2026 Enrollment Now Open for KCRAR’s Group Health Plans

July 31, 2025 in KCRAR

KCRAR has opened nominations and applications for this year’s annual awards. It is seeking submissions of exceptional REALTORS® and Industry Partners deserving of recognition for their work. Members may nominate themselves or others online at kcrar.com/awards by 5 p.m. on Sept. 19. Each year, the KCRAR Awards Committee selects a recipient in each of the award categories […]

July 25, 2025 in Heartland MLS

Both KCRAR and Heartland MLS are now accepting applications from agents and brokers interested in serving on the KCRAR or HMLS Boards of Directors. Available positions include: All of the above positions are for three-year terms beginning in January 2026. For KCRAR, applications will be reviewed by KCRAR’s Credentials-Election Committee. Credentialed candidates will be announced […]

July 24, 2025 in KCRAR

KCRAR is now accepting applications for its 2026 committees and advisory groups. KCRAR committees and advisory groups offer members the opportunity to help shape the real estate landscape for its 13,000+ members while networking with fellow agents, brokers and Industry Partners. “There’s no better way to take your brand to the next level than to […]

July 18, 2025 in KCRAR

To help inform KCRAR’s upcoming strategic plan and assist in decision making, KCRAR members will be asked on July 21 to complete an association performance survey. KCRAR encourages its members to take 15-20 minutes to complete the survey before it closes on Aug. 1. The survey will be conducted by a third party, T3 Sixty, […]

May 22, 2025 in KCRAR

The Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® (KCRAR) and Heartland MLS received the Great Place to Work Certification™ for May 2025 through May 2026. The certification is based entirely on employee survey responses. KCRAR and HMLS’s 38 employees were each sent a Trust Index Survey, which included 60 statements, which employees responded to across a […]

January 9, 2025 in KCRAR

Kipp Cooper, KCRAR and Heartland MLS CEO, was named on the 2025 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 #21 in Organized Real Estate and ranked #156 among North America’s real estate professionals, including […]

December 13, 2024 in KCRAR

The 2025 KCRAR Residential Forms will be released on Dec. 16 on kcrar.com, formsRus and dotloop. 18 forms were changed for the upcoming year by the KCRAR Residential Forms Committee, led by 2024 Chair Jessica Thomas, including some forms that were changed in August 2024. All changes are outlined in the summary of changes document and the […]

September 19, 2024 in KCRAR

Three seats are opening on the KCRAR Board of Directors in 2025. Positions for two At-Large Missouri Directors and one At-Large Kansas Director will be up for election this November for three-year terms beginning January 2025. KCRAR members will receive email ballots the first week of November. The majority of the Director positions on the […]

August 16, 2024 in Guest Columns

By Kipp Cooper, KCRAR & Heartland MLS CEO Well, it has certainly been a week of change for our association and MLS. I am very proud that our REALTOR® family has been able to come together and navigate through these changes in a truly professional way. Over the past few months, your KCRAR and Heartland […]