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Overland Park Kansas Makes Top 10 List Of “Small” Cities In The U.S.

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Checking The Pulse Of The Kansas City Real Estate Market

For the fourth time in the last 7 years, the city of Overland Park Kansas is ranked in the top 10 of Money Magazine’s list of America’s Best Small Cities. The list has become an annual gauge of the hottest cities to work, live and raise a family. The list is a compilation of U.S cities with features including “strong job opportunities, great schools, low crime, quality health care, and plenty to do…” 

Overland Park came in 9th in the 2012 top 100 poll, following up on past top 10 finishes in 2006, 2008 and 2010. The list considered cities with populations in the 50,000 to 300,000 range (Overland Park has an estimated population of 175,000). The poll notes Overland Park residents “rave about their friendly neighbors” and that the city features large national employers in additional to having “a half-dozen mid-size firms move to town in the past year”.


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Home Sales Rise Nationally And In The Kansas City Metro Area In March

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The number of home sales across the state of Kansas rose 5.8% in March 2010 in comparison to March 2009. This according to the recently released report from my Kansas Association of Realtors. The raw numbers were 2,375 sold properties in March, which was an increase from the 2,244 sold properties in March 2009. The rise in Kansas wasn’t nearly as good as the national average however. Home sales across the U.S. were up 16% March 2010 over March 2009. Comparing the number of homes on the market in Kansas (18,000+) to the sales rate in March indicates there’s 7.6 months of inventory on the market in Kansas.


Here locally in the Kansas City metro area, we had 2,364 home’s sold in March of this year. In March of 2009, there were 2,126 sales. This roughly 11% increase puts us slightly closer to the national figure than the state increase.  The tax credit closings coming through the end of June, should continue driving home sales (closings). What’s in store come mid-summer, after the tax credit is long gone, is the situation that home sellers, home buyers and real estate agents will be watching closely.


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