Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for October 11, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [WSU real estate economist predicts Lawrence home sales and building activity will be stagnant in 2024]( If you are buying a home right now, finding one is only half the battle. Surviving the sticker shock that comes with 30-year mortgage rates at or near 7% is quite a chore itself. Next year is when that sticker shock will begin to fade, one of ... [WSU real estate economist predicts Lawrence home sales and building activity will be stagnant in 2024]( By: Chad Lawhorn If you are buying a home right now, finding one is only half the battle. Surviving the sticker shock that comes with 30-year mortgage rates at or near 7% is quite a chore itself. Next year is when that sticker shock will begin to fade, one of ... October 10, 2023 @ 3:28pm [Led by a cool-down in online shopping, Lawrence sales tax collections on pace to be about $3M below budget]( By: Chad Lawhorn The wild and wooly, predator-filled Amazon — the online retailer, of course, not the jungle — may not devour the Lawrence economy after all. That’s probably good news for a host of local retailers and others in the Lawrence community. ... October 5, 2023 @ 5:05pm [Taco John's temporarily closes Sixth Street store for major remodel; a look at other fast-food projects underway]( By: Chad Lawhorn People thought their crispy taco was cracking right before their eyes. They feared that Tuesday was just going to be another dang day that ends in ‘y.’ But fear not, the Taco John’s on Sixth Street is not permanently closing. But, it is ... October 4, 2023 @ 3:46pm [Developer seeking early approvals to build large apartment complex along East 15th Street; Panasonic announces leaders for De Soto plant]( By: Chad Lawhorn Lawrence City Hall has received a development filing that would open the door for 500 units of new apartments — totaling more than 1,000 bedrooms — to be built on the far eastern edge of Lawrence. If approved, it may be one of the first ... September 28, 2023 @ 6:20pm [Home sales plunge as summer ends in Lawrence; city on track to post its third straight year of declining sales]( By: Chad Lawhorn It has been a brutal end of the summer for Lawrence’s real estate industry, with sales in July and August falling by 35% from a year ago, according to the most recent statistics. Home sales in Lawrence were down 45% in July and then were down ... September 27, 2023 @ 9:36am [From chicken tikka to butter sauce, new downtown restaurant brings Indian flavors to pizza]( By: Chad Lawhorn I’ve noted before that my household likes butter. We are that family who orders a lobster dinner and sells the lobster to buy more melted butter. So, you are darn right that I’m intrigued by a pizza that replaces the marinara with butter ... September 26, 2023 @ 2:32pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044