2019 Brings Record Highs and Lows for KC Regional Housing Market

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The lagging pace of new-home construction has been a big contributor to the national inventory shortage, but a homebuilding resurgence—of sorts—could open up more options for buyers this year, economists predicted during January’s International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. Strong buyer demand, coupled with solid job growth and low mortgage rates, helped builders boost productivity […]

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Missouri REALTORS® held their annual business conference this week in St. Charles, Mo. Among the highlights of the conference were the announcements of the organization’s highest honors and achievements. Two KCRAR past presidents were elected into state and regional leadership roles. 2018 KCRAR President Andrea Sheridan was elected to be the 2021 treasurer of Missouri […]

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It’s hard to avoid recession chatter these days. Fueling such talk has been a slowdown in the pace of the economic growth in 2019 and the widespread expectation that the long-running economic expansion, which began in June 2009, is nearing its end. The economy is expected to grow modestly—by 2.2%—in 2020, barely higher than the […]

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KCRAR’s Recharge Conference and Expo is coming back for 2020, and this year’s keynote speakers, Doug Devitre and Shay Hata, will explore how to create better experiences for customers using smart home technology and how to automate communication to increase efficiency. The event will take place on March 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]

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  Now that KCRAR has transitioned away from the DisplayKey, and all Supra keyholders use the eKey, the end of showing notifications feature for sellers is fully functional after all showings of a single family residence. This feature allows agents to opt their sellers in to receive a text message notifying them when a showing […]

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YPN/KC is hosting a Meet the Board of Directors happy hour on Feb. 11 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at The Clubhouse Experience in Kansas City. All KCRAR members are welcome to attend for the opportunity to get to know the 2020 KCRAR and Heartland MLS Boards of Directors. The Boards of Directors are made […]

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Real estate forecaster Stefan Swanepoel captured the essence of the year that was when he called the industry “chaotic” and “changing at what appears to be an unprecedented pace.” The biggest industry news of 2019 reflected the disruption that is—and has been—occurring technologically and in other ways in real estate, including: New business models that […]

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With the holidays just around the corner, YPN/KC, Women’s Council of REALTORS® (WCR) and the St. Joseph Chapter of KCRAR have all made efforts to give back to the community. After the KCRAR Holiday Party in early December, YPN/KC hosted an after-party from which all admission charges went toward Operation Breakthrough, a local non-profit that […]

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At its first-ever Real Estate Forecast Summit on Wednesday, the National Association of REALTORS® released a consensus forecast from 14 leading economists in the housing and finance industries, projecting continued but slowing growth in 2020. Housing analysts at the summit discussed policy challenges in the years ahead, including the need for zoning reform, and economists […]