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October 23, 2018
Colorado’s General Assembly is comprised of 100 members – 35 Senators and 65 Representatives. Over the past year, Colorado has witnessed split control chambers working hand in hand to find compromise, meaning Republicans held majority in the Senate and Democrats held majority in the House, creating a balance among differing political parties and ideologies.
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When the state legislature can find compromise...
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October 23, 2018
The Colorado Association of REALTORS® recently reported that the number of single-family home listings sold in Colorado dropped 14.6 percent in September compared to the same month a year earlier. Sales of townhouses and condos dropped 15.2 percent.
The Denver Post reports that metro Denver area year-over-year single-family home sales in September fell 15.8 percent.
Elsewhere, home sales fell 26.7 percent in...
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October 23, 2018
Buyers and Sellers Teeter-Totter in Evolving Housing Market
Buyers are beginning their hunts ahead and quieting down earlier than previous years
BY MATTHEW LEPRINO
Published: 2018.10.22 03:00 PM
Like a schoolyard teeter-totter, there are always two forces volleying for control in any real estate transaction. On the left, you have the buyer’s control – always a force but sometimes lagging behind that of the seller...
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October 23, 2018
Home sales aren't just slumping big in metro Denver, they are dropping across much of Colorado and in what were some of the hottest markets in the country.
Existing home sales in the United States fell 3.4% in August from September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.15 million. Year-over-year, they are down 4.1%, according to an update Friday from...
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October 23, 2018
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October 23, 2018
House District 41 Republican Nomination Committee has picked REALTOR® and former Arapahoe County Commissioner Lynn Myers (R) to challenge Representative Jovan Melton (D), who faces calls from leaders of the Democratic party to resign after his arrests on domestic violence charges were reported. As a current member, past REALTOR® of the Year award recipient and former Chair of the Aurora Association of...
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October 18, 2018
Several Statewide Initiatives Make for a Complex Ballot – We’re Here to Provide Information to Help You Decide
As we turn the pages of the calendar to the season of Fall and your T.V. is filled with playoff baseball, football and those pesky political ads, remember there is a lot to consider this election cycle that could dramatically impact...
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October 17, 2018
ENGLEWOOD — With one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in state history burning homes and endangering communities, the Colorado Association of REALTORS® has teamed up with the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association and other state wildfire prevention and insurance stakeholders to create a consumer-focused Colorado Property and Insurance Wildfire Preparedness Guide.
Digital and hard-copy guides featuring best practices in wildfire...
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October 16, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 8, 2018
Contact: Elizabeth Peetz – VP of Government Affairs
(303) 790-7099 or epeetz@coloradorealtors.com
Colorado Association of REALTORS® Honors 2018 Legislators of the Year
Bob Gardner and Terri Carver
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Senator Bob Gardner and Representative Terri Carver were honored with a 2018 Legislator of the Year Award by the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) for their notable legislative efforts in...
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October 16, 2018
Probably one of the most surprising facts about pot grows and home buying is that a seller doesn't need to disclose that the house ever had marijuana growing inside of it - all because owning the plant is technically legal in the state.
The DEA says it's finding more illegal grow homes in the Denver Metro area since they started tracking...
