An October Message from your Heartland MLS President
The Executive Committee (David Nichols, Michael Pierce, Angela Lofton and I) along with your Heartland leadership staff just returned from the annual CMLS conference. The Council of Multiple Listing Services guides and directs the practices of MLS’s around the country. This was my fourth CMLS conference, and I would not trade the experiences, knowledge gained […]
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President Sheridan: Not Afraid
Song: Not Afraid by Eminem As we enter the fourth quarter of the business year, it’s time to slow down, reflect on the year and start making plans for next year. If you’ve ever tried to “wing it” in your business, you’ve probably learned that it’s not really the most effective path to success. As […]
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President Sheridan: The Safety Dance
Song: The Safety Dance August is winding to an end, and tomorrow is officially the start of REALTOR® Safety Month! Are you as excited as I am? Why am I excited, you may be asking? Of course, I hope that we’re all being safe all year around, but Safety Month is the chance for us […]
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An August Message from Your Heartland MLS President
Does anyone else think that this market feels a bit different? Everyone I talk to in the business uses those words at some point in conversation. Despite the low inventory we’re all so familiar with, we actually had a nice increase in pending and closed sales citywide in July over last year, and year to […]
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President Sheridan: Life in the Fast Lane
Song: Life in the Fast Lane I have some brand new information for you all. Something you’ve never heard before: the market is tight right now. Okay, so maybe it’s not news, but you may not know the exact numbers, so I want to fill you in. As you all know, we’re in a sellers’ […]
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A June Message from Your KCRAR President
Song: Don’t Stop Believin’ KCRAR was well represented last month at the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo in Washington, D.C. as 39 of our members attended these informative meetings and took to Capitol Hill to advocate for our industry, members and customers. Increasing professionalism was a common thread to the meetings, and the NAR Board […]
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A June Message from Your Heartland MLS President
When I think about what you do every day, I am still amazed. The amount of information and subjects you keep up with is staggering. The details and touch points with every client, seller and buyer alike, can be daunting. Add the task of figuring out personality types of the people we meet and how […]
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President Sheridan: Takin’ Care of Business
Song: Takin’ Care of Business Okay, let’s get down to business. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has proposed a $30 dues increase. Because this affects all of you as REALTORS®, I wanted to share some background, facts and information with you, so you can be as knowledgeable about this as possible. This goes to […]
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An April Message from Your Heartland MLS President
Professionalism, common courtesy and respect for all are always important. I will suggest it’s even more important now during the busy spring season. This includes seller and buyer clients, co-op agents, brokers and managers, our affiliates and venders and of course the wonderful staff at Heartland and KCRAR. No doubt you are working hard listing […]
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President Sheridan: She Blinded Me with… Technology
Song: She Blinded Me with… Technology If you hadn’t yet heard, Xplode Technology Conference was last week, and nearly 600 people were in attendance! Among those 600, I was somewhere in the crowd, soaking in as much information as I could right there next to you all. About a dozen speakers presented on topics in […]
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