President Howe: Fighting Systemic Racism in Real Estate
For the last week, I’ve spent a lot of time figuring out what this month’s message would be. Deciding what real estate topic would be appropriate to talk about with all the continued social injustices and racial inequities going on in the world right now has been weighing heavy on my heart. That was when […]
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President Howe: Ways to Use this Time to Set Yourself Up for Success
During this pandemic, our industry is clearly looking a bit different than it usually does. Since we’re limiting our transactions to only essential ones, you might find yourself with more time in your workday. Here are a few suggestions for ways you can use this extra time and the many resources available to REALTOR® members […]
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President Pierce: Adapting to a Changing Real Estate Environment
I wanted to update you about a few of the temporary changes Heartland MLS has adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the stay at home orders in place in Kansas and Missouri. Not only because it’s my job as Heartland MLS President, but also because it’s a nice distraction from the sound of […]
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President Howe: When Life Hands You Lemons
When life hands you lemons… Make Facebook Live Hot Wheels races or lemonade or something like that. When I initially planned out my President’s Messages for the year and picked out sports as my theme, it was a no brainer that April’s theme would be the Royals and the 2020 baseball season. But like many things […]
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President Howe: March Madness is Here!
A Note from Bobbi 3/13/20: Since the publication of this article, the NCAA has canceled its tournament. However, even without March Madness on the basketball court, spring can still be a “mad” time for real estate, and I hope you can still find these tips useful for your business. Can you believe it’s that time […]
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President Pierce: Clear Cooperation Policy ‘Coming Soon’
Over the last five years, our market has seen a significant and steady decrease in listing inventory. This decline has ushered in various types of “Pocket Listing” practices in our marketplace. While these practices went by various names (whisper listing, pocket listing, private network listing), they often shared a few pervasive qualities: confusion, frustration and […]
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President Howe: We won the Super Bowl! What’s next?
You may have heard by this point that a certain local team won a certain championship game. If you haven’t heard, I’m here to enlighten you: the Chiefs won the Super Bowl! You may have been one of the hundreds of thousands of people who stood in the freezing conditions last week to celebrate with […]
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President Howe: Let’s Start with Mile One
For some of you who know me personally, or listen to Alex Goering and me on Kansas City RealTalk, you might know that I’m a runner. In fact, I just finished the Walt Disney World Dopey Challenge in Orlando earlier this month. It was totally Dopey: running a 5k, 10k, half marathon and full marathon […]
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President Nichols: Thank You All For a Great Year
I feel so honored that I was able to represent you all this year as Heartland MLS President. 2019 brought with it a number of challenges and changes for Heartland MLS. Your HMLS Board of Directors has done a tremendous job keeping the best interest of the subscribers at the forefront of the decision making […]
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President Moyer: My Final Message as KCRAR President
In my first letter I asked two things of you. First, to get involved in your association. The Board of Directors and KCRAR’s staff depend upon your hard work to execute our strategic plan and to offer the input necessary to provide the support and services you need to operate your business. The second was […]
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