Tag: housing costs

The Kansas economy is doing well, by many measures.  So, why do so many Kansans think otherwise?  To paraphrase James Carville—it’s housing costs, stupid. Just released from the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort…

Across the country, 70% of metro areas experienced double-digit home price gains in the first quarter, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. Prices for existing single-family homes in the U.S. were…

TOPEKA — The entry point of $300,000 to $400,000 for a new house in Johnson County creates unyielding bottlenecks in the housing market for families looking to buy. Demand for housing in the state’s most…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — University of Kansas student will pay a little bit less for basic food and housing starting next fall, while costs will remain the same or increase at the state’s five other…