Nick Hauber - Realty ONE Group Metro Home Pros

03/29/2022

IT’S 🏡 HISTORY TUESDAY: These all steel homes can still be found around the country including here in KC! Do you recognize them? Would you live in one?

It was supposed to be the future of housing. What went wrong?Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Why ar...

03/28/2022

Home prices have sky rocketed these last few years but, so have rents in most places. However in 2021, Kansas City actually recorded a 0.8% average rent decline. Are you paying to much in rent? Are you better off with a fixed mortgage payment? Do you think investing in rental properties might be for you? These questions have different answers for everyone. Need help figuring it all out? Contact me today… Happy to guide you through the steps while weighing the pros and cons for what’s right for you.

Fresh numbers from the fall of 2021 suggest that rents will increase at a rapid pace in the coming years. That's a problem for Americans; many spend 30% or m...

02/21/2022

Kansas City you’re starting to stay out late again! The Streetcar has become a staple of our summer activities downtown. Glad to see some more things get back to normal.

The late night weekend hours are back! Starting Feb 28 the will have new hours of operation. This is a direct response to increased late night ridership & downtown activities. Thank you for riding the KC Streetcar

➡️https://kcstreetcar.org/new-hours-2022/

02/09/2022

Hello Gorgeous! Check out this incredible Mid Century Modern at the lake!

Calling all mid-century modern lovers! This completely remodeled 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath, Lake Quivira home embodies craftsmanship & modern design while preserving the original character. It features artistic arched ceilings, a statement Douglas Fir pivot front door, sunlight from every inch, a ...

02/08/2022

Looking for something cool and FREE to do on a Saturday? KC Brick Lab is doing a showcase at Olathe’s Indian Creek Library Saturday March 5th 10am-4pm.

Save the date in your calendars for March 5th!!! KC Bricklab is having a free showcase at the Indian Creek Library in Olathe, Kansas on 5 March from 10am to 4pm.

Come check out a huge Lego City, a Lego Great Ball Contraption, a Micropolis (micro city), display, and more amazing original builds by our creative members!

Event is free to the public! Hope to see you there!

02/07/2022

Downtown has a lot of major projects in the early planning phases. These are just 3 of them. None of them have financing plans in place yet and the Barney Allis Plaza replacement is estimated to be over $110 million alone. Barney Allis is something the city will have to deal with no matter what due to it’s condition. On the bright side it may offer the opportunity for a future high rise residential or office building in addition to the park and garage. Decking the South Loop is the 2nd project on this list and probably has the most potential to improve downtown. This has been talked about for years and would cover the gaping scar of the interstate that has divided the Crossroads District from the Central Loop. While this too will be an expensive project ($200 Million+) it has the potential to reunite a large section of downtown. The Deck also has the potential long term to be least impactful on the city’s balance sheets and the already stretched thin Parks & Recreation system. It’s long term maintenance needs could be covered by a neighborhood CID encompassing the surrounding properties and stakeholders. Finally the 3rd project on this is the Buck O’Neil Bridge preservation and conversion into a linear park. While I applaud the desire not to destroy what can be saved and put to new use. It’s hard to find where this will be viable project both in function and long term cost. The current bridge has exceeded its life expectancy long ago which is why it’s replacement is under way. For the Buck O’Neil Linear Park to be viable, a separate foundation or trust would need to be established to fundraise and facilitate its long term maintenance needs. That’’s in addition to the initial estimated $50 million it will cost to convert the structure. There are also questions of the functionality of a Linear Park in that location as well.

By Kevin Collison The proposed decking of the South Loop freeway with a park was the most popular of three potential big downtown improvements being discussed these days, according to CityScene rea…

03/05/2021

Happy to see this building isn’t going to be empty for long!

By Kevin Collison The historic Webster House at 17th and Wyandotte will be the new headquarters of the Kansas City Symphony, returning music and life to the building closed by philanthropist Shirle…

03/03/2021

DON'T FREAK OUT! It's that time of year again. I have a few dozen properties that I specifically track values for every year. Most of them went up again this year and a few surprising ones went down. That said, EVERY ONE OF THEM, I TRACK IS STILL BELOW MARKET VALUE! Some by just $10-20K. A good number are still under by over $100K, while the rest fall some where in between.

The Johnson County Appraiser's most recent report shows the county's property values remain strong despite the pandemic. Find out more.

03/01/2021

The Kansas City area just wrapped up another crazy weekend and month in real estate. Here is just a few examples how crazy the market currently is in NE JoCo on this Monday morning.
-There are currently ZERO active listings available in Merriam.
-In Roeland Park there is only ONE active listing. While neighboring Westwood has Three.
-Mission has 6 active Listings but, I expect that number to decline by at least half before the end of the day.
-North Overland Park only has Three active listings between 47th & 75th Streets. Of those 3, one of them is being advertised as a possible teardown. While another is a nearly 3800 SQFT estate home offered at $749K
-Meanwhile Prairie Village has 29 active homes with 18 of those being new construction homes of varying types starting at $630K (Most are $900K+)

02/19/2021

It's incredible how much this could change this stretch of Troost Avenue. This is a massive project that will help save some of the most endangered buildings in KC including one of my favorites, the Firestone Building on Linwood. The amphitheater looks like a great amenity for the whole community. Let's hope it makes it into the final project.

By Kevin Collison A $162 million redevelopment concept that would energize the historic commercial heart of Troost Avenue by adding apartments, retail, office and an amphitheater is being pursued b…

02/18/2021

I've spent some time at the Airline History Museum over the years. It's one of those places that is truly in another time. They have some very interesting planes and displays. It's also been a popular venue for private events over the years. Most events held there were very successful with the big exception being the infamous NYE Party which we all know wasn't the muesuem's doing. Let's hope this gets worked out to keep the museum in place. It would be very sad to lose another educational amenity in the downtown area. KC's Arabia Steamboat Museum is already scheduled to relocate out of KC in 2026 when it's current lease with the city expires.

By Kevin Collison The Airline History Museum, an attraction at the Wheeler Downtown Airport for 35 years, is fighting to prevent its collection of classic airplanes from being evicted by the privat…