Posted on
August 12, 2019
July housing sales strongest in years for select local markets while falling interest rates can’t overcome long-term inventory issues
Contact: Marty Schechter
for CAR
marty@schechterpr.com
https://coloradorealtors.com/market-trends/regional-and-statewide-statistics/
ENGLEWOOD, CO. – Aug 12, 2019 – With falling interest rates and less
expensive mortgages, sales of single-family homes were strong in select local
markets, including a record-setting month in Colorado Springs, but fell off overall
from June to July in...
By Jeff Martin, PE, Project Manager, Denver Water Engineering Division
COLLABORATIVE APPROACH WILL BENEFIT WATERSHEDS ON
WESTERN AND EASTERN SLOPES
Denver Water’s
Gross Reservoir Expansion Project will raise the dam 131 feet; nearly tripling
the capacity of a reservoir that plays a vital role in its ability to reliably
provide water to 1.4 million people in Denver and many of its suburbs. Provided
the remaining federal approvals...
By: Simon Kafati
Assistant VP – Mortgage & Consumer Lending, FirstBank
It’s official! In November 2018, millennials claimed the lead in mortgage ownership, taking the largest share of new loans by dollar volume at 42 percent. That’s compared to a share of 40 percent for Generation X, and only 17 percent for baby boomers.
Now numbering at roughly 83 million in the U.S.,
millennials have...
Boulderite Judy Pitt has been a Colorado REALTOR® for 40 years
Amidst the demands that come with being a REALTOR® over the last 16 years, she has found the time and developed a passion for bringing rainwater harvesting systems and teaching hygiene and sanitary practices to the residents of Kenya.
Pitt was a recipient of the NAR Good
Neighbor Award Winner in 2011...
By CAR's Government Affairs Vice President Elizabeth Peetz
Happy Summer! The USA Women’s team won the World Cup in France and we are post all-star break, with half the season left to go in baseball. And before you know it, we will be talking about the preparation for the 2020 legislative session. But first let’s take stock of where we are...
Providing REALTORS® with Opportunities to Stand Out
Technology has
always been the great disrupter, forcing established industries to adapt and
change with the times. Backed by venture capitalist investment from Silicon
Valley and overseas, Instant Buyers, or iBuyers as they’re known, have
developed algorithms they say can accurately assess the value of homes. And
while their arrival in Denver has alarmed some in real estate, some...
By CAR's General Counsel Scott Peterson
Over the previous year, the Division of Real Estate has undertaken an exhaustive, line-by-line review of all existing Commission Rules and Regulations (“Commission Rules”) for Colorado licensees. The Commission Rules (Rules A-K) comprise Chapter 2 of the Real Estate Commission Manual (which each of you, I am certain, have sitting immediately available on your desk). ...
Aug. 8, 2019 Update
"If I didn't have my firearm, I wouldn't be here to talk to you." That's how REALTOR® Dawna Hetzler sums up how she survived an attacked during an open house on Sunday, Aug. 4.
Hetzler spoke with 9 News on Wednesday in hopes that it would help lead to the capture of her assailant.
Nothing seemed amiss when...
Whether you enjoy a clean
minimalist look or adore the more-is-more maximalist aesthetic, the same
underlying design principles determine whether or not a room’s design
ultimately works. Whatever your preferred design style, harnessing the power of
these basic design principles will help you create a space that looks good.
Balance
Balance deals with the idea that objects have a visual
weight, and that the visual weight...
On July 31, more than 300 REALTORS® gathered at Wings Over the Rockies Blue Sky Aviation
Gallery at Centennial Airport to raise money for the CAR Foundation, award
grants to organizations that provide safe and affordable housing for low-income
Coloradans, and to celebrate the Foundation’s successes.
Since it was established in 1991, the
Foundation has helped raise over $7.8 million. The event helped raise...
