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September 10, 2018
Come November Colorado voters will consider banning oil and gas drilling within 2,500 feet of homes, businesses and many green spaces, a move that would effectively prohibit it in most of the U.S.’s seventh largest oil-producing state.
The Colorado Secretary of State’s office said Wednesday that antifracking activists had collected enough valid signatures from state voters to put the issue on...
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September 10, 2018
The number of Colorado Springs-area homes for sale climbed to a two-year high last month, a sign that buyers finally might be in a better position in a housing market that’s favored sellers for the last few years, some real estate agents say.
In August, 2,416 single-family and patio homes were listed for sale, a nearly 6 percent increase over the...
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September 10, 2018
Local Realtors are dedicated to helping clients get the best deal and avoid costly delays or mistakes. One local Realtor, Janene Johnson, is so dedicated that she ran for and was elected to the positions of the 2019 chair-elect for the Colorado Association of Realtors.
"This is an industry that I love, for which I have the utmost respect," Johnson said....
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September 6, 2018
Chet Choman, of Colorado Realty and Land Co. in Alamosa, Colorado has something to celebrate and so do 9 other awesome REALTORS® who are finalists in the 2018 Good Neighbor Awards program for their outstanding volunteer work in their respective communities.
Choman co-founded one of the first rural homeless shelters in the country and has dedicated 40 years to fighting homelessness and...
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August 30, 2018
Move, Inc./realtor.com has recently annouced their agreement to acquire Opcity, a leading market real estate technology platform that matches potential home buyers and sellers with real estate professionals in a real time setting.
This news adds to the other benefits that Move, Inc./realtor.com offers and they consider this a great investment to their partners and the real estate sphere as a...
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August 30, 2018
Colorado’s oil and gas industry supports hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state across nearly all sectors of the economy. In addition, the industry operates within some of the nation’s strictest regulations regarding safety, water monitoring and air quality.
Proposed Ballot Initiative 97 would increase the distance between oil and gas operations and vulnerable areas or occupied structures. Setbacks have...
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August 28, 2018
Denver's housing market is hot and everyone knows it. But how far does your dollar really go these days?
Currently there are fewer homes for sale now compared with a year ago, and that low supply means higher prices. According to the Colorado Association of REALTORS®, the median home price in the Denver metro area was $440,000 in July, significantly more than the...
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August 28, 2018
July is always one of the best months for property sales for Colorado's High Country, and that was exactly the case in Summit County's exploding real estate market.
Defined as any home sold at or above $1 million, luxury housing sales boosted the overall real estate sales volume to more than $150 million, a $5.2 million increase over July 2017 and...
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August 28, 2018
The CAR Foundation would like to personally thank PPAR for their generous $500 donation collected from the "10 Legal Things" class hosted by Scott Peterson. The CAR foundation appreciates their contribution so much!
During the month of September, Land Title will be encouraging their employees to participate in a “month of gratitude." During this month Land Title will be matching donations to...
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August 28, 2018
Come celebrate with the Colorado Association of REALTORS® to cheer on the CU Buffs at a home game against the ASU Sun Devils on Saturday, October 6th at Folsom Field in Boulder, CO. Time TBD
Tickets start at just $30 and can be purchased by clicking this link -------> TICKETS
Discounted group tickets in sections 208 and 217 are available for all members...
