Kansas City Ranked as Top Metro for First-Time Homebuyers
LendingTree released its annual ranking of the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas by how friendly they are for those buying their first home. Kansas City, Mo. leads the list of top metros for first-time buyers, followed by Oklahoma City, Okla. and Louisville, Ky. The ranking considered the following factors in its ranking: average down payment, average down […]
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Yun: We’ve Never Seen Prices Appreciate This Fast
REALTOR® Magazine Just how wild is the real estate market right now? You don’t hear National Association of REALTORS® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun say this every day: “We’ve never seen price appreciation of this magnitude.” It’s a sobering message in NAR’s latest home sales video, which covers the month of May, when the median home […]
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REALTORS® Hold Clothing Drive for Northland Non-Profit
Agents from RE/MAX Innovations recently organized a clothing drive to benefit the Clay County Clothes Closet, a non-profit organization that has been serving the clothing needs of impoverished residents of Clay County, Mo. since 1959. Angela Stephenson, managing broker for RE/MAX Innovations, assisted in the drop off of the office’s donation, which filled the bed […]
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Pittsburg Board of REALTORS® to Merge with KCRAR
The Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® (KCRAR) Board of Directors voted on Thursday to ratify the merger of the Pittsburg Board of REALTORS® (PBOR) with KCRAR. Pittsburg’s Board of Directors and general membership casted a similar vote earlier this year. PBOR will be dissolved and become the Pittsburg Chapter of KCRAR effective mid-August. The […]
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Applications Open for Three Director Positions on KCRAR Board
KCRAR is now accepting applications for director candidates to serve three-year terms on the KCRAR Board of Directors. The KCRAR Credentials-Election Committee encourages members who are actively involved in the Association to apply for one of the available positions on the Board by Aug. 31. Available positions include: At-Large Broker Owner/Managing Broker – This position […]
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Buyer’s Agent Bootcamp Coming to KCRAR
Buyer’s Agent Bootcamp is coming to the KCRAR classroom on July 26 at 9 a.m. Aimed specifically for working with buyers, this class is designed to teach attendees how to eliminate deal killing mistakes, be seen as a real estate expert and close buyers for life. Class instructor Josh Cadillac is a top producing agent […]
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Down Payment Assistance Programs Available for Home Buyers
Down Payment Assistance is available to home buyers based on a variety of needs and special circumstances, and KCRAR has simplified the search process, offering a Down Payment Resource (DPR) search form on the Buyers & Sellers section of KCRAR.com. The addition of the DPR search form came as an initiative of the Diversity, Equity […]
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KCRAR Launches Industry Partner Referral Program
KCRAR is in the process of building a more robust network of reputable real estate related industry partners across the Kansas City region as a resource for members and homeowners to use when needing specific services. To do that, it is asking its members to refer their trusted industry professionals in its three industry partner […]
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Behind the Hype: What 5G Means For Real Estate
by Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR Magazine® Key Takeaways: Wireless carriers affirm their commitment to rolling out the superfast fifth generation of connectivity to more places, beyond city hubs, by the end of the year. 5G could be up to 600 times faster than current 4G connections, paving the way for innovations affecting businesses, driving, health care, […]
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Missouri REALTORS® Offering Class for REALTOR® Educators
The Missouri REALTORS® Educational Foundation, in collaboration with Missouri REALTORS® (MR) and the Missouri State Teachers Association, will be hosting a virtual REALTOR® educator training on Thursday, July 15 from 2 – 4 p.m. at no cost to MR members. The training has been designed to familiarize REALTOR® volunteers with “It’s Your Move,” which is an educational program designed to educate […]
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