you don't have  a ...

A client asked,"Will the weather affect the Kansas City Real Estate Market?" Last week the real estate marketing in Kansas City reminded me of old times. Many properties that haven’t been shown lately by coop agents had showings. Properties that were getting showings, had more showings. Some properties had multiple showings ...