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NAR Town Hall |
The National Association of REALTORSŪ will hold a NAR Town Hall event on January 24 and you're invited!
The Town Hall is scheduled for January 24 at 2 p.m. CST. NAR leadership, including 2011 President Ron Phipps, will give a candid assessment of the State of Real Estate and explain what NAR is doing to advance our industry. There will also be an open Q&A session where Ron will be joined by President-Elect Moe Veissi, NAR CEO Dale Stinton, Vice President and Liaison to Committees Elizabeth Mendenhall (who is from Columbia, MO), and Vice President and Liaison to Government Affairs Vince Malta.
Topics for discussion include:
- Mortgage Interest Deduction
- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Reform
- Home Ownership Matters Campaign
Register to attend here. |
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Free Friday Focus Workshops - HOT Topics! |
The fastest way to learn vital new information is by attending KCRAR's Friday Focus Workshops. They're only 90 minutes long and start at 10:00 a.m., so you don't have to spend a lot of time getting up-to-date on the latest issues. These are not for Continuing Education credit, but they're worth a great deal in 'get smart' credit! 
Check out our next Free Friday Focus Workshops:
February 4 - Johnson County Septic Tanks
If you don't know how JOCO handles septic tanks, you could end up in real trouble on a transaction. Drop by for info from a specialist with the JOCO Environmental Department.
February 25 - Facebook & You
Do you know what you're doing with social media? Can you really make it bring you more business? Or is it a bunch of malarkey? Find out from tech master David Van Noy, Jr.
Register for either class online.
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Resolution Protecting Mortgage Interest Deduction Introduced |
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U.S. Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.), along with five other cosponsors, has introduced House Resolution 25, which expresses the "sense of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home should not be further restricted." Miller has sent a "Dear Colleague" letter asking other Representatives to cosponsor the resolution.
NAR will be working with Miller's office to seek additional cosponsors by visiting every House member's office to present the dear colleague letter as well as a letter from NAR requesting additional cosponsors. |
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Help Clients Cut Heating Bills |
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Relationship Management: 6 Bad Client Behaviors You'll Encounter |
Do you have a client driving you crazy? Emotions can charge in a real estate transaction - especially nowadays - and you may increasingly find yourself working with nagging, impossible to please, overly negative, or know-it-all types that, well, might be starting to drive you a little nuts.
Learn how to break the tension and salvage the relationship for six bad common client behaviors in this article from REALTORŪ Magazine's Melissa Tracey. |
The Code meets today's realities |
The REALTORŪ Code of Ethics is a dynamic, living document that guides our professional activities and our relationships with other practitioners. Here's a look at some of the changes for 2011.
Get a full copy of the Code of Ethics at the KCRAR website here. You may even want to bookmark it; it's our adherence to this document that sets us apart from non-REALTORŪ licensees |
Annual registration of Kansas City rental properties due |
All owners of rental dwellings located in Kansas City, Mo. must renew or establish registration of their rental properties with the city's Neighborhood and Community Services Department for 2011 before Feb 1.
Owners can register rental properties through Jan. 31 without incurring a registration fee. However, failure to register a rental dwelling before Feb. 1 will result in the issuance of an administrative citation fine of $50. For each month (or portion thereof) that a rental dwelling is not registered, an additional $50 fee will be assessed. For example, a rental property not registered until August will be assessed a fine of $350. Registration is required on a calendar-year basis and expires each Dec. 31.
Online registration is available at http://www.kcmo.org/neigh. Registrations forms also are available online that can be downloaded and submitted by mail or in person. For more information about the Rental Registration and Inspection Program, visit http://www.kcmo.org/neigh or contact Shalisha Boles, Neighborhood and Community Services Department, at 816-513-3200. |
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