Archive for the 'Kansas City' Category

Kansas City Housing Supply

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

The Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors data regarding the supply of residential real estate on the market was reported by the Kansas City Star this past week.  There was a 6.5 month supply of homes for resale in the Kansas City area in July 2008, substantially lower than the nationwide average of an 11.1 [...]

KC Paper Pursues School Property Sales

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Apparently, the Kansas City Missouri School District isn’t moving fast enough to unload some of its closed schools and unused office buildings for some Kansas City residents because The Pitch has taken it upon itself to analyze the local real estate market and price the properties for sale without the assistance of the school board.  [...]

Downtown Kansas City Hot

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Real estate development nationally may be slowing, but downtown Kansas City apparently didn’t get that message.  Instead, they’ve joined the parade of other cities revitalizing their downtown area and seeing increased interest in living downtown.
A recent Associated Press article noted the transformation of Kansas City, Missouri following the relocation of H&R Block’s headquarters and a [...]

Missouri Foreclosure Statistics

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

According to Realty Trac, one out of every 271 homes in Missouri have been the subject of a foreclosure filing.  That’s significantly less than the national average of one out of every 171 homes, but still puts Missouri 18th on the list of the states with the most foreclosures.
Kansas City and St. Louis rank 45th [...]

Kansas City Real Estate Interesting, Realtors Proclaim

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Kansas City, Missouri was singled out as an interesting aspect in news coverage of the latest National Association of Realtors existing home sales report because home sales in Kansas City MO fell despite affordable home prices and solid local employment.
Learn more at RedOrbit.

St. Louis Named to List of Top 10 Markets for Real Estate Investing

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

HomeVestors has named St. Louis, Missouri number 8 on its list of the top 10 markets for real estate investing in the second quarter of 2008.  Nearby Kansas City, Kansas tied with Chicago for tenth place on the list.
Read more in the RISMedia article.