Lucerna Real Estate

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Behind Lucerna Real Estate is our broker and owner, Sara Schrock.

A Kansas native, Sara has called the Lawrence area home since 2007 and has been a Realtor since 2018, serving Lawrence and the greater Kansas City metro.

Long before real estate, Sara was building and running businesses. She has owned her own company and spent years as a manager and leading teams. Her primary focus in those roles was always her people. She invested deeply in their growth and built a proven track record of helping them succeed. That exact same advocacy carries over to every client Lucerna serves.

Her background as a business owner is why she runs Lucerna with exact precision and a high standard of excellence. That experience is the foundation underneath everything she does now.

Sara also holds four specialized real estate credentials, and each one shows up in how she works. Her ABR means buyers get focused, full representation. Her SRS brings real strategy to every listing. Her RENE puts experienced negotiation on her clients' side. Her PSA means pricing set with real market data, not guesswork.

If you want a broker who knows the numbers and cares how things turn out for you, Sara would love to connect.

While there is no requirement dictating response time, the industry standard is typically within have twenty-four to forty-eight hours. Some may take longer, though, if they happen to be out of town or have received multiple offers to go over, for instance.

Need help crafting an offer that gets a quick response? Let’s work on your strategy!

Where does the name Lucerna come from? It is one of our favorite things to talk about.

Lucerna is the Latin word for lamp. It goes back centuries, to the light people reached for when they needed to find their way. The word has carried that meaning ever since. Light bearer. Guide. Beacon.

That is exactly why we chose it.

We believe everyone deserves a partner through the real estate process. You need someone who guides you through buying or selling, brings clarity to the complicated parts, and answers honestly from the first question to the closing table.

Buying or selling a home is one of the largest financial and emotional decisions most people ever make, and the process can feel like a lot to hold at once. There are timelines, contracts, negotiations, inspections, and market shifts to balance. You are trying to figure out what to do first and what comes next. There is real ground to cover.

Lucerna Real Estate exists to be the light through all of it.

We provide real answers, a clear strategy, and guidance that keeps you moving forward. We are not simply pointing you toward home, but walking the whole path beside you until you are standing in it.

That is the standard we built this brokerage on. Lawrence to Kansas City and everywhere in between.

The May numbers for the Lawrence area are in, and it is a fast market with a little more room opening up. Here is what stands out and what it means if a move is on your mind.

📊 The quick read:

▪️ Median Sold Price: $325,000. Home values in the area are up 2.3% over the past year, so prices are holding strong.
▪️ Days on Market: 5. Yes, five. The right homes are going almost as fast as they hit the market.
▪️ Active Listings: 197, up about 9% from April. More options are coming available for buyers.
▪️ Months of Supply: 2.16. Still a seller's market, but supply is building, both from last month and across the past year, which points toward a healthier balance over time.

📈 A couple more worth knowing:

▪️ Sold Listings: 127 homes closed, up 21% from April. Activity is strong heading into summer.
▪️ List to Sale: Sellers are still landing 99.7% of asking price.

Here is the tidbit that ties it together. Inventory is growing and buyers have a bit more to choose from, yet the right homes are still selling in days at nearly full price. That is the whole story right now. Price it well and stage it right and it moves fast. Overprice it and it sits while buyers wait, because they are paying attention and they have more choices than they did a month ago.

Curious what your specific neighborhood is doing, or what your home could bring this summer? Let's talk. 📲

The May numbers from Heartland MLS are in, and the KC metro is telling a steady story this spring. Here is what stands out and what it actually means if a move is on your mind.

📊 The quick read:

▪️Median Sales Price: $345,000, up 4.5% over last May. Values are holding firm.
▪️Days on Market: 39. Homes are still moving at a quick clip, just about the same pace as a year ago.
▪️Months of Supply: 2.4. We are still in seller's market territory, and inventory is a little tighter than it was last spring.
▪️Closed Sales: up 5% year to date. May's monthly count dipped slightly, but buyers are out and the demand is real.

📈 One tidbit worth knowing:

The median price climbed while the average sales price eased back a bit. When those two move in opposite directions, it usually means the mix of what is selling has shifted, with more action in the mid range and fewer sales at the very top pulling the average down. The takeaway is a broad, active market rather than one driven by a single price band.

And the part that matters most for buyers and sellers alike: homes are still selling at 98.8% of original list price. Price it right and it moves. Price it high and buyers wait, because they are paying close attention.

Curious what your specific neighborhood is doing, or what your home could bring this summer? Let's talk. 📲

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