Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Top School Districts in the Kansas City Area - Blue Valley USD #229 is No. 1

In looking for a home many buyer's will consider the area school districts. Here is a list published by Ingram's listing the top area school districts ranked by average ACT scores.

List of Top K.C. Area School Districts

Of the top five listed, three are in Johnson County, KS (#1 - Blue Valley School District 229, #2 - Shawnee Mission School District 512, #4 - Olathe District Schools 233).  The top school district on the Missouri side of the state line is Lee's Summit R-VII coming in at #3.

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Housing Affordabilty

Housing affordabilty is at historical lows, not since the 70's has it been this affordable.  Housing affordabilty is determined by looking at average housing prices along with mortgage interest rates (30 year) and determining what percentage of a homeowners monthly income is consumed by their house payment.  Currently it's at 13.6% compared to 23% in 2006.  Take a look at the attached slide presentation.

2012 U.S. Housing Market

Even Warren Buffet says buying single family homes in this market is better than stocks!  Read his comments on CNBC.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/46538421

Take a peek at what's on the market and let me know it you'd like to get the ball rolling on finding a home.