It never ceases to amaze me how lazy (oblivious? stubborn?) sellers can be. Yes, many show nicely, but the majority of homes for sale are just a mess. I see…

Lately it seems that many of my favorite websites are posting about the thing that is on most everyone’s mind right now – getting outside and returning to the garden….

A recent article in the New York Times magazine heralded the slick design of these retro fireplaces straight out of the ’70s. I always get a jolt of excitement when…

Every male buyer I have worked with in the last three years has declared to me that “I need a basement where I can have a man-cave.” Oh really dude,…

Everywhere I turn, I see AIDS in Brookside. Let’s all work together to fight AIDS! Seriously though, I’m all for interesting street art in the right style and location, but…

I had the good fortune to tour this grand old home in Hyde Park last week. Built in 1909, it is a very large three-story home built primarily in the…

Below are three graphs showing local real estate data from 2002-2010 (click charts for a closer look). As you will see, the news is not great, but not terrible either….

The DLC over at Daily Lunch Spots wrote a great feature on a new restaurant on the Kansas City lunch and breakfast scene, The Genessee Royale Bistro located in the…

Last weekend I had the good fortune of visiting one of my favorite little American towns, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Nestled in the steep hills of the Ozarks and built around…

I ran around my office yesterday asking Realtors for predictions about the 2011 real estate market. Take a look at what they said: My prediction is that prices will hold…