Wichita Kansas is a REALLY good housing market!!
I pity the rest of the country. I’ve watched so many of my friends in Florida, California, Vegas, and more suffering in Real Estate. While I feel for you, I’m glad that in Wichita we just keep chugging along. Don’t believe me? www.RealtyWorldWichita.com
Article in yesterdays newspaper said we had the 2nd fastest growing average wage in the country, and we’re close to the national average for weekly wage earnings. Around $44,000 per year. Probably doesn’t seem like much to many parts of the country, but consider our average home costs around $120,000. What can you get for that? 3 bdrms, 2 bths, 2 car garage - 1300 sq ft on the main floor, and a full basement. Often a view out basement. For $140,000, you can get a new home, with 3 car garage and a family room finished in the view out basement.
Land is flat here, but cheap too (comparatively). Larger lots, and most places have at least 6 feet from house to side yard lot line. 125 x 70 ft lots are about standard in smaller new homes. I live in a home worth about $300,000. My house is a 2300 ft 1.5 story, full finished walk out basement, 160 x 90 ft lot on a lake. 10 years old. We are just so affordable.
Our housing market has remaned steady, with about a 2% gain over last year. We do have a few too many homes on the market, so buyers have a bit more to pick from, but not so many that prices can be slashed dramatically. Maybe a few too many new homes sitting though.
All in all, good employment, steady economy, moederate entertainment, good schools, and flat - we have plenty of flat!!!!
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