It's the last week of May 2020; have you noticed how much more daylight we have in the evening?  Many more people out walking and I often hear the bagpipe player here in Armour Hills.  We have a long summer ahead dealing with the coronavirus..but we persevere! Here are the home sales stats for Armour Hills, the largest subdivision in the Brookside area: April 2020                                                                   April 2019Median list price:    $340,000                                    $358,700Median sales price:   $336,500                                  $366,250No. of homes sold:      6                                                  10Days on market:        20                                                  2 Home prices were down 8% compared to the year prior.  ... 05/28/2020

Oh I am late posting these stats for Armour Hills!  When I'm not going to the office every day and working from home...easy to get distracted!!  In a couple of weeks I'll have home sales reports for April.  In the meantime....here's the information for Armour Hills in Brookside, for March 2020: March 2020                                                             March 2019Median list price:      $349,900                            Median list price:     $339,900Median sales price:   $337,500                            Median sales price:   $327,000No. of homes sold:      3                                         No. of homes sold:      7Days on market:         10                                       Days on market:         69So prices are up since last March, fewer homes sold in a sh... 05/01/2020

My apologies for posting this blog a little late...the entire country is not in the usual routine!  I'm going to keep posting home sales stats as usual, as I am curious how the pandemic will affect home buying and selling.   We'll see the effect within the next 60 - 90 days.  In the meantime, here are the February home sales stats for the Armour Hills subdivision in the Brookside neighborhood of Kansas City: February 2020                                                    February 2019Median list price:      $339,900                            $362,499Median sales price:   $332,000                            $341,438No. of homes sold:       3                                           4Days on market:           49                                        87 Although median sales price lowe... 04/06/2020

As we are so early into the year, not many stats to report regarding home sales...the home buying season is just getting started!  So, here is the short report for the Armour Hills subdivision of Brookside: January 2020                                                               January 2019 Median list price:      $433,000                                     $289,975Median sales price:   $433,000                                    $275,500No. of homes sold:            1                                                 2Days on market:              44                                                55 Just one home closed last month, on the upper end of the price point for Armour Hills.  As is typical, it takes longer for homes to sell during the winter months. Currently there are four ... 02/23/2020

Armour Hills continues to be one of the strongest Brookside subdivisions in terms of desirability for buyers and homo appreciation.  It will be interesting to see how Armour Hills finishes out the year--with single digit or double digit percent increase over last year.  Here are the stats for last month: Sept. 2019                                                    Sept 2018Median list price:      $342,500                 Median list price:      $307,497Median sales price:   $342,500                 Median sales price:   $300,000No. of homes sold:      8                             No. of homes sold:       6Days on market:         3                              Days on market:         22 Not only were prices up compared to last year, four of the homes sold were at or over asking price--... 10/21/2019

Whew, the Armour Hills subdivision in Brookside continues to rise in value compared to the Brookside zip of 64113 as a whole.  I think this is primarily due to location, the park amenity, the range of home pricing, a strong homes association and the charm of the neighborhood.  Sales are steady, prices are up. Here's the stats:Aug 2019                                                       Aug 2018Median list price:     $377,500                  Median list price:     $327,450Median sales price:   $374,250                 Median sales price:   $322,500No. of homes sold:     6                               No. of homes sold:     10Days on market:        5                                Days on market:        22  Fewer homes closed last month compared to a year ago--and look at the days on ... 09/26/2019

My neighborhood of Armour Hills continues to be one of the most desirable Brookside neighborhoods--just this year we have two new families just on my block! Home values continue to rise.  Let's take a look at the numbers: July 2019                                                        July 2018Median list price:     $339,000                   Median list price:     $349,950Median sales price:    $340,000                Median sales price:    $348,450Number of homes sold:    12                     Number of homes sold:    9Days on market:     12                                 Days on market:             3 Homes sat on the market for a few days longer, and overall, sold for less than last year...but....the key is year-to-date figures, see below: Jan-July 2019                            ... 08/26/2019