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  • "The fabric of our lives".... Our Credit Scores?

    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. ...
    Posted to Kansas City Real Estate News Blog (Weblog) by 230330 on May 20, 2009
  • "Where did my Equity Go?"....Final chapter

    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 ...
    Posted to Kansas City Real Estate News Blog (Weblog) by 230330 on May 19, 2009
  • Homeowner's Sentiment Regarding the Economy Rises....

    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 ...
    Posted to Kansas City Real Estate News Blog (Weblog) by 230330 on April 20, 2009
  • "Can I find a low-cost mortgage?"...

    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 ...
    Posted to Kansas City Real Estate News Blog (Weblog) by 230330 on March 19, 2009
  • ...So I started the "Cookie Diet"...and

    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.  ...
    Posted to Kansas City Real Estate News Blog (Weblog) by 230330 on March 2, 2009
  • Has the market hit rock bottom?

    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 ...
    Posted to Kansas City Real Estate News Blog (Weblog) by 230330 on February 4, 2009