Home Show and Bus Tour Coming to Kansas City Urban Core

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Rental property owners in Kansas City who have not received a permit under the new Healthy Homes Rental Inspection Program will begin facing penalties after March 31. In August 2018, Kansas City joined a number of other cities around the country in adopting a rental inspection program through an initiative petition. The petition was approved […]

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On Dec. 14, 2018, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) released its 2019 Loan Limits, effective January 1, 2019. FHA’s loan limits are tied to the loan limits set by the Federal Housing Finance Agency for conventional mortgages. In high-cost areas the FHA national loan limit “ceiling” will increase to $726,525 from $679,650. FHA will also […]

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Over 120 Kansas City REALTORS® received a special update on current programs and trends in the Blue Valley School District from the Blue Valley School District’s leadership team on Thursday, Nov. 29. KCRAR was happy to partner with Blue Valley Schools on this complimentary Lunch and Learn program with the goal of providing relevant, up-to-date […]

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Over 120 Kansas City REALTORS® received a special update on current programs and trends in the Blue Valley School District from the Blue Valley School District’s leadership team on Thursday, Nov. 29. KCRAR was happy to partner with Blue Valley Schools on this complimentary Lunch and Learn program with the goal of providing relevant, up-to-date […]

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The fifth Annual South Kansas City Alliance Economic Development Summit will take place this Saturday, Dec. 1, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Avila University. This free event highlights the latest news about major developments in South Kansas City and the success stories of new smaller South Kansas City businesses. During the “Breaking News” […]

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CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released its latest Mortgage Fraud Report. The report shows a 12.4 percent year-over-year increase in fraud risk at the end of the second quarter, as measured by the CoreLogic Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index. The analysis found that during the second quarter […]

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Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City is always accepting donations to supply their ReStore home improvement stores, which offer new and gently used appliances, furniture, home accessories and building materials for discounted prices. The sales of these items then go on to help contribute funds to Habitat for Humanity’s mission. “100% of sales go toward […]

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Deadlines are approaching for the 2018 Fall Parade of Homes. The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City is asking for Parade entry form submissions by June 22 for early registration. This year the Parade will take place from Sept. 22 through Oct. 7. Th KC Parade of Homes touts the biggest new home event […]

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The Missouri REALTORS® Leadership Academy students are asking fellow REALTORS® to share their stories for a compilation book. They are looking for short stories that will motivate, inspire and entertain other REALTORS® to be published and sold to benefit the Missouri REALTORS® Relief Foundation. Rick Bradford, one of 12 REALTORS® in this year’s MR Leadership […]