It is Amazing How things are Changing before our Eyes!!! The housing market is changing In and Around Springfield, Mo!!!     There are 3760 houses on the Market currently, 1159 are specific to Springfield, Mo, 209 in Ozark, Mo, and 209 in Nixa, Mo. In the last 13 months, our housing supply for under 100,000 has changed drastically. We now have 501 houses on the market in Springfield, Mo under 100,000.   We went from a 14 month supply to 6.9 month supply. 39 houses under 100,000 in Ozark, Mo.   We went from 9.7 month supply to a 4.7 month supply. 30 houses under 100,000 in Nixa, Mo.   We went from a 11.9 month supply to 4.3 month supply.   We are seeing multiple offers on great houses and our inventory has shrunk dramatically!    Don't miss your opportunity to                LIST... 04/10/2013

  Spring has finally arrived and with it comes the perfect time to buy a new home in Springfield, Missouri and surrounding areas. Many home owners wait until the spring time to list their homes for sale for many reasons, but the most common is attitude. Spring brings in warm weather, green lawns and blooming flowers. It also brings with a new, fresh attitude which gets people motivated to start looking for their new home. Home owners are eager to get out and spruce up their lawns and gardens. Old plants are pruned, leaves are racked away and new plants are added. This is a perfect time as a homeowner, to place a For Sale sign in the front yard. It is also is a great season on the buying side as families are eager to get out and enjoy the warm weather and head to the park. In their trave... 04/05/2013

           There is so much to do In and Around Springfield,  MO, have fun everyone!  Friday, April 5, 6, and 7th!       Friday Art Walk, A self-guided art gallery tour.  6 to 10pm, downtown Springfield, Mo. Features, art, live music, hands on activities at several venues. Exhibits remain at the galleries throughout the month. Click Here for Map of Art Walk. FREE, 417-862-2787 ext. 25. get out and enjoy our beautiful Ozarks.    Live Band Dance, 7pm, at Nixa Senior Center, 404 S. Main.   Cover charge, 417-725-2322.   Young Christian Weekend at Silver Dollar City:   Friday through Sunday, 399 Silver Dollar City Parkway.   One day ticket prices are $58, $48 for ages 4 to 11, and ages 62 and older are $56, tax not included in any ticket prices.   3 and younger are FREE.    800-831-4386.   2... 04/05/2013

                          It's Easter Weekend, and there is so much to do In and Around Springfield, MO, have fun everyone.  Friday, March 29Live Nixa Dance, 7pm at the Nixa Senior Center, 404 S. Main. Cover Charge, 417-725-2322. Friday Flix: " This is Spinal Tap, " presented by Mother Brewing Company and Moxie Cinema, At the Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East. Admission is $5. 417-863-9491. Saturday, March 30Nixa Community Breakfast, 7 to 10am, Nixa Senior Center, 404 South Main St. Cost Is: $4; $3 for ages 5 to 12; FREE for ages four and younger 417-725-2322Easter Egg Hunt, presented by the Nixa Parks and Recreation, 10am to noon, Nixa Community Center, 701 North Taylor Way. Eggs will hold sweets, prizes and giveaways, including a few free Memberships to the new fitness center an... 03/28/2013

Springfield Missouri homes offer you and your family so much more than just a family home. Springfield is a premier, mid-size metro area that offers many of the attractions of a larger city but still has the small town feel. Most Springfield Missouri homes are located in beautiful neighborhoods surrounded by bountiful opportunities for outdoor recreation and a climate that nurtures the best of the four seasons. People are typically warm and very friendly. This is true whether you choose your Springfield Missouri home from an array of apartments, older homes, downtown studio lofts, reasonably priced started homes or executive style estates. Springfield's cost of living rate is consistently about 10% below the national average. Because everything you need is located right here in the Ozar... 03/21/2013

Well, evidently the groundhog is not a very accurate meteorologist, weather forecaster, or isn’t even a bit clairvoyant! His accuracy really has a lot to be desired. Honestly, I think he’s just a big fat fuzzy fibber!  We were guaranteed an early spring this year but have you seen the weather forecast for this week? Yes, it was 75 on Friday, but the seven day forecast now says high temperatures in the 40’s and snow flurries! Whaaatt? Regardless of the less than perfect weather, we are selling a lot of homes in Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, and surrounding areas. If you are ready to sell your home in Springfield MO or find a new one, give us a call today. We’ve still got our coats and gloves in the trunk just in case!   03/18/2013

