Kansas City REALTOR® Fights Food Insecurity, Earns National Award
When Kansas City REALTOR® Dennis Curtin saw a need in the community, he stepped in to fill that need, starting a food pantry from the ground up. This week, he was honored for his work by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) as a 2022 Good Neighbor Award winner, an honor only given to five […]
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Kansas City RealTalk Podcast Celebrates 100th Episode
KCRAR’s podcast, Kansas City RealTalk, reached its 100th episode milestone this week. The show, which launched in November 2018, is hosted by local REALTORS® Bobbi Howe and Alex Goering and centers around conversations with expert guests on real estate topics and strategies. For the 100th episode, Howe and Goering reflected on some of their most […]
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Heartland MLS Compliance Manager Elaina Lueker Earns CMLX2 Designation
Elaina Lueker, Compliance Manager for Heartland MLS, was honored this week at the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) annual conference in Indianapolis as a graduate of the CMLX2 designation program. The CMLX2 is a mark of achievement earned by MLS executives and staff throughout the country. The designation recognizes a mastery of compliance standards […]
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Fall Parade of Homes Showcasing Newly Constructed Homes Across KC Region
The Home Builders’ Association of Greater Kansas City’s (KCHBA) Fall Parade of Homes is happening now through Oct. 9, featuring 269 homes in eight counties around the Kansas City region. Homes in the Parade range from the mid-$200,000s to $2.5 million. This semi-annual event is the second largest of its kind in the United States, […]
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Meet the Candidates: 2023 KCRAR Board of Directors Election
Two seats are opening on the KCRAR Board of Directors in 2023. Positions for At-Large Director and Northland Region Director will be up for election in November for a three-year term beginning January 2023. KCRAR members will receive email ballots the first week of November. The majority of the Director positions on the KCRAR Board […]
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DEI to Host Upcoming Event to Shine Light on Impact of Redlining in KC Region
The KCRAR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (DEI) announced this week an upcoming event for REALTOR® members hosted at the Johnson County Museum’s featured exhibit, “Redlined: Cities, Suburbs, Segregation.” To share some of the history of redlining in the Kansas City region, historian and Curator of Interpretation for the Johnson County Museum Andrew Gustafson was […]
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Existing-Home Sales Slipped 0.4% Nationally in August
National Association of REALTORS® Key Highlights Existing-home sales decreased for the seventh straight month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.80 million. Sales tailed off 0.4% from July and 19.9% from the previous year. The median existing-home sales price rose 7.7% from one year ago to $389,500. After five successive monthly increases, the inventory […]
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KC REALTORS® Rock the Block Again With Habitat for Humanity
Around 130 REALTORS® and Industry Partners gathered in the Armourdale neighborhood in Kansas City, Kan. this week for two days of service to their community at KCRAR’s annual REALTORS® Rock the Block event with Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. Real estate agents from around the region worked on nine homes in the neighborhood, accomplishing […]
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President Pierce: Success is a Reflection of Your Contribution to Others
By Michael Pierce, 2022 KCRAR President As REALTORS®, our primary role is interacting with the community. That can be said on some level for any profession, but for us especially, our business is built on community. We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without the help of our community. That’s why I believe […]
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Tracey The Safety Lady to Teach Upcoming Latte & Learn at KCRAR
Tracey “The Safety Lady” Hawkins will be teaching an upcoming Latte & Learn session on “Business-Building Safety for Real Estate Agents” on Sept. 16 in the KCRAR Leawood classroom and online. As a featured Latte & Learn for REALTOR® Safety Month, this session will not only go over safety best practices for agents but will […]
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