WSU Center for Real Estate
Laying a Foundation for Real Estate in Kansas
About the Center
Wichita State University has one of the oldest academic real estate programs in the country, with graduates working across the country in nearly every field that touches the real estate industry. The Center for Real Estate was founded in 2000 to deepen WSU’s connection with professionals in the region.
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What’s New
Latest Data
1-22-2026: Kansas Statewide Home Sales Statistics for December- Total home sales: 2,368 units
- Median sale price: $258,000
- Inventory: 2.4 months
1-22-2026: Average Mortgage Rates for the Week Ending January 22- 30-year FRM: 6.09 percent
- 15-year FRM: 5.44 percent
1-21-2026: October Single-Family Building Permits for Markets Across Kansas- Kansas: 701 permits filed
- Kansas City: 727 permits filed
- Lawrence: 29 permits filed
- Manhattan: 30 permits filed
- Topeka: 32 permits filed
- Wichita: 259 permits filed
1-21-2026: September Single-Family Building Permits for Markets Across Kansas- Kansas: 701 permits filed
- Kansas City: 511 permits filed
- Lawrence: 17 permits filed
- Manhattan: 33 permits filed
- Topeka: 31 permits filed
- Wichita: 267 permits filed
1-21-2026: August Single-Family Building Permits for Markets Across Kansas- Kansas: 701 permits filed
- Kansas City: 943 permits filed
- Lawrence: 26 permits filed
- Manhattan: 31 permits filed
- Topeka: 32 permits filed
- Wichita: 204 permits filed
Latest Presentations
2026 Kansas City Housing Market Forecast Presentation
“Laying the Foundation” – KCRAR – October 28, 2025
2026 Lawrence Housing Market Forecast Presentation
“Laying the Foundation” – Lawrence Board of REALTORS – October 23, 2025