Chances are if you have driven east of the Brookside shops on Meyer Boulevard, you have noticed this stunning English Tudor in all its glory. It is a large, two-story…

I doubt it will look like this, but when I think of synchronized swimming I think of Esther Williams and those beautiful ladies with their cute little caps and 1940’s…

Visit the Brookside shops this weekend for the annual Summer Sidewalk Sale. I stopped in briefly yesterday for a look around while running errands, and I saw a few fantastic…

In a recent post I comprised a chart of the local regulations and codes on keeping backyard chickens within city limits. Since then, two cities have put their regulations up…

Below are the local Kansas City real estate numbers. Even though it shows many red arrows, things feel pretty stable this year. It is by no means a booming market,…

Take note buyers and sellers, the number of sales and sale prices are lower than in April last year at this time. The numbers also show that they are also…

Just caught earshot of this article on NPR indicating that mortgage interest rates are at their lowest level of the year. According to the story, the national average for a…

I usually don’t do this, but I couldn’t help myself. These are probably the cutest pictures I have ever seen of new homeowners. I love how excited they are, plus…

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….