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New housing inventory delivers little help to buyers as strong sales continue to drive pricing to new record highs across Colorado

Posted on May 10, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, General, Local Association, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, Residential Housing, Stats & Trends

ENGLEWOOD, CO. – May 10, 2019 – The much-anticipated influx of new spring season listings in Colorado’s housing market has had a limited impact for buyers as strong sales and continued low inventory have driven median and average pricing to record levels in the seven-county Denver metro area, as well as markets across the state. Those high-water marks for pricing...

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How Does New Construction Affect Housing Prices?

Posted on May 7, 2019

Communities, Construction, Consumer Awareness, General, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Stats & Trends

Denver’s 2019 elections have become a referendum on development, with Mayor Michael Hancock defending his handling of the city’s rapid urban growth. The debate has produced some major questions about development, housing and money. Here are some answers. Are housing prices slowing down? Yes. The pace of increases for rent and sale prices has slowed down lately. The median single-family home in...

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For Business Groups, Colorado’s 2019 Legislative Session Has Been “Very Difficult” to Navigate

Posted on April 30, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, General, Government Affairs, REALTOR® News

“What’s different is that there are so many new legislators and the very fast speed for consideration of big concepts and ideas,” said Elizabeth Peetz, vice president of government affairs for the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. “But we’ve always worked (in a bipartisan way) across the aisle. So we had a lot of new players who weren’t aware of how...

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Colorado Association of REALTORS® Encourage Colorado Residents to Sign Up for Local Emergency Notifications

Posted on April 30, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Environment, General, REALTOR® News

If there was an emergency in your community, how would you learn about it? Social media? The news? Word of mouth? That could take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. What if you could learn about it within a matter of seconds? Email and phone emergency alerts are nothing new, but less than 20 percent of community members...

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April is Fair Housing Month

Posted on April 17, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Government Affairs, NAR, REALTOR® News, Residential Housing

### April is Fair Housing Month. As stewards of the right to own, use, and transfer private property, REALTORS® understand that fair housing protects the real estate industry and our businesses. We depend on a free, open market that embraces equal opportunity. In short, fair housing makes us stronger. "The Fair Housing Act was amended to prohibit discrimination based on gender, disability and...

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CAR Foundation Accepting Grant Applications through June 1, 2019

Posted on April 16, 2019

CAR Foundation, Communities, Consumer Awareness, REALTOR® News

The CAR Foundation has invested over $7.8 million over 25 years to support Colorado nonprofits that encourage safe and affordable housing, promote homeownership and provide disaster relief to our fellow Coloradans. The CAR Foundation grant cycle is now open until June 1, 2019! Please review the Grant Guidelines, posted on the CAR Foundation website for Letter of Intent instructions. The Foundation is proud to...

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Spring Season Beginning to Emerge After Slow First Quarter

Posted on April 10, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, General, Local Association, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, Residential Housing, Stats & Trends

Epic winter snowfall, bomb cyclone create ripple effect on statewide housing markets Spring season beginning to emerge after slow first quarter https://coloradorealtors.com/market-trends/regional-and-statewide-statistics/ ENGLEWOOD, CO. – April 10, 2019 – An historic mid-March “bomb cyclone” weather event, coupled with epic Colorado snow totals, tempered the typical fast start to the spring housing market in Denver and across the state, according to the latest...

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Well-Intentioned Initiative 300 Will backfire on Denver’s Homeless — and on the Rest of Us

Posted on April 2, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Environment, General, Government Affairs, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News

Denver voters are being asked to consider Initiative 300 — the “right to survive” — on the May ballot. 300 represents unprecedented and broad sweeping policy changes that will tangibly restrict our ability to deliver critical resources to homeless people and would have an immense impact on Denver and our state. A new study, “Impacts on the Homeless and Society by...

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Denver Issue 300 leaves our homeless in the cold

Posted on March 27, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Government Affairs, REALTOR® News, Residential Housing

Denver’s deceptive “Right to Survive” Issue 300 threatens to harm the homeless, the state’s economy and some of Colorado’s finest urban spaces. “Every person has the right to survive, but this measure may ultimately prevent people in need of resources from receiving the help they need,” the mayor said in a written statement. “The city has devoted tens of millions of...

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Rule Review for Real Estate Brokers: Stakeholder Feedback

Posted on March 26, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, General, Local Association, REALTOR® News, Uncategorized

The Division of Real Estate (“Division”) commenced a review of the administrative rules regarding real estate brokers last year. In compliance with Senate Bill 14-063 (§24-4-103.3, C.R.S.), the Division gave public notice of its review of the existing rules on its website and solicited feedback from interested parties. The statutory mandate for the review is to assess the continuing need...