If you read up on the best times to buy or sell your home, you might be skeptical about jumping into the market during fall and winter. But 2019 is breaking all sorts of real estate trends! In fact, the last half of the year may even be the best time to buy or sell […]
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Tiny Houses: How These Small Homes Have Made a Big Splash
You’ve seen the shows on HGTV, the brand new series on Netflix, the craze on sites like Pinterest and Instagram—tiny houses are all the rage. These smaller spaces come with gigantic opportunities—if you’re looking for an incredibly versatile and stylish home, you may want to look into one of the hottest housing trends of the […]
Is a Home Inspection Really Necessary? Why You Shouldn’t Skip This Important Step
Picture this: you’ve finally found the home of your dreams. It’s got all the features you’ve been searching for, and it’s in the perfect neighborhood. There can’t possibly be anything wrong with it…right? Though technically optional, a home inspection is highly recommended by most realtors, as it can save you thousands of dollars—or even prevent […]
Kicking Clutter to the Curb: Transform Your Home with These 4 Decluttering Tips
We’ve all been there. One day, you look around your house, and there’s just So. Much. Stuff. Stuff in boxes, stuff on the walls, stuff in the corners—just…stuff. If you’re gearing up to sell your home, you’re going to have to deal with all that accumulated clutter eventually. Luckily, there are plenty of simple strategies […]
Mortgage 101: What To Know Before You Apply
Everybody loves talking about mortgages. They’re fun, easy to understand, and a great icebreaker, right?….Wrong. Thanks to their lengthy process, technical jargon, and confusing options, mortgages have a bit of an intimidating reputation—but it doesn’t have to be that way! If you’re in the process of buying a new home and dreading the mortgage application […]
Checking in on the Real Estate Market: The Home Price Appreciation Forecast
If you’re looking to buy or sell a home in the Kansas City area, it’s crucial to stay up-to-date on local and national real estate trends—especially considering how the numbers have been looking lately. With mortgage rates reaching the lowest that they’ve been in years and continuing to decrease, many people are wondering what effect there […]
Home Price Appreciation Forecast
Questions continue to come up about where home prices will head throughout the rest of this year, as well as where they may be going over the few years beyond. We’ve gathered current data from the industry’s most reliable sources to help answer these questions: The Home Price Expectation Survey – A survey of over 100 market […]
The 5 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your Home
If you’re gearing up to sell your home, you’ve probably read tons of articles all about what you should be doing…but what about what you shouldn’t be doing? After all, selling your home is a huge financial decision, and a misstep could mean losing out on your hard-earned profit. Don’t let something as easy to […]
The Four Most Common Red Flags to Look for During Your Walkthrough
Want to Know When a Top Home Hits the Market? Try Listing Alerts.
Kansas City is growing….and growing, and growing, and growing. In the past ten years—and not accounting for data from 2018 to 2019—the counties in the Kansas City metropolitan area added around 120,000 people to their population. And what’s more, all signs indicate that that number will keep on climbing. A larger population is great for […]