Grand Junction REALTOR® Ann Hayes has been named CAR Chair-Elect for 2016-2017. Ann has been working in real estate since 1985, first in Southern California, and in Colorado since 1995. Born in England, raised in Australia, and married to a U.S. Navy submarine veteran, Ann is a Relocation Specialist, trained in Corporate and Military Relocation and is a team agent for...
The 2016-2017 CAR Election results have been confirmed by the CAR Chair, two volunteer members, and CAR staff. The following are the results: Chair Elect: Ann Hayes Treasurer: Gary Bauer NAR Director (in order of finish): Alan Lovitt Randy Reynolds Marjorie Genova Southwest District Chair Elect: Carol Ann Peterson Southeast District Chair Elect: Cris Salerno Northwest District Chair Elect: Debbie Laity Northeast District Chair Elect: TBD Mountain District Chair...
Sine Die! Wednesday, May 11th, the final gavel came down on the second session of the 70th General Assembly. In total, 789 bills were introduced. CAR tracked 65 bills this year and took a position on 37 of them. A split Legislature this year with Republicans controlling the Senate and Democrats controlling the House meant every bill sent to the Governor...
Weak inventory challenging to both buyers and sellers. There were more new listings and sales of both single-family homes and condominiums/townhouses in Colorado in April than in March but both categories still lagged significantly behind a year ago according to statistics announced today by the Colorado Association of REALTORS (CAR). Single-family home listings increased 11 percent to 10,725 and sales improved by...
Technology trends, education sessions, gorgeous views, a Keynote Speaker and great people briefly sums up CAR’s 2016 Spring Conference at Cheyenne Mountain Resort! In case you missed it, in addition to business meetings, this year many new opportunities were added to increase value for the attendee’s experience. Presented by FirstBank, the Conference kicked off Monday with a Real Estate Tech Summit...
Senate Concurrent Resolution 004: Real Estate Transfer Tax For Affordable Housing. We are happy to report that SCR16-004, Real Estate Transfer Tax for Affordable Housing sponsored by Senator Ulibarri (D-Commerce City) died in committee on April 20th. The LPC opposed this bill and CAR gave testimony against the legislation in the Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs committee hearing. This concurrent...
Steadily Rising Prices Making Homes Less Affordable For Some. During the first quarter of 2016 (January, February and March) most areas of Colorado saw an increase in the number of both single-family homes and condominiums/townhouses sold compared to the same time period in 2015. The 15,742 single-family homes sold were an increase of 5 percent over the first quarter of 2015...
Calling all real estate professionals, contractors, builders, designers and more! Are you or someone you know an experienced home flipping duo? Do you and your partner have a dynamic chemistry with outstanding personalities to match? HGTV is seeking home flipping duos who renovate and sell multiple homes per year (ten per year). We're casting all combinations of duos from husbands and...
Benefiting the Colorado REALTOR® Foundation Saturday, June 4, 2016 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (MDT) Margaret Carpenter Rec Center 11151 Colorado Boulevard Thornton, CO 8023 A fun 5K Run/Walk, pancake breakfast, fun expo, and did we mention bubbles? Well, we will have plenty of those and who doesn't love bubbles! Join us for the inaugural Housing Hustle 5K Run/Walk & 1K Family Fun BUBBLE Walk all...
The Metro Denver REALTOR® Foundation (MDRF) has awarded a total of $175,000 in grants to nine charitable organizations focused on providing diverse services and resources to children and families throughout the metro area. Organizations receiving grants from the MDRF are: Arising Hope provides safe and secure emergency housing to victims of domestic violence. Aurora Interfaith Community Service provides living assistance to families in...