
NAR: Housing Equality, Commercial Recovery Are Top Priorities
REALTOR® Magazine With racial equity at the forefront of American consciousness, the National Association of REALTORS® will focus the bulk of its policy priorities this year on improving equal access to housing, association leaders said Wednesday during NAR 360, a Facebook Live event serving as the unofficial kickoff of the virtual 2021 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings. Earlier this […]
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Shred Day Coming April 30
KCRAR’s annual Shred Day will be held on April 30 this year and will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. KCRAR members can drive through the KCRAR Leawood office parking lot between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Shred Day to safely dispose of their files for a $5 donation per box. Plus, this […]
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Nine Teams Raising Funds for Habitat KC Through KCRAR Upcycle Challenge
KCRAR launched its second Upcycle Challenge last month, and the competing teams will be auctioning their flipped items beginning Monday, April 19. This year, nine teams shopped Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City’s Martin City ReStore to find an item or items to flip into something new or enhanced. They’ve been working on their projects […]
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KCRAR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Leads Initiative to Pay Tuition for Future Urban Core Teacher
The KCRAR Board of Directors voted to approve a proposal, brought to them in March by the KCRAR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (DEI), to sponsor a UMKC student through the Institute for Urban Education. This initiative comes after a busy year for DEI. With the goal of bringing the community closer to fair housing […]
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KCRAR Midwest Missouri Chapter Weeklong Open House Coming to Warrensburg Office
KCRAR will be hosting an open house event next week at the recently remodeled KCRAR Warrensburg office. Over the past months, KCRAR has made improvements to the office and REALTOR® Store in Warrensburg, Mo. KCRAR is inviting its members to see the improvements and meet the new Warrensburg office staff member, Tara Kelley, at its […]
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KCRAR Launches Partnership with Mano’s for Wine Closing Gifts
KCRAR has recently partnered with Mano’s Wine to offer a variety of wines from its “Home Sweet Home” collection to KCRAR members at a discounted rate. In its efforts to expand the KCRAR REALTOR® Store’s selection of closing gifts for members, KCRAR was seeking a way to offer a wine gift option that could be […]
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KCRAR’s 2021 Recharge Conference Breaks Records
KCRAR held its annual Recharge Conference on Thursday completely virtually for the first time. KCRAR extended the invitation to real estate professionals across the country, bringing in over 1,400 registered viewers, more attendees than previous Recharge events have seen. Event emcee Paul Long led the audience through speaker sessions from Leigh Brown, Elizabeth Mendenhall, Tony […]
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Recharge Speaker Spotlight: Paul Long
Speaker, author and educator Paul Long will be this year’s Recharge Virtual Conference emcee on March 25. Long is a motivational speaker and consultant that has challenged the corporate landscape for over a decade while engaging audiences around the globe. As the MLB Kansas City Royals’ 2016 Fan of the Year, Long’s shenanigans have been […]
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Missouri REALTORS® Launches Tech Helpline as No-Cost Resource to Members
Missouri REALTORS® (MR) launched a program called Tech Helpline earlier this week as a service to its members, a tool which is also available to Kansas members through the Kansas Association of REALTORS®. Both of these helplines are available at no cost to members of KAR and MR as a membership benefit. Tech Helpline is […]
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Consumer Content Available for Member Use Through NAR
The National Association of REALTORS’® (NAR) REALTOR® Content Resource provides hundreds of consumer-targeted articles on topics like home buying and selling, home improvement, maintenance, taxes, insurance and community issues for agents and brokers to share on their websites, blogs, email marketing or social media. KCRAR members have access to this resource as a free NAR […]
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