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At Team Blake, we pride ourselves in being able to sell your home in record time. With almost two decades of experience, we’ve learned a thing or two about what it takes to sell a home quickly. For the last

While Kansas City offers a picturesque skyline, there’s so much more the city offers on almost every building wall. Kansas City is home to quite a few unique and Instagram-worthy murals. Whether you're downtown to partake in First Friday activities

Relocating out of state can be intimidating, but when you work with Blake and Associates Real Estate we will make sure to match you up with an agent and team who is just as knowledgeable about their city as #TeamBlake

Fountain Day What is Fountain Day you ask? Well, it’s that wonderful day of the year where Kansas City, Missouri turns on its 48 beautiful public fountains. Kansas City features some truly remarkable water fountains and those fountains offer wonderful spots

It’s friday night and you would love to spend it with your significant other but you’re not sure if there’s anywhere you can hang out, have a beer or two, and actually take them with you…because well, they slobber a

Buying A House While Selling Your Own As our lives change, our housing needs and desires change too. The desire for living in a certain location may evolve over time. Perhaps you want to leave behind the sights and sounds of

Many seem to think that the real estate industry in the US slowed down during 2020, but given that we listed a home last Friday and had it under contract (with multiple offers) by Sunday morning, I would argue that it's

Kansas City is gifted with a plentiful supply of locally-owned businesses and restaurants. Whether I’m picking up a quick cup of coffee in the morning or if I’m on the hunt for the perfect gift for a friend or family

Kansas City. There is a small-town feel everywhere you turn, and the smell of award-winning BBQ is in the air. Kansas City has many nicknames, “The City of Fountains,” “The Paris of the Plains,” and more, but there is more

Fall is arguably the best time of year in Kansas City. The weather is beautiful and crisp mornings turn into perfectly warm days and then pleasant evenings. All the trees that surround our beautiful city begin to show off how

COVID 19 has taught us that second homes are more of an opportunity than we realize. Many people are choosing not to get on a plane and get away but that doesn’t mean their wanderlust and adventure-seeking spirit has faded.

We are just over halfway through 2020, and many of us are still working from home out of precaution of COVID-19. A few months ago we shared with you our list of 151 Ways to Make Your Home More Enjoyable,