The One Factor Driving Kansas City Home Prices Right Now

Home prices are not doing one thing nationally right now. They are doing two different things depending on where you are, and the single factor that explains the difference is inventory. Markets with inventory above pre-pandemic 2019 levels are seeing prices flatten or fall. Markets where inventory

Why Longer Days on Market Can Mean Better Deals for Kansas City Buyers

Scroll through any home search in the Kansas City metro and the pattern is visible: listings that have been active for 60 days, 90 days, some longer. Most buyers skip them on the assumption that something is wrong. That assumption is often wrong — and it is costing those buyers negotiating leverage

Is Kansas City Still a Seller's Market? What the National Data and Local Picture Show

The national housing market has shifted from the extreme seller conditions of 2021 and 2022 — but whether that shift applies to Kansas City depends on where the city sits in the regional picture. The data places Kansas City on a specific side of that divide. Where the National Market Stands Accordin

Is It Still a Seller's Market? Here's What the Data Says.

A few years ago, sellers held nearly all the leverage in most housing markets. Buyers were offering well over asking price and waiving inspections just to get a shot at a home. In many parts of the country, that particular moment has passed. Nationally, more metro areas are shifting toward a more ba