Recharge 2025 Speaker Spotlight: Natalie Davis

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KCRAR Past President Bobbi Howe was installed this week as 2025 Missouri REALTORS® (MR) President at the MR Winter Business Conference in Kansas City. Many special guests attended the inauguration event to show their support for Howe, including Kevin Sears, 2025 President of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR); Christine Hansen, 2025 NAR First Vice […]

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Kipp Cooper, KCRAR and Heartland MLS CEO, was named on the 2025 Swanepoel Power 200 list, published earlier this week. This annual list “ranks the most powerful leaders in the residential real estate brokerage industry,” according to its website. Cooper ranked #21 in Organized Real Estate and ranked #156 among North America’s real estate professionals, including […]

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Around 400 REALTORS® and Industry Partners gathered this week at the Loews Kansas City Hotel to witness the installation of 2025 KCRAR President Andrew Mall and Heartland MLS President John Ketchum, as well as the announcement of the 2024 KCRAR award winners. The 2024 Good Neighbor Community Service Award was presented to Brandi Palmer, ReeceNichols […]

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The 2025 KCRAR Residential Forms will be released on Dec. 16 on kcrar.com, formsRus and dotloop. 18 forms were changed for the upcoming year by the KCRAR Residential Forms Committee, led by 2024 Chair Jessica Thomas, including some forms that were changed in August 2024. All changes are outlined in the summary of changes document and the […]

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KCRAR President Cindy Cunningham announced at the KCRAR annual meeting this week the election of three new directors to the KCRAR Board. They will serve three-year terms beginning January 2025. Pamela Steele, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, was elected to an At-Large Missouri Director position. Her goals include raising awareness of the Association’s work for REALTORS® […]

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The annual enrollment period is now open for KCRAR’s insurance plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City. After negotiations with insurance providers, KCRAR is able to offer its members and their families health coverage at the lowest possible rate. The current enrollment period will offer an insurance effective date of Jan. 1, 2025. […]

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National Association of REALTORS® Key Highlights The first-time homebuyer market share decreased to a historic low of 24% (down from 32% last year), while home buyers’ ages hit all-time highs of 56 years overall (49 last year), 38 years for first-time buyers (35 last year) and 61 years for repeat buyers (58 last year), according […]

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Two KCRAR members were honored at the Kansas Association of REALTORS® (KAR) Annual Conference in Overland Park last week. Alex Goering, ReeceNichols, was awarded the KAR REALTOR® of the Year Award. This award honors KAR members who have shown faithfulness to principles of organized real estate, adherence to the REALTOR® Code of Ethics, and time […]

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2013 KCRAR President Brenda Oliver was honored last week at the Missouri REALTORS® (MR) Fall Business Conference with the Richard A. Mendenhall Award. The award recognizes an individual who, through career-long contributions, exemplifies leadership skills, commitment to service, and enthusiastic spirit. In addition to her service in the KCRAR Board of Directors, Oliver has also […]