Shawnee Residents to Vote on Proposed $38 Million Community Center

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Long-time REALTOR® and KCRAR Member Stacey Johnson-Cosby has not only advocated for homeowners at the local and state association levels, but she has also joined forces with the community on a myriad of committees, tasks forces and projects. Now she is running for Kansas City, Mo. City Council – Sixth District at large in the […]

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The Kansas Association of REALTORS® (KAR) has launched a Call for Action email campaign to urge members of the Kansas Legislature to stop a $30 million hidden state income tax increase on Kansas homeowners. If this effort is not successful, thousands of Kansas homeowners will be forced to pay higher state income taxes this year, […]

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As REALTORS®, individual success depends on the ability to promote the benefits of homeownership to buyers and sellers. But too often success as an industry depends on defending those same benefits against government intervention. The Kansas City REALTOR® Party, reinforced by RPAC, supports candidates who believe in homeownership and private property rights. Every day elected […]

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Seven Kansas Citizens vying to be the city’s next Mayor met with real estate industry leaders at a Mayoral Candidate Forum in Midtown KC last week. KCRAR, along with the local chapters of the Building Owners and Managers Association, the Homebuilders Association, the Heartland Apartment Association, the Institute of Real Estate Management and the Apartment […]

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This past week, hundreds of REALTORS® from across the state of Kansas attended a rally at the Kansas Capitol to lobby members of the Kansas Legislature on important legislative issues affecting communities, the real estate industry and property ownership. This annual event is an opportunity for REALTORS® to learn about the legislative issues impacting the […]

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Thanks to the effort of Missouri REALTORS®, first-time homebuyers in Missouri have a new tool to help them purchase their first home. Called “Missouri First Home,” these First-Time Homebuyer Savings accounts were approved by the legislature and signed by the Governor in 2018. Sam Licklider, Chief lobbyist for Missouri REALTORS®, said these accounts will help […]

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The Internal Revenue Service has issued final rules  on the 20 percent business income deduction (Sec. 199A of the Tax Code) that was enacted in late 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.on the 20 percent business income deduction (Sec. 199A of the Tax Code) that was enacted in late 2017 as part […]

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On Wednesday, Feb. 6, hundreds of Kansas REALTORS® will gather in the Kansas Capitol in Topeka to rally for property ownership and urge the Kansas Legislature to stop a $30 million hidden state income tax increase on middle class Kansas homeowners. This annual event will be an opportunity to connect with other REALTORS® across the […]

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The Kansas Association of REALTORS® (KAR) has launched a consumer-focused public awareness campaign to help urge the Kansas Legislature to pass legislation to stop a $30 million hidden state income tax increase on Kansas homeowners. If this effort is not successful, thousands of Kansas homeowners will be forced to pay higher state income taxes, since […]