Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market

You know it’s a buyer’s real estate market in Kansas City when…

1. … a buyer’s agent tells a listing agent the seller better accept that contingent offer or else.

2. … a buyer expects every single item on the inspection report be corrected by the seller.

3. … a buyer rules out a 50-year old because it has a squeeky floor.

4. … a buyer views 20 homes and doesn’t find a home they like.

5. … a buyer won’t consider any home that doesn’t have a finished lower level, fence and a butler.

6. … a buyer asks for $5,000 in seller paid closing costs yet the buyer has a $25,000 down payment.

7. … a buyer won’t give a home seller even a half day after closing to give up possession of the home.

8. … a buyer demands a sales price equivalent to the sale’s price of the foreclosure home next door.

9. … a buyer rules out a home out because it has wallpaper in one bathroom.

10. … a buyer asks for a home warranty, the refrigerator and the dog to be included for free.

Posted by Jason A. Brown