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 Have a Missouri license?
The real estate commission requires your fingerprints before your next renewal. This is NOT a requirement just for new licensees. So even if you've been licensed for years, you'll need to get your prints on file before your next renewal.
For how-to's and details, see MREC's New Fingerprinting Q & A's. Don't delay - get yours done pronto! |
Kansas City, Mo. announces $8,000 discount on rehabilitated homes |
The city of Kansas City, Mo., in partnership with local primary property developers, is offering an $8,000 discount off the list price of single-family homes that were rehabilitated through the City's Neighborhood Stabilization Program. This discount applies to such homes purchased in March 2011.
To learn more about this discount, the City's Housing and Community Development Department, along with participating primary property developers, lenders and real estate agents, will host a Brown Bag Lunch and Learn on Wednesday, March 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event will be held in the multi-purpose room of the City's Health Department, 2400 Troost Ave.
For more information about the City's Neighborhood Stabilization Program, call 816-513-2835 or visit www.nspkc.org. To RSVP for the Brown Bag Lunch and Learn, call 816-513-2835. |
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Fair Housing Study - Your Input is Needed |
 As you may have heard by now, the governments in the Kansas City region are currently conducting a study to identify barriers to housing choice, including discriminatory activities, in the metropolitan area. The study will investigate many different types of impediments to housing choice, such as lack of affordable housing, zoning impediments, etc., and develop a plan for the region to address the identified barriers.
In order for this study to be successful, they need input from those involved in any aspect of the housing industry. BBC Research and Consulting, the firm contracted with to conduct the study, will hold four community meetings on Thursday, March 10 at four sites in the area (see this flier for details). You are invited to attend any one of these meetings. If you're unable to attend a meeting, you can still fill out the survey here and return it to Heidi Aggeler, Managing Director, BBC Research and Consulting, at aggeler@bbcresearch.com.
If you have any questions involving the meetings or the study, contact Mickey Dean of the city's Human Relations Department at 816-513-1836 or Mickey.Dean@kcmo.org. |
GSE Reform: The Issues that Will Impact Your Business |
REALTOR® Magazine hosts sessions throughout the year to help you succeed in real estate. Coming up next....
The Obama administration and Congress are looking at proposals to reform the secondary mortgage market. What they decide to do could impact the availability and affordability of mortgage financing for your clients. If they get it right, 30-year, fixed-rate financing at affordable prices will remain widely available and safety measures will be in place to prevent lenders from making risky exotic loans to borrowers who are unprepared to handle them. If they get it wrong, affordable financing for middle-class households will become hard to get, shrinking your pool of clients.
This free webinar is scheduled for 2 p.m. CST on March 31. Go here for registration info and more about recorded webinars available now. |
REALTOR® Magazine seeks nominations for Good Neighbor Awards |
 REALTOR® Magazine is seeking nominations for the 12th annual Good Neighbor Awards, a program recognizing REALTORS® who've made an extraordinary commitment to community service.
Five winners will be announced in November in REALTOR® Magazine and at the 2011 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in Anaheim. The winners will receive a $10,000 grant for their community cause, national publicity, travel expenses to the convention and a crystal trophy. Five honorable mentions will each receive $2,500 grants.
Good Neighbor Award entries must be received by May 20, 2011. For more details and an entry form, go here. For questions, contact Sara Geimer, Good Neighbor Awards Program Manager, at 312-329-8296 or sgeimer@realtors.org.
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Americans are more confident about the stability of home prices than they were at the beginning of 2010, according to Fannie Mae's latest national housing survey, conducted between October 2010 and December 2010.. And when it comes to home ownership, younger Americans are particularly optimistic, the survey finds. 