               There is so much to do In and Around Springfield, MO, have fun everyone. it's going to be a nice weekend here In and Around Springfield, MO!   Friday, March 14th   Live Nixa Dance, 7pm, Nixa Senior Center, 404 South Main St. Cover charge. 417 – 725 – 2322. Fish Fry, 5 to 8pm at St. Francis of Aussie church, 844 South Greg Rd. Cost $6 or $20 for a family, 417 – 725– 6605.Ozark All You Can Eat, 5 to 7pm, VFW Post 7628, 104 S. 1st St. 417 – 581 – 5553.   Silver Dollar City Spring Break Days, featuring the premiere of Outlaw Run wood coaster, 9:30 AM to 6 PM Friday through Sunday at 399 Silverdollar City Pkwy. Entertainment includes comedic magician Mike Bliss, Spoken 4 Quartet Southern Raised and the Sounds of the Silver Dollar. One-day ticket prices (Tax not included): $58... 03/14/2013

Hire an Expert Realtor for a Short Sale In my previous post "FHA Short Sales in Springfield MO, Part 2", I listed several steps to the short sale process.  The first was to hire an expert realtor for a short sale.  This is true whether you have an FHA loan, a conventional loan, a VA loan, a USDA loan or any other type of loan for that matter.  Short sales can be very complex transactions You need someone who understands the ins and outs of that process.   Before I tell you how to hire an expert realtor for a short sale, I'll give you some "don't" advice.   Don't hire an agent who hasn't done any short sales before. Short sales are serious business.  If they are done incorrectly they can result in foreclosure and/or deficiency judgements.   Don't hire an agent who has only done "a few". ... 03/13/2013

         There is so much to do In and Around Springfield,  MO, have fun everyone!  Friday, March 1       Friday Art Walk, A self-guided art gallery tour.  6 to 10pm, downtown Springfield, Mo. Features, art, live music, hands on activities at several venues. Exhibits remain at the galleries throughout the month. Click Here for Map of Art Walk. FREE, 417-862-2787 ext. 25. get out and enjoy our beautiful Ozarks.  Live Band Dance,  7pm, Nixa Senior Center, 404 S. Main St.  Cover Charge. Into the Woods," presented by College of the Ozarks theater and music department, 7:30 PM. Friday and Saturday at the campus of C of O. Tickets: $15; $13 for seniors and non-C of O students; $11 for ages 12 and younger. 417 690-2626.Channeling at the Castle, 8 PM, Pythian castle, 1451 E. Pythian St. Ticket... 03/01/2013

                The Springfield, MO Real Estate Activity for March 1, 2013 In and Around Springfield, Mo has really been changing! Here at Rhoads Real Estate, we are a Top Real Estate Company that studies and evaluates how our market is constantly changing continuously through the day.          Within the last 24 hours, there have been 41 new listings, 36 houses go under contract, and 66 that sold.  Half of those were under 100,000, the rest were over 100,000, 200,000 and 300,000.    Six of those closed were over $300,000.   112 expired listings, most of those were on the market for 300 days, many, over 600 days, and several over 900 days.              Of course these numbers are the Greater Springfield area and include many other boardering towns.    To learn about your specific home ... 03/01/2013

There are so many Things You Can Do "In and Around Springfield, Mo"  February 22, 23, and 24th. Hopefully we will start to thaw out and get out and enjoy our beautiful Ozarks!!   Friday, February 22 Live Band Dance, 7 PM, Nixa Senior Center, 404 S. Main St. Cover charge. 417 – 725 – 2322. Pure Joy Women's Conference; Beauty for Ashes, 7 PM, Sight and Sound Theater, 101 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway. Free! Ages 15 and older. 417 – 231 – 7686; purejoyonline.orgAnimal Jeopardy, 630 to 9 PM, Springfield Conservation Nature Center, 4601 S. Nature Center Way. An interactive celebration of 75 years of conservation success stories during Missouri Department of Conservation anniversary celebration. Play final Jeopardy with friends and test your wildlife nature knowledge. All ages. Free! No r... 02/22/2013

Won't you be my REALTOR® Valentine? Happy Valentine's Day to all our friends and clients in Springfield MO!  We LOVE selling homes to folks in Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, and surrounding areas of SW Missouri. We also LOVE referrals so if you know anyone who needs to buy or sell a home in the area please let us know. We'll take good care of them! XXXOOO   Its a great time to sell your home in Springfield MO! 02/13/2013

Real Estate Sales in Springfield MO are… UP! Real estate sales in Springfield MO are on a tear! That’s not to say that we’re totally off to the races, but things are looking up.  There were 178 sales of homes in Springfield in January compared to 122 in the same month last year.  That’s a 45.9% increase!  Wow! (Just as a point of comparison, there were 247 homes sold in January, 2005, at the height of the boom. That's almost 40% higher than last month.)  Real estate sales in Springfield also should be up considerably in February as pending home sales rose sharply as well.  233 homes went under contract in January compared to 172 homes in January, 2012, a 35.5% increase. Click here to search for real estate in Springfield MO Now, at the same time that actual and pending real estate sales... 02/08/2013

