New tool helps compare homes’ energy efficiency features The Colorado Energy Office introduced the Home Energy Score to REALTORS at the Colorado Association of REALTORS® Convention on Sept. 17 in Keystone, Colo. The Home Energy Score is a tool developed by the U.S. Department of Energy that provides REALTORS®, homeowners and homebuyers with a simple snapshot of a home’s energy rating...
Colorado Association of REALTORS® honors George Harvey as REALTOR® of the Year; Select members throughout state also honored for distinguished service George Harvey, broker/owner of The Harvey Team in Telluride, Colo., was named Colorado REALTOR® of the Year by the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) at its 95th annual convention in Keystone, Colo. The award is the most prestigious award given to a...
The Colorado Association of REALTORS® installed its 2015-2016 Leadership Council during the organization’s 95th annual State Convention held in Keystone, Colo. last week. Alan Lovitt, a 20-year real estate industry veteran with RE/MAX Advantage in Colorado Springs, was installed as CAR Chairman. Lovitt has served in numerous local and state association leadership roles over the past two decades “I’m excited and ready...
The Colorado Association of REALTORS® Education Foundation (CARED) Board of Directors has voted to dissolve the CARED Foundation and merge with the Colorado Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation (CARHOF) to form one charitable entity, the Colorado REALTOR® Foundation (CRF). The Board of Directors of both charities, CARED, CARHOF, and CAR Leadership are enthusiastic about the opportunity to grow CRF into...
SB 210 Title Insurance Commission The Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) voted to SUPPORT SB15-210, Title Insurance Commission, by Senator Laura Woods (R-Arvada) and Representative Jeni Arndt (D-Fort Collins). The bill creates the Title Insurance Commission in the Division of Insurance (division) in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Type 1 agency for the purposes of: proposing, advising, and recommending rules,...
Englewood, COLO. – (Dec. 11, 2014) The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) has contributed $5,465 to the Wounded Warrior Project®. The funds were collected from the Association’s membership during its recent state convention, featuring a keynote speech by former Navy SEAL and Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell. Luttrell’s experiences, chronicled in the book “Lone Survivor” and featured in the movie of the...
Randy Reynolds, a broker associate with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Rocky Mountain in Colorado Springs, was named Colorado Realtor of the Year by the Colorado Association of Realtors (CAR) at its 94th annual convention in Denver. The award is the most prestigious award given to a CAR member and is a culmination of a distinguished career within the Realtor organization—...
Back to the office after Paving the Way at the CAR Convention is like taking a ride on the Autobahn! There is so much to do, see, and be inspired by throughout the event. Of course everyone’s favorite part is meeting their friends from around the state and beyond. This alone is one of the most valuable reasons to connect at convention. That...
David Barber, a nine-year real estate veteran with RE/MAX Unlimited Inc., on Monday was installed as chairman of the Colorado Association of Realtors. CAR, the state’s largest real estate trade association with more than 21,000 statewide members, installed its 2014-2015 Leadership Council, including the chairman position, at its 94th annual state convention that drew more than 650 people to downtown Denver....
As my third year of CAR convention approaches I reflect on my first year and doors that have opened to me since getting involved. That first time that I took the drive to Denver to see what convention was all about was admittedly a bit overwhelming. I was like a deer in the headlights! There were so many organizations, affiliates,...