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A Proud Heritage of Helping Others Achieve the Dream of Homeownership The Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors (KCRAR) formed According to data from the Kansas City Regional Association of in 2001, when the Metropolitan Kansas City Board of Realtors merged Realtors and Heartland MLS, the Kansas City region has seen a more with the Johnson County Board of Realtors. While that makes the than 10 percent increase in existing home sales year to date. The association young in many respects, it is also affiliated with the average sales price for existing homes has jumped 6.2 percent versus National Association of Realtors, whose history June 2014 to $199,806. In addition to higher sales and heritage have become synonymous with prices, sellers have also seen decreases in days on helping people achieve the American dream of market with a current average of 60 days. homeownership. KCRAR is proud to be a part of Buyers, on the other hand, have had to adjust to that amazing history, and proud to play a part in the pace of the current market which has brought helping people achieve such a deeply meaningful with it an increase in competition. The inventory and impactful goal. of existing homes on the market in the Kansas City There is just something about homeownership area is down, having fewer than 10,000 homes that strikes a chord within us. Perhaps it is because available. it anchors us to the past and to a continuum of people While the lack of inventory presents a real that have loved the same space, the same land, as challenge, finding the perfect home and community we do. Perhaps it is because homeownership allows is possible. KCRAR recommends that buyers us to put down roots and become part of a lasting receive loan pre-approval prior to beginning their legacy that lives on long beyond our own lives. home search, as it allows them to act more quickly Whatever the reason homeownership is so deeply upon finding the right property. This proves to be meaningful to so many, there is no place better especially important when multiple buyers are Scan Our QR Code to to own a home than in the Kansas City area. The interested in the same home, which has become Kansas City area has historically enjoyed a strong increasingly common with the limited market supply. Watch Our Video on and steady housing market, considerably less subject Whatever the market conditions, KCRAR works the 2015 Kansas City to the dramatic changes seen in other parts of the tirelessly to support area Realtors as they help Real Estate Trends country, and one that always remains competitive. residents make some of the most important Currently home sales are reaching record highs decisions of their lives. Buying or selling a home in many parts of the country. Data from the is momentous and deserves more than expertise. National Association of Realtors (NAR) indicated It deserves dedication backed by the profound that June 2015 marked the highest sales rate in influence of many others. more than eight years. This early summer surge in demand combined with a shortage of homes on the market has caused sales prices to nudge upward as we move into fall. Such a competitive market demands that Realtors have access to the most up-to-the-minute listing information as well as the support of technological services and ongoing education, as well as extensive marketing resources and networks. These are some of the many reasons agents choose to join KCRAR, to best support the buyer and sellers.
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