Premiere Kansas City Moving Company – 816-410-0658

According to recent reports by the National Association of Builders, confidence among United States construction builders has reached its highest level in six years, which is an exciting sign pointing towards the hopes that the housing recovery will finally balance out around the end of 2012, early 2013. The study also shows that the numbers for August 2012 was previously the highest in six years, and this month that confidence has continued to grow.

The Kansas City movers have also discovered that sales are at their best level since July 2006, and prospective buyers are on the rise. We are hopeful that the depressed housing market will manage to gain momentum, and that the Kansas City market is one of many to experience a positive period in real estate sales and developments.

It’s no question that the Internet has truly infiltrated every part of our lives, and the real estate industry is no exception. No, we’re not talking about simple MLS listings—the Kansas City movers are fascinated by another facet of the online industry: selling your home online. But actually, selling isn’t even the right word for it, it’s more bidding. That’s right, we’re going to explore online home auctions.

The Internet auctions offer a demographic far beyond your local buyers. In fact, online auctions essentially open your home to anyone in the world. What’s also great? You don’t pay any commission fees unless your home sells, so there’s really nothing to lose financially should the online auction not pan out.

Online auctions and sales can happen quickly, as is the way with the Internet. Properties often go as quickly as two weeks or less. Online auctions appeal to the impulse buyers and the bidder who are afraid of losing—therefore quickly succumbing to buyer requested cost.

One thing to remember is that online viewers often can’t physically come by the property, so disclose as much information as you can online. Lots of pictures, details, and pertinent info that will help make your property more appealing should all be explored.

Paint is a great tool that can transform your home, often in a way more impacting than furniture or décor can. Paint is also relatively inexpensive and with a little elbow grease, quite user-friendly. Get creative with your paint—it isn’t just for walls! The Kansas City movers are here to share some top decorating tips with a little help from a paint roller.

While painting is traditionally used to paint accent walls or entire rooms, there are some less strenuous paint projects that can be just as effective in providing “finishing touches” to rooms. For example, your furniture. A plain white table or shelf gets a drastic new look when painted a new color. Cabinets can get warmed up when the back wall is painted, leaving doors untouched. This also created depth.

Small pieces, such as side tables or mirrors, get glammed up with metallic spraypaint. A faded driftwood mirror looks luxe with a few coats of gold spraypaint and a topcoat to seal it. Best of all, it takes a mere amount of time to complete.

The St Louis metropolitan area has had an increasing amount of donations and revenue generated by local patrons to the St Louis arts scene. In comparison to nearby Kansas City in fact, St Louis has a smaller population but garnered more funding than us, their larger metro neighbor. The Kansas City movers are curious how our local demographic can spruce things up in our area and compete head to head with the St Louis scene.

The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City collected data for a study of 182 regions to track how much is spent by arts organizations and audiences across the country. However, there is also a skew in cost of living and entertainment that must be adjusted between the cities. For example, $50 spent one place may get you much more than $50 in an expensive city.

The number of homes facing foreclosure for July 2012 was up in comparison to July 2011, according to Realty Trac, Inc, a data firm that calculates foreclosure listings. This calls for the third month in a row where foreclosure proceedings have began in higher numbers than last year. While some areas are certainly faring better than others, the Kansas City movers are concerned that the hardest times are not fully behind us.Fortunately, numbers today are still better than in 2009, when foreclosures were at their highest monthly average.

We will keep you posted as we follow trends in our local market as well as throughout the US. While filings are up, banks actually took back 21 percent fewer homes in July 2012 in comparison to July 2011. Repossessions have been decreasing month by month for almost two years. Also, it seems the houses falling susceptible to foreclosure now are mortgages dating back to the housing bubble, not necessarily new homeowners or recent buyers.

Junk drawers are a dangerous and yet very common household organizational pitfall. They become a shortcut—the grown up way of hiding things under the bed. When you don’t feel like putting things in their proper place, they get tossed in the drawer. Old mail, birthday cards, spare change, paper clips and writing utensils have a home in the junk drawer.

First things first, empty it out. Take out everything you’ve been stuffing in there! Likely, there’s some garbage in there—getting rid of that should kick off your de-cluttering mission.

For writing utensils, such as pens or Sharpies, scribble on a piece of scrap paper and see if they still write. If so, put them in a pencil holder and out of the drawer. If not, obviously, pitch ‘em! Spare keys should get grouped on a master key ring, and stowed some place safe. Old lip balms, sunscreens, or other products should be discarded.

Embrace drawer dividers and catch-all containers to organize what’s left. Screws and random nails should be stored in a tool box, buttons and clasps in a sewing kit, and so on.

The Kansas City movers know the peace of mind that comes with organization, and the junk drawer is a great place to start.

According to RootMetrics, the upcoming 4G upgrades for the Kansas City area from Sprint will provide mobile users in the area with data speeds four to five times faster than current 4G speeds. The Long Term Evolution (LTE) has long been utilized by AT&T and Verizon, and Sprint will now reach in to that market. Sprint’s notoriously slow data speeds will likely be remedied by this update. The Kansas City movers have learned more about this change and are here to show the details.

Sprint joining the LTE network will put it among the ranks of the leading data networks, something that can only benefit the brand. Ever since Sprint jumped in the iPhone game, they have done their homework on what steps would put them in the competitive arena for leading the mobile market. Of course, record breaking 4G speeds is certainly a game changer. We’ll hold our excitement, however, until the data speeds are implemented and we can see firsthand how it really is.

We’re all familiar with the expression, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” The Kansas City movers want you to heed this statement as you get cold called by companies looking to help you refinance your mortgage, which could very well be a scam. It’s certainly important to do your research and due diligence, and certainly overthink situations before potentially setting yourself up to be a victim.

Scams can come with a variety of perks–equity in the home, reduced payments, years written off–all by transferring the deed or making payments to another entity. You always want to seek legal guidance before making a decision that could potentially lead you to signing your home away or losing it through technical contractual speak.

Some things to always remember when it comes to your mortgage:

-Never sign paperwork you don’t understand 100%

-Never make mortgage payments to anyone other than your lender

-Don’t sell your home to someone who will sell it back for less. It is a scam.

-Don’t lie to your lender to obtain a short sale.

The once empowering Kansas City Power & Light Building is having what seems to be a real estate identity crisis of sorts. The building was once fully occupied and a landmark almost a century old. Now, however, the building has only one tenant. Did we mention the building is 30 stories tall?

The Kansas City movers have learned that several prospects have expressed interest in the building. The building has been owned by the Shulman family of New York since 1964. They put the building for sale in March for $17.5M. The question now is what will become of this once highly coveted Kansas City landmark?

The Hyatt, which closed less than a year ago at Crown Center, has revealed its interest in opening a new 225 room luxury hotel near the Country Club Plaza that would be the flagship company for an $80 million high rise development. The old Hyatt was taken over by the Sheraton on January 1st, and the Hyatt brand is looking to break back into the Kansas City market.

The Kansas City movers have learned that the project would be a joint venture for Hyatt and Block Real Estate Services of Kansas City. The 12-story hotel would take place of a 37 unit apartment complex currently situated there. Long winded projects of rezoning and regulations that will have to be addressed before the building can be underway. You can read more about the potential project here.