Missouri Voters Speak Loudly at November Midterm Elections
Earlier this month, the Missouri REALTORS® hosted longtime political pundit Charlie Cook to speak to REALTOR® advocates about the upcoming election. Cook told the crowd the midterm elections would be “a blue wave crashing into a red sea wall”. On Tuesday, Nov. 6, the red sea wall in Missouri held fast against the blue wave, […]
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Kansas Elections Lead to a New Democratic Kansas Governor, Two New Members of Congress
The smoke has cleared from the 2018 Election, and Kansas residents have elected a new Kansas Governor, two political newcomers in the Kansas Congressional delegation and minor changes in the Kansas Legislature. Democrats Retake the Kansas Governor’s Mansion and End Eight Years of Total Republican Control Most headlines across the state of Kansas this week […]
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2018 Kansas City REALTORS® PAC General Election Guide
REALTORS® don’t just sell homes. We help businesses and families invest in our communities, which requires quality public schools, a growing economy, a healthy real estate market, strong protection for private property rights and a vibrant business environment. That’s why it’s so important to build relationships with elected officials who understand the key contribution that […]
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Missouri REALTORS® Supports Safer Roads and Economic Development by Supporting Proposition D
Missouri REALTORS® proudly joins Governor Mike Parson, Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe and the long list of associations, businesses, farmers, law enforcement, organized labor and local government leaders endorsing SaferMO, the statewide coalition advocating for Proposition D (Prop D) that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. Prop D would gradually increase Missouri motor fuel taxes […]
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Congressman Cleaver Leads the Way on National Flood Insurance Program Renewal
Late last month Congress approved an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a backstop for homeowners in flood prone areas. As KCRAR REALTORS® know, many Kansas City area homes require flood insurance for a mortgage. Allowing the program to lapse could cost thousands of property sales per month to be delayed or canceled. […]
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KCRAR Members Meet with Congressman Kevin Yoder to Discuss Policy Issues
KCRAR members met with Kansas Congressman Kevin Yoder this week to speak with him about issues related to the Real Estate Industry, including the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), tax policy, and Net Neutrality. NFIP – Yoder recently voted in favor of long term reauthorization of NFIP in the 21st Century Flood Reform Act, passing […]
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NAR Call for Action: Renew the National Flood Insurance Program
The National Association of REALTORS® issued a Call for Action today to push Congress to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) before the program lapses on July 31. As KCRAR REALTORS® know, many Kansas City area homes require flood insurance for a mortgage. Allowing the program to lapse could cost thousands of property sales […]
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Members Attend NAR Legislative Meetings in Washington D.C.
39 KCRAR members traveled to Washington D.C. last week as a part of the REALTOR® Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo, which celebrated 50 years of the Fair Housing Act. While at the meetings, KCRAR members visited with members of Congress on Capitol Hill and took talking points and stories from Kansas and Missouri to the […]
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Five KCRAR Members Inducted into RPAC Hall of Fame
Five KCRAR members were honored last week in Washington D.C. for their achievement in lifetime contributions to the REALTORS® Political Action Committee. Rob Curtis of Security First Title, Steve LaRue and Mike McGrew of McGrew Real Estate, Inc., Judy Miller of Better Homes and Gardens Kansas City Homes and Elizabeth Rose of ReeceNichols Ide Capital […]
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REALTORS® Lead the Way in Helping First Time Homebuyers in Missouri
Buying a first home just got a little easier in Missouri thanks to efforts by Missouri REALTORS®. The Missouri First-Time Homebuyers Savings Account Act passed through the legislature in Jefferson City last week. Missouri REALTORS® issued a Call for Action in late April to all its REALTOR® members to support the First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account, […]
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