Archive for the ‘Shawnee Kansas Real Estate’ Category

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market My National Association of Realtors has released the second quarter 2010 market statistics for the Kansas City metro area. The local trend shows that home prices have rising 4% when compared to the second quarter of 2009. The report gives us a look back nine [...]

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market Well, it’s about time to get the ribs and chicken on the grill. Some of you are heading to a lake, have a fantasy football draft or  will just take a nap. Whatever you do today, please do it responsibly… Posted by Jason A. Brown

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market With more than 4, 5… 10 months of inventory on the market in some of our local areas, it’s important that sellers are choosing agents who understand and make use of today’s technological advancements. 87% of home buyers are currently finding their homes online, before [...]

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market Today I Googled “what to look for in a realtor”. You’re supposed to capitalize REALTOR. Thanks random italicized voice but it’s a google search — it’s not necessary to use any capitalization!  You’re supposed to capitalize Google. OK, that’s it, I’m done with you random [...]

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market I had a Leawood Kansas home buyer sheepishly tell me they were hoping the home seller would pay their closing costs. I told them it was no problem to ask a seller to do so, but that we should avoid going down that path if [...]

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market Despite the preparation we go through to get home buyers comfortable for their real estate closing, I often see the anxiousness in many buyer’s eyes as we head towards closing. I know that with any big life decision, there’s the concern of whether something is [...]

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market I was at a final walk-through with a Lenexa home buyer and I see him staring intently into the 1/2 bathroom. My buyer asked if I knew whether the mirror over the vanity was staying. I said, if it’s screwed or glued to the wall [...]

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market Real Estate Info for The City of Shawnee KS Recent 15 Days of Shawnee Kansas Market Activity Using the sales rate over the past 15 days to figure the absorption rate in Shawnee Kansas, there’s currently 7.9 months of inventory on the market. This is [...]

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market I’ve seen a ton of web sites with “tips” for First Time Home Buyers and most of those sites are a complete waste of time. I don’t think a Kansas City First Time Home Buyer needs told to “choose a home that best fits their [...]

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market I’ve never found Realtor designations to be of much importance.  When I first got into the business back in the early 1990′s, I “earned” a couple of designations. It wasn’t a memorable experience however. One thing I do remember about getting those designations was how [...]