Missouri REALTORS® Supports Safer Roads and Economic Development by Supporting Proposition D

August 16, 2018 in Government Affairs

Late last month Congress approved an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a backstop for homeowners in flood prone areas. As KCRAR REALTORS® know, many Kansas City area homes require flood insurance for a mortgage. Allowing the program to lapse could cost thousands of property sales per month to be delayed or canceled. […]

July 26, 2018 in Guest Columns

Kansas City has an affordable housing problem. Approval of Question 1 on Aug. 7 would turn that problem into a crisis. Proposed as a “Healthy Homes” program, Question 1 requires landlords to pay a $20 registration fee per property, pay a $20 annual fee per unit, submit annual inspection reports for each unit to the […]

May 25, 2018 in Government Affairs

Buying a first home just got a little easier in Missouri thanks to efforts by Missouri REALTORS®. The Missouri First-Time Homebuyers Savings Account Act passed through the legislature in Jefferson City last week. Missouri REALTORS® issued a Call for Action in late April to all its REALTOR® members to support the First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account, […]

May 17, 2018 in Community

The Missouri REALTORS® Leadership Academy students are asking fellow REALTORS® to share their stories for a compilation book. They are looking for short stories that will motivate, inspire and entertain other REALTORS® to be published and sold to benefit the Missouri REALTORS® Relief Foundation. Rick Bradford, one of 12 REALTORS® in this year’s MR Leadership […]

May 4, 2018 in Government Affairs

Missouri REALTORS’® proposed First-Time Homebuyers Savings Account Act has passed every committee in the Missouri House and Senate unanimously and passed the House earlier this session by a vote of 133-13. With two weeks left, the bill is on the Senate calendar and supporters are hopeful that it will pass soon. This initiative would implement […]

April 16, 2018 in Community

Former Heartland MLS president Bill Baird was elected as mayor of Lee’s Summit, Mo. last week, and he plans to use his experience and perspective as a REALTOR® in his new role. “As a REALTOR® I know the reasons why people move to Lee’s Summit, including award winning schools, picture perfect parks, a humming downtown […]

March 22, 2018 in Guest Columns

Pop Quiz: What local school district… Is one of only 19 school districts in the nation chosen by Ford Next Generation Learning to implement the Academy model, offering more than 90 college credit courses with more than 400 college hours available? Collaborates with seven colleges and universities? Has been named the MSBA Early Childhood Education […]

March 13, 2018 in Government Affairs

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI – MIPIM business conference and networking event, will welcome Missouri REALTORS® to its 2018 event in Cannes, France, on March 13-16. Missouri REALTORS® will be part of the growing USA pavilion, hosted by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Missouri REALTORS® will be among the 3,100 exhibiting companies at the 2018 event. “There […]

January 23, 2018 in Government Affairs

45 KCRAR members joined over 400 REALTORS® from across the state in Jefferson City on Jan. 17 for Missouri REALTORS® thirty-eighth annual Capitol Conference. This conference provided REALTORS® the opportunity to meet with their elected officials to discuss current issues of importance to the real estate industry. The Capitol Conference is designed to provide an […]