Meet the Candidates: 2023 KCRAR Board of Directors Election
Two seats are opening on the KCRAR Board of Directors in 2023. Positions for At-Large Director and Northland Region Director will be up for election in November for a three-year term beginning January 2023. KCRAR members will receive email ballots the first week of November. The majority of the Director positions on the KCRAR Board […]
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Adding Hope to the Grocery List: Kansas City REALTOR® Named Finalist for National Good Neighbor Award
By Graham Wood, National Association of REALTORS® Cleaning houses for a living isn’t always steady work for Kansas City, Mo., native Kelly Lange. When her clients need to tighten their budgets, Lange’s services are often the first item they cut. So, Lange, 48, sometimes finds herself with little to no work for significant periods of […]
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KCRAR Past President Christian Barnes Named ‘Women Who Means Business’ Honoree
CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Kansas City Homes and Past President of KCRAR Christian Barnes was honored recently by the Kansas City Business Journal as one of their “Women Who Mean Business.” The program honors “top-ranking women in Kansas City businesses who also take an active role in the community and in […]
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KCRAR Members to Be Featured Speakers at National Association of REALTORS® Conference
Kansas City REALTOR® Stacey Johnson-Cosby and Industry Partner Tracey “The Safety Lady” Hawkins have been selected as featured speakers at the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Annual Conference. The conference will take place in Orlando, Fla. on Nov. 11-13, where REALTORS® from across the country will gather to hear from expert speakers, participate in national […]
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Platinum Realty Merges with National Brokerage United Real Estate Group
Local Kansas City region broker Scott DeNeve merged his firm, Platinum Realty, with Dallas-based United Real Estate Group, one of the largest real estate brokerages in the United States, expanding its presence in the Midwest. DeNeve said this merger will allow Platinum to leverage United’s technology and national network while still retaining the Platinum Realty […]
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KCRAR Past President Bobbi Howe Honored with Fair Housing Champion Award
Local REALTOR® and 2020 President of the Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® (KCRAR), Bobbi Howe, was honored this week as a 2022 recipient of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Fair Housing Champion Award. Howe uses her opportunities as an educator, speaker and podcast host to spread the word about systemic racism in real […]
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Advocacy Spotlight: Bill Baird
Kansas City region REALTOR® and former Heartland MLS President Bill Baird has put his REALTOR® advocacy into action in his position as Mayor of Lee’s Summit, Mo., and now he is running for re-election in the April 5 election. “I didn’t get into politics until I ran for school board in 2014, and I would […]
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22 Kansas City REALTORS® Graduate from UMKC REALTOR® Leadership Academy
22 KCRAR REALTORS® graduated Wednesday from the University of Missouri Kansas City REALTOR® Leadership Academy, a seven-month program where students studied advanced industry principles, leadership development and business management practices. These students worked on team-based assignments throughout the term, and on Wednesday presented their capstone projects, which explored the risks to the real estate industry found in the National Association […]
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Kansas City REALTORS® Honored as ‘Newsmakers’ by RISMedia
RISMedia released its 2022 Real Estate Newsmakers list this week, on which KCRAR members Brent Gieseke and Tracey Hawkins were named as Crusaders. RISMedia, a real estate news outlet, releases a list of Newsmakers each year made up of stand-out real estate professionals from across the country in nine categories. The Crusader category recognizes “champions […]
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KCRAR Launches New Directory and App to Connect REALTORS®, Consumers to Industry Service Providers
As a new benefit for members and their clients, KCRAR launched an updated Industry Partner directory this month. Available in print, on kcrar.com and convenient mobile app, the directory offers a comprehensive list of all KCRAR Industry Partners (formerly called affiliate members) for easy access for agents and brokers looking to find reliable providers in […]
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