Check out this old tax assessor’s photo of my home in Brookside from 1940: It was very easy to obtain – Mister Snodgrass just emailed his request to an assistant…

2009 is the year of the tax credit. The government just loves to make us buy things when we don’t really need them. Cash for Clunkers, 2009 Federal Housing Tax…

I found an great blog entry from one of my very favorite blogs, Retro Renovation. Check out these ceramic mosaic floor tiles by Nemo Tile. This style come in 60…

My retro barstools arrived, and they look perfect in my newly pink kitchen with polished chrome hardware. Check them out below. Photos of the finished kitchen will be coming soon….

Happy Gillis for lunch, Babycakes for dessert. What a way to spend a rainy afternoon. I knew about Happy Gillis from its origins as the Happy Soup Eater – the…

A producer from HGTV contacted me today (ok, and pretty much every other agent in KC). They are looking for an agent with clients buying a home to be on…

My company just came out with a flyer intended to help buyers choose a lender, and it is excellent timing. Recently, my clients have been shopping lenders’ rates like never…

I love these old signs around town. Sadly, the shops in the Loma Vista storefront in Westport were shuttered recently, but Justrite is doing great. As a matter of fact,…

We actually do have a few Frank Lloyd Write homes right here in Kansas City, but this one is for sale in the Hills of Los Angeles. In seeing the…

My sympathy for people in foreclosure situations, and my frustration over buying and selling bank-owned properties (banks don’t know how to sell houses) makes this especially good news today. The…