Kansas City Real Estate with Maria Morton

Armour Hills homes sold in July and August 2013. Includes 1 July - 27 August.  ACTIVE indicates homes for sale in Armour Hills now. We have about a 3 month supply of homes for sale now. If you want to sell your home in Armour Hills or anywhere in Brookside, there are plenty of buyers. Call me to ...

So, a Wall Street Journal reporter calls me today to ask some questions. He found me through one of my blog posts here on Active Rain. Now my only hope is that he doesn't misquote or misconstrue what I had to say. Mom will be so proud if he gets it right! My broker may not be happy with me if he ...

Work on the pergola continues.  This week, I learned that before staining and sealing wood, it's important to clean the wood with a special cleaner that removes the coating put on at the mill. Who knew?  The vines I found on sale at Soil Service are patiently waiting for me to apply the cleaner, ...

This is the pergola that my brother and I have been working on. We finally finished the structure yesterday. Yay!   We still have a few finishing touches and, of course, we need to add the 'floor'. All in all, I think it turned out quite well.  Next projects: removing and replacing the siding on ...

A client requests that I put all of the Seller tips and acvice articles into one place so here goes! Frequently Asked Questions for all real estate questions & answers is still at FAQ's. Buyer info will go into Home Buyer Tips and Advice. Funny stories will go under Funny Storie and Parables. If ...

The 7 factors that determine how quickly a home will sell are Timing, Location, Condition, Marketing, Financing, Price, and Competition. We know that homes that sell quickly usually sell for a higher price than homes that sit on the market unsold for months on end.     Location is a given. You ca...

This is a collection of blog posts and articles to help people preparing to buy a home. Sellers can find help at Sellers Tips and Advice. Funny stories are now located in Funny Stories and Parables.  How Do I Buy The House?  First time home buyers in particular find the buying process to be somew...

Buying a home is often seen as a right of passage - an act that firmly transports one from being a college graduate working in the real world to a full blown responsible adult who owns their own home. Many first time homebuyers begin this transition by thinking about how they'd decorate and paint...

 So, an agent called me last week wanting information about a particular subdivision in the Brookside neighborhood. He explained that he was calling me because when he searched on Google for that neighborhood, my posts kept coming up. Way to go Active Rain! During our conversation, he asked how m...

The Brookside neighborhood, generally defined by zip code 64113:   We have less than a 2 and 1/2 month supply of homes for sale in the Brookside area. Greater than a 6 month supply is indicative of a Buyer's market; less than a 6 month supply is indicative of a Seller's market.