Kansas City REALTORS® Receive Special Update on Blue Valley Schools

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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 […]

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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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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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Xceligent announced last week that it would be filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to the Wall Street Journal, and laid off hundreds of employees in the Kansas City area. Xceligent was a commercial real estate info exchange system, frequently used by commercial agents and brokers for market data and statistics. As one of only two […]