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Posted on
December 1, 2020
Denver joins world class cities Copenhagen and Helsinki on National Geographic's 8 Most Sustainable Destinations for 2021. NG's list is comprised of carbon neutral cities seeking to tackle climate change as well as countries striving to safeguard the earth's natural wonders.
"Despite financial challenges related to Covid-19, Denver is powering forward with its goal of achieving 100 percent renewable electricity by...
Posted on
December 1, 2020
A 2018 study from the Urban Institute revealed a gap of almost 32% between the homeownership rates for Blacks and Whites in the Denver metro area. The racial disparities in homeownership date back decades when practices such as redlining were common and real estate professionals could put their safety at risk for merely selling homes to Blacks.
“Selling homes to Black...
Posted on
November 30, 2020
“Our market is one fire,” Boulder-area REALTOR Kelly Moye told Fox 31.
“But if you look at other areas of the state, like Telluride for example, prices have gone up 80% this year. And their sales are up 111%. So what it’s showing you is, people, if they’re working from home and schooling from home, they want to go where they want...
Posted on
November 30, 2020
October
highlights for the Denver market include:
The greatest 12-month-period price appreciation (21.3%) ever tracked by the Colorado Association of REALTORS®.
There were 42% more single-family homes sold than the previous year, and 23% more new listings arrived to replace them, all while the median single-family price increased $32,000 in one month
Taking a look at some of the state’s local market
conditions,...
Posted on
November 18, 2020
With COVID-19 incidence rates climbing
across Colorado, putting stress on hospitals, public health systems and health
care workers, Gov. Polis today announced a change to the state’s COVID-19 risk
dial, changing the Red (Severe Risk) Level and adding a Purple (Extreme Risk)
Level. The new dial will go into effect on Friday. However, several counties
across Colorado have already begun moving into the Orange (High...
Posted on
November 17, 2020
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® today released its 2020 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, a survey of people who purchased or sold from July 2019 to June 2020. The profile report has been a leading industry source of trusted insight into consumer behavior for nearly four decades.
As in the past, this year’s survey measures the demographic characteristics of...
Posted on
November 16, 2020
On Nov. 16, 2020, DORA issued the following release regarding House Bill 20-1332, Concerning Prohibitions on Discrimination in Housing Based on Source of Income, and, in Connection Therewith, Making an Appropriation
This bill
amends unfair housing practices that are prohibited in §24-34-501 and 502,
C.R.S., by adding discrimination based on source of income as a type of unfair
housing practice. It is important for...
Posted on
November 16, 2020
REALTORS® who engage in hate speech or discriminatory conduct even outside of their real estate practice could face disciplinary action under the Code of Ethics. The National Association of REALTORS®’ Board of Directors on Friday approved a proposal intended to hold members to a higher standard of ethics in everything they do. The board meeting was held during the virtual...
Posted on
November 16, 2020
The Colorado Association of
REALTORS® extends its deepest sympathies to the family of longtime CAR
CEO Arnie VanZandt, who passed away on Nov. 11, 2020. Arnie served as CAR’s CEO
from 1973 to 1993.
He was born in Pueblo, CO on June 16,
1931 and is survived by his wife of 47 years Patty; children, Randy (Arlene) Scott,
Karen (Paul) Smith and Ron (Alina) VanZandt; 12...
Posted on
November 13, 2020
REALTOR® and Veteran Mark Solomon Is On a Mission to Help Homeless Vets
In August 2020, ground was broken on the Veterans Community Project Village, a tiny home village in Longmont that will provide temporary housing to veterans experiencing homelessness. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was on hand, as were a host of local dignitaries and community leaders. Colorado REALTOR® and Navy...
