Kansas City home sales should rise by more than 5 percent in 2013. So says the 2013 Kansas Housing Markets Forecast published by the Wichita State University Center for Real Estate.

“The Kansas City housing market appears to have turned the corner in 2012, with home sales on pace to increase by nearly 18 percent,” said Stan Longhofer, director of the WSU Center for Real Estate. “This trend should continue in 2013, with sales rising by more than 5 percent to 28,420 units.”

For the complete Kansas City report, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1869.