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The law went into effect July 1 after passing nearly unanimously in the 2024 legislative session.
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Racially restrictive deeds and exclusionary covenants are still scattered across the Kansas City metro, embedded deep in the bylaws of homes associations and subdivisions’ rules, even though they can no longer be enforced. Now, property owners have a way to remove the language from the documents.
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Dive into part two of Wichita Journalism Collabrative's email mini-course for first-time homebuyers.
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Burying existing overhead power lines in developed neighborhoods would cost billions of dollars. That cost would immediately show up on electricity bills.
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The state’s First Time Homebuyer program offers assistance with down payments and closing costs for low-income residents. And they’re encouraging potential homeowners to apply.
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So far, 53% of all homeowners on the Westside have signed up for the program, which cuts property taxes to a percentage of their income and, for some, freezes it at that level for 25 years.
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Republicans want to cap property value increases each year, while Democrats want to shift the tax burden away from residential homeowners to businesses and farms. But a tax expert argues both may be too wide-reaching
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A near record share of American households pay more for housing than is considered financially healthy, including almost a quarter of Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners.
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A state law passed three decades ago allows a sale to go ahead with just 80% of a condo complex in agreement. Once the deal is final, the remaining objectors have to sell their homes.
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The contract for deed option is marketed as a way for people who can’t get a conventional mortgage to realize the dream of owning a home. But more often than not, buyers do not end up as homeowners. And, most Midwestern states provide little, if any, consumer protection to prevent abuse.