Kansas City Real Estate Network

Decreased Access to Credit and Fewer ''Move-In Condition''  Homes is Being Blamed for Lower Owner-Occupied Investor REO Buyers. The percentage of owner-occupied REO buyers has dropped 20% during the past 2 years. In 2009, around 80% of REO buyers were owner-occupants. That number now hovers around 60 percent and is still on the ...

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Moody's Investors Services has corrected Emporia State University's long-term debt rating to A1 from A2.

Moody's Investors Service has assigned an Aa2 rating on about $62.5 million in Olathe school district bonds.

There is no single answer for this question because the rules are changing monthly. In the old days if an investor kept a home for 6 months they could make unlimited profit. Many guidelines have changed to narrow the flip time to 90 days. Unfortunately, when the flip time narrowed to 90 days many lenders started putting caps on the profit ...

Moody's Investors Service today downgraded Kansas City's general obligation debt rating to A1 from A3.

According to NuWire Investor, Lawrence, KS. made Housing Predicator's list of the Top 10 Buyers Markets for Real Estate Investors. As with many college towns like Lawrence, they have been insulated from the nation's financial crisis. Lawrence is the home of the Kansas Jayhawks and is 30 minutes West of Kansas City. To view the Top 10 List, go to: ...

...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 ...

....From time to time, we come across others who impact our lives in a positive way, and unles you live on the Moon, you are aware our mainstream media rarely reports "good news"....I am not referring to Pollyanna News....Cake eating contests, modern art built with matchsticks, or "....man-eating dog subdued without harm by smiling ...

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 ...

...So I took her out to a famous Scottish restaurant, MCSomethings, for an orange juice and some quiet time....While we're sitting there, the guy next to us is reading the paper and telling his wife...Not to worry, they can refinance or get a loan modification, after all, there is an ad in our local paper that offers some really incredible ...

So most of us are feeling better about the economy...?  Huh?  Why?  Good question to ask ourselves...Are YOU feeling better about the economy?  The latest government report regarding homebuilders suggests we "feel" better...What does that mean? For most of us, there is an increased sense that credit is ...

[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 ...

Location, condition, price, traffic...These are the cornerstones of successfully selling your client's home.  Ever get a longing for the "good old days"....Or talk with your friends about..."back in the day"?  Nostalgia aside, our memories of the events of our lives almost always exceed the events ...

...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?   

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.  ...