Kansas City Real Estate Overland Park Homes

The National Association of Realtors provide an Annual Profile of Buyer’s Home Preferences.  Are they the same features you want in your Kansas City Home? 

1.      Central Air Conditioning

2.      Garage (2 or more spaces)

3.      Walk-in closet in master bedroom

4.      Backyard/play area

5.      Cable/Satellite TV-ready

6.      High-speed Internet Access

7.      Separate shower enclosure in master/main bath

8.      Patio

9.      Fencing

What do home buyers in Kansas City want?

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Homeowners in Overland Park and Kansas City area are lucky to be in an area where we have a nice diversity in employers that as hasn't caused our market to drop as much as some real estate markets in other areas around the country. 

Our sales are off some compared to the fast-paced markets of just a few years ago, and because of that, if you have a Overland Park home that you need to sell fairly quickly in today's market, you need to be aggressive in several ways to bring about a sale.

Here are a few mistakes to avoid when selling Overland Park homes in today's real estate market:    

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Thinking of Selling your Kansas City Home?  Where to start?  Here’s some ideas:

It’s so important that in today’s market, your home outshines the competition!   It’s all about value to the Kansas City homebuyer. Therefore the key is to get your home in tip top shape before you even list the property.  I explain to my sellers how the first impression is so important.   They have about a total of 1 minute to make a Great First Impression.  That sums it up to:  the exterior, the front door and the initial impression when they walk in the front door.  You say really? The answer is definitely!  From the moment the buyer drives up to the house.  They’re looking it over.  Checking out the front, how it presents itself.  What the neighborhood looks like.  As they walk up, that front door is so important.  As the agent is getting the keys out and opening the door.  That Kansas City homebuyer is checking it out even closer. How does it look?  Is it clean, nice landscaping, no peeling paint, does it show pride?  As the Kansas City home buyer walks into the front door, does it say wow??

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Wow…last night was an active night,  we had some severe storms. Some parts of the city had received anywhere from 3-9″ inches of precipitation!  Of course, as you’ve all have seen the plumes of smoke! A lighting strike had started a gasoline storage container on fire! According to Magellen Company who runs the pipeline & storage tanks, there was 1.2 million gallons of unleaded gasoline was in that specific tank. Many have worried about fuel prices especially after seeing the tank on fire! But according to Chris Kuehl with Armada Intelliegence Corp. he thought that it’s not enough fuel to be a long term concern because it’s a 2-3 day supply.   That Magellen terminal is only one of five in the area. It could cause a local disruption that are customers of Magellen.  Mainly because of logistics in getting it to the stations.

Kansas City Real Estate - Remodeling Home Trends

Looking for some remodeling ideas? Check out these latest trends for some ideas for your own home!

Kansas City Real Estate - Looking to Make Some Changes to Your Kansas City Homes?

Every year I try to do a little something to continue to update our home to some of the current trends.  It doesn’t always take spending a lot of money.  But, I’ve always told all of my clients, if you keep doing little updates each year, then you get to enjoy the benefits plus if you ever move, you won’t have to do it all at once.  That can be expensive!!  Change a little color, change countertops, & rearranging furniture can make a difference in a home.  If you’re considering how you can add a little spice to your Kansas City home, here are some interesting home trends this year that might give you some inspiration:

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