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2025 Shred Day Participants Securely Recycle Over 8k Pounds of Paper

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KCRAR held its annual Shred Day last week, raising $1,741 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 per […]

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KCRAR and Heartland MLS Earn 2025 Great Place to Work Certification™

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The Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® (KCRAR) and Heartland MLS received the Great Place to Work Certification™ for May 2025 through May 2026. The certification is based entirely on employee survey responses. KCRAR and HMLS’s 38 employees were each sent a Trust Index Survey, which included 60 statements, which employees responded to across a […]

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REALTOR® Susan Younger Honored with Emeritus Achievement

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KCRAR member Susan Younger was honored at this week’s KCRAR Board of Directors meeting for earning the Emeritus achievement, which recognizes 40 years of REALTOR® membership. Younger has served on numerous committees at the local, state and national levels, including three years as state representative on the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Professional Standards Committee […]

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2025 American Dream Auction Raises Nearly $60,000 for RPAC

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More than 100 real estate professionals gathered on May 8 to support the American dream of homeownership at the annual KCRAR American Dream Party & Auction, benefitting the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC). The silent auction, which began on May 5, and the live auction event raised nearly $60,000 for RPAC. This year’s “Flashback with […]

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YPN/KC Announces ‘REALTORS® Got Talent’ Habitat KC Fundraiser Lineup

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The KCRAR Young Professionals Network (YPN/KC) will be showcasing the talents of local REALTORS® and Industry Partners at its annual fundraiser event, benefitting Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. This year’s show will be a REALTORS® Got Talent competition at Tin Roof in Westport on June 11, featuring the talents of nearly a dozen KCRAR […]

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Safe File Disposal Available at KCRAR 2025 Shred Day

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Drive through the KCRAR Leawood Office parking lot on May 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to safely dispose of unneeded files for a $5 donation per box. All the funds raised will go to Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City to support their vision of “a world where everyone has a decent place […]

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REALTOR® Kathy Minden Honored with Emeritus Achievement

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KCRAR member Kathy Minden was honored at this week’s KCRAR Board of Directors meeting for earning the Emeritus achievement, which recognizes 40 years of REALTOR® membership. Minden served as the 2014 President of KCRAR and the 2018 President of the Kansas Association of REALTORS® (KAR). She earned the REALTOR® of the Year Award from both […]

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Recharge 2025 Speaker Spotlight: James Dwiggins

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A lineup of expert speakers will be taking the stage at Recharge Conference & Expo on April 10 at the Overland Park Convention Center. Among them will be James Dwiggins, Co-CEO of NextHome, Inc., who will be presenting a session at Recharge entitled, “The New Normal: Best Practices In A Post Settlement World And The […]

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Kansas City REALTORS® Graduate from 2025 UMKC REALTOR® Leadership Academy

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23 KCRAR REALTORS® graduated Wednesday from the University of Missouri Kansas City REALTOR® Leadership Academy, a seven-month program where students studied advanced industry principles, leadership development and business management practices. Students in the program worked on team-based assignments throughout the term, and on Wednesday, the teams presented their capstone projects. Each team project explored a different topic, […]

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Recharge 2025 Speaker Spotlight: Katie Lance

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Recharge Conference & Expo is coming back for 2025 with a lineup of expert speakers. Among the speakers taking stage at the Overland Park Convention Center on April 10 will be, social media expert and CEO of Katie Lance Consulting. Lance will be presenting two sessions at Recharge: Zero Cost Social Media Marketing Ideas During this […]

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