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Colorado REALTORS® Honor Rachel Rohrig as Colorado Young Professional of the Year

Posted on October 31, 2022

Meetings & Events, REALTOR® News

ENGLEWOOD, CO – Rachel Rohrig, a commercial real estate broker and owner of Market Real Estate in Boulder, Colorado, was named Colorado Young REALTOR® of the Year by the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) and the Colorado Young Professionals Network (CYPN) at its annual convention in Snowmass, Colorado. This award, also known as the Gus Williams Young REALTOR® of the Year...

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Colorado Association of REALTORS® honors Anne Hayes as REALTOR^® of the Year;

Posted on October 31, 2022

Meetings & Events, REALTOR® News

Select members throughout state also honored for distinguished service ENGLEWOOD, CO – Ann Hayes, broker at Keller Williams Colorado West Realty, LLC, in Grand Junction, Colorado, was named Colorado REALTOR® of the Year by the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) at its annual Inaugural dinner in Snowmass, Colorado. The award is the most prestigious award given to a CAR member and is...

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Colorado housing markets spotlight dramatic fall change

Posted on October 12, 2022

Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing, Stats & Trends

Conditions drive inventory and opportunity for an increasingly skeptical and cautious buyer pool https://coloradorealtors.com/market-trends/regional-and-statewide-statistics/ ENGLEWOOD, CO – As cooling temps lead to dramatic changes in foliage across Colorado’s iconic mountain forests, rising interest rates and a growing list of economic challenges and uncertainties are creating their own dramatic changes in the state’s housing markets, according to the September 2022 Market Trends Housing...

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Williams Underwriting Group Will Continue to Provide E&O Insurance to Colorado REALTORS® into 2023 and Beyond

Posted on September 28, 2022

Business Services, REALTOR® News

We know many of the Colorado REALTORS® who are currently insured with Williams Underwriting Group are receiving non-renewal notices in the mail from Zurich American Insurance Company, who Williams Underwriting Group had previously been partnered with to provide E&O Coverage in Colorado. Williams Underwriting Group has identified a national carrier to underwrite E&O coverage for CAR members going into 2023 and...

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REALTORS® Use Historic Perspectives to Find the Right Price

Posted on September 26, 2022

Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Stats & Trends

Home prices have appreciated 11% since the beginning of the year according to CAR’s Market Trends report for August 2022. CAR Spokesperson Kelly Moye says, “A housing recession would mean more inventory than demand from buyers, so your supply and demand would be out of whack--it would be out of balance. And prices would be going down…” The recurring interest...

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Fall Market Providing Opportunities for Buyers

Posted on September 26, 2022

Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing, Stats & Trends

CAR’s August Market Trends report shows most median home prices in Colorado are up 10 % from last year’s numbers. Despite higher interest rates, multiple cash offers are a thing of the past. “It’s a great, great opportunity,” said CAR Spokesperson Matthew Leprino. It’s better than it’s been in three years for buyers. Yes, interest rates are higher, and prices...

Report: Green Lawns No Longer a Priority for Homeowners

Posted on September 23, 2022

REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing

Homeowners are realizing that lush, green lawns are getting harder to maintain in Colorado. Having a green lawn has been a status symbol since the 1500s and even has the reputation of forecasting the homeowner’s moral character, which was then reinforced by homeowner’s associations. The grass we know today was originally brought from Europe and North Africa. Some REALTORS® have noticed...

REALTORS® Investing in Vail Valley Workforce Solutions

Posted on September 22, 2022

CAR Foundation, Communities, Community Giving, Local Association, REALTOR® News

Eagle County down payment assistance gets funding boost from the Vail Board of REALTORS® and the Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation Colorado REALTORS® continue to show their commitment to finding and supporting workforce solutions in the Vail Valley by contributing $10,000 in grant funds issued to the Eagle County Housing and Development Authority (ECHDA), made available by the Colorado Association of...

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CAR Announce Legislators of the Year for 2022

Posted on September 21, 2022

Government Affairs, REALTOR® News

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR), the state’s largest real estate trade association representing more than 30,000 members statewide, has announced Representative Shannon Bird (D-Westminster), and Representative Marc Snyder (D-Manitou Springs) as its “Legislators of the Year” for 2022. As a part of its annual recognition program, CAR extended thanks to Governor Jared Polis and honored Eleni...

REALTOR® Sells Home With ‘Normal’ Contract

Posted on September 14, 2022