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 ...

...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 ...

[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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Not All Kansas City Realtors Know How To Negotiate a Short Sale A few months ago I assisted one of my sellers in a real estate contract. My seller was in a short sale position so I took my time negotiating with the buyer's agent. I explained to the buyer's agent the path I would take with the seller's lender and how long it would ...

My business partner and I have gone on over 100 appointments the past 4 months where a Johnson County homeowner was heading into a real estate foreclosure. As Loss Mitigation Consultants we help homeowners and banks mitigate their losses. Depending on the bank and their representatives we can request forbearance or a loan modification. Some banks ...

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 ...

I found a new Johnson County foreclosure that has great curb appeal in the Kansas City MLS today! This newly listed Johnson County home for sale is a distressed home with over 2250 square footage. The real estate listing agent describes the home as under market. This 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home is in great condition and features 12' ...

For the past 3 weeks I have been showing 8 groups of people homes for sale in Kansas City. At first I would show start by showing them homes for sale in a 4-5 hour period. After I got a grasp of what they were looking for, I would hunt the Kansas City MLS for homes that would fit their search criteria and e-mail them the new listings. When the ...

Save over $60,000 on this Real Estate Foreclosure: Johnson County 2-Story with Finished Walkout Basement & Front Porch with Columns This monrings scroll through the MLS takes me to a Johnson County 4 bedrooom, 2 full bath, 2 half bath 2-story with a walkout finished basement. The listing agent for this Johnson County Foreclosure says that it ...