Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market It’s amazing that during the seller’s market we experienced for many years, home buyers would rarely complain about the prices they were paying for homes. But now, during a buyer’s market, when Kansas City home buyers can buy a much larger home at a much [...]
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A Buyer’s Market In Kansas City Makes It Time To Buy, Not Ask Why
Posted: December 27, 2011 in Home Buying, Johnson County KS Real Estate, Kansas City Real Estate, Leawood Kansas Real Estate, Lee's Summit Real Estate, Lenexa Kansas Real Estate, Mortgage Loans, Olathe Kansas Real Estate, Overland Park KS Real Estate, Prairie Village Real Estate, Shawnee Kansas Real EstateTags: Johnson County Buyer's Agents, Kansas City Buyers Agents, Leawood Buyer's Agents, Lenexa Buyer's Agents, Olathe Buyer's Agents, Overland Park Buyer's Agents, Shawnee Buyer's Agents
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Freddie Mac Foreclosure Listings In The Kansas City Metro Area Now Included In HomeSteps Winter Promotion
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Home Buying, Johnson County KS Real Estate, Kansas City Real Estate, Leawood Kansas Real Estate, Lee's Summit Real Estate, Lenexa Kansas Real Estate, Mortgage Loans, Olathe Kansas Real Estate, Overland Park KS Real Estate, Prairie Village Real Estate, Shawnee Kansas Real EstateTags: Johnson County Buyer's Agent, Kansas City Buyer's Agent, Lenexa Kansas Buyer's Agent, Olathe Kansas Buyer's Agent, Overland Park Buyer's Agent, Prairie Village Buyer's Agent, Shawnee Buyer's Agent
Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market The HomeSteps Winter Sales Promotion that we’ve seen during past winters on Freddie Mac foreclosure listings is making a return to both Kansas and Missouri. HomeSteps announced that they are adding the states of Kansas and Missouri, along with Kentucky, Oregon, Washington and Alaska to [...]
Plan For At Least A 3.5% Down Payment And 580 Credit Score To Buy A Kansas City Home
Posted: November 15, 2011 in Home Buying, Johnson County KS Real Estate, Kansas City Real Estate, Leawood Kansas Real Estate, Lee's Summit Real Estate, Lenexa Kansas Real Estate, Mortgage Loans, Olathe Kansas Real Estate, Overland Park KS Real Estate, Prairie Village Real Estate, Shawnee Kansas Real EstateTags: Johnson County Kansas Home Buyers, Kansas City Home Buyers, Overland Park Home Buyers
Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market Guidelines definitely vary from lender to lender but a typical baseline for securing a home loan will be having at least a 3.5% down payment and a 580 minimum credit score. FHA loans require a 3.5% down payment and conventional loans (i.e. loans backed by [...]
Getting Pre-Approved Before Shopping For An Overland Park Home Is More Important Than Ever
Posted: October 21, 2011 in Home Buying, Home Selling, Johnson County KS Real Estate, Kansas City Real Estate, Leawood Kansas Real Estate, Lee's Summit Real Estate, Lenexa Kansas Real Estate, Mortgage Loans, Olathe Kansas Real Estate, Overland Park KS Real Estate, Prairie Village Real Estate, Shawnee Kansas Real EstateTags: Johnson County Realtors, Kansas City Realtors, Leawood Realtors, Lenexa Realtors, Olathe Realtors, Overland Park Realtors, Prairie Village Realtors, Shawnee Realtors
Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market Even with a solid down payment and good credit scores, home buyers are being grilled by mortgage lenders before their home loan are finalized. If you haven’t purchase a home in Kansas City, Johnson County Kansas, Overland Park or the surrounding area the past couple [...]
There’s More To Choosing A Kansas City Mortgage Lender Than The Interest Rate Being Quoted
Posted: September 21, 2011 in Home Buying, Investment Property, Johnson County KS Real Estate, Kansas City Real Estate, Leawood Kansas Real Estate, Lee's Summit Real Estate, Lenexa Kansas Real Estate, Mortgage Loans, Olathe Kansas Real Estate, Overland Park KS Real Estate, Prairie Village Real Estate, Shawnee Kansas Real EstateTags: Kansas City Home Buying, Kansas City Home Loans, Kansas City Mortgage Rates
Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market Are you considering buying a home in Kansas City, Johnson County Kansas, Overland Park or in the surrounding area? If you are, one of the first things you should start checking on are today’s mortgage interest rates. The lower the interest rates available, the lower [...]