FHA SHORT SALES IN SPRINGFIELD, MO As I stated in my previous post FHA Short Sales in Springfield MO,  FHA short sales are likely here to stay in the Springfield/Ozark/Nixa/Republic market area for some time to come just due to the sheer number of FHA loans made over the last few years combined with falling home prices.   HOW DOES AN FHA SHORT SALE WORK? In many short sales, the process can seem very opaque. The lender can ask for conditions and documents that may seem completely arbitrary.  The beautiful thing about FHA short sales is that the process is very regimented and streamlined.  That doesn't mean it always goes fast, but comparatively speaking, FHA short sales can be among the easiest to complete.  In fact, you can view the complete guide to an FHA short sale here (you will ne... 02/08/2013

 How To Buy A HUD Home In Springfield MissouriHUD homes are a popular choice among home buyers in Springfield, Ozark, and Nixa who are looking for an affordable home, want to buy a larger home at a price better than generally available on the open market, or for investors looking for rental properties. Since we are dealing with a government agency here, things can get a bit complicated but we're here to help you every step of the way.What is a HUD home?HUD homes are owned by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. They are sold strictly "AS IS", with no warranty. They will not make any repairs and also will not let buyers make any repairs before closing. Since they are sold “AS IS” they strongly recommend that you need to get a home inspection to find out about any repairs... 02/06/2013

Is Now A Good Time To Sell A Home In Springfield Missouri? Everybody wants to know how the real estate market is in Springfield MO. Is it improving and are we out of the real estate bust? Real estate is local.  Let's take a look at the current market statistics. As you can see from the chart, homes sold in Nov 2012 were 219 and Dec 2012 were 192 - a slight decrease. But Dec sales in 2011 were 182 and Dec 2012 were 192 - a slight increase. Dec vs Dec two years was up 16%.  This next chart shows available inventory in months of homes sold. Note that the number of properties available is way down for the 1 year, and 2 year comparisons. What this means is there are a lot fewer homes to choose from and less competition. Interest rates are still at historic lows and this makes homes much more... 02/01/2013

FHA short sales in Springfield, Ozark, Nixa and the surrounding area have increased in recent years and should continue to run strong for years to come.  Why?  Because there have been so many purchases made with FHA loans during and after the bubble with low to no down payment and now prices have fallen well below the prices most of those homes were purchased at.    Prices for homes in the Springfield, MO metro area hit their peak in early 2007 and then fell by around 5% per year (plus or minus) through 2011.  About 15% of all sales in Springfield from 2005 through today were completed with FHA financing, totaling somewhere around 4,000 loans. Generally speaking, prices are now around 2003 prices after hitting bottom in 2011.  What that means is that the vast majority of homes purchased... 01/25/2013

  There are so many Things You Can Do "In and Around Springfield, Mo"  January 25, 26, and 27th.    Hopefully we will have beautiful  Saturday weather!     Get out and enjoy all the fun of the Ozarks!!   Friday, January 25 Friday Flix: "The Breakfast Club", presented by Mother's Brewing Co. and Moxie Cinema, 8pm at the Gillioz, 325 Park Central East.   Admission: $5.   417-863-9491.   "Jekyll and Hyde the Musical", presented by the Tri-Lakes Community Theatre, 7pm at Americana Theatre, Missouri 76.   Tickets $16, $8 students and children.    417-335-4241.   Giordano Dance Chicago, 7:30pm, at  the Juanita K Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, 525 John Q Hammons Parkway.   Tickets $15, and $25.   417-836-7678, or 888-836-7678.      Art Reception, 6-9pm in Walnut Shade.   Reflections of ... 01/25/2013

There are so many Things You Can Do "In and Around Springfield, Mo"  January 18, 19, and 20th.    Hopefully we will have beautiful weather!     Get out and enjoy all the fun of the Ozarks!!   Friday, January 18 Third Annual Winter Carnival, presented by the OC family development department, 5:30pm to 8pm, Ozark Community Center, 1530 West Jackson St. Enjoy a night of games, activities, rock climbing, prizes, and a silent auction.  Free child ID kits will be provided by the Missouri Child Identification Program. Tickets are $.50 each or three for $1. Bring in 2 canned goods in exchange for two free tickets. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Least of These, Inc. 417-518-7002.All You Can Eat Dinner, 5-7pm, VFW Post 7628, 104 S. 1st St. 417-581- 5553.Art Reception for the Visual Artist... 01/17/2013

Springfield Area Home Sales and Prices Rise Sales in the Springfield market area were up 12.2% in 2012, the first rise in annual sales since 2005. There were 6057 residential homes sold through the Greater Springfield Board of Realtors MLS system in 2012 compared to 5,397 in 2011.  The 2012 sales number is the highest since 2008.  Similarly, sales in December increased 15.1% compared to the same month in 2011. Total sales were 457 units in Dec, 2012 compared to 397 units in Oct, 2011.  While these sales numbers are certainly nothing close to what we say at the peak of the bubble (8,915 homes sold in 2005) it is nice to finally see improvement in the market.  Median selling prices also rose in 2012 by 3.84%, the first rise in annual median prices since 2006.  The median selling price in ... 01/15/2013