YPN/KC Announces Band Lineup for REALTOR® Battle of the Bands Fundraiser

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Drive through the KCRAR Leawood Office parking lot on May 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to safely dispose of unneeded files. Each box of shred materials will be a $5 donation to raise funds for this year’s REALTORS® Rock the Block event with Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. Not only is shredding […]

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From REALTOR® Magazine The national conversation around real estate commissions reached a crescendo since the National Association of REALTORS® announced a settlement agreement that would resolve litigation brought on behalf of home sellers related to broker commissions. Brokers and agents have their own questions about what comes next for their businesses, while at the same […]

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Following recent inaccuracies in media coverage, including the false representation or suggestion that the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) requires a standard 6% commission, NAR has issued the following statement: CHICAGO (March 19, 2024) – The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) does not set commissions – they are negotiable. The rule that has been the […]

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KCRAR members traveled to St. Louis, Mo. and Manhattan, Kan. in January for the Missouri REALTORS® (MR) and Kansas Association of REALTORS® (KAR) annual winter conferences. At the MR conference, KCRAR members Bobbi Howe and Andrea Sheridan were sworn in as MR 2024 President-Elect and Immediate Past President, respectively. Sheridan was also presented with the […]

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On each episode of KCRAR’s podcast, Kansas City RealTalk, co-host Bobbi Howe offers a new book recommendation on topics from business, to time management, to lifestyle and more in her ‘Bobbi’s Book Bit’ segment. As many REALTORS® begin progress on their 2024 resolutions and business plans, the following highlights from Bobbi’s Book Bit can help […]

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Kipp Cooper, KCRAR and Heartland MLS CEO, was named on the 2024 Swanepoel Power 200 list, published earlier this week. This annual list “ranks the most powerful leaders in the residential real estate brokerage industry,” according to its website. Cooper ranked #26 in Organized Real Estate and ranked #162 among North America’s real estate professionals, […]

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As REALTORS®, strict adherence to the Code of Ethics is enforced via a number of dispute resolution options including the citation program and the ombudsman program. If a dispute cannot be resolved via those options, a formal ethics complaint may be filed for educating and disciplining REALTOR® members who are found in violation of the […]

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The Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® (KCRAR) Board of Directors voted last month to ratify the merger of the Southeast Kansas Association of REALTORS® (SEKAR) with KCRAR. The SEKAR Board of Directors and general membership casted a similar vote earlier this year. SEKAR will be dissolved and become the Southeast Kansas Chapter of KCRAR […]

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The 2024 KCRAR Residential Forms will be released on Dec. 15 on kcrar.com, formsRus and dotloop. 17 forms were changed for the upcoming year by the KCRAR Residential Forms Committee, led by 2023 Chair Dan Sweeney, many of which underwent minor changes. All changes are outlined in the summary of changes document. One of the most […]