3 Times to Call Your Closer

There are certain situations and circumstances during the process of a real estate transaction that it is imperative that you contact your title company closer. 1st: Upon receipt of your title insurance commitment The first time it’s important to contact your...

KC-area homebuilders continue to pick up single-family pace

Builders in the eight-county Kansas City area pulled 2,059 single-family building permits during the first four months of 2017 — a pace not matched since before the recession. According to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City, it was the highest...

Coffelt’s Corner: Why Do You Ask?

A couple of weeks or so ago, as we were getting ready for church, I was brushing my teeth and Linda was dressing. She came out of the closet, stood beside me facing the mirror and asked, “How does this look on me?” Now, which of the following thoughts do you think ran...

Coffelt’s Corner: No News is Good News

Early in our married life, Linda and I would go to the mailbox together each evening. Often there would be nothing there. You see, in those early years we didn’t receive much mail, and most of what we did receive consisted of bills. We’d open the mailbox door, peer...

Coffelt’s Corner: A Wish For Joy

I trust that each of you had the opportunity for a time of celebration with friends and family during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The changing of the year from one to the next comes rather quietly at the Coffelt house. We usually manage to stay up until...