Overland Park has more road construction to come…

March 1, 2011

69 Highway is getting widen as everyone knows who drives the area regularly. But now KDOT will be closing the 95 St southbound ramps until Nov 2011. They are finishing the widening of 95 Street bridge along with the reconstruction of the southbound ramps. The infamous tunnel to nowhere will become a part of the [...]

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FHA changes Mortgage Insurance Premiums

February 24, 2011

FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums (MIP) will be increasing after April 18,2011.  FHA has decided to increase it’s annual MIP across the board by .25%.  This cost will increase the avg FHA loan of $150,000 by approx $30-35 per month. This will be on all loan which include the 30 yrs and 15 yr loans. The [...]

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Tax too low for Shawnee Mission Schools?

February 14, 2011

A couple of families have made headlines in the Wall Street Journal.  These families that live in the Shawnee Mission schools are complaining that the school tax is too low on their homes. They are willing to pay extra for their students. They have filed a law suit trying to change Kansas law for the [...]

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Where are the snow plows in Overland Park…

February 9, 2011

Overland Park has just launched their new website for tracking those welcomed snow plows! How many times are you wondering are the snow plows out in Overland Park? Well, now you can see if the plows are out & where they are located. The trucks are equipped with GPS sensors.   You’ll able to see if [...]

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Kansas City winter can wreck havoc on homeowners

February 3, 2011

This is the second year that Kansas City has experienced this much winter weather in many years! Unfortunately there are many hazards to the season. Most homeowners aren’t even aware of the hazards of the season! Icicles, ice dams, snow dams, falling ice, etc are a few of the hazards. This year we-re seeing this [...]

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