Advocacy Issues and Calls to Action
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New FinCEN Real Estate Reporting Rule: What Investors Need to Know
Real estate investors should understand the new FinCEN Real Estate Reporting Rule. Learn how it affects LLC purchases, private lenders, and cash deals.
Kansas Lawmakers Consider HB 2504 and SB 391 to Protect Rental Housing
TAKE ACTION ON SB 391 by March 4th
Kansas legislators are considering HB 2504 and SB 391 to protect rental housing safeguards and maintain fair, sustainable housing standards statewide.
Attorney John Hyre’s Review of Ohio’s New Wholesale 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
Call to Action: HR 6511 – The Affordable Homeownership Act
Contact your member of Congress today. Ask them to support HR 6511 – the Affordable Homeowner Access Act. Brought to us by the Seller Finance Coalition.
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.
Missouri lawmakers are advancing HB 2517 and SB 973 to require new disclosures by real estate wholesalers. Here’s what investors need to know.
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.
Model Short Term Rental Ordinance
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.
Trump’s Proposal to Limit Institutional Homebuyers: What It Could Mean for Real Estate Investors
Trump says he’ll block big investors from buying more single-family homes — what we know, what we don’t, and what it could change On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, President Donald Trump said he’s moving to ban “large institutional investors” from buying more single-family homes, and that he’ll ask Congress to
KC Regional Housing Alliance End of 2025 Update
The latest updates from the KC Regional Housing Alliance.
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
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.
