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2013 

Fellow Brooksiders, our home values continue to rise this year!  Let’s check the numbers for April  2013 single family home sales in the main Brookside zip code of 64113:   In April 2013, 20  homes sold.  The average list price was $329,900 and the average sales price was $318,161.  Average days ...
05/30/2013
Hope everyone had a relaxing Memorial Day holiday!  Now it’s back to work..with a long summer ahead.  And a busy home buying season!   Examining the Armour Hills home sales report for last month, I see a little glitch--a  much lower average sales price than we’ve been experiencing recently.  Let’...
05/27/2013
    A four bedroom home can be hard to find in Brookside--especially under $300,000.  This new listing not only offers four bedrooms--but many other features as well!   All updated, the first floor has a beautiful entry hall with columns, a large living room with   fireplace and  built-ins,  dini...
05/20/2013
Just as I was started to fix dinner on a recent Friday night, our neighbor calls.  “Let’s go out for Mexican food!” he says.  I picture a  frosty margarita, a night off from cooking and immediately agree!  So we head over to Chelly’s’ Cafe in Waldo.   Chelly’s is one of those restaurants I’ve pas...
05/17/2013
Morningside Park is one of my favorite subdivisions in Brookside, and I have a new listing to tell you about here at 5906 Oak St.  This is a three+ bedroom, one and a half bath home (with a second full bath in the basement) priced at $203,000. The current owners have really taken good care of thi...
05/13/2013
The Jackson County Assessment department recently sent out reassessment notices to hundreds of homeowners in the Brookside area. You may recall going through reassessment two years ago, as Missouri reassesses residential properties in  odd numbered years. The Kansas City Star featured an article ...
05/08/2013
This weekend (May 3-5, 2013) is the Brookside Art Annual--one of the best events our local business association hosts each year.  Always held the first weekend of May, the weather can be an issue but it doesn’t seen to stop art lovers from checking out what’s under the white tents at 63rd and Bro...
05/02/2013
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I love to write about my neighborhood, the Brookside area of Kansas City, where I live in the Armour Hills subdivision. I keep it short, simple, and to the point with articles about general real estate topics so you have current, useful information about real estate trends and news. Sometimes I write about local politics, new homes for sale, and of course, my clients! Thanks for reading! I welcome your feedback.