CAR’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee is honored to celebrate the groups and individuals who strive to make our industry more diverse and inclusive. Applications are open June 3 through August 4th, so nominate someone you know who is working to make a difference. The winners will be announced at the Inaugural Dinner at the 2023 Fall Forum. Awards are separated into...
Realtors with big hearts helping veterans one room full of furniture at a time Congratulations to CAR Past President and longtime Colorado REALTOR® Scott Matthias for being recognized as a Denver7 Everyday Hero for his work with Knock Knock Angels, a nonprofit dedicated to sourcing donations for those who have gone through abuse, homelessness, or other instability. Scott helped found the Colorado...
Eagle County down payment assistance gets funding boost from the Vail Board of REALTORS® and the Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation Colorado REALTORS® continue to show their commitment to finding and supporting workforce solutions in the Vail Valley by contributing $10,000 in grant funds issued to the Eagle County Housing and Development Authority (ECHDA), made available by the Colorado Association of...
The CAR Foundation announced its grant recipients for the Spring 2022 Grant cycle. These nonprofits align with the CAR Foundation’s mission to support safe and attainable housing and advance homeownership in Colorado. These organizations will receive money from the $65,000 grant pool. Ray of Hope Cancer Foundation Home Builders Foundation St. Francis Center Mile High United Way Habitat for Humanity Gunnison Valley Eagle County Housing and Development...
Five REALTORS® across Colorado recognized as REALTORS® with a Heart https://coloradorealtors.com/heartaward/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 1, 2022 Contact: Amy McDermott Executive Director, CAR Foundation(303) 785-7131 or (303) 790-7099 ENGLEWOOD, CO– The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) Foundation has named Grand Junction REALTOR® Brenda Case the recipient of its 2022 Colorado’s Heart Award in recognition of REALTORS® serving their communities with distinction. In honor of her selection, the...
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver will receive its largest donation ever--$13.5 million—from author MacKenzie Scott. “It is a vote of confidence in the collective work of many people – homeowners, staff, board, donors, volunteers, and community partners,” said Habitat Director Heather Lafferty. CAR’s Market Trends showed the need for affordable housing: There were only 1,486 single-family homes listed for sale in the seven-county metro area...
Families renting homes, apartments, and hotel rooms because they lost their housing in the Marshall fire are struggling to make rent payments. Because some renters are still waiting to hear if property owners will pay to clean smoke and ash residue from their apartments, they are living in limbo, with remediation priced at thousands of dollars. During this challenging time, the Colorado Association of REALTORS®...
Application process now open to displaced residents ENGLEWOOD, CO – The Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation has been awarded a $2 million grant from the REALTORS® Relief Foundation to be distributed to victims of the December 2021 fires that ravaged Boulder County, destroying more than 1,000 residential properties. Funded through donations from REALTORS® and REALTOR® organizations and administered by the Colorado Association of...
Colorado REALTORS® and disaster relief organizations worked swiftly in the early hours of the disaster to find housing for those displaced by the fire. REALTORS® Amanda DiVito Parle and Shannon Schliep launched the Marshall Fire Housing Needs and Availability Facebook page. Knowing that Boulder’s real estate inventory only had less than 2,000 homes and rental units available, they knew they needed to act fast: “I think initially...
Although authorities have only begun to assess the damage left behind by the Marshall and Middle Fork fires in Boulder County communities, we now know upwards of 990 homes have been destroyed, and hundreds more damaged, leaving thousands of people scrambling to find a place to live in a real estate market with few choices. Several Colorado REALTORS® even lost their own homes in the...