The Chief Economist of the National Association of REALTORS® released a review of the national real estate market today based on a survey of 2000 REALTORS®.
The report indicates that as many as 23% of qualified buyers are waiting for the national market to stabilze before they purchase a home. This is siginifigant because it indicates that once signs of stabilization occur there is likely to be a rush of buyers jumping into the market making the recovery of the national housing market robust.
Some other items of note from the report included feedback from participants of the survey. I have summarized of a few of the sentiments reported.
"Short sales are frustrating because lenders have been exceedingly slow to reply to purchase offers."
"Bank owned properties are very competitive with multiple offers being submitted and closing above list price."
"Some buyers can not close on their purchases because their purchase is contingent on the sale of their current home the cannot sell."
"Fixer-uppers are slow to sell because of the high cost of construction."
"Some builders have begun selling at or below cost of construction hurting the existing home market."
"Lower appraised values have caused some home sales to fall apart and not close."
"Higher gas prices have hurt rural area home prices."
"The media tends to paint a national picture about market conditions which do not reflect local market trends."
"Buyers are waiting for the market to bottom before committing to buy."
Former Vice President, Al Gore challenged the country today to adopt a new energy policy which mandates the country be free from the use of all fossil fuels in the production of electricity within 10 years. The Vice President stated that current reliance by the US on fossil fuels poses not only a risk to the global environment but also a grave national security crisis and huge economic risk due to cash outflows to acquire these fuels causing trade deficits to explode.
The use of wind to produce energy has been broadly discussed as the best alternative for fossil fuels along with ethanol and Kansas is in the middle of both the wind belt as well as one of the nations top produces of corn. Kansas has a lot to gain with the switch from fossil fuels to renewable and green energy sources like Ethanol and Wind power.
CNBC reported today during their, "Closing Bell" show, that real estate funds have attracted new money from investors who continue to invest money into these funds. Morningstar has a online course to introduce how Real Estate Securities can be used as important tools in your investment portfolio.
Many people have unsucccessfully tried to sell their homes on their own.
Let me help. Because I work with buyers, I can help sell your home. If your home is priced right and you are willing to pay the buyer's side commission, call me and let me know about your home! I work hard to find my buyers the right home and I would hate to exclude showing your home simply because I didn't know about it.
Most buyers use the internet to find homes they want to see. Realtors use the internet to e-mail their buyers market updates and new listings... because you have chosen to sell your home on your own, your home will never show up on the buyers radar.
Don't miss out on a great opportunity to connect with buyers in the Lawrence area. Call me and let me know about your For Sale By Owner property today!
5 Steps for finding the best agent to help you buy a home.
Locate an agent who primarily works with buyers.
Review the agents transaction history.
Has the agent shown experience selling homes in the neighborhoods
you are interrested in?
Do you communicate well with the agent. Do they listen to you
needs?
Are they available after hours and on weekends to assist you?
My business is focused on helping buyers shopping for homes in
Lawrence, KS. I am consistently one of Lawrence's top buyer's agents
based on number of homes sold. My track record reflects my hard work
and trustworthy approach to real estate in Lawrence, KS. I encourage
you to call me so we
can discuss how I can assist you with your home buying needs. I
specialize in helping first time home buyers understand and prepare for
the home buying process and I'm happy to talk with anyone regardless of
what stage of the process they are in.
If you are not quite ready to pick up the phone today, I encourage
you to see what the market is like in Lawrence by searching the
thousands of homes available for sale on my website at: www.SearchLawrence.com then
send me an e-mail if you see something you like or have questions.
Here is a transaction summary of homes I have sold in the last 4
years (2007 - 2004)
PLEASE NOTE: Clicking the street name will locate properties CURRENTLY
FOR SALE, not the home that I sold. If only 1 property is
currently for sale on the street, you will be asked to login to
retrieve the detailed sales information on the property. If there are 2
or more listings on the street you will see the full list of homes now
available for purchase without logging in.
Transaction history for last 4 years (2007 - 2004) Updated
10/26/2007
Lawrence Kansas homes for sale by number
of
bedrooms:
Lawrence KS, real estate listings - SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
1 Bedroom single family homes for sale
in Lawrence Kansas. 2
Bedroom single family homes for
sale in Lawrence Kansas. 3
Bedroom single family homes for
sale in Lawrence Kansas. 4
Bedroom single family homes for
sale in Lawrence Kansas. 5
Bedroom single family homes for
sale in Lawrence
Kansas.
