KC Regional Housing Alliance (KCRHA) and the National Housing Provider Coalitions hosted a listening session for members and staff from the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and other Enterprise Lenders on Tuesday, May 28th, 2024. These lending agencies are considering rules and regulations that will be attached to loans made to housing […]
KCRHA & NHPC Housing Industry Listening Session Read More »
Kansas House Bill 2562 Sent to the Governor April 9th This past week the Kansas Legislature passed House Bill 2562 and sent it to the Governor to sign. This is a bill that was all about protecting vulnerable adults from financial exploitation. It was originally about financial advisors and securities. But at the last minute,
How many rental properties do you own? How many would you like to own? What if the government suddenly decided you owned too many properties and wanted to start charging you a tax for every extra one you purchased? Thoughts? Then you read the reports on the fact that just 5 hedge funds own over
Proposed Legislation to Tax Real Estate Investors for Buying Houses Read More »
Community involvement in advocacy is critical to protecting your real estate investment. When policy changes impact your ability to operate your business, your asset will lose value. Stacey Johnson-Cosby has been looking out for property owners and the rights of landlords locally and nationally. In this MAREI Virtual Live podcast, Stacey speaks about housing issues.
MAREI PartnerCast Episode 018: Community Involvement Read More »
Years of neglecting implementation of city ordinances on short term rentals in Kansas City caused neighbors of short-term rentals to grow tired of the mistreatment of their neighborhoods. Complaints often were related to excessive noise, parties, extra traffic and safety concerns. They put pressure on the city to do something about the problem. Rather than
Kansas City STR Appeal Hearings Read More »
Support Missouri House Bill 3485 as it would prohibit local governments from requiring private property owners to accept Section 8 vouchers.
Missouri House Bill on Section 8 Read More »
Kansas City Missouri introduced its Ordinance 231019 mid December 2023. Commonly called the Source of Income Ordinance, when discussed at a December City Council Meeting, was held over until January 25th. Below is the video of the discussion at the January 25th city council meeting. Kansas City Missouri’s Source of Income Ordinance #231019 Presented as
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The city of Independence Missouri wants to add a requirement to their existing Rental Ready program. This would require that a housing provider in Independence must have a valid landlord business license before the utilities can be turned on in a property. Further, it would require that if the owner of the property is an
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Faced with questions from the Kansas City Missouri City Council on why the majority of housing providers do not accept Housing Vouchers, MAREI in conjunction with many of the housing groups across the city sent out a survey. Before conducting this survey, just from experience, we believe that the majority of the housing providers who
2023 KC Metro Housing Provider Survey Results Read More »
Local tenant advocate group proposes a ban on Source of Income Discrimination in Kansas City Missouri – MAREI’s latest update.
KCMO 231019: Source of Income Discrimination Rental Ordinance Read More »
