What Higher Mortgage Rates Mean for Home Sellers

Higher mortgage rates are usually discussed as a buyer problem. They are a seller problem too. When rates rise, buyers focus hard on the monthly payment, and a growing share of them are finding a lower payment in one place: new construction. A homeowner selling an existing house is often competing w

Selling This Fall? You Want To Get These 4 Things Right.

Selling a house this fall is very doable, but it is not the same job as selling in the spring. Nationally, buyer activity typically slows this time of year while the number of homes for sale holds up or climbs. Kansas City is not following that script exactly, and the difference changes how a fall l

Selling This Fall? You Haven't Missed Your Window

If you have been thinking about selling, the end of summer can make it feel like the moment has passed, and waiting until spring starts to sound like the safer plan. Before making that call, it is worth looking at what the market is actually doing, both nationally and here in Kansas City. Fall Is Bu

There’s a Better Way To Price Your House

Every seller makes one decision that shapes everything after it: the asking price. It decides whether a house sells in a few weeks or sits, whether buyers make an offer or scroll past, and whether the seller walks away with full value or ends up cutting the price later. Most homeowners start that de