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Here’s the Greater Kansas City showing stats for the first week of October. YUCK! That’s all….carry on! :)

Here’s the Greater Kansas City showing stats for the first week of October. YUCK! That’s all….carry on! :)

…and in other shocking news, showings were up this week. Wait…what? It may seem like the market has been pretty quiet lately, but the report we received today from Centralized Showing Service tells us another story. In the Clay County area (101-108) we can see that we gained about 60 showings over last week. Good news for most buyers, though, there’s quite a bit of inventory in rural areas that’s mostly just sitting there with very few showings. These frustrated sellers will either be pulling off the market until it picks back up or drastically reducing their prices. If you’re looking for a home in the more urban areas, we’re still hearing of multiple offers. Either way, it’s still a good time to JUMP if you’re planning to.

…and in other shocking news, showings were up this week. Wait…what? It may seem like the market has been pretty quiet lately, but the report we received today from Centralized Showing Service tells us another story. In the Clay County area (101-108) we can see that we gained about 60 showings over last week. Good news for most buyers, though, there’s quite a bit of inventory in rural areas that’s mostly just sitting there with very few showings. These frustrated sellers will either be pulling off the market until it picks back up or drastically reducing their prices.

If you’re looking for a home in the more urban areas, we’re still hearing of multiple offers.

Either way, it’s still a good time to JUMP if you’re planning to.

Our chart this week shows a negligible uptick in the 101-108 (Clay County) area and a slight decline in the 109 (Platte County) area. As we’ve discussed before, this is to be expected in the fall. Most families are cramming in one last vacation before school starts or loads of weekend supply shopping trips. There’s just not enough time in the day to look for houses, except for those that are very serious buyers.

Our chart this week shows a negligible uptick in the 101-108 (Clay County) area and a slight decline in the 109 (Platte County) area.

As we’ve discussed before, this is to be expected in the fall. Most families are cramming in one last vacation before school starts or loads of weekend supply shopping trips. There’s just not enough time in the day to look for houses, except for those that are very serious buyers.

Showings dropped a little over the 4th of July holiday, but they were still at a pretty high level considering. It helped that the 4th occurred mid-week. Thankfully mid-west temperatures have calmed down a little bit, but it’s still the hottest summer on record. I think everyone’s gotten so used to it that it’s not deterring their house search.

Showings dropped a little over the 4th of July holiday, but they were still at a pretty high level considering. It helped that the 4th occurred mid-week.

Thankfully mid-west temperatures have calmed down a little bit, but it’s still the hottest summer on record. I think everyone’s gotten so used to it that it’s not deterring their house search.

Showings have really picked up now that we have those ‘pesky’ holidays out of the way. Take a look at the chart. In the Clay/Ray county area (Liberty, MO is area 106), we saw over 1900 showings for the beginning of June. I’m so happy to see the activity going strong even though it’s gotten warmer and many people are spending their days at the lake or by the pool. If you’re looking to buy, there’s quite a few great deals out there and more coming on every day. We’ve had several nice homes listed at reasonable prices in the past week. But, you’ll need to hurry. The best ones are being scooped up quickly!

Showings have really picked up now that we have those ‘pesky’ holidays out of the way. Take a look at the chart. In the Clay/Ray county area (Liberty, MO is area 106), we saw over 1900 showings for the beginning of June. I’m so happy to see the activity going strong even though it’s gotten warmer and many people are spending their days at the lake or by the pool.

If you’re looking to buy, there’s quite a few great deals out there and more coming on every day. We’ve had several nice homes listed at reasonable prices in the past week. But, you’ll need to hurry. The best ones are being scooped up quickly!