SmartAsset’s latest study on the best housing markets for growth and stability showed three Colorado metro areas ranked in the top 10. Based on the data pulled for this analysis, they concluded that Colorado as a whole was a great place for people wanting to own homes. Colorado's average effective property tax rate (0.58%) is among the lowest rates in...
With active wildfires burning across the state, Colorado REALTORS® are expanding their efforts to educate homeowners about the dangers of wildfires, especially to those living in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas, through a program designed to help connect homeowners willing to mitigate their properties and reduce wildfire risks with information and resources in their local communities. The Colorado Project Wildfire website...
August 4th is Colorado RPAC Day. A $25 Investment helps us protect real estate interests and property rights. Colorado RPAC Day is the perfect opportunity for all Colorado REALTORS® to recognize the importance of RPAC and invest! Local associations across the state will be encouraged to host RPAC events on August 4th. CAR will also be providing opportunities for participation and investment....
Due to the overwhelming response from REALTORS® in Colorado and across the country contacting their Senators, we are excited to report that H.R. 3700 passed the U.S. Senate on July 14, 2016! Once again the voices of REALTORS® were heard loud and clear on Capitol Hill and last night we scored a big win! Thanks to you, and more than 139,000 REALTORS®...
The median price for a single-family home in Colorado reached a new high of $345,000 in June, a 3 percent increase over May and 9 percent higher than one year ago according to market statistical reports released today by the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. For condominiums and townhouses, the June median of $246,000 was just slightly higher ($1,000) than in...
Keynote speaker Curtis Zimmerman discusses why you can't miss the 2016 CAR Fall Conference & Expo in Broomfield, Colorado on September 21 -24, 2016. Early bird pricing ends tomorrow, July 8th! The 3 best days of the year are just two months away. Don't miss out on Fun, Networking, 4 Amazing Keynote Speakers, Education, Food Truck Village, Expo, and so...
CAR’s First-time Homebuyer Savings Act Tax Deduction, recently signed into law by Governor Hickenlooper on June 10th, is garnering nationwide attention as Congressman Coffman introduced a federal version of this bill on Friday. CAR championed legislation creates first-time homebuyer savings accounts which allows a tax deduction for account holders on the interest earned on these accounts. A First-time Homebuyer Savings Account...
Colorado REALTOR®, The Colorado Real Estate Commission and the Colorado Division of Real Estate are undergoing a review mandated in Colorado law. A primary purpose of the review is to determine if the licensing of real estate brokers is necessary to protect public health, safety, and welfare. In conjunction with the analysis, DORA has launched a licensee survey asking those individuals...
The supply of homes for sale in Colorado in May reached historic lows throughout much of the state according to statistics released today by the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. There were 17,724 single-family homes available statewide for purchase, down 24 percent from a year ago and representing just a 2.5-month supply. Similarly, the 4,237 condominiums and townhouses for sale in...
A group of nonprofit, government, and business organizations are working together to fight roofing contractor fraud in Colorado with a new public education campaign called No Roof Scams. The Colorado Division of Insurance, part of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), in conjunction with the Better Business Bureau of Denver / Boulder, the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management,...