Quick Remine Link Now Available from Heartland MLS Matrix Listings
Heartland MLS recently added a new resource to quickly navigate from a listing within Matrix to its corresponding listing on Remine. The “Remine Property Detail Info” link is located with the quick links under the general property description. The single sign on connection between Matrix and Remine brings users directly into their Remine Pro account […]
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Nearly Three Out of Five REALTORS® Say Limited Inventory Prevented Clients from Buying Homes in 2021
National Association of REALTORS® Key Highlights NAR membership grew to 1.56 million at the end of 2021, up from 1.48 million at the end of 2020. Equal to one year ago, nearly four out of five REALTORS® – 79% – were certain they will remain in the real estate industry for at least two more […]
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Pending Home Sales Edge Higher 0.7% in May
National Association of REALTORS® Key Highlights Pending home sales broke a six-month skid with a slight rise of 0.7% from April. Pending sales in the Northeast accelerated 15.4% in May, the largest monthly increase among the four major U.S. regions. Compared to a year ago, three out of four regions – Northeast, South, and West […]
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Pittsburg REALTORS® Take Action for United Way
16 members of the KCRAR Pittsburg Chapter gathered in June to give back to the community as a part of United Way’s Day of Action. Volunteers spent the morning working on projects for a local community child care learning center, including yard work, cleaning and painting. “The community we live in is so important to […]
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Nominations Open for KCRAR’s 2022 Annual Awards
KCRAR has opened nominations and applications for this year’s annual awards. It is seeking submissions of exceptional REALTORS® deserving of recognition for their work. Each year, the KCRAR Awards Committee selects a recipient in each of the following categories to be honored at the Holiday Party in December. Each award recipient will carry the title […]
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Home Sales Retreat to Pre-Pandemic Levels
By Melissa Dittman Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Home sales are falling from their pandemic-fueled highs as home buyers tighten up their budgets. “Home sales have essentially returned to the levels seen in 2019—prior to the pandemic—after two years of gangbuster performance,” says Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS®. Movement in both single-family […]
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KCRAR to Host Cross-Region Blood Drive with American Red Cross
KCRAR is inviting its members to give back the week of July 25 during its multi-day blood drive event. On July 25, the American Red Cross will be at the KCRAR Northland office between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to accept blood donations. They will be at the KCRAR Leawood office on July 26 from […]
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President Goering: The Impact of What We Do
By Alex Goering, 2022 Heartland MLS President As REALTORS®, we’ve all had those conversations with people who don’t really understand what we do. They assume that we only look at perfectly pristine and Instagram-ready homes. They figure we binge Selling Sunset episodes to stay inspired and educated. We obviously all make millions of dollars, and […]
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Seller Representative Specialist Designation Course Coming to KCRAR
KCRAR will be holding a Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) designation course in the KCRAR Leawood Classroom on July 27 and 28. This two-day course will not only satisfy a course requirement toward earning a SRS, but it will also offer nine hours of CE credit for agents. The SRS designation is recognized by the National […]
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Upcoming Latte & Learn Session to Demonstrate How to Maximize Benefits of Remine Pro
As a part of its monthly Latte & Learn series, KCRAR will be hosting a “Introduction to Remine Pro” educational session on July 8 at 9 a.m. Remine launched earlier this year as an added benefit to Heartland MLS subscribers. It is a search, display, public records and client interaction tool that incorporates and displays […]
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