Kansas City Real Estate and Community News

Gardner Real Estate Question: I was one of the 350 Embarq Employees who lost their job Friday. I'm going to have difficulties making my mortgage and in fact it may go into foreclosure, what do I do? This is a real estate question that was asked this weekend. First, I'm sorry for your job loss. Through some questioning, you felt that there ...

Kansas City Real Estate Question: Can a Kansas City homeowner sell their home after it has been foreclosed on? This real estate question was emailed to us the past week. It is a very good question and with this particular question, I will need more information in order to answer because a real estate foreclosure is different in Kansas and ...

A client asked,"Will the weather affect the Kansas City Real Estate Market?" Last week the real estate marketing in Kansas City reminded me of old times. Many properties that haven’t been shown lately by coop agents had showings. Properties that were getting showings, had more showings. Some properties had multiple showings ...

Question from Kansas City Homeowner: We are having problems paying opur mortgage. The bank hasn't filed foreclosure, but we anticipate they will file foreclosure soon. We are currently 1 month late on our mortgage.We have found a rental to move to and we will be moving out of our home this coming weekend.We can not afford a real estate ...

In an article I read last night a contractor is in court because he found valuables in a home that he was working on and believed he should get the valuables. His claim, finders keepers. The homeowner of the home believes they should keep the valuables. What would you do if you were in this position? Who should keep the valuables? Click here to ...

Then why would you choose an Inexperienced Realtor over an Internet Savvy Realtor?So you want to sell your home and you are trying to choose a Realtor. A few years ago, I would recommend asking for a referral from a friend or family member. Most people know a few Realtors. Times have changed though. With all of the corporate lay offs, many people ...

A recent Olathe For Sale By Owner asked me why they should list with a Realtor. After thinking about the question, I asked if I could show them my presentation. They said they didn't have the time. When I said that I do not have the time to work with non serious sellers, they said they were serious. Then they asked me to tell them ...

 Bray asked what is the hottest selling area in Olathe, Kansas. Great question, Bray. Because of the size of Olathe I sorted Olathe by subdivisions and by North and South of Santa Fe. In this post I will figure the hottest selling subdivisions North of Santa Fe. There where multiple subdivisions with multiple homes that sold in the ...

Becky R. asked what is the fastest selling subdivision in Gardner, Kansas. Great question, Becky. After reviewing the real estate stats for Gardner there were 187 homes for sale at the begining of the month. Out of the 187 homes, 28 sold and closed. The hottest selling subdivision in Gardner is Waverly Point. Willow Springs was second ...

A Gardner homeowner called me during the Labor Day Weekend and said that he plans on selling his home next spring. In preparing to sell his home next spring he knows that he needs to do some minor repairs and paint the exterior. He plans on painting this fall and wanted to know what the best color to paint his home. The current color is a yellow ...