Correcting the Record: NAR Does Not Set Commissions

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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 […]

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Around 400 REALTORS® and Industry Partners gathered this week at the Loews Kansas City Hotel to witness the installation of 2024 KCRAR President Cindy Cunningham and Heartland MLS President Amy Voltz, as well as the announcement of the 2023 KCRAR award winners. The 2023 Good Neighbor Community Service Award was presented to Barbara Walk, RE/MAX […]

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KCRAR President Sydney West announced at the KCRAR annual meeting this week the election of four new directors to the KCRAR Board. They will serve three-year terms beginning January 2024. Jana Larsen, ReeceNichols Country Club Plaza, was elected to the At-Large Director position. Her goals include bolstering cooperation and increasing policy transparency between the Association […]

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National Association of REALTORS® Commercial property rates are expected to stabilize – aside from office space – and commercial real estate will revitalize, according to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. Yun presented yesterday at the Commercial Economic Issues and Trends Forum at 2023 NAR NXT, The Realtor® Experience, in Anaheim, California, to discuss economic trends and […]