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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Adding Hope to the Grocery List: Kansas City REALTOR® Named Finalist for National Good Neighbor Award
By Graham Wood, National Association of REALTORS® Cleaning houses for a living isn’t always steady work for Kansas City, Mo., native Kelly Lange. When her clients need to tighten their budgets, Lange’s services are often the first item they cut. So, Lange, 48, sometimes finds herself with little to no work for significant periods of […]
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KCRAR Past President Christian Barnes Named ‘Women Who Means Business’ Honoree
CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Kansas City Homes and Past President of KCRAR Christian Barnes was honored recently by the Kansas City Business Journal as one of their “Women Who Mean Business.” The program honors “top-ranking women in Kansas City businesses who also take an active role in the community and in […]
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Pending Home Sales Slipped 1.0% in July
National Association of REALTORS® Pending home sales dropped slightly by 1.0% from June. It was the second straight monthly decline and the eighth in the last nine months. Pending sales fell in three of four major regions, with the West posting a small increase. Compared to the prior year, contract signings declined by double digits […]
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REALTORS® Hit It Out of the Park, Raise $85k at 2022 American Dream Auction
The silent auction kicked off online on Monday, and over the next three days, REALTORS® bid on over 100 items from sports memorabilia to tech gadgets to kitchen appliances and more. On Wednesday, over 20 REALTORS® took the field to play an exhibition softball game, spectated by a crowd of Live Auction attendees. After the […]
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