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A new housing report by the National Association of REALTORS® reveals middle-income homeowners accumulated $122,100 in wealth as their homes appreciated by 68% in the last 10 years. The report, Wealth Gains by Income and Racial/Ethnic Group, speaks to the value REALTORS® bring to consumers when helping buy and sell homes that build generational wealth.
While not everyone has the same opportunities for homeownership,...
Colorado ranks fourth in the nation for states with the highest average down payment for first-time buyers, according to a new report from Moneywise.
Moneywise ranked all 50 states based on median home price on Zillow and an average down payment of 13%, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.
"Affordability is certainly an issue for first-time buyers, there's no question about that,"...
Colorado Springs REALTOR® Ashlee Nath has been named as one of this year's National Association of REALTORS® 30 Under 30. The character of the 2023 class of 30 Under 30 can be summed up in two words: bold entrepreneurs.
Some members of this year’s class have taken great leaps to make it in the industry. They are relationship builders, barrier breakers,...
According to a report released by Redfin, between the first quarter of 2021 and the fourth quarter of 2022, about 15% of the number of homes sold in the Denver metro were to investors – about one in every seven homes.
Through 2021 and 2022, investors bought a total of $9.5 billion in Denver area housing. Investors typically bought homes for...
https://coloradorealtors.com/market-trends/regional-and-statewide-statistics/
ENGLEWOOD, CO – March housing numbers for the seven-county Denver metro area and statewide may look scary at first glance however, they may also be some of the most normal statistics and market conditions seen since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the latest Market Trends Housing Report and analysis from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR).
“Median sales prices...
Legislative Advocacy this Week at the State Capitol
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REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts, NAR’s advocacy texting platform, offers REALTOR® Associations and REALTORS® a way to stay connected directly from their cell phone or tablet. When a national or state legislative call for action is launched, subscribers...
Two Colorado REALTORS®, Jake Hubbell and Ashlee Nath, are in the running for this year's National Association of REALTORS® 30 Under 30 list. These talented professionals are making waves in the industry and are on the verge of being named as the top 30 under 30 in the country. We need your help to vote for them and give them...
We appreciate the thoughtful work of the bill sponsors and the diverse group of individuals and organizations who have put forward a proposal that purports to increase housing while reducing government restrictions. While we can all point to a wide range of factors that complicate access to housing, the one common denominator in this equation is our long-term, troubling lack...
Legislative Advocacy this Week at the State Capitol
“Don’t Miss Out on the Action – Sign up for REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts”
Text REALTORS to 30644
REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts, NAR’s advocacy texting platform, offers REALTOR® Associations and REALTORS® a way to stay connected directly from their cell phone or tablet. When a national or state legislative call for action is launched, subscribers...
The Realtor.com® Economics team used historical data from 2018-2019 and 2021-2022 (excluding 2020 as it was an uncharacteristic year) to determine that the week of April 16-22 as the national best time to sell in 2023. This week is expected to have the ideal balance of housing conditions that favor home sellers more than any other week this year.
How the weeks were scored:
Favorability toward sellers —...
