Kansas City Real Estate Network

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 ...

Social Media Could Kill the Sale of Your Olathe, Kansas Home!Social media, emerging media...new media....Humm.  Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Plaxo, Twitter...aren't those all for kids?  How could it help or hurt the sale of your home?  Isn't that stretching things a bit?  A LOT?87% of all new home buyers and ...

Almost daily I hear a comment regarding miscommunication. This person heard that the meeting was on Monday, the other person heard that the meeting was Thursday. Who is right? We will probably never know. Why does this happen? Probably because everyone is on the run. Everybody wants everything now and if they don't get it ...

...Giving hope to the hopeful...We receive calls every week from clients and prospective Sellers regarding Loan Modifications....While there are many good resources available to help consumers understand Loan Modifications, these typically involve explain the basics as they relate to FEDERAL guidelines, not the guidelines relevant to your ...

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 ...

What do Kansas City Homes, Kansas City Real Estate, and Kansas City Homebuyers have in common with ....Beaverton, Oregon...Shickley, Nebraska....Hays, Kansas....Minneapolis, Minnesota, Overland Park, Kansas, Olathe, Kansas, and Lees Summit, Missouri? People from these cities visited our site this morning.  Some looking to relocate, others to ...

A movie producer contacted me this morning and asked me for some help. He said that he was working on inking a deal on filming a movie here in Kansas City.  He didn't tell me what the film was about other than it was an action film ( my son recognized his box hit movies). He was asking for help on getting things started. First he needed a ...

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.  ...

Event InfoHost:Kansas City NetworkingType:Education - WorkshopNetwork:GlobalTime and PlaceDate:Tuesday, March 10, 2009Time:7:00pm - 9:30pmLocation:Big Bob's Flooring OutletStreet:10001 W. 75th StreetCity/Town:Shawnee, KS View MapContact InfoPhone:9137129313Email:KCNG@DowellTaggart.comDescriptionKCNG and Big Bob's Flooring ...

How would you like to find a walkable place to live in Kansas City by calculating a Walk Score for any address. According to the Walk Score website will rank 2500+ neighborhoods in the top 40 largest cities including Kansas City. Comparing two homes by using the Walk Score is kind of fun and interesting. It will also give you the businesses ...

Great Johnson County, Kansas Mapping Tool If you are a homeowner or home buyer in Johnson County, Kansas you will want to bookmark the Johnson County, Kansas mapping tool. With this mapping tool, homeowners can view their lot size, utility easements and plot online. Home buyers can use the mapping tool to compare lots. Playing around with the ...

...and the gal in front of me orders a double half-caff something or other, with whipped topping, smothered in super glue.... That's what I believed I had heard; truth is, I have selective perception...Didn't hear half of what she said, because I was ready to order plain-old coffee, and I wasn't paying all that much attention.  I ...

Homebuilders confidence in the real estate market is at an all-time low, according to key economic indicators, and new home starts are also rending downward.... RIGHT NOW, there is an intersection of low prices and low interest rates... Since new home starts are down, finding a great deal on a new home is the right choice.Check ...

Has a bottom in real estate been reached?  Well at least some buyers think some.  The National Association of Realtors reported today that The Pending Home Sales Index rose 6.3% to 87.7 in December from a revised reading of 82.5 in November.  What happened?  Homes are simply becoming more affordable.  NAR's House ...

When a client uses the services of the Dowell Taggart Team, they will not only get outstanding service but they will get a wealth of knowledge at their disposal. All of the partners of the Dowell Taggart Team are required to belong to a networking group. The benefit to our clients is top notch service and a wealth of knowledge from other ...

The good ole "lowball offer"....Welcome back friend. Foreclosures across the country are up, but trending downward in Kansas City, and especially Johnson County, Kansas. Why? Simple....Our market didn't suffer from an overdose of skyroeckting, overinflated housing prices.  We sufferred from an increase in overvalued ...

As Chris wrote to many of our clients, the answer sounds a lot like a contradiction.....With foreclosure rates falling in Kansas City, interest rates also falling, prices still falling....a little.... Sounds like "blue sky" to me....The truth is...Messy, complicated....Our market is still strong for sales as well as purchases, and ...

Recently I wrote regarding the bottoming of our real estate market, and the corresponding dip in interest rates....Let's see, low housing costs, as well as low interest rates; HUM? And many of you questioned whether or not this is a good time to buy.... When WE answer, it sounds self-serving, so I thought I'd publish a consumer's ...

Sometimes it is difficult  . . . to live with technology. My wife gets people to notice her for her looks. When she came home from school yesterday, she informed me that 5 people noticed things she had changed. After living with her for almost two decades I know that is my que to respond with "Wow you look terrific". I'm not ...