Blog Posts From June 2026

Aug 1, 2026 • 8 min read

Wichita Homeowners Insurance Premiums 2026: A Buyer's Guide

By Steven Myers, Team LeaderWichita's median sale price rose to $243,854 in May 2026, up 4.3% year-over-year despite climbing carrying costs.Source: Redfin Data Center · May 2022 - May 2026 — Steven MyersKey TakeawaysTwo years back, a Wichita buyer ran the numbers on a house with two figures in mind: the mortgage payment and the property tax. Insurance? An afterthought. A line item you signed off

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Jun 24, 2026 7 min read

6 Signals the Summer 2026 Buying Window Is Opening Wider in Wichita

By Steven Myers, Team LeaderKey TakeawaysWe're sitting at nearly 2,000 active listings in Wichita right now. That's about 9.5% more inventory than buyers had to pick from back in early 2025, per eMetropolitan's March 2026 data. Pair that with mortgage rates finally slipping under 7%, and the question of who holds the leverage this summer is genuinely up for grabs. For years my buyers in Sedgwick

Jun 22, 2026 12 min read

Wichita's Mid-6% Rate Reality: How Summer 2026 Buyers Can Beat a Frozen Spring Market

By Steven Myers, Team LeaderRedfin's median sale price of $235K runs about 16% above Zillow's $202,720 average value.Source: Zillow Home Value Index and Redfin Data Center · March 2026 — Steven MyersKey TakeawaysMortgage rates have quietly settled into the mid-6% range, and the spring buying season everyone expected to thaw the market never really showed up. So here's the honest read for Wichita

Jun 21, 2026 8 min read

The Average First-Time Buyer Is Now 38. Here's How Wichita Buyers Can Buy a Decade Sooner in 2026

By Steven Myers, Team LeaderWichita's $235K median runs 46% below the national $435K, shrinking the down payment you need.Source: National Association of Realtors · March 2026 — Steven MyersKey TakeawaysThe median age of the typical American first-time homebuyer has climbed to a record high according to the National Association of Realtors. A generation back, the average first-timer was knocking

Jun 19, 2026 7 min read

Wichita Buyer's or Seller's Market 2026: What the Data Actually Says

By Steven Myers, Team LeaderWichita's $235K median runs 46% below the national average, fueling steady relocation demand.Source: Redfin Data Center · March 2026 — Steven MyersKey TakeawaysWichita home prices climbed 8.0% year over year in March 2026, with a median price of $235K, according to Redfin's March 2026 market data. That one number does most of the heavy lifting when people ask me whethe

Jun 8, 2026 8 min read

Wichita's Summer 2026 Selling Window: A Side-by-Side Strategy Guide for Buyers and Sellers

By Steven Myers, Team LeaderKey TakeawaysJune moves more houses than any month in this country, and Wichita rides right along with it. Lawns are green, parents want kids settled before the first bell, and the folks who window-shopped all spring finally put pen to paper. So the question was never whether summer gets busy here. It's how you set yourself up to win, listing or bidding.Something curio

Jun 5, 2026 9 min read

First-Time Homebuyer Programs in Wichita 2026 - The Money That's Available and How to Actually Ge...

Most online guides to Kansas first-time homebuyer assistance send Wichita buyers to programs that don't apply to them. The KHRC First-Time Homebuyer Program (the one that shows up first in most searches) explicitly excludes buyers within Wichita city limits. The programs that actually work for Wichita buyers in 2026 are the City of Wichita HOMEownership 80 Program, KansasDPA, and the FHLBank Tope

Jun 1, 2026 9 min read

Wichita's Semiquincentennial: How the ICT Is Marking America's 250th This Fourth of July

By Steven Myers, Team LeaderAt $235K, Wichita's median sale price sits 46% below the national median, keeping the city deeply affordable.Source: Redfin Data Center · March 2026 — Steven MyersKey TakeawaysWhen the fireworks go up over the Arkansas River in 2026, America turns 250 years old. Wichita has thrown one of the bigger Fourth of July parties in Kansas for as long as I can remember, and the