Keep Short Term Rentals Classified as Residential

We have two bills, one in the House and one in the Senate in Missouri to protect owners of short term rentals. We ask that you take time today to send a message to your legislators to support both.

Attorney John Hyre’s Review of Ohio’s New Wholesale Disclosure Law

John Hyre on Ohio's New Wholesaler Disclosure Law

The state of Ohio recently passed a new wholesaler disclosure law.  Here in Missouri, we have a similar law working it’s way through the legislature.  We wanted to share how things are working in Ohio to give our members an idea of what to expect when our laws pass.  Not the same exact laws, but […]

Legislatively Speaking

Graphic for our Legislatively Speaking Article looking at all the various bills in Kansas and Missouri for 2026

At the time of writing we have over 50 bills in Kansas and Missouri being put forth to change state laws that affect housing providers. This article is a ChatGPT summary of all the bills.

Model Short Term Rental Ordinance

Model Short Term Rental Ordinance Policy for the KC Metro Region Proposed by KCRAR

The Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors (KCRAR) has publicly released a Model Short-Term Rental (STR) Ordinance to assist cities and counties that are reviewing or developing regulations for short-term rental activity across the Kansas City region.

Kansas Legislative Session

Kansas’s Regular Legislative Session runs from the 1st week in January to roughly mid May of the following year.  There are 1000’s of Bills introduced, very few pass. In 2023 1,405 Bills were Introduced, which created 72 Resolutions, 130 passed Bills and 46 passed Resolutions.   The following is our tracking of the current session that […]

Missouri Legislative Session

Missouri’s Regular Legislative Session runs from the 1st week in January to roughly mid May.  There are 1000’s of Bills introduced, very few pass. In 2025 2,427 Bills were Introduced, which created 246 Resolutions, 64 passed Bills and 19 passed Resolutions.   The following is our tracking of the current session.

National REIA Now: December 2025 – Ohio Legislation, Seller Finance, and Subject To Transactions

National REIA Now December Update with Kevin Coughlin and Jeff Watson discussing property tax changes, wholesaling laws, Subject-To scrutiny, and seller finance legislation.

National REIA’s December REIA Now call covered major developments for real estate investors nationwide, including Ohio’s proposal to raise taxes on small investment properties, new wholesaling disclosure laws, lender-driven AI targeting Subject-To transfers, and renewed federal momentum for seller-financing reform. Market stress indicators and engagement tips for meeting with members of Congress were also discussed. Watch the full replay below.