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Kansas City Real Estate Stats: Average Home Sold Price According to the Heartland Multiple Listing Service (HMLS), the average home on the Kansas side in Kansas City sold for $211,100. Four bedroom homes sold for an average of $299,800. Three bedroom homes sold for an average of $155,700. Two bedroom homes sold for an average of $103,600. For ...

The most popular floorplan for Kansas City homes sold on the Kansas side were 4 bedroom floorplans. There were 2,034 4 bedroom floor plans sold year to date, compared to 1,996 3 bedroom floorplans and 648 2 bedroom floorplans.  The bedroom floorplan stats were obtained from the HMLS for real estate transactions closed from January ...

According to the Heartland Mutiple Listing Service (HMLS), 10% of the Kansas City real estate transactions on the Kansas side were cash transactions. 71% of the real estate transactions, buyer's used conventional financing and 13% of the real estate transactions, buyer's obtained FHA financing. The financing stats were obtained from the ...

Kansas City Real Estate Stats:  28% of Single Family Homes take longer then 120 Days to Sell. According to the Heartland Multiple Listing Service (HMLS), 28% of the single family homes on the Kansas side of Kansas City took over 120 days to sell as of May, 2008.The stats for the number of days on the market for Kansas City homes on the ...

The hottest price range in Kansas City on the Kansas side through May of 2008 is the $200,000 to $249,999 price range with 722 homes sold. The $160,000-$179,999 came in second with 483 homes sold and the $180,000-$199,999 came in third in sales with 437 homes sold. 1940 homes sold between the $100,000-$199,999 price range through May of 2008 and ...

[photo:listing:1774125] Beautifull Hardwood Floors • 1,522 sq. ft., 2 bath, 3 bdrm ranch - MLS® $125,000 - Professionally Remodeled Budys Subdivision, Kansas City  -  This 3 bedroom Kansas City ranch home has been professionally updated! The professionally finished hardwoods were hand crafted by Artisan Hardwoods and ...

  Olathe Real Estate . . . Havencroft Subdivision Real Estate StatsHavencroft Subdivision Real Estate Market UpdateHavencroft Real Estate Market Stats: Kansas City MLS FACT: In the past 12 months 56 homes have sold in the Havencroft Subdivision.Kansas City MLS FACT: The highest sales price in the Havencroft subdivision the past 12 months was ...

The average sales price of homes sold in Johnson County in the fourth quarter of 2007 was $1,700 higher then from the third quarter of 2007. The expected forecast for the next year is for home values in Johnson County to keep on rising, even though the real estate market in many areas has seen a dip I sales prices. To view complete Johnson ...

For the past 3 weeks I have been showing 8 groups of people homes for sale in Kansas City. At first I would show start by showing them homes for sale in a 4-5 hour period. After I got a grasp of what they were looking for, I would hunt the Kansas City MLS for homes that would fit their search criteria and e-mail them the new listings. When the ...

[photo:listing:1512135] Great Colors, Tiule, New Light Fixtures • 1,280 sq. ft., 3 bath, 2 bdrm townhouse - MLS® $134,900 - Priced to Sell NOW Brighton Woods North, Gladstone  -  This Gladstone townhome is a fantastic opportunity for a first time home owner and is presented by the DowellTaggat Team of Inifinity Real ...

Brighton Woods North, Gladstone  -  Announcing a price reduction on 8343 w Kensington, a 1,280 sq. ft., 3 bath, 2 bdrm townhouse. Now MLS® $134,900 - Priced to Sell NOW. Property information

The Lack of Proper Training by Kansas Public Safety Officers May Hurt You!Are you Being Protected by the Kansas Public Safety Departments? My answer is NO after what had happened to me this week and after talking to over 13 high ranking Kansas public safety officers in Kansas. Matter a fact, a short and free training session held for public ...

Clients are asking if the falling interest rates will improve the chances of sellng their Kansas City homes closer to fair market value, and conversely, will the falling rates make investing less attractive? The experts agree that falling rates enable more buyers to take advantage of home ownership....But lenders have slowly but surely ...

Reduced Nearly $200,000 Under Appraisal For Quick Sale! Yesterday we made an unbelievable price reduction on a reverse story and a half located in Shawnee, Kansas.  Located on over 3+ acres and graced with beautiful views, large trees, and a Ozark-like setting, this home offers a lucky buyer a great bargain. 5072 Monrovia, Shawnee, Kansas is ...

This weekend I showed a couple buyers homes. In the less then ideal conditions of 4 degree temperatures, the last thing I wanted to encounter is being in the cold longer. By the end of the day, my feet felt like they were frozen. When I walked the pain went up my leg. My clients, I’m sure felt no better. We chose to end the day earlier then ...

Yesterday I fielded a phone call from a real estate buyer on one of my properties for sale. At first I thought it was a normal phone call. It seemed to go ok. Matter a fact I scheduled an appointment to view the property this weekend. I also asked if the buyer found any more homes they would like to view and they said yes. Then they let me have ...

Today, my family and I, headed to Trenton, Missouri to visit my wife's grandfather. On our trip from Kansas City, the kids and I sat in the back and watched movies has my wife drove the 2 hour trek ( She watched movies on the way back as I drove). As soon as we departed I-35 in Northern Missouri and started heading down a 2 lane highway ...

In the 3rd quarter of 2007, 6 of the top 7 counties in Kansas City have seen a decrease in the number of homes on the market. On the Kansas side of the city, Miami County had the lowest number of homes in the market with 398 homes on the market, a slight increase from the 2nd quarter. Johnson County, Kansas had the most homes on the market ...