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The historic Elijah Thomas Webb Residence and inviting architectural elements in Jasper County, Missouri
Elijah Thomas Webb House.Elijah Thomas Webb Residence Owner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The architectural classification of the Elijah Thomas Webb Residence is Late Victorian and Queen Anne. This three-story structure built in 1891 was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.
Micromansion: New solution to housing crisis comes from Kansas
COLUMBUS, Kans. — A southeast Kansas native is developing new housing opportunities across the country. Columbus has become the testing site for this project. After facing problems finding her own home, Abby Nelson decided to take matters into her own hands. Now, her dream is slowly becoming a reality before her very eyes in her hometown, with the first Micromansion under construction right now.
Potential local home buyers hesitant, interest rates increase
JOPLIN, Mo. – Mortgage interest rates have doubled since the beginning of the year. With fluctuating rates, potential home buyers are navigating a changing market. Some local realtors say what had been a very strong market, has slowed a bit. KOAM’s Amber Jenkins has more in the video above. COPYRIGHT 2022 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL...
New Joplin apartments project making headway
JOPLIN, Mo. — A project to build hundreds of apartments in south Joplin may soon start moving dirt. Officials with Woodsonia Joplin, LLC. discussed their project with City Council members this week. The plan now calls for about 250 units, which is down from the original estimate of 300....
Despite rate hike, new home prices still on the rise
JOPLIN, Mo. — As mortgage rates rise in concert with The Fed’s recent rate hikes, fears about the American housing market pricing out tens of millions of would-be homebuyers continue to fester. The interest rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage is hovering around 6%. And not only...
Historic Pittsburg mansion continues getting new life
PITTSBURG, Kan. – One claim to fame: it was one of the first houses in Pittsburg to have a telephone. Now, it continues standing with original features as an Airbnb and the owner hopes to also create a limited event area. “The big house, the castle, the Miller Mansion...
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