President Howe: Final Lessons
Welcome to the fifth installment of a five-part series based on my keynote address, Lessons from The Other Side. To recap, this keynote was developed by watching my mom, a top producing REALTOR® in our community, go through the ups and the downs of this industry on a daily basis. Ultimately in the end, it […]
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President Howe: Money is Just Money; Take Care of Yourself
Welcome to the fourth installment of a five-part series based on my keynote address, Lessons from The Other Side. In case you are new to this series, this keynote was developed by watching my mom, a top producing REALTOR® in our community, go through the ups and the downs on this industry on a daily […]
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President Pierce: Hic Sunt Dracones
The full potential and abilities of MLS-Touch are yet to be realized, but with a focus on a long-term path to a better product, we knew we had to make the decision to set sail through the difficult waters of change.
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President Howe: Don’t judge your insides by other people’s outsides
Welcome to the third installment of a five-part series based on my keynote address, Lessons from The Other Side. In case, you missed it, this keynote was developed by watching my mom, a top producing REALTOR® in our community, achieve triumphs and suffer tragedies in our industry and ultimately end up taking her life. It […]
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President Howe: Overcoming Obstacles to Set Yourself Up for Success
Last month, I presented the first installment of a five-part series based on my keynote address, Lessons from The Other Side. In case, you missed it, my mom was a top producing REALTOR® in our community, who chose to take her life seven and a half years ago. These points are lessons that I learned […]
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President Howe: Lessons from the Other Side
Over the last few years, I’ve become a national speaker at real estate events and conferences around the country. My favorite topic to speak on is mental health in real estate. It’s a topic that we don’t talk enough about and as I’ve discovered, it’s one of the main topics we need to be talking […]
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President Howe: Can We All Take A Moment To Just Breathe?
This year, as we all know, is one for history books. I feel like I’ve done about five years’ worth of growing in these last six months, simply by working through the obstacles this year has thrown at me, and I’m sure many of you have as well. I have grown in both my personal […]
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President Pierce: Navigating Through Market Adversity
This year has certainly been interesting for our industry thus far. While the full impact of COVID-19 and the resulting job losses to the KC real estate market will take more time to measure, we have already seen months with decreasing year over year sales. Only time will tell whether that trend continues, erodes further […]
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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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