Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation Awards Disaster Relief Grants Totaling $125,000 to Three Colorado Non-Profits
ENGLEWOOD, CO – May 15, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has left many Coloradans unable to make rent and mortgage payments due to layoffs and furloughs. In this time of unprecedented crisis, the Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation announced this week it is awarding $125,000 in...
For the third consecutive month, Colorado Springs, Colo., continued its streak as the hottest housing market in the nation, according to realtor.com®’s monthly housing report.
Realtor.com® bases its monthly rankings on which markets' home listings sites visitors frequent the most as well as where homes are selling the fastest. In Colorado Springs, homes sold in a median of 32 days last month,...
Stay-at-Home orders resulted in decreased home sales across the Denver region, according to the April 2020 market statistics from CAR.
“Everybody expected there would be this massive tanking of our market when it opened back up, but on the contrary, we are back to where we were. It isn’t doom and gloom,” Denver-area REALTOR Matthew Leprino told the Denver Post.
He added,...
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ENGLEWOOD, CO – May 12, 2020 – While the real estate universe paused with bated breath in April, the results of a complicated, pandemic-driven start to the typical buying and selling season weren’t nearly as bad as many in the industry feared, according to the latest monthly market data from the...
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The Denver Post spoke with Denver-area REALTOR® Matt Leprino on the uptick of buyer interest now that statewide stay at home restrictions are being relax.
“We’ve already seen plenty of showings; there’s pent-up demand,” Leprino said. “How long that will last is hard to tell, but showings are back up after dropping off.”
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As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in countries across the
globe, including the United States, the state of Colorado began implementing a
wide range of preventive measures to help reduce the spread of the virus in our
state.
Here is a brief timeline of the state of Colorado’s mandates
and executive orders that impacted the residential real estate industry and the
various efforts and outcomes resulting...
An Inspirational Note from Elizabeth Peetz, VP of Government Affairs
Elizabeth Peetz
Covid-19 really makes us all challenge many assumptions that we have held. Can I stay in my home on a regular basis without going stir crazy? Do I cook well enough to take the time to enjoy slowing down to eat with my family or quarantine companion? Can I be...
May 2 marks 7th annual Wildfire Community Preparedness Day and kickoff to Wildfire Awareness Month
While COVID-19 has changed facets of Coloradans’ personal and
professional lives and required residents everywhere to stay at home, for more
than half of the state’s population who live in a wildfire prone area, the stay
at home and safer at home mandates present an opportunity to...
