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the beginning of May last year. At the current rate of sales, this figure n increase in represents 3.4 months’ the inventory of homes on the supply of homes on the market along with a high market. number of contracts Although the total written in the month number of homes sold of May could be a in May 2014 was down 7.6 percent from May preview of good things 2013, the total number to come in the Lawrenc of e contracts written in May residential real estate 2014 was 142, which market for the remaind is er a 1.4 percent increase of 2014. The inventory of active from 140 in May 2013. Contracts written during listings in the City of May reflect, in part, sales Lawrence stood at 451 that will close in the near units at the beginning future. of May, which is up “The inventory of from 394 homes that homes has increased, were on the market at which is huge for our
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in May 2013. Bonham. “We’re even The average sale 10 percent ahead of the price of existing homes spring of 2010 when we was $184,460. This had the big tax credit for represents a decrease buyers.� of 1.8 percent from the Shown below are total May 2013 average price homes sold in Lawrenc e of $187,864. For new through May for each of construction, 13 sales the past six years: occurred in May, down from 15 units the prior 2014 – 380 year, a decrease of 13.3 2013 – 409 percent. The average sale 2012 – 289 price of new homes in 2011 – 260 May was $288,127, down 2010 – 347 7 percent from the same 2009 – 288 period last year. “Although we’re a little under last year’s sales Liz Weslander writes totals, the 2014 spring about the Lawrence real is well ahead of the estate market. Contact her at previous four years, “said lizweslander@hotmail.com.
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New York — It’s been 26 years, but Kansas University basketball finally has a No. 1 NBA draft pick again. That honor belongs to oneand-done Jayhawk Andrew Wiggins, who on Thursday night at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn
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his head� because it was “a dream come true.� Just before Wiggins left the draft area for interviews, he heard the name of his former KU teammate, Joel Embiid, announced as the No. 3 pick of the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Opera singer, geoarchaeologist, ecologist honored with new title By Scott Rothschild Twitter: @ljwrothschild
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LAWRENCE POLICE CHIEF TARIK KHATIB, pictured recently at the Investigations and Training Center, 4820 Bob Billings Parkway, says a new building for police could include more storage racks and retrieval systems to improve efficiency in handling the hundreds of boxes of records that are presently taking up space at the center.
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Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib gets paid to worry about worst-case scenarios. These days, more than a few worries are parked at the city facility known as the Stone Barn Terrace
garage near Clinton Parkway and Lawrence Avenue. That’s where the city’s armored vehicle is stored. In an odd twist, the city’s armored vehicle sits in a garage that has no security system. It also doesn’t have any police officers nearby. They’re all stationed a few miles away either at the Law En-
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Three Kansas University faculty members, representing a broad spectrum of academics, have been named University Distinguished Professors, KU officials announced Thursday. Receiving the title were Joyce Castle, a globally acclaimed opera singer; Rolfe Castle Mandel, an internationally known geoarchaeologist; and Jorge Soberon, a leading ecologist. “Professors Castle, Mandel and Soberon are three of our most esteemed faculty, and their receiving this title is a reflection of their many accomplishments and Mandel contributions to KU, ranging from excellence in the classroom to ground-breaking research,â€? said KU Provost Jeffrey Vitter. Castle is currently in Brazil reprising her Grammy Award-winning performance in “Candide.â€? Her repertoire includes Soberon nearly 140 opera roles over four decades. A graduate of KU, Castle said, “It has been a great gift to return to campus as a professor of voice and contribute to the development of students in the School of Music while supporting their aspirations —
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SeedCo troubles A group of artists who helped the Warehouse Arts District earn its name is scrambling to relocate after learning their building isn’t up to code. Page 3A
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