Missouri Voters Speak Loudly at November Midterm Elections
Earlier this month, the Missouri REALTORS® hosted longtime political pundit Charlie Cook to speak to REALTOR® advocates about the upcoming election. Cook told the crowd the midterm elections would be “a blue wave crashing into a red sea wall”. On Tuesday, Nov. 6, the red sea wall in Missouri held fast against the blue wave, […]
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NAR Board of Directors Make Changes at National Conference
KCRAR was well represented last week at the National Association of REALTORS® Conference and Expo in Boston, Mass. as 35 KCRAR members traveled to the meetings. The NAR Strategic Framework for 2019-2023 took center stage as the NAR Board of Directors, led by 2018 President Elizabeth Mendenhall, adopted a five-year strategic framework to provide a […]
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Kansas Elections Lead to a New Democratic Kansas Governor, Two New Members of Congress
The smoke has cleared from the 2018 Election, and Kansas residents have elected a new Kansas Governor, two political newcomers in the Kansas Congressional delegation and minor changes in the Kansas Legislature. Democrats Retake the Kansas Governor’s Mansion and End Eight Years of Total Republican Control Most headlines across the state of Kansas this week […]
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Early Bird Registration Open for 2018 Holiday Party
The KCRAR annual holiday party and awards dinner will take place this year at the Intercontinental on the Plaza on Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m., with registration beginning at 6 p.m. The event will bring together KCRAR members to celebrate a successful 2018 and will include the announcement of KCRAR’s 2018 award winners and the […]
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Join WCR at the Upcoming Customer Satisfaction Course
You no longer have customers. You now have bloggers, online reviewers and potential social media vigilantes. One bad experience or a perceived unhappy outcome can encourage an online review that will repel potential business like a 2-day old baby diaper. A customer with a smart phone or an internet connection has the ability to actually […]
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2019 Residential Real Estate Forecast Report Available
The Annual Wichita State Housing Reports have been published by the WSU Center for Housing and are available at the KCRAR Leawood office. A forecast of the 2019 market, this year’s “Jump Into the Ring” report analyzes home construction, sales and prices in the Kansas City Area. In order to help provide insights and information […]
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2019 Annual REALTOR® Dues Bills Now Available
As we begin to wrap up 2018 business and prepare for a new year, it’s once again time for annual membership renewals for KCRAR members, and KCRAR thanks every member for their membership and looks forward to providing valuable services and resources again in 2019. KCRAR Annual Dues notices will soon be sent via email, […]
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Terry Watson to Teach ABR Elective Course at KCRAR
National Speaker Terry Watson will be returning to the KCRAR classroom on Nov. 7 to teach Pricing Strategies: Mastering the CMA for ABR elective credit. The course will take place from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will cover the nuts and bolts of a comparative market analysis (CMA), including its purpose, key principles of […]
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Blue Valley Schools to Host Free Lunch and Learn Program for Kansas City REALTORS®
The Blue Valley School District will host a free REALTOR® Lunch and Learn program for Kansas City REALTORS® at the Hilltop Conference Center in Overland Park from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29. During this complimentary lunch program, the Blue Valley School District’s leadership team will update REALTORS® on current programming and […]
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Dr. Christine Cooper Shares Insights and Predictions at Commercial Forecast Event
Dr. Christine Cooper, Regional Economist at CoStar Group, addressed a crowd of nearly 200 KCRAR Commercial members and other real estate professionals yesterday at the annual Commercial Forecast at the Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch. “This is our largest event each year and a great opportunity to talk about the commercial market with other […]
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