Higher Rates Are Adding Homes Nationally, Not in Kansas City

You may have heard that the number of homes for sale is not growing the way it was, and maybe that has you worried you will not find a home you love when it is time to move. Nationally, the pool of options may actually keep ticking up. Locally, the story is different, and the difference is the part

Who Has the Upper Hand in Today's Housing Market?

Nearly every buyer wants to know if there is room to negotiate a better deal, and nearly every seller wants to know if they will still get top dollar. The surprising part is that both can be right at the same time. It comes down to where the home is. Today's housing market is no longer moving in one

Big Investors Are Backing Off and That’s Your Opening

For years, buyers have shared the same fear: how do you compete with a big investor who shows up with all cash and closes in days? For a while that worry was well founded. Right now it is fading, because the biggest investors are not piling into the market. They are stepping back from it, and in man

The House That Started It All Could Kickstart What's Next

Buying a first home rarely marks the end of a plan. It is usually the first step in one. A starter home is built to do a specific job: get a foot in the door and start building equity while life moves forward around it. For most owners, it was never meant to be the last house they would ever buy. Th