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Although this home is no longer available for sale, see my website for more great homes in The Springs for sale. 

 

  

Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Greene, Christian and Webster Counties in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com. If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 417.839.4534.

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The Springfield Mo real estate market is over for 2008.  Across the country, prices have dropped, foreclosures have increased and short sales have become one of the best ways to market your home.

I received an email recently from a Springfield resident requesting I continue with updates on the Springfield Residential market.  (Careful of what you write about......you never know who's watching!  LOL!

Rumor has it that the market is very slow, Springfield homes are not selling and the market reports are depressing.  But that's for those consumers that are not willing to readjust their prices to refect today's market.

 So far this year, 4,795 homes were on the market in January, 2009.  1,175 new listings were introduced to the market and 279 sold.  Remember, this is only 5% (FIVE PERCENT) of what is available for sale.  This is one of the lowest months I've seen in years.  But, this is also January.  The market will pick up soon.

 Figures courtesy of Springfield MLS

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Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Greene, Christian and Webster Counties in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com. If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 417.839.4534.

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 Springfield Missouri real estate has ended and we're now in the ending quarter of 2009.  Looking back for the past 4 years, here's a recap of the real estate market.

2008 ended with 16,331 residental homes listed on the market, with 6,082 homes selling.  Think of it this way: that's only 37% of the homes that actually sold.  The other homeowners (63%) were not fortunate enough to be able to relocate.

In 2007 40% of the homes listed, sold.  In 2006, almost 50% home homes listed, sold, and in 2005 59% sold.

Average sold prices now average the same as homes sold in 2005.

What does all this mean to the average Springfield residential seller?  If you want to sell your home in 2009, you must be the best home on the market, it the best condition, at the best price. 

Figures courtesy of Springfield MLS

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Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Greene, Christian and Webster Counties in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com. If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 417.839.4534.

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*Statistics courtesy Greater Springfield MLS 

 Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Missouri.  She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs.  To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com.

If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at:  417.839.4534.

 

  

Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Greene, Christian and Webster Counties in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com. If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 417.839.4534.

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Springfield Mo Real estate - November 2008

 Springfield Missouri Real Estate, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas.

We're now winding down the year for real estate in Springfield Missouri.  With the news of bad markets across the country, our market has been affected too.  However, we have not seen prices drop as drastic.

This past week, interest rates for conventional financing dropped to 5.25%.  Lenders are seeing a lot of refinances and first time home buyers are beginning to look once more.

According to the Springfield MLS, 2307 Springfield Missouri Real Estate agents work in Springfield and surround areas, a decrease from 2535 in 2007. 

 The majority of Springfield Mo homes are still being financed with conventional financing, followed up by VA and FHA.  Less than 10% paid cash.  We continue to have great buys and wonderful homes for sale. 

Statistics for the end of October for Springfield MLS:  

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* Figures courtesy of MLS of Springfield.  Average active list price is unavailable.

 Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Missouri.  She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs.  To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com.

If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at:  417.839.4534.

 

  

Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Greene, Christian and Webster Counties in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com. If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 417.839.4534.

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Breaking News! Homebuyers Are Making Their Payments and Still Losing Their Homes

The Springfield Newsleader had breaking news today about a company in Springfield that are selling homes contract for deed, collecting the rents from the buyers and failing to forward the funds on to the investor/owners.

A Contract for deed allow a buyer to purchase a home by borrowing from the seller instead of the bank.  With this type of transaction, the seller retains the title until the loan is paid in full by the buyer.  This is a very risky way to purchase a home, especially if the buyer knows the payment is not being made directly to the bank holding the mortgage.

Many buyers, purchasing homes contract for deed, never have an appraisal or have their home inspected for material defects.  Read more. 

These companies have added approximately 200 foreclosures into an already saturated market.

Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Missouri.  She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs.  To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com.

If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at:  417.839.4534.

 

  

Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Greene, Christian and Webster Counties in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com. If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 417.839.4534.

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Springfield Missouri Real Estate, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas.

 The Springfield Missouri Real Estate market is slowly re-adjusting with the month of September closing 498 homes.

2360 Springfield Missouri Real Estate agents continue to work in Springfield and surrounding areas, a decrease from 2007 .

 Forty-nine percent of Springfield Mo homes are still being financed with conventional financing, followed up by VA and FHA.  Fifteen percent paid cash. 

Statistics for the end of September for Springfield MLS:

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* Figures courtesy of MLS of Springfield.  Number of homes currently on the market and average active list price is unavailable.

Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com.

If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 417.839.4534.

 

  

Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Greene, Christian and Webster Counties in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com. If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 417.839.4534.

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Springfield Mo Real estate - September 2008 

Springfield Missouri Real Estate, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas.

 The Springfield Missouri Real Estate market icontinues to re-adjust with the month of August closing 585 homes.  Through the gloom and doom of today's economic crisis, our area surrounding Springfield continues remain stable.  Sellers are realizing in order to sell their homes, prices must adjust down.  Home values are not dropping compared to other areas of the country, but they do continue to drop.

2407 Springfield Missouri Real Estate agents continue to work in Springfield and surrounding areas, a decrease from 2007 .

 The majority of Springfield Mo homes are still being financed with conventional financing, followed up by VA and FHA.  Less than 10% paid cash.  First time home buyers are still able to purchase using Government Rural Development funds.

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Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Greene, Christian and Webster Counties in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com. If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 417.839.4534.

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 Springfield Missouri Real Estate, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas.

 The Springfield Missouri Real Estate market is re-adjusting with the month of June closing 619 homes, dropping 110 from 2007.  Interest rates remain low, with homes priced to sell at or below market moving first.  Bank foreclosures in Springfield aren't the only great buys.  Informed sellers realize they must update their homes, along with staging and have reduced their prices to reflect the market.  If you are a seller in the Springfield market, remember that one out ten homes are selling every month.  We have a 10 month supply right now, discarding the fact that new listings will come on the market and others will be withdrawn or expire.

2367 Springfield Missouri Real Estate agents continue to work in Springfield and surrounding areas, down from 2496 in 2007.

 The majority of Springfield Mo homes are still being financed with conventional financing, followed up by VA and FHA.  Approximately 10% paid cash.  Buyers, if you plan to purchase a home in 2008, now's a great time to buy. In the Springfield Mo housing market, prices have dropped and are allowing more buyers to purchase homes they would not have been able to finance in 2007. 

Statistics for the end of June for Springfield Mo MLS:

* Figures courtesy of MLS of Springfield.  Number of homes currently on the market and average active list price is unavailable.

Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Missouri.  She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs.  To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com.

If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at:  417.839.4534.

 

  

Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Greene, Christian and Webster Counties in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com. If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 417.839.4534.

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Springfield Missouri Real Estate, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas.

 The Springfield Missouri Real Estate market is slowly re-adjusting with the month of June closing 619 homes.

2344 Springfield Missouri Real Estate agents continue to work in Springfield and surrounding areas, a decrease from 2007 .

The majority of Springfield Mo homes are still being financed with conventional financing, followed up by VA and FHA.  Less than 10% paid cash.

Statistics for the end of June for Springfield MLS:

Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Missouri.  She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs.  To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com.

If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at:  417.839.4534.

 Statistics courtesy of GSBOR

 

  

Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Greene, Christian and Webster Counties in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com. If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 417.839.4534.

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