NAR Existing-Home Sales Report Shows 1.2% Increase in October

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Local REALTORS® raised over $3,000 for veterans this week at the Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® “Home for the Brave” concert benefitting Veterans Community Project (VCP). VCP was founded in 2016 by four combat veterans, including KCRAR member Mark Solomon. The 49 tiny houses in the Kansas City VCP Village offer a home to […]

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32,882 veterans experience homelessness on any given night across the country, as estimated by the VA and HUD. This is an issue Veterans Community Project (VCP) is working to solve, and Kansas City REALTORS® want to help along the way. KCRAR will be hosting a “Home for the Brave” benefit concert on Nov. 5 at […]

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National Association of REALTORS® Pending home sales in August increased by 4.0% from the prior month and rose 3.8% year-over-year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales Report. The Report provides the real estate ecosystem, including agents and home buyers and sellers, with data on the level of home sales under contract. […]

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Dozens of REALTORS® gathered in the new Pathway at Heritage Park development on Wednesday to build new affordable homes with Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. While this was the ninth REALTORS® Rock the Block since the event’s creation in 2016, this year marked the first year that REALTORS® worked on constructing new homes for […]

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Kansas City REALTORS® will be partnering with Habitat for Humanity to help increase affordable housing supply at this year’s REALTORS® Rock the Block event on Sept. 17. In July 2025, the average sale price of a home in Johnson County, Kansas was $583,833, according to Heartland MLS data. Not only is this an 8.4% increase […]

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The KCRAR Charitable Fund contributed $20,000 to the REALTORS® Relief Foundation (RRF) after wildfires recently devastated communities in Southern California. RRF announced that 100% of contributions through Jan. 31 will go directly towards those impacted by California wildfires. “The devastation caused by the recent wildfires in California has been heart-wrenching to see,” said Andrew Mall, […]

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National Association of REALTORS® The National Association of Realtors® today announced 10 top hot spots for the 2025 housing market based on economic, demographic and housing factors predicted to significantly impact local markets as detailed in NAR’s newest report, Housing Hot Spots for 2025: Top Markets Amid Stabilizing Rates. NAR Chief Economist and Senior Vice […]

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Eight homeowners in the Marlborough neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri received repairs and exterior beautification to their homes earlier this week from the efforts of REALTOR® volunteers at the annual Rock the Block event with Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. “Through the Rock the Block event, local REALTORS® strive for a substantial community impact, […]

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REALTOR® Magazine The Department of Veterans Affairs officially announced Tuesday a temporary policy allowing VA home buyers to compensate their real estate agent directly. The department says it will determine whether a formal rulemaking process is necessary. The move brings relief to VA home buyers, whom the National Association of REALTORS® has been working feverishly to support […]