What: Bonnie Smith will be teaching a class about wildfire mitigation for property owners as part of Colorado Project Wildfire. The presentation will also feature a victim of the Estes Park fires sharing his experience with the class. When: Tomorrow from 9:00am to Noon Credits offered: 3 CE credits will be offered Where: At the Estes Valley Board of REALTORS, 1200 Graves Avenue...
Wildfire Event in Crested Butte June 29, 2017 On June 29, 2017, the Gunnison Country Association of REALTORS® hosted a Wildfire Awareness Event in partnership with Colorado Project Wildfire, The West Region Wildfire Council, Crested Butte Fire Protection District, Markit! Forestry Management, and the Colorado State Forest Service. This event, held in Crested Butte, featured several speakers and a tour of current mitigation...
Key findings from the May 2017 research report include: New and active listings in May were up approximately 10 percent across the state over the prior month. However, year-over-year active listings are down more than 32 percent. Median sales price for a single-family home in the Denver metro area inched slightly higher in May to hit another record high: $407,000. ...
We'd like to wish all of you a very Happy Holiday season. In observance, the CAR offices will be closed the following days: • December 23 • December 26 • December 30 • January 2 Stay safe and enjoy the Holidays!...
WASHINGTON (December 14, 2016) — Existing-home sales are forecast to muster only a small gain in 2017 because of increasing mortgage rates and shrinking consumer confidence that now is a good time to buy a home, according to new consumer survey findings and a 2017 housing forecast update from the National Association of Realtors®. In NAR's fourth quarter Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey 1,...
Cybercriminals are targeting home buyers and sellers nationwide. DORA offers tips on how to protect yourself. DENVER --- The Colorado Division of Real Estate at the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) warns Colorado consumers to beware of a national cyber-scam currently taking place that steals money directly from home buyers and sellers. The Division continues to receive information about this cyber scam in which cybercriminals hack...
H.R. 3700 was passed by the U.S. House 427-0. Despite passing with NO OBJECTIONS, the U.S. Senate has not acted on H.R. 3700. This legislation provides significant benefits to taxpayers, homebuyers and the real estate market by: Removing a burdensome and expensive FHA Condo approval process Reducing FHA restrictions on the number of condos available to homebuyers Permanently streamlining Rural Housing Service loan processing More...
Weak inventory challenging to both buyers and sellers. There were more new listings and sales of both single-family homes and condominiums/townhouses in Colorado in April than in March but both categories still lagged significantly behind a year ago according to statistics announced today by the Colorado Association of REALTORS (CAR). Single-family home listings increased 11 percent to 10,725 and sales improved by...
It is a common problem lately in the Denver Metro area, which has seen a decrease in housing inventory and an increase in demand. "There are not enough houses, especially more affordable homes," said Kelly Moye with the Colorado association of REALTORS. "First time homebuyers who don't have a lot of cash are hit the hardest." Watch the 7News Story: Moye said bidding...
Despite tight conditions, Latinos see net increase of 245,000 owner households. The Hispanic Wealth Project, in collaboration with the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), revealed data today in their State of Hispanic Homeownership Report that shows an increase in both Hispanic homeownership rates and in the number of owner Hispanic households while overall U.S. homeownership rates have declined...