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Number of Homes Sold in Lawrence During Last 12 months Organized by Age of Home Age of Home
Quantity Sold
All New Construction 1-10 Years Old (Built 2004-2013) 11-20 Years Old (Built 1994-2003) 21-31 Years Old
(Built 1954-1963) 61-70 Years Old (Built 1944-1953) 71-80 Years Old (Built 1934-1943) 81-90 Years Old (Built 1924-1933) 91-100 Years Old
198,000
70
(Built 1984-1993) 31-40 Years Old (Built 1974-1983) 41-50 Years Old (Built 1964-1973) 51-60 Years Old
Average Price
1018
308,000
168
260,000
231
218,000
130
183,000
112
159,000
85
146,000
89
140,000
34
120,000
13
137,000
19
190,000
(Built 1914-1923) 21 100+ Years Old (Built 1913 or Before) 44
162,000
150,000
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Numbers show Lawrence homes age well
LIZ WESLANDER Hometown Lawrence
over time. Homes built between 1994 and 2003 saw the All homebuyers highest number are looking for of sales this year a home that is – with 231 sold the just the right in the last 12 combination of months. This time price, condition period reflects an and age to suit economic boom them. This table with a high rate of looks at the age new construction, and average so the high price of homes number of homes sold in Lawrence sold from this during the past 12 era over the last months. It not only year is partly a gives a snapshot of reflection of the what is currently high volume of popular in the homes from this Lawrence market, time period on it also reflects the market, said economic and Charles Gruber, a historical trends realtor at Realty
Executives Hedge worn themselves sold were built Real Estate. Gruber between the midout, but with new between 1914 and also said that many 1930s and midconstruction, the 1923. Gruber said people like homes 1960s. Gruber said buyer is paying that the popularity built in the last 20 a premium for that many of the of older homes in years because they having everything homes built during Lawrence reflects are less likely to in the maintenance a these years reflect population that need major repairs. cycle be new and values high-quality post-war housing Despite the high in the same place,” craftsma booms, and that nship. volume of newer said Gruber. many of them are “The quality homes that sold “Fewer people are of construction ranch-style houses over the last year willing to pay that of homes built built on slabs. The in the Lawrence premium when between 1895 and market, just 70 combination of they can pay a 1920 was really newly constructed high volume and whole lot less for a high,” said Gruber. more affordabl homes sold in house that’s just 10 “They e didn’t have Lawrence over last styles is a possible years old.” power tools and year. reason for the On the other end everything was “A lot of people lower price trend of the spectrum, built by hand.” feel more 44 of the homes in this segment, The most comfortable sold in Lawrence said Gruber. affordable era buying newer in the past year of homes on Liz Weslander writes about homes because were more than the Lawrence the maintenance the Lawrence real estate 100 years old, and market this year cycles haven’t market. Contact her at 21 of the homes were those built lizweslander@hotmail.com
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KU mandates sexual assault awareness training By Scott Rothschild Twitter: @ljwrothschild
Facing growing criticism from students, Kansas University Chancellor ��� Bernadette ���� �� ������ Gray-Little on ��� Thursday an�� ���� ������� �� ������� ������ nounced efforts ��that she said �� � ������� ������ �� were aimed at preventing and ��sexual �� assaults. responding to ����� “Our university has ����a���re�� sponsibility to create an environment where every member of our community feels safe,”
Chancellor also announces task force to examine policies and practices Gray-Little said in an email to students, faculty and staff. “And as chancellor, that responsibility is ultimately mine.” Gray-Little directed Provost Jeffrey Vitter to ensure that the mandatory sexual assault training required of all students,
faculty and staff has sanctions for noncompletion at least as severe as those in place for compulsory alcohol training. Currently, students who fail to complete a quiz at the end of the alcohol training cannot enroll in classes.
Gray-Little also announced the formation of a task force to review current policies, practices and sanctions on sexual assault and make recommended changes. The task force, composed of students, faculty and staff, will be co-chaired by
Angela Murphy, a graduate student in the English department, and Alesha Doan, chairwoman of the DepartGray-Little ment of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and associate professor of political science. Please see KU, page 2A
Eco devo strategy focuses on food, startups
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ROTC CADET STEPHEN BLANK, a junior at Kansas University, walks near the 1200 block of West Campus Road, past a row of flags honoring Americans who were killed 13 years ago during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Remembrance across the nation, page 10A.
On Obama’s ISIS plan, Kansans range from no comment to wide support By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock
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Topeka — U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts expressed some support for President Barack Obama’s plan to use military force to combat Islamist militants in the Middle East, while his independent challenger in
this year’s election, Greg Orman, remained silent. Meanwhile, Rep. Lynn Jenkins, whose district includes Lawrence, expressed guarded support for the use of military force, although she wants to see more details of the president’s plan. But
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her Democratic challenger Margie Wakefield was more supportive of the president. Those were the reactions from local members of the Kansas congressional delegation to Obama’s televised address Wednesday night in which
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Growing startup businesses and growing fruits and vegetables are both part of the proposed economic development strategy being put forward by the Lawrence chamber of commerce. The latest draft of the economic development strategy has added a goal of creating a regional food hub that could serve Weinaug as a sort of wholesale distribution center for locally grown produce. The plan envisions the hub serving both Douglas County and the entire Kansas City metro area. “It is clearly something that would develop some jobs and be true economic development,” said County Administrator Craig Weinaug, who envisions the county playing a major role in the planning of a food hub. “It would be a development very much in line with the values of the community.” Larry McElwain, president and CEO of The Please see STRATEGY, page 2A
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