You heard the phrase – Champaign taste on a beer budget. Well – that sums it up! It is common for homebuyers to want more home than they can afford. This is called financial stretching. In some cases, financial stretches for buyers is a positive thing, but in other circumstances it spells out a financial […]
Archives: September 2013
Pricing Your Home in Today’s Market
One of the most important tasks a seller has is deciding the price of their home. Overpricing a home is disastrous for the marketing of a home and underpricing a home fails to get the seller what the home was really worth. Think of pricing with this fishing analogy. If you are always casting your […]
Market Update: Homes Sales Stats for Johnson County, Kansas August 2013
The numbers just released by Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors, the number of homes sold in Johnson County during August was 933 closed transactions. This was an increase of 13% for existing home sales over August of 2012 for Johnson County. Wow! This actually tops the totals for August for the past 6 years! Our area continues […]
2013 Kansas City Plaza Art Fair
The Plaza Art Fair – not your ordinary art fair! It is true! There is so much more – it should be titled the PLAZA ARTS FESTIVAL! Each Fall for the past 80+ years, artists from all over the country descend on Kansas City and transform the Country Club Plaza into an outdoor art gallery. Again this year you will discover over […]
Quick Tips to be a Smart Home Buyer or Seller in Overland Park
Buying or selling a home doesn’t have to be a complicated process. Knowing what it takes to be a smart buyer or seller is as simple as following a few tips. Smart Buyers Homebuyers begin by doing their homework. Having an understanding of the market, their wallet and a little bit about the real estate […]
Barns…Are they what they used to be?
It’s one of the latest & interesting crazes! Take a barn that was used back in time for the typical barn uses. Now renovate it, move it and enjoy the historic statement that it makes! Many of the old barns don’t see agriculture use any longer! You’re probably wondering – what’s the appeal? It’s all about […]