KCRAR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Leads Initiative to Pay Tuition for Future Urban Core Teacher
The KCRAR Board of Directors voted to approve a proposal, brought to them in March by the KCRAR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (DEI), to sponsor a UMKC student through the Institute for Urban Education. This initiative comes after a busy year for DEI. With the goal of bringing the community closer to fair housing […]
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KCRAR Midwest Missouri Chapter Weeklong Open House Coming to Warrensburg Office
KCRAR will be hosting an open house event next week at the recently remodeled KCRAR Warrensburg office. Over the past months, KCRAR has made improvements to the office and REALTOR® Store in Warrensburg, Mo. KCRAR is inviting its members to see the improvements and meet the new Warrensburg office staff member, Tara Kelley, at its […]
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Code of Ethics Required Training Deadline Approaching
For more than 100 years, the REALTOR® Code of Ethics has set the standard for the consistent business practices of REALTORS®. The promise of upholding this Code is what differentiates REALTORS ® from non-member licensees. It also ensures that not only will consumers be well-served, but that a spirit of cooperation and mutual respect is […]
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Heartland MLS Expands to Maryville, Mo.
Heartland MLS will be expanding its footprint effective April 13 with the addition of 60 agents, brokers and appraisers through a merger of the Northwest Missouri MLS located in Maryville, Mo. This expansion will add approximately 4,800 on and off-market properties, their photos, and transaction histories into the Heartland MLS Matrix system. “We would like […]
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KCRAR Launches Partnership with Mano’s for Wine Closing Gifts
KCRAR has recently partnered with Mano’s Wine to offer a variety of wines from its “Home Sweet Home” collection to KCRAR members at a discounted rate. In its efforts to expand the KCRAR REALTOR® Store’s selection of closing gifts for members, KCRAR was seeking a way to offer a wine gift option that could be […]
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President Conant: Colors of the Wind
As promised during KCRAR’s Recharge event last Thursday, my April message, in celebration of Fair Housing Month, is inspired by “Colors of the Wind” by Judy Kuhn, made famous by the Disney movie “Pocahontas” back in 1995. I love this song, not only because it speaks directly to the nature lover in me with verses like: “Come run the […]
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KCRAR Education Department Prepares for Post-COVID Education
As the real estate industry and the world learned to adapt to safety practices and social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the KCRAR education department was no different. In 2020, the education department, led by Director of Education Alison Trevor, made quick and necessary changes to how they ordinarily offered education to Kansas […]
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KCRAR’s 2021 Recharge Conference Breaks Records
KCRAR held its annual Recharge Conference on Thursday completely virtually for the first time. KCRAR extended the invitation to real estate professionals across the country, bringing in over 1,400 registered viewers, more attendees than previous Recharge events have seen. Event emcee Paul Long led the audience through speaker sessions from Leigh Brown, Elizabeth Mendenhall, Tony […]
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At Home With Diversity Virtual Course to Bring Multicultural Education to KCRAR
KCRAR is once again bringing back the At Home with Diversity Certification course at a discounted rate for its members, but this year, the course will be held virtually via Zoom on April 13, providing an additional level of convenience and the opportunity to accommodate a higher number of students. At Home with Diversity is […]
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Recharge Speaker Spotlight: Paul Long
Speaker, author and educator Paul Long will be this year’s Recharge Virtual Conference emcee on March 25. Long is a motivational speaker and consultant that has challenged the corporate landscape for over a decade while engaging audiences around the globe. As the MLB Kansas City Royals’ 2016 Fan of the Year, Long’s shenanigans have been […]
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