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Dowell Taggart Team
For the past 2 years my family and I haven't been to the Plaza Lights. We hadn't gone the past years not because we didn't want to but more because someone in the family had been sick. This year nobody in the family was sick. When my wife and ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
The Dowell Family Wishes Our Family & Friends A Happy Thanksgiving! (Click Picture to see Thanksgiving Video for You!)  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
Preparing to Sell Your Olathe Home, Part 2 It is now time to look through the eyes of the buyer, transferring your Olathe home of memories into a dream house for someone else. Decide whether you want to hire an Olathe agent to handle the sale, then do ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
STEPS TO EXPECT WHEN SELLING YOUR OLATHE HOME, Part 1 Selling your Olathe home is not on anyone’s top 10 list of fun things to do in this real estate market. What can we say . . . It is a buyer's market and Olathe homes are selling at below 2007 ...  [Read More]
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Jason A. Brown -  Jason Brown Premier Realty Group
17381 S. Ingrid Street Gardner Kansas Home For Sale $143,000 This wonderful split level home in Gardner KS has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, a 2 car garage and a walk-out basement. New interior paint, new exterior paint and new carpeting. Just take a look at the ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
"A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION...BUT DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK." Barbra Streisand obviously wasn't singing about Bond prices or interest rates in her 1980's song. But those lyrics were fitting last week when the Federal Reserve stepped ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
Last Week in Review "A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION...BUT DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK." Barbra Streisand obviously wasn't singing about Bond prices or interest rates in her 1980's song. But those lyrics were fitting last week when the Federal ...  [Read More]
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Jason A. Brown -  Jason Brown Premier Realty Group
11418 Knox Street - Overland Park Kansas Home For Sale $269,950 This wonderful 1.5 story home is located in Overland Park Kansas and has four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, a finished walkout lower level and sits on a heavily treed lot! The bank took this property ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
"....on or before the close date..." of Kansas City Home Contract.... Our Seller client accepted the offer, and the projected close date is only a couple days after a major holiday weekend....Good news for our client, they'll have all weekend ...  [Read More]
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This short review of the updated tax credit is to help you understand the tax credit. For a complete review of the tax credit, please go to our 4 page review of the tax credit . Tax Credit for Homebuyers First-Time Homebuyers (FTHBs): First-time homebuyers ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
Today is Veterans Day . . . How will you celebrate Veterans Day, today in Kansas City? (Fly over at Kansas Speedway) The weather is really nice and there are many activities going on today. How will you celebrate?  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
After the Kansas City Chiefs Loss on Sunday to the Jags, there have been rumors about a coaching change. One of those rumors may not be a rumor. Last night I heard a rumor about a past Chiefs coach back in Kansas City last week. At first I dismissed it ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
In 25 years many things can change. To some people like my kids that is a lifetime. What has happened in 25 years? The economy has changed. Matter a fact it has been up, down, up then down again. It has been all over the place. Politics in America has ...  [Read More]
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Casey & Jennifer Johnson
We did it! We’ve succeeded in achieving a huge victory for real estate. Congress heard us on the need to both extend and expand the home buyer tax credit to continue stimulating the housing sector of the economy. The Senate voted 98-0 on Wednesday ...  [Read More]
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Casey & Jennifer Johnson
We did it! We’ve succeeded in achieving a huge victory for real estate. Congress heard us on the need to both extend and expand the home buyer tax credit to continue stimulating the housing sector of the economy. The Senate voted 98-0 on Wednesday ...  [Read More]
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Casey & Jennifer Johnson
It's time for a market update! I have compiled all the information from the last 60 days and compared it to the same 60 day period last year. I think you will be pleasantly surprised with what I found! City Actives Pendings Solds Last year (Solds) ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage lending for commercial and multi-family housing has dropped. Compared to 2nd quarter numbers, commercial loan lending has dropped 12%, but the surprising number persentage decline from last years ...  [Read More]
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Casey & Jennifer Johnson
Gorgeous kitchen! • 2 bath, 3 bdrm bi-level - MLS® $179,500 Century Estates, Lenexa - Beautiful open & airy floorplan. Completely updated kitchen w/ cherry cabinets, granite counters and tile backsplash. New lighting and carpet. Oil rubbed ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
As I was reading the Kansas City star this past Sunday with my wife I found a very interesting cover to the Parade Magazine insert. The cover had a picture of Sandra Bullock with a headline that read: Sandra Bullock knows what she wants. I quickly looked ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
Which of the following schools Bishop Miege, Desoto, Piper or Basehor-Linwood will lead this years Kansas City 4A schools to the Kansas 4A State High School Championship? For complete 4A Kansas State High School Football Bracket information, go to: http://www.kshsaa.org/FOOTBALL/fb4.html ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
Gardner and St. Thomas Aquinas head into state football play. Will either school make it to the state championships and play against the odds favorite Hutchinson? Checkout the 5A Kansas State Football Brackets. For complete Kansas High School Football, ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
Kansas 6A Schools start their run for the football championship. Checkout the Olathe, Shawnee Mission and Blue Valley schools in this years bracket! Olathe North is ranked #1 for the Kansas City 6A schools. For up-to-date bracket information and to follow ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
How should a Kansas City home seller price their home? Ouija Board? Horoscope? Fortune cookie! Majic 8 Ball? Should it be based on what the county appraiser valued their home for last year? Should it be a figure based on the previous purchase price? Many ...  [Read More]
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Dowell Taggart Team
Why jump on the bandwagon? It is just a fad, right? I remember when my friends said get on the internet. If you’re not, your business will fail. I got on but I’ve not noticed a tremendous growth spurt. Maybe that is you. Next my friends said ...  [Read More]
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