Nearly Three Out of Five REALTORS® Say Limited Inventory Prevented Clients from Buying Homes in 2021

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National Association of REALTORS® Key Highlights Pending home sales broke a six-month skid with a slight rise of 0.7% from April. Pending sales in the Northeast accelerated 15.4% in May, the largest monthly increase among the four major U.S. regions. Compared to a year ago, three out of four regions – Northeast, South, and West […]

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KCRAR has opened nominations and applications for this year’s annual awards. It is seeking submissions of exceptional REALTORS® deserving of recognition for their work. Each year, the KCRAR Awards Committee selects a recipient in each of the following categories to be honored at the Holiday Party in December. Each award recipient will carry the title […]

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By Melissa Dittman Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Home sales are falling from their pandemic-fueled highs as home buyers tighten up their budgets. “Home sales have essentially returned to the levels seen in 2019—prior to the pandemic—after two years of gangbuster performance,” says Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS®. Movement in both single-family […]

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KCRAR is inviting its members to give back the week of July 25 during its multi-day blood drive event. On July 25, the American Red Cross will be at the KCRAR Northland office between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to accept blood donations. They will be at the KCRAR Leawood office on July 26 from […]

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Kansas City REALTOR® Stacey Johnson-Cosby and Industry Partner Tracey “The Safety Lady” Hawkins have been selected as featured speakers at the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Annual Conference. The conference will take place in Orlando, Fla. on Nov. 11-13, where REALTORS® from across the country will gather to hear from expert speakers, participate in national […]

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KCRAR’s Young Professionals Network (YPN/KC) will be hosting its annual fundraiser event this year at John’s Big Deck on June 15 to benefit the upcoming REALTORS® Rock the Block event with Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. The event will feature “throwback” musical bingo, where attendees can win prizes by recognizing songs from the 1990’s […]

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REALTOR® Magazine The housing market is slowing: Pending home sales fell 3.9% in April, marking the sixth consecutive month for declines and the slowest pace in nearly 10 years. NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index—a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings—was down 9.1% in April compared to a year earlier. Lawrence Yun, NAR’s […]

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REALTOR® Day at the K is back! KCRAR members are invited to bring their friends and family to watch the Kansas City Royals take on the Texas Rangers on June 28 at Kauffman Stadium. Tickets are on sale now in the KCRAR Member Portal. KCRAR President Michael Pierce will be throwing the first pitch at […]

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KCRAR Pittsburg Chapter members and other members in the Southern part of the region can now purchase select signs and REALTOR® merchandise at the KCRAR satellite office location on 4th Street in Pittsburg, Kan. This new retail store is an additional resource to members at this office location, which already offers lockbox services, meeting space […]