Five KCRAR Members Achieve Honors at State Conference
Five KCRAR members were honored this week at the Missouri REALTORS® (MR) Virtual Business Conference with state achievement awards. REALTOR® members from across the state of Missouri were considered for MR’s annual awards, and five of the seven awards went to KCRAR members. The Missouri REALTOR® of the Year Award was awarded to T. David […]
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‘Agent Alert’ eKey Feature Provides Extra Safety Measure for Agents
Within the Supra eKey app, the Agent Alert feature offers users a simple and discreet way to send an alert message if they are ever in an unsafe situation. Located on the home screen of the Supra eKey mobile app, agents can press and hold the “alert” button in the bottom left corner for three […]
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KCRAR Charitable Fund Makes Donation to Iowa Disaster Relief
The Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS’® Charitable Fund recently contributed $5,000 to the disaster relief efforts in Iowa. This comes after the Derecho Storm blew through central and eastern Iowa in August, causing an estimated four billion dollars in damage with hurricane-force winds. 20 Iowa counties were declared state disaster areas, and the […]
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Help to Accurately Represent the Availability of Listings
As listing inventory remains at historic lows, KCRAR is receiving daily complaints of misrepresentation of the availability of properties to agents and their clients. In order to comply with the REALTOR® Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, listing agents must “not misrepresent the availability of access to show or inspect a listed property,” according […]
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Safe File Disposal Available at Upcoming Shred Day
KCRAR’s annual Shred Day offers members the opportunity to safely dispose of files while benefiting Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. This year, the event will be taking place on Sept. 18 in the upper parking lot of the KCRAR Leawood office. Members can drive up any time between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. that […]
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KCRAR Members Honored with Emeritus Membership Status
Three distinguished KCRAR REALTORS® recently reached the milestone Emeritus membership status, which recognizes 40 years of REALTOR® membership. Paula Hartman, Charlene MacCallum and Wally Melte have been REALTORS® since 1979 and were inducted into the Emeritus program in March. “KCRAR is so grateful to have such dedicated members who care for our industry the way […]
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GreatLife Program Offers Discounted Fitness and Golf to KCRAR Members
KCRAR has partnered with GreatLife Golf and Fitness as a part of its healthy lifestyle initiative offering discounted membership to fitness facilities and golf clubs around the Kansas City area, starting at $7 a month. KCRAR members enrolled in the fitness membership program have unlimited access to seven fitness centers as low as $7 per […]
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KCRAR Member Christian Barnes Appointed as Chair of NAR Committee
2016 KCRAR President Christian Barnes will Chair the National Association of REALTORS’® (NAR) Commitment to Excellence Committee in 2021. The committee is tasked with maintaining and improving the Commitment to Excellence program (C2EX), which is a NAR endorsement program through which REALTORS® evaluate, enhance and showcase their highest levels of professionalism. “I am thrilled to […]
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How REALTORS® Can Stop Housing Inequity
The housing and wealth inequalities that persist between people of color and whites in the U.S. is a result of the unconstitutional federal housing policies of the 20th century. Despite the Fair Housing Act’s passage more than 50 years ago, the legacy of redlining, blockbusting, deed covenants, and steering has created persistent barriers to homeownership […]
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KCRAR to Host Donation Drop-Off Day at ReStore to Benefit Habitat for Humanity
During a time of year when many KCRAR members would ordinarily be preparing for the REALTORS® Rock the Block volunteer event with KCRAR and Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City, this year looks different. Although the virus has prevented REALTORS® from physically getting together to help those in need in the area, there is still […]
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