ANSWERING THE CALL TO SERVE LOVELAND, COLORADO REALTOR® MARINA-JEANNE LEWALLEN PROVIDES A LIFELINE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
Marina-Jeanne Lewallen, a REALTOR® from Loveland, Colorado, has been chosen as the 2023 Colorado’s Heart Award Winner for her volunteer work with the Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center (SAVA) of Fort Collins. The Colorado’s Heart Award is presented by the Colorado Association...
By Mathew Schulz, CVLS, CML
President, Residential Loan ProgramsC.M.L.A. Board of Directors
Welcome back to this quarter’s edition of Notes from a Mortgage Professional, brought to you by your local embittered mortgage professional. NO, that’s not the case. In fact, there are great things on the horizon; a positive outlook on the increased loan level price adjustments from Fannie Mae and Freddie...
How long have you been in real estate, and why did you decide to make this your career?
This year is my 13th year in the business. Initially, I decided to begin a career in real estate to have the benefit and advantage of being a real estate professional to help in my own personal real estate transactions. After getting licensed...
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 4 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...
Many Coloradans feel pain from a sharp rise in property tax assessments.
Homeowners are freaking out!” said CAR Spokesperson Kelly Moye. “Our phones have been ringing off the hook.”
The assessed value is taking the market value from January 2021 through June 2022. “They think that what the assessment says is not what it is worth today, and that is accurate,” said Moye....
Interest rates and market uncertainty push start of selling season back more than a month
https://coloradorealtors.com/market-trends/regional-and-statewide-statistics/
ENGLEWOOD, CO – In what would typically be a rush of new listings hitting the market in April for the start of the home buying and selling season, consumers on both sides of the transaction seem content to watch and wait, reluctant to make a move...
Denver metro construction is slowing from its highs in 2021, according to a new report by real estate brokerage Point2Homes.
The brokerage analyzed the number of home building permits issued in 2021 and 2020 in metro areas and states. The Denver metro area is seeing some of the steepest year-over-year declines in permitting in the nation. In contrast, the report also shares...
CAR’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee believes it is REALTORS’® collective responsibility to break down systemic racism while simultaneously building a more equitable community among our REALTOR® associations and for our clients.
The toolkit linked below contains best practices, ideals, and framework to create a robust Diversity & Inclusion program within your Association or Brokerage.
Content includes:
Benefits for brokerages, associations, and single-owner agents
Forming...
In the Pikes Peak region, home sales fell in March on a year-over-year basis, continuing a downward trend that began in the second half of last year. And yet, sales and prices in March were up from February and at their highest levels in five months. Also, the pace of home construction —measured by permit activity — jumped in March...
A new housing report by the National Association of REALTORS® reveals middle-income homeowners accumulated $122,100 in wealth as their homes appreciated by 68% in the last 10 years. The report, Wealth Gains by Income and Racial/Ethnic Group, speaks to the value REALTORS® bring to consumers when helping buy and sell homes that build generational wealth.
While not everyone has the same opportunities for homeownership,...
