Annual American Dream Auction Brings in Over $67k for RPAC
The American Dream Auction was held virtually this year, bringing over 300 KCRAR members together to raise funds for the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC). Bidders raised $67,435 throughout the week, after the silent auction kicked off the event on Monday, continuing until after the virtual live auction Thursday night. This was the second year […]
Full StoryEviction Moratorium: Small Housing Providers Head Back to Court
National Association of REALTORS® Housing providers brought their case back to court Wednesday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended the eviction moratorium through October 3. The Lawsuit The Alabama and Georgia associations of REALTORS® filed an emergency motion Wednesday night with Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, asking her to […]
Full StoryNAR Appeals to Congress After Introduction of the ‘Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021’
Rep. Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the House of Financial Services Committee, introduced the Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021 on Thursday afternoon, which would extend the CDC Eviction Moratorium through Dec. 31, 2021. The moratorium was put into place last year to assist those who faced housing instability due to the COVID-19 pandemic and […]
Full StoryLocal Elections Taking Place Aug. 3 in Kansas
Local primary elections will be held in Kansas on Tuesday, Aug. 3. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Candidates who will advance after Tuesday’s primary elections will meet with KCRAR’s RPAC Trustees for interviews about their views on real estate issues, as they do each election cycle. Depending on the results […]
Full StoryBiden Focuses on Tackling Inventory Crisis
REALTOR® Magazine Home sales and affordability are falling due to severely constrained inventory. As such, more government leaders are putting greater focus on the inventory crisis. President Joe Biden recently reiterated his administration’s focus on housing as part of its broader infrastructure push. He’s called for a “historic investment” in housing that could generate 2 […]
Full StoryNAR, KCRAR Advocate to Preserve 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges
Recently, the Biden Administration proposed a $500,000 cap on the 1031 like-kind exchange, which is a section of the U.S. tax code that allows investors to avoid paying capital gains taxes when selling an investment property and reinvesting the proceeds into a similar property. The National Association of REALTORS® and KCRAR are both advocating against […]
Full StoryRegistration Open for REALTORS® to Meet with Representative Sharice Davids and Senator Jerry Moran
REALTORS® will meet with U.S. Representative Sharice Davids and Senator Jerry Moran via Zoom on June 22 to lobby for homeownership and property issues as a part of the Kansas Association of REALTORS’® (KAR) Virtual Hill Visit. This annual event is usually held in-person in Washington D.C., so this year’s virtual event presents an opportunity […]
Full StoryGovernor Kelly Signs Kansas First Time Home Buyer Savings Accounts Bill into Law
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed Kansas House Bill 2187 into law this week, making homeownership more attainable for first-time home buyers. The legislation will create a first-time home buyer savings account program that would allow tax-free contributions up to $3,000 for individuals and $6,000 for joint tax filers. This has been a priority of both […]
Full StoryRegistration Open for REALTORS® to Meet with Senator Roger Marshall
REALTORS® will meet with U.S. Senator Roger Marshall via Zoom on June 8 to lobby for homeownership and property issues as a part of the Kansas Association of REALTORS’® (KAR) Virtual Hill Visit. This annual event is usually held in-person in Washington D.C., so this year’s virtual event presents an opportunity for REALTORS® who may […]
Full StoryLocal REALTORS® to Meet with Members of Congress at NAR Virtual Legislative Conference
By Derek Ramsay, KCRAR VP of REALTOR® Advocacy Most buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. remain closed to the public, so for the second year in a row, NAR Legislative meetings are being held virtually this month. Despite this challenge, the advocacy efforts of the REALTOR® Party continue uninterrupted as they have throughout the […]
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