This week, the Kansas Legislature made very little public progress on finishing up the session and closing the state’s budget deficit. However, numerous discussions are taking place behind closed doors among groups of legislators and ideas are slowly … [Read more...]
Kansas Real Estate Housing Statistics | April 2015
May 21, 2015 by
Kansas home sales rose by 10.0 percent in April 2015 compared to the same period last year, according to new figures released by the Kansas Association of REALTORS®. Sales totaled 3,330 units in April, up from 3,026 units in 2014. In comparison, … [Read more...]
Kansas REALTORS® visit Capitol Hill
May 18, 2015 by
Last week, more than 35 Kansas REALTORS® joined thousands of their REALTOR® colleagues from across the nation at the United States Capitol to meet with their members of Congress. Throughout the week, our members had the opportunity to meet with … [Read more...]
KAR Legislative Update for May 15th, 2015
May 18, 2015 by
This week, the Kansas Legislature started to make some progress towards finishing up the session and closing the state’s $406 million budget deficit. At this time, we predict that the Legislature will finish up sometime next week. While some issues … [Read more...]
KAR Legislative Update – May 8th, 2015
May 8, 2015 by
This week, the Kansas Legislature returned for the wrap-up session. At this time, we anticipate that the wrap-up session will last until roughly Friday, May 22. While some issues have been finalized, most of the major issues facing the state … [Read more...]
NAR Legislative meetings…facts!
May 6, 2015 by
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Major Changes Coming to Real Estate Closings on August 1, 2015
May 4, 2015 by
On August 1, 2015, new federal rules will go into effect that will significantly change the real estate closing process. These rules integrate the currently separate RESPA and Truth in Lending Act (TILA) disclosures into one integrated set of … [Read more...]
New Apple IOS 8.3 Update
April 20, 2015 by
Apple has recently released a new update for their mobile devices that will improve performance, fix known bugs, and unveil a redesigned Emoji keyboard. This update improves performance for launching apps and how quickly they respond, messages, … [Read more...]
Kansas Real Estate Housing Statistics | March 2015
April 15, 2015 by
Kansas home sales rose by 19.0 percent in March 2015 compared to the same period last year, according to new figures released by the Kansas Association of REALTORS®. Sales totaled 2,884 units in March, up from 2,423 units in 2014. In comparison, … [Read more...]
7 Strategies: Short on Inventory? Try This. | RealTrends
April 7, 2015 by
Check out these strategies for building more listing inventory. Written by Larry Kendall, chairman emeritus of The Group, Inc. and author of Ninja Selling Are you experiencing a listing inventory shortage? Most markets around the country are … [Read more...]
