Posted by Amy Vochatzer // January 1, 2020
A rumor that January is a time for divorces is ominously nicknamed “Divorce Month” in legal circles. But is January’s bad rap really deserved? The week of January 12-16 has the highest rate of divorce filings annually. Each New Year brings a one-third increase in divorce filings. The Monday children return to school after winter break has the highest rate of divorce filings in one […]
Posted by Amy Vochatzer // December 25, 2019
Merry Christmas! Here we are at Christmas Time, o e of the best times to sell a house. As a seller or real estate investor, it makes sense to know what homebuyers want in their new house beside peace love and understanding. Bankrate says, “The millennial generation has emerged as a dominant force in the housing […]
Posted by Amy Vochatzer // December 18, 2019
What is the difference between Interest rate and APR?” the couple asked. “I know our realtor explained it, and so did our lender at closing, but we really don’t understand it?” Simply, there is the advertised rate (the interest rate) to borrow money to buy a house and the real rate (the APR). There are […]
Posted by Amy Vochatzer // December 11, 2019
When it comes to closing on a house in Kansas City, amidst all the paperwork, you might ask, “Do I need Title Insurance?” A frightening article appeared in The Kansas City Star. A woman in Virginia discovered by accident through her junk mail that her house no longer belonged to her. Her home had been […]
Posted by Amy Vochatzer // December 4, 2019
You have run out of time when you fall behind on your credit obligations. Everything else is late except your mortgage payments. When you miss that payment, you are in default and foreclosure threatens. How does foreclosure impact your credit score? The impact of foreclosure on your credit can mar your credit report for seven years from the […]
Posted by Amy Vochatzer // November 27, 2019
According to FOX28 Spokane, “housing inventory has been in short supply for the past decade in large part because builders have struggled to overcome the scarcity and rising costs of labor and materials. But a flood of homes, some call “The Silver Tsunami” will come on the market in the next 20 years as Baby Boomers age […]
Posted by Mike Landfair // November 20, 2019
It seems, in every city, there is a housing shortage even in Kansas City. According to Robert Smith of Valient News this is a typical story. “Just one month into Amanda and Andy Koukol’s quest to buy their first home, Kansas City’s housing market has left them frustrated and exhausted.” “They’ve left work in a […]
Posted by Amy Vochatzer // November 13, 2019
Not so long ago, my wife and I sat down to watch the concluding episode of “Olive Kitteridge” on HBO. The series set me thinking about the meaning of words and their pronunciation. Toward the end of the shoe, Olive goes to dinner with Jack Kennison played by Bill Murray. Jack is driving a Porsche […]
Posted by Amy Vochatzer // November 6, 2019
It haunts your days and nights when the reality of possibly losing your house to foreclosure smacks you in the face. You despair over your dwindling available cash when a sign that reads “We Buy Houses for Cash” catches your eye. You wonder, are there really companies that buy Kansas City houses for cash? You […]
Posted by Amy Vochatzer // October 30, 2019
Kansas City is widely known for the style of houses. Around the late 1890s, prominent citizens settled in the Quality Hill neighborhood and commissioned elegant homes primarily in Italianate Renaissance Revival style, which continued to be the major influence for new structures past the turn-of-the-century. George E. Kessler, over the course of his forty-one-year career completed, over 200 projects and […]
