An April Message from Your Heartland MLS President
Professionalism, common courtesy and respect for all are always important. I will suggest it’s even more important now during the busy spring season. This includes seller and buyer clients, co-op agents, brokers and managers, our affiliates and venders and of course the wonderful staff at Heartland and KCRAR. No doubt you are working hard listing […]
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Former Heartland MLS President Elected as Local Mayor
Former Heartland MLS president Bill Baird was elected as mayor of Lee’s Summit, Mo. last week, and he plans to use his experience and perspective as a REALTOR® in his new role. “As a REALTOR® I know the reasons why people move to Lee’s Summit, including award winning schools, picture perfect parks, a humming downtown […]
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Attention Northlanders: Off-Site Classes Coming to Kansas City Police Academy May 3
KCRAR will be bringing free CE classes to the Northland next month. Two CE classes will be held on May 3 at the Kansas City Police Academy. Behave Yourself! Mandatory Code of Ethics 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 3.00 Hours CE – Elective credit in Missouri and Kansas Missouri Core […]
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Thomas Randolph to Teach Fair Housing Class at KCRAR
KCRAR is bringing a new Fair Housing class to the KCRAR Classroom on April 19. The class will be taught by Thomas Randolph, the Manager of the Civil Rights Division for the City of Kansas City, Mo. The Fair Housing Act has been in place in the United States for 50 years, and a thorough […]
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Free for Members: Trust Stamp
New tool uses social media data to enhance identity verification process. When scheduling a meeting with a new client or prospect for the first time, feel more confident about your personal safety by verifying their identity in advance through Trust Stamp. NAR’s 2017 Member Safety Report found that more than one in three agents experienced […]
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Kansas Real Estate Commission Revises Brokerage Relationship Brochure
The Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) has updated the Kansas Agency Relationship Disclosure brochure that has been in use since 1997. The disclosure was previously in the format of a three-panel brochure and the new brokerage disclosure, while still referenced as a “brochure” by KREC, is now a one-page form. The new disclosure includes blanks […]
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Major Investors ‘Get on Track with RPAC’
It’s no secret that in this market, homes are moving fast. On Thursday, April 5 some of KCRAR’s top REALTORS® were moving even faster to help promote and protect the real estate industry. More than 40 RPAC Major Investors descended on Kansas Speedway to ‘Get on Track with RPAC,’ experiencing the thrill of the Richard […]
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Celebrating 50 years of the Fair Housing Act: A Timeline of Fair Housing in the United States
Not only is April Fair Housing Month, but 2018 is the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability. Fair housing is more than a list of dos and don’ts, rights and penalties, and mandatory continuing education. As stewards of the […]
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President Sheridan: She Blinded Me with… Technology
Song: She Blinded Me with… Technology If you hadn’t yet heard, Xplode Technology Conference was last week, and nearly 600 people were in attendance! Among those 600, I was somewhere in the crowd, soaking in as much information as I could right there next to you all. About a dozen speakers presented on topics in […]
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Patti and Elaina Break Down Property Waivers
In the last video in this series, Patti and Elaina went over the basics of Pre MLS. In that video, they referenced Property Waivers a few times, so they are back to dive into the details of those as well.
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