2024 American Dream Auction Raises Over $65k for RPAC

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The KCRAR Young Professionals Network (YPN/KC) held its second annual REALTOR® Battle of the Bands on Wednesday at Tin Roof, bringing in $5,145 for Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. Five bands competed for the cause, each featuring REALTORS® or Industry Partners, and the audience voted for their favorite bands via dollars donated to the […]

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KCRAR held its annual Shred Day last week, raising approximately $2,628 for this year’s REALTORS® Rock the Block event with Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. REALTORS® from around the region and their clients drove through the KCRAR office parking lot in Leawood, Kan. to safely dispose of their unneeded files at a small donation […]

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By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Mortgage rates dipped to a 7.02% average this week, the second consecutive week for declines, Freddie Mac reports. “The decrease in rates, albeit small, may provide a bit more wiggle room in the budgets of prospective home buyers,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. Rates above 7% have […]

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KCRAR Supra eKEY® holders may now grant a single access key to licensed real estate agents from outside KCRAR jurisdictional territory or who are not members of KCRAR. This single assess key also may also provide access for industry partners such as home inspectors, photographers or contractors, if approved by the property owner. Authorization must […]

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The KCRAR Young Professionals Network (YPN/KC) is bringing back REALTOR® Battle of the Bands for a second year of rocking out and raising funds for Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. Six bands will take the stage at Tin Roof in Westport on June 5, each featuring at least one local REALTOR® or Industry Partner. […]

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Drive through the KCRAR Leawood Office parking lot on May 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to safely dispose of unneeded files. Each box of shred materials will be a $5 donation to raise funds for this year’s REALTORS® Rock the Block event with Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. Not only is shredding […]

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From REALTOR® Magazine The national conversation around real estate commissions reached a crescendo since the National Association of REALTORS® announced a settlement agreement that would resolve litigation brought on behalf of home sellers related to broker commissions. Brokers and agents have their own questions about what comes next for their businesses, while at the same […]

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Following recent inaccuracies in media coverage, including the false representation or suggestion that the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) requires a standard 6% commission, NAR has issued the following statement: CHICAGO (March 19, 2024) – The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) does not set commissions – they are negotiable. The rule that has been the […]

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KCRAR members traveled to St. Louis, Mo. and Manhattan, Kan. in January for the Missouri REALTORS® (MR) and Kansas Association of REALTORS® (KAR) annual winter conferences. At the MR conference, KCRAR members Bobbi Howe and Andrea Sheridan were sworn in as MR 2024 President-Elect and Immediate Past President, respectively. Sheridan was also presented with the […]