I grew up in Overland Park, graduated from the University of Kansas in 2019, and built my real estate career in the city I've called home my entire life. Today I specialize in South Kansas City and Johnson County — the neighborhoods I know the way only someone who's lived in them can.
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The story
I'm a Kansas City lifer. I grew up in Overland Park — the neighborhoods, the schools, the streets, the rhythms — and I never wanted to leave. After graduating from the University of Kansas in 2019, I started my career in technology sales. It was a fine first job, but the work didn't fit. What did fit was real estate.
I joined the industry in 2021. From the first transaction, the work made sense. The combination of being local, working with people during one of the most significant decisions of their lives, and knowing the neighborhoods deeply — all of it clicked. I haven't looked back since.
What I bring to real estate is a specific combination: deep local knowledge (raised here), a tech sales background (process, follow-through, communication), and the resources of the ACCESS KC team at Compass Realty Group — one of the top-ranked teams in the metro. For my clients, that means a Realtor who knows the streets, runs a tight process, and has institutional support behind him.
How I work
Three things matter most to me in how I run my practice:
Treat clients like family. The most important transaction my clients ever make should not be impersonal. Whether you're a first-time buyer, a luxury move-up household, a seller, or an investor, I work hard to know your situation, your priorities, and what success looks like for you specifically — and to advocate for that throughout the process.
Technology + local knowledge. My tech sales background shapes how I run the operational side of a transaction. Compass's platform tools, paired with the kind of hyperlocal knowledge that only comes from living somewhere your whole life, lets me move faster, communicate clearer, and surface opportunities other agents miss. Tools without local context are useless. Local context without tools is slow.
Honesty about trade-offs. Every neighborhood, every home, every offer has trade-offs. My job isn't to tell you everything is great — it's to walk you through what you'd actually be choosing and why. Some of the best decisions I help clients make are decisions to not buy something. The right home is worth waiting for.
Specialties
My practice focuses on five main areas, each with its own playbook:
Buyer's Agent
Representing buyers across all price tiers — from first-time buyers in Brookside or Waldo to luxury move-ups in Mission Hills.
Listing Agent
Strategic listing representation backed by the ACCESS KC team's marketing engine, professional media, and Compass Concierge resources.
Relocation
Helping families relocating to Kansas City for jobs at T-Mobile, Garmin, Black & Veatch, Oracle Health, and other major employers navigate neighborhoods, schools, and the state line decision.
Investor Portfolios
Working with investors building or refining rental and investment portfolios across the metro.
Consulting
For clients who need market knowledge before deciding to buy or sell — paid consultations, off-market analysis, neighborhood deep dives.
The ACCESS KC team at Compass Realty Group
I'm part of the ACCESS KC team — one of the top-ranked real estate teams in the greater Kansas City market, founded by Tyler and Toni Grieve. The team is headquartered at 4403 W 119th St in Leawood, Kansas, and is consistently ranked among the top 1% of agents in the region.
Being part of ACCESS KC means my clients get more than what one agent can offer alone. Three experienced team leads, a director of operations, a transaction coordinator, and a roster of agents with deep specialty expertise — together representing over 75 years of combined real estate experience in this market.
ACCESS KC at Compass Realty Group
Top 1% in the Kansas City metroFounded by Tyler and Toni Grieve, ACCESS KC has been a leading South KC team for over a decade. The team combines three experienced team leads (Tyler Grieve, Toni Hoffman, Twyla Rist) with a deep agent roster, dedicated operations and transaction coordination support, and the full marketing and technology platform of Compass Realty Group.
For my clients, the team affiliation means access to off-market opportunities through agent-to-agent networks, professional photography and marketing on every listing, the Compass Concierge program (which advances funds for pre-listing improvements), and the kind of institutional resources only a top-1% team can sustain.
Where I work
I focus on the South Kansas City and Johnson County market. The specific neighborhoods where I do most of my work:
- Overland Park — Largest Johnson County city, four school districts, where I grew up.
- Leawood — The legacy luxury move-up address, anchored by Town Center Plaza.
- Prairie Village — Original J.C. Nichols planned community, walkable mid-century neighborhoods, Shawnee Mission schools.
- Olathe — Johnson County's seat, the largest residential market in the metro by volume, Olathe Public Schools, ongoing growth in western JoCo.
- Lenexa — Growing Johnson County suburb with Lenexa City Center and miles of trail systems.
- Lee's Summit — The largest South KC Missouri-side suburb, with Lee's Summit R-7 schools and historic walkable downtown.
I'm licensed in both Kansas and Missouri, which matters in this market. The state line runs through the metro, and the right home for you might be on the side of the line you don't expect. I work both sides as part of every search.
Where else to find me
Beyond this site, you can find me on:
- ACCESS KC agent profile: accesskc.com/agents/jake-loftness
- Instagram: @jakeloftness — neighborhood content, listings, and local KC posts
- Direct phone: 913.687.3181
- Email: jake.loftness@compass.com