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KCRAR Members Attend 38th Missouri REALTORS® Capitol Conference

January 23, 2018 in Government Affairs

45 KCRAR members joined over 400 REALTORS® from across the state in Jefferson City on Jan. 17 for Missouri REALTORS® thirty-eighth annual Capitol Conference. This conference provided REALTORS® the opportunity to meet with their elected officials to discuss current issues of importance to the real estate industry. The Capitol Conference is designed to provide an […]

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KCRAR Partners with CoStar for Commercial Real Estate Data

January 19, 2018 in KCRAR

 KCRAR has announced that it has partnered with CoStar to become KCRAR’s data, analytics and marketing provider for its commercial real estate division. KCRAR members will not be required to subscribe to the service but will benefit from preferential CoStar rates, an annual CoStar sponsorship for KCRAR Commercial events and commercial market statistics and data. […]

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REALTOR® Mark Solomon Receives Good Neighbor Award

in KCRAR News

At the Missouri REALTORS® Capitol Conference today, KCRAR member Mark Solomon received the Good Neighbor Award for his work on the Veterans Community Project. Solomon started the Veterans Community Project in 2014 with two other combat veterans with the goal of ending veteran homelessness in Kansas City. To do this, the Veterans Community Project is […]

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Heartland MLS to require four new fields on new listings

January 18, 2018 in Heartland MLS

Heartland MLS will soon be introducing four new required fields for listing input. These fields were among those included in the Enhanced Listing Challenge program launched by Heartland MLS in 2016 to encourage more complete listing data within the MLS. Results from the Enhanced Listing program combined with agent feedback were supportive of the benefits […]

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No Fee and Reduced Fee Supra Lockboxes Available in 2018

January 15, 2018 in KCRAR

 The 2018 “no lease fee” lockbox allotments have been established for KCRAR Members with Supra keys and MLS listing activity in 2017. And KCRAR has announced that additional iBoxes over a Member’s no cost allotment will now be available at a reduced annual lease fee equivalent to $1.67 per month. The annual iBox lease fee […]

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KCRAR to Offer New Class for Office Administrators

January 12, 2018 in KCRAR

 KCRAR will be hosting a new orientation class specifically for office administrators and personal assistants. The class, called How to Achieve Excellence as a REALTOR® Administrator, will hold its first session in the KCRAR classroom on Jan. 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will include a lunch. The session will include information on […]

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Kansas City REALTORS® Graduate from UMKC REALTOR® Leadership Academy

January 11, 2018 in KCRAR

22 KCRAR REALTOR® members graduated yesterday from the UMKC REALTOR® Leadership Academy, a 10-month program where students studied advanced industry principles, leadership development and business management practices. KCRAR partnered with UMKC’s Henry W. Bloch School of Management for the creation and development of the Academy. The commencement ceremony followed their final capstone presentations in which […]

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KCRAR Welcomes New St. Joseph Chapter

January 4, 2018 in KCRAR

New association will have more than 12,000 active listings totaling more than $3.2 billion in inventory  The St. Joseph Regional Association of REALTORS® dissolved and merged with KCRAR on Jan. 1, creating the St. Joseph Chapter of the Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS®. With the merger, KCRAR welcomed approximately 250 St. Joseph REALTOR® members […]

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A Letter from Your President

in Guest Columns

‘What Have You Done for Me Lately?’  First, a quick introduction in case we haven’t met. I’m Andrea Sheridan and I’m proud to be serving as your 2018 KCRAR President. I look forward to corresponding with you throughout the year to keep you up to date on important KCRAR news. Beginning with this writing, you’ll […]

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President Signs ‘Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’

December 27, 2017 in Government Affairs

On Dec. 22, 2017, President Trump signed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” The U.S. House and Senate approved the conference agreement of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” earlier in the week. All individual provisions of the measure are generally effective after Dec. 31, 2017 for the 2018 tax filing year and expire on […]

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