CAR spreading the word to State lawmakers about wildfire education and mitigation. While hurricanes and earthquakes have rightfully been the focus of attention for so many people in recent weeks, the path of smoke and hazy skies across a majority of the western United States reminds us all that the impact from current and future wildfires can be equally devastating. With long-term...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – September 5, 2017 – While the rain has stopped, flooding continues in rivers and bayous in the path of Hurricane Harvey. Thousands of people have returned home to begin recovery efforts, many of them finding that they have lost everything. That’s why the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) and the Colorado REALTOR® Foundation (CRF) have teamed up...
Colorado State University’s study The Hidden Value of Landscapes: Implications for Drought Planning is the first study of its kind to quantify how landscapes boost real estate values and decrease urban crime in Colorado. In addition, this new research explores how these open spaces also offer tangible community, health and environmental benefits. Many of these advantages have already been known...