Missouri REALTORS® Issues Call for Action to Support First-Time Homebuyers

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It was a star-studded evening at Arrowhead Stadium Thursday for the KCRAR American Dream Party and Auction. Joining around 250 REALTORS® in attendance were a host of celebrities including Sonny and Cher, Flo from Mel’s Diner, the Golden Girls, “Hot Lips” Houlihan, and the entire cast(aways) from Gilligan’s Island, including an extra Gilligan. KC Wolf […]

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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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COLUMBIA, MISSOURI – MIPIM business conference and networking event, will welcome Missouri REALTORS® to its 2018 event in Cannes, France, on March 13-16. Missouri REALTORS® will be part of the growing USA pavilion, hosted by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Missouri REALTORS® will be among the 3,100 exhibiting companies at the 2018 event. “There […]

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A survey of members shows that more than 25 percent of REALTORS® are uninsured. As part of efforts to address the health insurance needs of members, NAR has advocated for reform of the health insurance markets that provide coverage to the self-employed and small employers for more than nine years. The Department of Labor is […]

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The Kansas Association of REALTORS® held its annual Capitol Conference in Topeka last week, where approximately 150 REALTORS® attended to lobby the Kansas Legislature about private property rights and other issues of significance to the real estate profession. At the Board of Directors meeting, Mike McGrew, former National Association of REALTORS® Treasurer, was unanimously supported […]

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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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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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Tax reform proposals swirling around Washington, D.C. right now make some sweeping changes to the tax benefits that homeowners have come to depend on. In fact, 95 percent of the current tax reform plans in Congress threaten to eliminate important tax benefits for homeowners, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Concerns for the […]

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KCRAR has joined a rapidly growing alliance of local organizations and companies that support the need for an airport that will sustain all of the exciting growth and vitality that this town has to offer going into the next 50 years. Real estate is just one of the many industries affected by the limitations of […]