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 Top 25 Kansas City Real Estate Foreclosure List Including Properties in Olathe and Overland Park I have scoured the local Heartland MLS system in search of Kansas City's Top 25 Real Estate Foreclosures. After scouring through hundreds of foreclosures I have formed my Top 25 Real Estate Foreclosure List. Click here to view my Top 25 ...

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 ...

[photo:listing:2330800] Huge 5 Bedroom Home • 2,434 sq. ft., 3 bath, 5 bdrm single story - $205,000 - Incredible Price Round Hill, Overland Park  -  Where else can you find an Overland Park 5 bedroom home in a subdivision with a full country club. The country club includes an inground pool, 5 tennis courts and a kids play ...

...Martin, what are the primary advantages for buying a home?" Chris and I get the question all the time...."Should I buy or rent?"  The answer is simple, maybe. There are three primary reasons to buy.... 1-Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction 2-First-Time Homebuyers Assistance, $8000 Tax Credit 3-You are sick and tired of ...

NBC Action News wanted to hear the skinny on the real estate market....might be worth listening to?  http://www.nbcactionnews.com/content/financialsurvival/local/story/Is-the-Housing-Market-Making-a-Comeback/SUYIn0HD7kqOMHj76L92jQ.cspx If you'd like to hear some of the good news....Should we talk?   

I'm standing in line at my tennis club last Thursday, (yeah, OK, sniff sniff, just tennis courts)....Guy in front of me is interested in buying a home, but wants to wait for rates to go down...further.  Huh? Wow.  "Go down further"....Interest rates are at near 40 year lows for 30 year fixed mortgages. ....And home prices ...

...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 ...

...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 ...

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 ...

In today's search in the Heartland MLS, I found a gorgeous Johnson County Cape Cod 2-Story home with a finished basement, circle driveway and hardwood floors. This Cape Cod has been recently reduced nearly $60,000. The listing agent's remarks are: MOTIVATED SELLER IN ROE MANOR HEIGHTS. THIS HOME HAS IT ALL...CIRCLE DRIVE, KITCHEN WITH ...