Missouri Real Estate Market Showing Strength as Spring Approaches

Kristen Malfer Missouri real estate

The time to purchase a house is now, as the Missouri real estate market is moving forward and showing signs of improvement, especially over the past few months. This is a great sign for home owners who have been holding onto their houses for longer than desired, and it is also signally that potential home buyers need to move now, before market prices begin to … [Read more...]

Housing Market on the Rise Around the Nation

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There are two things that came from the February 2012 jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that make it seem like the housing market is anticipating an upswing in the near future: Young adults between 25 and 34 years of age are starting to see their unemployment rate lower. It’s a gradual improvement, going from 9% to 8.7% for the age bracket … [Read more...]

Kemper Arena to be Replaced by Agricultural Events Center

Kemper Arena demolished

A new Agricultural Events Center will soon take the place of Kemper Arena in Kansas City. The city is considering demolishing Kemper Arena and replacing it with a new center to host several city events, according to the Kansas City Business Journal. The proposed Agricultural Events Center would seat about 5,000 guests and feature several “dirt” events … [Read more...]

Kansas and Missouri Don’t Feel Recession’s Effects as Much as Most

Kansas & Missouri Recession Impact

A recent study from the Business Journal publication On Numbers examined how hard each state was hit by the current recession.Kansas andMissouri fared better than most states. The September unemployment rate in Kansas was only up by a measly 2.5 percent compared to 4 years ago. September 2007 unemployment in Kansas was 4.2 percent, since then it has risen to … [Read more...]

Kansas City’s Downtown Among Nation’s Best

KC Top downtown

Recently, Forbes took a long, hard look at downtown areas from cities across the country, and found that Kansas City ranks among the best of them. With help from experts like Frommer’s and Livability, Forbes ranked cities on factors like attractiveness, accessibility, diversity of offerings, shops, restaurants, parks and cultural options. Downtown Kansas … [Read more...]