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Feb. 6, 2013

The New and Improved KCRAR.com is here!

Before: After:

If you haven't already done so, please take a moment to visit the Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® new website at www.kcrar.com. KCRAR members from across the Kansas City region provided insight that guided us in making decisions regarding the re-design and new navigation of this valuable online resource. Visit the site today and share your thoughts!

Chris Smith to be Featured Speaker at RECHARGE

Chris Smith, Chief Evangelist, Inman News, will join a group of leading technology experts scheduled for KCRAR's RECHARGE technology conference April 3.

Chris, who is an Internet marketing and social media consultant and co-founder of the Tech Savvy Agent blog, earned the title of Chief Paper Killer for dotloop in Sept. 2012. Registration for the event, which is available to members for $20, can be done by clicking this link. The event will be held at the KC Public Library, in Kansas City, Mo.

What: RECHARGE, KCRAR's technology conference, featuring Chris Smith and expert panelists Nobu Hata, Leigh Brown, Maura Neill, Grag Dallaire and Raziel Ungar.

When:

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Registration Fee: $20

Where:

Kansas City Public Library - Plaza Branch
4801 Main Street
Kansas City, MO

To register: Visit this link, or log in as a member at www.kcrar.com. In the section titled "Education & Event Registration" visit the "Register for Events" link.

NAHREP Meeting and News Brief

In January, The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) Atlanta Director Teresa Palacios Smith (in red, below) met with Kansas City NAHREP chapter members to install new local chapter directors and officers and discuss strategic planning for the year. Teresa is Vice President of Business Development & Cultural Initiatives Prudential Georgia Realty in Atlanta, Ga.

NAHREP also shares the news that CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien will be the keynote luncheon speaker at the 2013 Housing Policy & Hispanic Lending Conference in Washington D.C. in March at the Four Seasons Hotel. Information about that conference can be found here.

Legislative Update

The Kansas and Missouri Government Affairs Committees held a 2013 Legislative Update Jan. 25. Among the issues of import being shared by the committees: The 2013 Kansas REALTOR® Legislative and Home Ownership Rally at the Kansas Capitol Feb. 13 to protect the mortgage interest deduction in Kan. and changes to the RPAC Major Investor program. These changes will take effect for the 2013 Fundraising Year. For more about RPAC and the 2013 changes, visit these links:

(Above) Joe Vaught, Chair of KCRAR's Kansas Governmental Affairs Committee and Jeff Carson, Director of REALTOR® Advocacy of Kansas at the 2013 Legislative Update meeting Jan. 25.

Will you be attending the 2013 Kansas REALTOR® Legislative and Home Ownership Rally at the Kansas Capitol Feb. 13? Register here.

Make the Roadshow Series an Educational "Must"

Through its all-new "Roadshow Series," KCRAR is taking your personal and professional development opportunities on the road.

This special group of programs will be offered at various locations around the Kansas and Missouri regions to offer you opportunities to grow through a variety of insightful and empowering programs - at your convenience. The following are a few you should plan for today!

Tax Strategies for the Real Estate Professional
Feb. 15, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Registration Fee $0

Platte County Community Center South

8875 Clark Avenue

Parkville, MO 64152

Embracing Mobility
February 27
10 a.m. - Noon
Registration Fee $0

The Pavilion East at The Apple Tree Center

4621 S. Shrank Drive

Independence, MO 64055

Click here to find more details about these two seminars. To register, log in as a member at www.kcrar.com, or visit this link. Search for these courses within the "Education" section.

Friday Focus Workshop: iPad Basics

Feeling lost on how to capitalize on your iPad?

Come learn in "iPad Basics," an interactive class that offers tips and tricks on how to use your iPad! This class is not only about apps - it is on settings, making bookmarks, making your own icons, preserving battery power, how to use cloud storage and more. Bring your iPad with you.

Instructor: Cindy DiCianni, KCRAR Tech Committee, Kansas City ReBar Camp tech speaker, and acknowledged iPad Queen.

KCRAR Classroom

Friday, March 8, 10:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.

This class is not for CE credit, it's for "Get Smart" credit. To register, log in as a member at www.kcrar.com, or visit this link. Look in the "Education Calendar and Registration-Live Classes" section for the iPad Basics class listed under "March 2013."