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You've heard of the dog days of summer...to me, this time of year is the worst! No holidays, lots of long gray days and recently, almost constant ice, slush and snow. (Although, I do enjoy a soft, several inches snowfall !) When it's chilly and dark, It's easy to spend all your freetime inside...
02/26/2019
Sold listings for Brookside last month were down compared to one year ago-- it could be due to the unusually cold and snowy winter we've had..or the lack of desirable inventory. Here's the stats, based on the main Brookside zip code of 64113: January 2019 ...
02/19/2019
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With most transactions, there is usually something I love about it...because I love doing this job! Every so often, I'll have a situation where I voluntarily take on some extra work that I know will benefit the client. Usually it's the seller. If my sellers are in a difficult emotional situatio...
02/10/2019
As I reported last month, Waldo home prices are on the rise. And the planned Wornall Road Improvement Project will enhance the streetscape, beauty and walkability of Waldo even more, making the area even more appealing to homebuyers.Last week I stopped by the Open House Public Meeting (at Hale Co...
02/05/2019
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Waldo continues to be a hot neighborhood for buyers...for the second year in a row, sales prices were higher than list price. Let's take a look at the December stats first, single family homes in Waldo using the boundaries of State Line to Holmes and Gregory to 85th St: December 2018 ...
01/25/2019
I'm posting this blog a bit later than usual..just returned from a mid January vacation so I'm behind on the blogging! After the buying frenzy that kicked off 2018, at the end of the year the stats were similar to 2017 home sales...however, prices did rise. First we will look at December stats, ...
01/23/2019
"Where should we eat tonight?" How often do you hear this questions It's easy to fall back to those familiar locations close to home, with food and service you know. Break out of the rut! Kansas City Restaurant Week is almost here! KC Restaurant Week (January 11-20, 2019) is a citywide event,...
01/07/2019
Welcome to 2019! I hope you are having a relaxing and healthy holiday season. Since this is the first blog of the year, I'm going to recap some 2018 highlights for the Brookside/Waldo area. It was a successful twelve months for our neighborhood! Many new businesses opened, and most of them are ...
01/01/2019
Waldo has such a large range of home pricing...I think that's one reason it continues to be a popular location for buyers. Prices are way up compared to last year. Here are the single family home sales stats for Waldo last month, using the boundaries of State Line to Holmes and Gregory to 85th S...
12/20/2018
Armour Hills homes sales are steady...and so are prices, looking at year-to-year comparison. First up--here are November 2018 stats for the Armour Hills subdivision of Brookside: November 2018 November 2017Median list price: $304,475 ...
12/18/2018
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I love to write about my neighborhood, the Brookside area of Kansas City, where I live in the Armour Hills subdivision.
I keep it short, simple, and to the point with articles about general real estate topics so you have current, useful information about real estate trends and news. Sometimes I write about local politics, new homes for sale, and of course, my clients!
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