Lawrence KS, real estate listings - TOWNHOMES
Townhomes for sale by number of bedrooms:
1 Bedroomtownhomes
for sale in Lawrence Kansas. 2
Bedroomtownhomes for sale in
Lawrence Kansas. 3
Bedroomtownhomes for sale in
Lawrence Kansas. 4
Bedroomtownhomes for sale in
Lawrence Kansas.
Lawrence real estate listings, condos for sale by number of
bedrooms:
Lawrence KS, real estate listings - CONDOS
1 Bedroomcondos for
sale in Lawrence Kansas. 2 Bedroomcondos for
sale in Lawrence Kansas. 3 Bedroomcondos for
sale in Lawrence Kansas.
Homes for sale in Lawrence Kansas by square footage:
Lawrence Kansas real estate listings for sale
- BY SQUARE FOOTAGE
You can search for homes by price of house for sale, year the home for
sale was built, total number of total square feet the house for sale
has, number of bedrooms in the house, number of bathrooms in the house
for sale. You can also search for homes for sale by the type,
such as Single family home for sale, Townhome for sale or Condo for
sale. You can use the map search feature to search for real
estate for sale in Lawrence, KS and display the results on a map of
Lawrence, KS. This is a unique home search feature allowing you
to quickly pinpoint the homes location in Lawrence and see other homes
and properties for sale nearby just by clicking on the map.
If you are looking to buy residential real
estate in
Lawrence , KS ,
such as a home, townhome or condo, take advantage of a licensed real
estate agent from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). When
you locate agents with the Realtor® designation you know they have
the education required to give you an advantage when shopping for a
home for sale in Lawrence , KS .
A licensed Lawrence Realtor® has access to
more homes for sale in
Lawrence , KS then you can find on the internet using the Lawrence
Board of Realtors, Lawrence MLS and Heartland MLS databases. Lawrence
Realtors® can perform advanced searches as part of their
subscription to the Lawrence and Heartland MLS databases. A licensed
real estate agent can perform detailed MLS searches for Lawrence homes,
townhomes or condos currently for sale, under contract or previously
sold in the Douglas County area of Kansas . A Realtor's search tools
can extract data that can help home buyers and home sellers price a
home, get property values for homes in Lawrence , create a comparative
market analysis for Lawrence , determine real estate market trends in
Lawrence or simply perform detailed searches for property for you.
Some licensed sales agents have additional education, earning the agent
designations detailing areas of real estate they specialize in. Some of
the designations the National Association of REALTORS® can issue
are the, Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR) and, Graduate
REALTOR® Institute (GRI). Other organizations affiliated with the
National Association of REALTORS® will also provide advanced
education for NAR members. If you are looking for a residential home,
townhome or condo in Lawrence , KS you should interview agents who have
earned the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designation from the
Council of Residential Specialists and affiliate organization of the
National Association of REALTORS®.
A licensed real estate agent for the, State of Kansas , County of
Douglas County
and the cities of Lawrence , Eudora, Baldwin City , Perry and Lecompton
can be found by following this link to Tanya Kulaga's website Lawrence Real Estate Map at www.SearchLawrence.com.
Kids in Lawrence, KS have many super activity programs provided by the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department.
The Douglas County 4H Fairgrounds located in Lawrence, KS plays host to this years Douglas County Science & Engineering Fair. The fair provides students K-12 an opportunity to participate in the process of research and review as practiced in the sciences.
The student exhibits are open to the public on Friday, February 9th from Noon to 10:00PM so come on out and see what the kids have been working hard on for the last few months!
Douglas County Science & Engineering Fair Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds 2110 Harper, Lawrence KS Bulding 21 Friday, Feburary 9th from Noon to 10:00PM
This year it's even more important to remind people of the time change.... Why? Because on August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007.
Starting this year the change takes place several weeks earlyer then normal in the early morning hours of Sunday March 11. Clocks 'spring' forward 1 hour from 1:59:59 to 3:00:00.
Take this oportunity to stay in touch with your clients and remind them to change the batteries in their smoke alarms as well.
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Tanya Kulaga
Tanya Kulaga
Kids in Lawrence, KS have many super activity programs provided by the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department.
This year it's even more important to remind people of the time change.... Why? Because on August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007. 
Tanya Kulaga
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