Kansas City Real Estate Network

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 ...

Choosing the right Realtor is the most important step innegotiating a “Short Sale” in Kansas City.I get asked from homeowners weekly about how to negotiate ashort sale. When I get through the process they usually choose a personalfriend or family member to help them out of their problem.Yesterday was an unusual day. I was asked by 8 ...

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 ...

Sales on Olathe, Kansas homes have slowed, and now is a great time to purchase your own little slice of Heaven...Kansas City Real Estate.... Check out this article..... http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081223/bs_nm/us_usa_economy_housing1 Is it time to seriously look for that dream home?  Should we talk?   

Kansas City Home Sales Stats Decrease 62% Kansas City new home sales this month of 162 represents a 62% decrease from one year ago when there were 431 Kansas City new home sales in November. New home sales decreased 35% in November compared to October of 2008 when there were 249 new home sales. Existing homes sales were down 24% from last ...

...Is a question kids ask every year....and this year, that question asked in my home sounds like, "Can I get on the Internet and find Santa?" Maybe it's a job transfer, might be that you reduced your expenses and down-sized your home this year?  How can you follow Santa's path to your home? You see, this year, ...

Cothrell & White, Olathe  -  Announcing a price reduction on 400 E Johnston, a 953 sq. ft., 2 bath, 3 bdrm single story "Traditional Ranch". Now MLS® $135,000 - Great Time to Purchase!. Property information

Click here to view real estate investment properties for sale including foreclosures and REO's  Have you hear heard of the Kansas City Real Estate Stimulus Package?  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home in Kansas City, let the Dowell Taggart Team introduce you to the Kansas City Real Estate Stimulus Package. Our ...

The Dowell Taggart Team is constantly viewing investment properties for sale for our investor clients. The newest list has been uploaded to http:://InvestmentProperties.DowellTaggart.com. you can also find them by going to our home page www.DowellTaggart.com and clicking on investment properties on the tab on the left. We have compiled ...

Kansas City Investment Property List: The Dowell Taggart Team is releasing their 35 Page list of Kansas City Investment Properties including Foreclosures, Short Sales and a pre- Foreclosure This is the time of year when real estate investors start coming to Kansas City to view potential investment properties. This year is no exception. With many ...

Today I worked with an out of town real estate investor. The couple hours we searched on our local MLS for distressed properties for sale. We searched foreclosures, pre-foreclosures, REO's, RELO's and HUD properties. My client was amazed at the good deals we found. Here are some of the real estate deals we found. We even found a bank owned ...

Clients are asking if the falling interest rates will improve the chances of sellng their Kansas City homes closer to fair market value, and conversely, will the falling rates make investing less attractive? The experts agree that falling rates enable more buyers to take advantage of home ownership....But lenders have slowly but surely ...