Veterans Community Project ‘Battle Home’ Installation Opens at Union Station
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and the Veterans Community Project (VCP) opened an art installation called “The Battle Home” Monday at Union Station. REALTOR® and VCP co-founder Mark Solomon was honored last year with NAR’s Good Neighbor Award, and this art installation is a part of NAR’s recognition for the work Solomon and VCP […]
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NAR Calls Housing Market Slump Temporary as Pending Home Sales Fall in March
Pending home sales fell in March, seeing expected declines as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Each of the four major regions saw drops in month-over-month contract activity and year-over-year pending home sales transactions. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI),* www.nar.realtor/pending-home-sales, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, […]
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3 Weather Emergencies Homeowners Can Prepare for Now
It’s National Emergency Preparedness Week, and there are many ways homeowners can prepare themselves, their properties and their families in case of an emergency. Here in the Kansas City region, some of the more common types of emergencies include flooding, severe storms and tornadoes. In all three of these emergency scenarios, the first step of […]
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2019 Brings Record Highs and Lows for KC Regional Housing Market
According to year-end market data from Heartland MLS, home sales across the Kansas City region were nearly equal to 2018. Sale prices and inventory, however, experienced significant movement. Declining inventory was an ongoing trend throughout the year, with a year-over-year decrease of over 19%. Local inventory totals have fallen each year since 2011. Comparing the […]
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Will the Market Get the New-Home Supply It Needs?
The lagging pace of new-home construction has been a big contributor to the national inventory shortage, but a homebuilding resurgence—of sorts—could open up more options for buyers this year, economists predicted during January’s International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. Strong buyer demand, coupled with solid job growth and low mortgage rates, helped builders boost productivity […]
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