Check Your Credit Score Today If You Want To Buy A Kansas City Home In The Future
Posted: September 16, 2011 in Home Buying, Johnson County KS Real Estate, Kansas City Real Estate, Leawood Kansas Real Estate, Lee's Summit Real Estate, Lenexa Kansas Real Estate, Mortgage Loans, Olathe Kansas Real Estate, Overland Park KS Real Estate, Prairie Village Real Estate, Shawnee Kansas Real EstateTags: Kansas City Realtors, Leawood Kansas Realtor, Lenexa Kansas Realtor, Olathe Kansas Realtors, Overland Park Kansas Realtor, Shawnee Kansas Realtor
Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market It’s often the last thing on a home buyer’s mind yet credit scores are a powerful aspect of buying a Kansas City home. I’ve seen borrowers with a 20% down payment and buying WELL below their means get turned down for a home loan because [...]
Will Mortgage Interest Rates Not Seen Since The 1970′s Get Kansas City Home Buyers Off The Fence?
Posted: September 13, 2011 in Home Buying, Investment Property, Johnson County KS Real Estate, Kansas City Real Estate, Leawood Kansas Real Estate, Lee's Summit Real Estate, Lenexa Kansas Real Estate, Mortgage Loans, Olathe Kansas Real Estate, Overland Park KS Real Estate, Prairie Village Real Estate, Shawnee Kansas Real EstateTags: Kansas City Real Estate, Leawood Real Estate, Lenexa Real Estate, Olathe Real Estate, Shawnee Real Estate
Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market Mortgage rates have now hit 40 year lows but many Kansas City home buyers are remaining cautious. Freddie Mac reports that the average 30-year fixed rate loan nationally had an interest rate of 4.22 percent — mortgage rates we haven’t seen since 1971. Low mortgage [...]
What’s Next? 20% Down Payments To Secure A Conventional Loan When Buying A Kansas City Home?
Posted: July 19, 2011 in Home Buying, Home Selling, Johnson County KS Real Estate, Kansas City Real Estate, Leawood Kansas Real Estate, Lee's Summit Real Estate, Lenexa Kansas Real Estate, Mortgage Loans, Olathe Kansas Real Estate, Overland Park KS Real Estate, Prairie Village Real Estate, Shawnee Kansas Real EstateTags: Johnson County KS Home Buyers, Kansas City Home Buyers, Leawood Home Buyers, Lenexa Home Buyers, Overland Park Home Buyers, Prairie Village Home Buyers, Shawnee Home Buyers
Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market QRM stands for Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) and it will change the way mortgage lending is done should the proposed loan regulations be put into effect. Only home buyers who make a 20% down payment would be considered a “Qualified Residential Mortgage”. Since 85% of [...]
Lowering Of Conventional Loan Limits Should Have Minimal Effect On Kansas City Real Estate Market
Posted: July 5, 2011 in City Market Stats, Home Buying, Home Selling, Investment Property, Johnson County KS Real Estate, Kansas City Real Estate, Leawood Kansas Real Estate, Lee's Summit Real Estate, Lenexa Kansas Real Estate, Mortgage Loans, Olathe Kansas Real Estate, Overland Park KS Real Estate, Prairie Village Real Estate, Shawnee Kansas Real EstateTags: Kansas City Realtor, Overland Park Realtor, Real Estate Agents In Johnson County Kansas, Real Estate Agents In Kansas City, Real Estate Agents In Overland Park
Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market Fannie Mae is planning to be less involved in future upper bracket home purchases. Currently, most counties across the U.S., including all of our Kansas City metro counties, have a $417,000 maximum loan amount that Fannie Mae will back. This means if you need a [...]
Would The Government Really Bail On The Housing Industry At Such A Critical Time?
Posted: June 17, 2011 in City Market Stats, Home Buying, Home Selling, Investment Property, Johnson County KS Real Estate, Kansas City Real Estate, Leawood Kansas Real Estate, Lee's Summit Real Estate, Lenexa Kansas Real Estate, Mortgage Loans, Olathe Kansas Real Estate, Overland Park KS Real Estate, Prairie Village Real Estate, Shawnee Kansas Real Estate, Subdivision Market StatsTags: Johnson County Real Estate, Kansas City Real Estate, Leawood Real Estate, Lee's Summit Real Estate, Lenexa Real Estate, Overland Park Real Estate, Prairie Village Real Estate, Shawnee Real Estate
Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market Discussions abound of serious shake-ups possibly coming in the mortgage lending industry. It’s been suggested that FHA may raise minimum down payments to 5% — they were raised from 3 to 3.5% just last year. Think that will eliminate the number of home buyers in [...]
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