Kansas City Real Estate Network

...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 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 ...

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 ...