Block Real Estate Services Represents at Capitol Hill at NAR

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) rallies its members to participate in policy reform with the REALTOR Party Convention and Trade Expo. This is an opportunity for Realtor professionals to meet with members of Congress to discuss issues critical to their businesses, clients and communities. I was one of 40 representing from the Kansas City area.

KC CCIM Message From the President, Don Gessen

The Kansas City Chapter of CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) is pleased to publish its annual market update, which includes articles from chapter members that address current trends in the local commercial real estate market. Our chapter is dedicated to providing our members with networking, education and technology

training opportunities so that our designees and members can offer excellent services to those who need commercial real estate expertise. If you need commercial real estate services,  CCIM is the first place to look.  Only 6% of commercial real estate practitioners in the United States hold this coveted designation. To attain this designation, they must complete a curriculum that covers many critical skills, including financial analysis, market analysis, user decision-based analysis and ethics.  They must develop a portfolio of experience that demonstrates a depth of real estate experience. And they must pass a comprehensive examination. 

Block Funds Principal Rallys with the National Association of Realtors

This May, I had the privilege of attending the Mid-Year Meetings for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to advocate for current legislative issues that impact more than 1,000,000 Realtors across the country. With the upcoming election and critical tax reform approaching in the Fall, 2012 is an especially important year for Realtor advocacy. To highlight the importance of the issues at hand, the Realtors organized the Rally to Protect the American Dream at the National Monument that included 13,500 members in person and more than 14,000 members participating online. Several Senators and Congressional Representatives attended the rally to show their support for many of the issues below. After the rally, Realtors from each state went to the hill to meet directly with their respective Senators and Congressional Representatives.