Recently, a federal district court held a Kansas real estate licensee acting as a buyer’s agent was liable for a failure to disclose a material defect when the agent had actual knowledge of the seller’s pre-existing legal obligation to maintain a dam … [Read more...]
Kansas Buyer’s Agent Held Liable for Failure to Disclose Dam Maintenance Agreement on Property
April 23, 2014 by
Assisting Construction Loan Clients
April 22, 2014 by
When developing a relationship with clients, you want to make sure they begin with a strong foundation and a solid plan. When a client plans to build a home, they will find additional components to the process, ones that could cause stress. As you … [Read more...]
Governor Signs Our Property Tax Transparency Act
April 16, 2014 by
Last week, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed our legislation (HB 2047) that will help make local governments more accountable and transparent to property taxpayers when they increase property taxes through assessed valuation increases. In the … [Read more...]
USDA Rural Housing Loans Expanding to Three More Communities Next Month
April 16, 2014 by
Starting on May 6, 2014, the USDA Rural Development Direct and Guaranteed loan programs will be available in the communities of Dodge City, Garden City and Lansing. This expansion of the program was made possible due to language in the farm bill … [Read more...]
Real Estate and Economic Outlook – Lawrence Yun
April 15, 2014 by
Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of REALTORS® has released his Real Estate and Economic Outlook report/presentation from March 2014. Take a look below. … [Read more...]
Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends
April 15, 2014 by
Highlights from the recent NAR report Gen Y comprises the largest share of home buyers at 31 percent, followed by Gen X at 30 percent, and both Younger (16 percent) and Older Boomers (14 percent) at 30 percent. The Silent Generation has the … [Read more...]
Refresh Yourself on 2013 Kansas State Income Tax Changes
April 1, 2014 by
Since April 15th is just around the corner, it is important take a minute to refresh yourself on the major changes that were made to the Kansas state income tax code in 2013. In addition to a major reduction in individual income tax rates, the Kansas … [Read more...]
Capitol Federal® Partnering with KAR for 2014
March 18, 2014 by
Capitol Federal®, True Blue® for over 120 years, will once again partner with the Kansas Association of REALTORS® as our Premier Sponsor for the 2014 Annual Conference and Education Expo being held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Wichita, September … [Read more...]
Advertising guidelines still apply to social media marketing
March 18, 2014 by
We get asked all the time; "Do I need to add my brokerage name when advertising online?" In Kansas, we do have rules stating that the brokerage name must be displayed in all real estate advertising, this does apply to social media marketing … [Read more...]
