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51 CAR Members Selected to Serve on 36 NAR Committees and Boards

Congratulations to CAR members who have been selected to serve on NAR Committees and Boards for 2021/2022. Please see below a list of Colorado REALTORS® and association staff listed in alphabetical order by last name. Tyrone Adams Housing Opportunity Committee Brian Anzur Leading Edge Advisory Board Barbara Asbury Land Use Property Rights and Environment Committee Windy Bailey Federal Taxation Committee Sunny Banka Risk Management Issues Committee David Barber Membership Policy...

Denver’s Bob Bell Wins NAR’s Good Neighbor Award

Realtor® from Denver Wins National Award for Delivering Weekend Meals to At-Risk Children WASHINGTON (October 20, 2021) – Realtor® Bob Bell with Mile Hi Property in Denver is one of five winners chosen for the National Association of Realtors® Good Neighbor Award. For nine years, Bell and hundreds of volunteers have been up at dawn every to pack and deliver weekend meals to 10,000 at-risk schoolchildren across 72...

Valuation Gaps Exist in Minority Neighborhoods

Freddie Mac released research supporting the appraisal gap and focus areas for possible solutions. After evaluating 12 million appraisals for single-family home transactions from 2015-2020, Freddie Mac found that 13 percent of properties in black and Latino census tracts received lower appraisal values, compared to 7.4 percent in white tracts.  Freddie Mac will look at possible answers to this...

National Association of Realtors® Files Petition to Oppose Department of Justice Breach of Settlement Agreement

DOJ move undermines public policy, public confidence September 13, 2021 Media Contact: Mantill Williams 202-383-1128 CHICAGO (September 13, 2021) – The National Association of Realtors® today filed a petition to quash a request by the Department of Justice that reneges on the terms of a settlement agreement that was approved by the DOJ in November 2020. The DOJ attempt to withdraw from...

New NAR Ads Share Rental and Mortgage Assistance Resources

NAR has launched a series of communications targeted to renters, housing providers, state/local elected officials, and opinion leaders about the availability of rental assistance in Denver beginning Friday, Sept. 10th. The message of the online ad underscores that Congress has allocated $46.55 billion in emergency rental assistance relief for renters and housing providers who are struggling due to the impact of...

NAR Honors Realtor® from Denver as 2021 Good Neighbor Award Finalist

WASHINGTON (September 2, 2021) – The National Association of Realtors® has selected Bob Bell, a Realtor® from Denver, Colorado, among 10 finalists for its 2021 Good Neighbor Awards program. This award honors Realtors® who have made significant, tangible volunteer contributions in their communities to improve the lives of their neighbors in need. Every Friday, Bell and hundreds of volunteers meet to pack and deliver weekend meals...

NAR: SCOTUS rules for housing providers: CDC’s latest extension is unlawful

“Time to Focus on Rental Assistance: The U.S. Supreme Court ended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC’s) eviction moratorium Thursday night, giving much-needed relief to America’s small housing providers facing financial hardship for more than a year.  In a 6-3 ruling, a majority of justices agreed that the stay on the lower court’s order finding the...

Two Colorado Towns Make Top 25 List of Places to Buy a Vacation Rental

Pagosa Springs and Florissant, Colo. ranked 19 and 23 respectively on a list of the top 25 cities to buy a vacation rental property.  Other southwestern states with rankings included three cities in California: Big Bear, Twentynine Palms, and Palm Springs. Also on the list are Big Sky, Mont., and Bear Lake, Utah. Gatlinburg, Tenn., took the first spot with...

NAR Breaking News: SCOTUS Upholds Property Rights

High Court Says CDC Lacks Authority In a 5-4 ruling Tuesday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lacked authority to implement a blanket, nationwide eviction moratorium. Although the court declined to lift the ban immediately, the ruling means the current moratorium will expire at the end of July. “This is a massive victory for property rights,”...

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Capitol Connection – June 11th, 2021

Legislative Advocacy this Week at the State Capitol 2021 Legislative Session Comes to an End The 2021 legislative session came to a close late Tuesday. Over the past 116 legislative days, the Colorado legislature tackled several huge issues such as statewide transportation funding that has plagued the state for many years. Policymakers also allocated large state and federal stimulus dollars as our state works toward pandemic...