Missouri RealEstateRama

Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed the $25,400,000 investment sale of two retail buildings located in the Big Bend Crossing shopping center of Crestwood, Missouri, a St Louis suburb. The buildings, located at 10244 & 10248 Big Bend Road were occupied by long-term tenants, Sam’s Club and Hardee’s, at the time of the purchase

Today the House of Representatives voted on Congressman Jason Smith’s language to bar the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using any funds to implement the damaging Waters of the United States rule. The language was included in H.R. 2028, the FY2016 Energy & Water Appropriations bill, which passed the House 240-177.

Leading Blue Springs based apartment property management firm Premier Real Estate Management has guaranteed maximum possible ROI for property investors across Kansas & Missouri.

Colliers International, a leading global real estate services and investment firm, today announced the following transactions. Sales (April 19, 2015) Morrill & Janes Bank and Trust Company sold 14 acres of commercial land located at 15310 S Mahaffie Street, Olathe, Kansas to Grayson Enterprises. John Stafford SIOR, CCIM of Colliers International negotiated the transaction on behalf of the Seller. The Buyer was not represented.

Maxus Realty Trust, Inc. (“MRTI”), a real estate investment trust with corporate headquarters located in North Kansas City, MO, announced today that Mr. W. Robert Kohorst has resigned from the board of trustees effective April 3, 2015. To fill the vacancy resulting from Mr. Kohorst’s resignation, MRTI’s Board of Trustees has nominated Mr. David Brain for election at the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for May 21, 2015

Today, on the 100th day of the new GOP Congress, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II called on House Republicans to come together and get to work to improve our economy and invest in our infrastructure.

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has agreed to implement a statewide compliance program and to pay a $750,000 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at two road construction sites. The sites are Highway 54 in Osage Beach, and on Highway 67 between Coldwater and Silva

U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Joe Manchin (W.Va) introduced the Track, Railroad, and Infrastructure Network (TRAIN) Act today, which will reform the environmental permitting process for rail projects in order to facilitate a more efficient way to approve rail infrastructure

Single family housing permits issued during January 2015 decreased from recent months according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report.  With 235 single family units, the January total decreased by 48 (17%) from the same month a year ago (January 2014) and 88 from December 2014.  Multi-family activity continues its growth pattern with 214 units permitted in January.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Little Rock District recently announced they are instituting a new moratorium to determine a baseline number of permits and docks for a shoreline management plan they are doing on Table Rock Lake.

Permits for new single family homes are holding steady as home builders prepare for fall and winter construction, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report. Three hundred, seventy-seven permits for single family homes were issued in September, an increase of 30 permits over August. Year-to-date total permits are the highest in seven years with 3,126 single family permits compared to 2013 with 3,093. Multi-family construction continues to grow, with 897 units permitted during September, bringing the year-to-date total to 3,168.

Attorney General Chris Koster today announced that he has reached settlements with ISI Alarms NC, Inc. of North Carolina and JVersacio Corporation and its owner Joseph Versacio of Florida, over alleged violations of Missouri's No Call and Telemarketing Laws. Together, the companies will pay $17,500 in civil penalties, with the possibility of up to $200,000 in penalties if they violate the terms of the agreement. The settlements resolve lawsuits filed in March 2014 as part of the Attorney General's initiative to crack down on illegal telemarketing practices in Missouri

Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that he has obtained a judgment against a Texas-based home contractor who defrauded consumers in the Kansas City area. JD Global, LLC, and its owner, Jeremiah Osterhoff, contracted with at least sixty-two Missouri consumers for home repair and remodeling supplies they never received. Consumer complaints included shower and hot tub units purchased but never delivered, damaged shower and tub units, and products that did not function as promised

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II today announced a series of extraordinary awards to help individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the entire metropolitan area

During one of the most severe winters in recent memory, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) this week backed a series of bills that will help lower home heating costs and reduce the squeeze on middle class families.or