Kansas City Real Estate Trends And Lifestyles, June 2014

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market

Want some tips on how to win a bidding war when negotiating your home purchase? Want to know where today’s real estate market stands compared to the pre-recession peak? Check out this month’s real estate update which includes a rise in pending homes sales across the U.S, details on how today’s mortgage interest rates are doing and more!

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Seller’s Real Estate Market Remains Strong In Kansas With A 17.8% Jump In Home Sales

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market


The most recent real estate market stats released by the Kansas Association of Realtors (covering the month of July) show a continued strengthening of the Kansas housing market. Home sales volume increased in July, while home sale prices continued to rise. Home sales were up an astounding 17.8% compared to the prior July and this follows up on last month’s 5.5% jump.

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The stats released the prior month showed Kansas was already in a seller’s market (at 4.3 months of inventory) and this month’s stats show 4.1 months of inventory on the market state-wide. The average home sales price rose 9.3% compared to July of last year and this follows up a 4.9% increase at last month’s check.

In Johnson County Kansas, a seller’s real estate market remains continues with 747 homes sold (closed) during the past month. Factored against the current volume of homes for sale in Johnson County Kansas, there’s 3.2 months of inventory on the market, which indicates a strong seller’s market.


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Is A Career As A Kansas City Real Estate Agent For You?

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market

Real estate has really changed since I got into the business 20 years ago. Back in the 1990’s, many home sellers chose a BROKER to sell their home and a REAL ESTATE AGENT just came along for the ride. Today, the majority of sellers are choosing a REAL ESTATE AGENT, and a BROKER comes along for the ride. That’s closer to the truth than many people realize. Indeed, it’s the real estate agents who drive today’s real estate business.

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Because more and more real estate agents want to “run a business” and not be told how things are done at every turn, different types of brokerages have sprouted up over the years. The Keller Williams model is one where the company isn’t afraid to make their AGENTS the focus. When I sit down with home sellers at a listing appointment, I explain to each of them that they need to be sure they hire an agent who they feel they’ll work well with because in the end it’s the REAL ESTATE AGENT who’s going to sell the home more so than the broker behind the scenes.

This isn’t to say the brokerages are irrelevant. Behind the scenes the smart brokerages are focused on helping the real estate agents succeed. When that happens, the home sellers and home buyers being represented by the agents succeed. Keller Williams Realty understands this and it’s the reason I’ve been with Keller Williams for a decade now. It’s also the reason that Keller Williams Realty has become the largest real estate company in the U.S by agent count.

Keller Williams reputation is built on providing agents with useful technology, the training they need, the profit-sharing other brokerages shun, the caring nature that has agents helping each other in the office and, not to be overlooked by a numbers guy like me, a commission structure that is AGENT friendly.  So if you’re considering starting a real estate career,  feel free to contact me with questions you may have.

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Johnson County Kansas Real Estate Market Stats – September 2012 Update

Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market

Johnson County Kansas Real Estate Update
Recent Real Estate Activity In Johnson County KS

Using the past 15 days of real estate sales activity in Johnson County Kansas to calculate the city’s absorption rate, we find there’s 4.5 months of inventory currently on the market. This amount of inventory is considered a slight seller’s real estate market in Johnson County. The average sales price of the last 318 homes sold in Johnson County Kansas was nearly $264,000, while the average new listing came on the market at close to $283,000.

Type # Average $ Avg DOM
Listings Past 15 Days 439 $283,377
Total Active Listings 2,879
Newest Contracts Written 347 $239,810 85
Sold (closed) Past 15 Days 318 $263,897 113

* The Average $ of Newest Contracts Written considers the list price when the homes went under contract. Data pulled from Heartland MLS and deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Low samplings in a category can skew results. Stats cover approximately 15 days from post date. DOM = Days On Market.

The homes sold (closed) the past 15 days in Johnson County Kansas were on the market an average of 113 days. We assist Johnson County home buyers and home sellers every day, so if you’re considering purchasing or selling a home the Johnson County area, please contact us for assistance. Here’s details regarding selling a Johnson County Kansas home and buying a Johnson County Kansas home

Johnson County Kansas Relocation Guide

View Homes For Sale In Johnson County KS

View More Johnson County KS Real Estate Stats

Buyer’s Agents In Johnson County KS

Listing Agents In Johnson County KS


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