Missouri RealEstateRama

Soon after U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill called on the Department of Housing and Urban Development to halt evictions on 12,000 Americans at risk of being removed from their homes, the agency announced that it would do exactly that, giving lenders a new option that could allow for widows and widowers to remain in their homes

Each month, the community can get together and enjoy a night to socialize and dine together presented by the 50 Plus Department of the Johnson County Park & Recreation District. There is no cost for these events, but participants are asked to bring an item to share. To find this program in the JCPRD’s Activities catalog and online listings, browse first under 50 plus and then under special events.

With help from the residents association, Connecting for Good has installed a small PC lab and free Wi-Fi Internet at Glanville Towers. The ten story facility is located at 730 Nebraska and is operated by the Kansas City Kansas Housing Authority and is for low income seniors and disabled individuals. The network bring free Internet to all 108 apartments at Glanville Towers.

Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that Rita D’Agostino has joined the firm in its Kansas City office as Of Counsel in the Governmental Affairs and Real Estate practice groups

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) and Congressman Sam Johnson (R-Texas) today introduced legislation to prioritize the use of federal transportation funding to repair deteriorating roads and bridges rather than to landscape the acreage along the crumbling roads

Mark Maschger knows a business opportunity when he sees one. As the market has shifted rapidly in favor of sellers, he recognizes this as the perfect time to open a Help-U-Sell® Real Estate office. Help-U-Sell® Real Estate is the national leader in set-fee real estate brokerage, and a sensible alternative to the traditional percentage-based commission model

St. Jude Dream Home Builder Summit Custom Homes hosted a floor signing event for the 2015 Dream Home at Chapman Farms on May 21. Summit employees and representatives from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital gathered with city officials, local trade partners and sponsors and patient families to tour the nearly-complete luxury home and leave their mark on the home by sharing best wishes and signing their names

Lora and Michael Gallion were lifelong renters and living on a fixed income. The only houses the couple could afford were run-down spaces that were almost uninhabitable.

Sun Cedar is turning traditional business thinking on its head. This small company from Lawrence, Kansas, is a response to “unemployable” individuals and other folks in transition, who deserve a chance to rebuild their lives. The company hires only those who can’t find employment elsewhere due to the stigma of homelessness or a criminal record. “We’re not giving upon these folks,” explains Shine Adams, CEO of Sun Cedar and a professional worker in social services.

The city of Granby, Mo., has agreed to an administrative civil settlement with EPA that requires the city to take a series of actions by July 2018 to correct a series of violations related to the operation of its wastewater treatment facility.

Senior SafeHome Evaluations is launching June 1st - Kansas City's first and sole premier service for senior home evaluations. Our customized analysis is designed to enable senior citizens to live in their homes for as long as possible, rather than turning to an institutional setting as they age.

Today, the House Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) held a hearing to examine the Rural Housing Service.

Today, the House Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) held a hearing to examine the cost and benefits of changes to the real estate settlement process, specifically the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule being finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) and the House have approved legislation she co-sponsors requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw their proposed rule defining and expanding the scope of waters protected by the Clean Water Act. The Regulatory Integrity Protection Act – H.R. 1732 – would require the EPA and the Corps to develop a new rule, working with local governments and citizens, to classify Waters of the United States and clarify who has jurisdiction

United Country Real Estate – the nation’s leading lifestyle, small city and rural real estate company – is celebrating its 90-year anniversary during May, the month the firm was established in 1925. Founded by Roscoe Chamberlain in Kansas City, Mo., the company began looking for ways to advertise local properties nationally long before television and the internet. United Country changed the real estate industry forever by producing the first national real estate catalog to expose local small city, town and surrounding properties for sale on a much broader scale, regionally and nationally.