New Neighborhood Design Standards in Prairie Village Beginning in February 2019

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Song: Not Afraid by Eminem As we enter the fourth quarter of the business year, it’s time to slow down, reflect on the year and start making plans for next year. If you’ve ever tried to “wing it” in your business, you’ve probably learned that it’s not really the most effective path to success. As […]

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In order to increase REALTOR® participation and influence in the political process, the Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® (KCRAR) has partnered with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) to launch a REALTOR® voter registration drive. “While nearly 90 percent of KCRAR members are registered to vote, we can do better,” KCRAR President Andrea Sheridan […]

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Song: The Safety Dance August is winding to an end, and tomorrow is officially the start of REALTOR® Safety Month! Are you as excited as I am? Why am I excited, you may be asking? Of course, I hope that we’re all being safe all year around, but Safety Month is the chance for us […]

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Does anyone else think that this market feels a bit different? Everyone I talk to in the business uses those words at some point in conversation. Despite the low inventory we’re all so familiar with, we actually had a nice increase in pending and closed sales citywide in July over last year, and year to […]

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

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Song: Life in the Fast Lane I have some brand new information for you all. Something you’ve never heard before: the market is tight right now. Okay, so maybe it’s not news, but you may not know the exact numbers, so I want to fill you in. As you all know, we’re in a sellers’ […]

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Kansas City has an affordable housing problem. Approval of Question 1 on Aug. 7 would turn that problem into a crisis. Proposed as a “Healthy Homes” program, Question 1 requires landlords to pay a $20 registration fee per property, pay a $20 annual fee per unit, submit annual inspection reports for each unit to the […]

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Song: Don’t Stop Believin’  KCRAR was well represented last month at the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo in Washington, D.C. as 39 of our members attended these informative meetings and took to Capitol Hill to advocate for our industry, members and customers. Increasing professionalism was a common thread to the meetings, and the NAR Board […]

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When I think about what you do every day, I am still amazed. The amount of information and subjects you keep up with is staggering. The details and touch points with every client, seller and buyer alike, can be daunting. Add the task of figuring out personality types of the people we meet and how […]