Kansas City Real Estate Network

Arvest Bank assumed the deposits and loans of SolutionsBank recently. Arvest Bank had purchased and assumed with loss share agreements with the Dederal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) all nonbrokered deposits and loans of SolutionBank. All SolutionsBank branches will be integrated into Arvest Bank. A special note has been placed on the Arvest ...

The City of Olathe purchased the Burning Tree Golf Course recently to add more water wells. The golf course is located in a newly annnexed Desoto property. Currently, the City of Olathe, owns more property around the golf course for water wells. The Golf Course sits on the Kansas River and will be used for the Olathe, Kansas water system. Blog ...

Last Week in Review "A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION...BUT DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK." Barbra Streisand obviously wasn't singing about Bond prices or interest rates in her 1980's song. But those lyrics were fitting last week when the Federal Reserve stepped in with more buying of Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), helping ...

Just Released: Kansas City is now accepting applications from home buyers for the Kansas City Dream Home Program. The program offers up to $20,000 down payment and closing costs assistance to qualified home buyers purchasing homes. For more information of program guidelines and contact information for the Kansas City Dream Home Program, click ...

  Free Kids’ Bike Helmets on 6/20/09Kohl’s Department Store in Lee’s Summit is having a free Bike Smart event this Saturday, June 20, 2009 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Your kids can get free bike helmets (while supplies last) and learn about bicycle safety. Kohls is also giving away door prizes that include stuffed ...

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. ...

 My Friday morning networking group was not my typical Fridaymorning meeting. First one of my past clients called with a huge referral andrecommendation to their relocation department. She is in charge of personneland she wanted to let me know that she has chosen my team to relocate severalof her fellow employees. What an awesome ...

A movie producer contacted me this morning and asked me for some help. He said that he was working on inking a deal on filming a movie here in Kansas City.  He didn't tell me what the film was about other than it was an action film ( my son recognized his box hit movies). He was asking for help on getting things started. First he needed a ...

Free College DayApril 18, 2009 Johnson County Community CollegeThank you, Johnson County, for 40 wonderful years! To show our appreciation, take a class – it’s on us! As part of Johnson County Community College’s 40th anniversary celebration, JCCC’s faculty and staff have volunteered to offer the public an afternoon of ...

I had several people call me this afternoon to find out why all the news media was in Gardner, Kansas today. I thought they were in Gardner because of the primaries on Tuesday. I called one of my buddies and he told me that a 14 year old boy was hit across the street from the Gardner, KS. high school by a high school student ...

This Kansas City Man Has More Heart and Determination than 2 Million People put Together Yesterday I had a very interesting meeting with a man that has had more heart and determination than a million Kansas Citians put together.Now, you ask why I say this? Read on and you'll read why. Let me start from when I first met this young ...

The City of Merriam is accepting applications for the franchise fee rebate program. This program provides Merriam families, whose income falls within the limits established by HUD, the opportunity to apply for a refund of the franchise fees paid on electricity, gas and telephone bills during 2008. Franchise fees collected from utility companies ...

Kansas City Homeowners will benefit from Obama's Housing Plan President Barack Obama unveiled the $75 billion “Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan” yesterday, which promises to help “… up to 7 to 9 million families including Kansas City families restructure or refinance their mortgages to avoid foreclosure. In ...

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 ...

....Anxiety, pressure....THAT LAST GREAT GIFT IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER....You're bummed out, and the next stop os the food court....Just a quick drink, maybe a light lunch..... The irrestiable smells wafting from around the corner lure you in like a mosquito to a bug ...

Don’t Let the heat escape your homeIn Kansas City and around the country the price of electricity is on the rise, so what can we do to keep the heat in our home and pay the electric or gas companies less money?  Here is a list of tips compiled by a Chattanooga real estate agent to assist us all in making this winter a little ...

In today’s financial climate first time homebuyer’s are really stuck having to come up with a down payment to purchase a home or get a sizable gift from a relative that is loosing money in their own portfolio. I have had many requests for more information from the Kansas City Area Realtors that need this type of program to get ...

....Number 1 question posed to us by buyers last summer; "How do I find a great home near my work?" Gas prices where near $4 bucks gallon, and all of us expected that number to only get bigger.... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98178010  As gas prices drop, that question becomes less important, and as ...

The Dowell Taggart Team is sponsoring the Kansas City Real Estate Stimulus Package. If you are thinking about purchasing or selling a home in the Kansas City area you may want to see how the Kansas City Real Estate Stimulus Package may benefit you. Dowell Taggart Team of Infinity Realty[Video]

Interstate 35 • Pavement repairs in Johnson County are scheduled to close the right and center lanes for traffic headed north on I-35 at Santa Fe Drive. Work is set for 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday Starting December 8th. • Bridge work is scheduled to close all lanes of traffic overnight on I-35, from U.S. Highway 169 to U.S. ...