Kansas City Real Estate Network

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

...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 ...

...and the host comes on and discusses our president's plan to allow judges to change mortgage terms....BANKRUPTCY JUDGES. Just take a moment and consider....Not a foreclosure judge, not a divorce judge, not Judge Judy.... If you want to take advantage of this component of the stimulus package, you'll need to apply for a ...

We often have clients report to us that their neighbors, "....sold their homes for way above market price....", and find out later that someone lied to them. Yep, their neighbors, their friends, lied to them. Amazing. Many sellers are shocked to find out they are not the only people on their block who are facing tough ...

Johnson County Real Estate: Are Real Estate Foreclosures Up in Johnson County, Kansas? If you haven't heard, real estate foreclosure are up, or are they? Most of the headlines this week is "Real Estate Foreclosures are Up 70% over the Same Time Last Year." If you are like me and read the articles, you will ...

Gardner Real Estate Question: I was one of the 350 Embarq Employees who lost their job Friday. I'm going to have difficulties making my mortgage and in fact it may go into foreclosure, what do I do? This is a real estate question that was asked this weekend. First, I'm sorry for your job loss. Through some questioning, you felt that there ...

Kansas City Real Estate Question: Can a Kansas City homeowner sell their home after it has been foreclosed on? This real estate question was emailed to us the past week. It is a very good question and with this particular question, I will need more information in order to answer because a real estate foreclosure is different in Kansas and ...

Question from Kansas City Homeowner: We are having problems paying opur mortgage. The bank hasn't filed foreclosure, but we anticipate they will file foreclosure soon. We are currently 1 month late on our mortgage.We have found a rental to move to and we will be moving out of our home this coming weekend.We can not afford a real estate ...