Amy Dorsey as REALTOR® of the Year; select members throughout state also honored for distinguished service. Amy Dorsey, former president of the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR), was named Colorado REALTOR® of the Year at the Association’s annual convention in Denver. Dorsey, Branch Broker of the Park Hyatt Office, the Charter and the Highland’s Office with Slifer Smith and Frampton in Vail,...
The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) installed its 2013-2014 Leadership Council during the organization’s 93nd annual State Convention held in Denver this week. Jolon Ruch, a broker with the Main Street Group at Keller Williams Realty, was installed as CAR president. A long time resident of Broomfield, Ruch has been involved in the real estate business for more than 25 years...
The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR)is donating $25,000 with a goal of raising an additional $25,000 to help victims of Colorado’s recent floods. These funds will serve as seed money for our request of $500,000 from the National Association of REALTORS® Relief Foundation. As a reminder, financial assistance would go to qualified Colorado REALTORS® and members of the public in affected...
The Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) is waiving license fees of those impacted by natural disasters including wind, fire, or water to name a few. “The last thing we want our licensees to worry about when they are evacuated or trying to rebuild their lives is paying a transfer fee so that they can continue working," said Marcia Waters, Division...
NAR shows once again its political power of persuasion in the real estate industry. The latest triumph is HUD reporting yesterday afternoon to NAR they will reissue the July Mortgagee Letter and remove all dual agency language (Part Three of the PFS Participation Requirements) that was to be implemented October 1, 2013. NAR will continue discussions with HUD agency officials...
The Colorado Association of REALTORS® is in the process of finalizing its plans that will give us the best opportunity to help victims of the Colorado floods. The plans will provide two separate ways to help affected REALTORS® individually and affected communities through non-profit housing organizations. Through NAR’s REALTORS® Relief Foundation CAR is seeking funds to help provide direct support to...
President Mike Bader presents a check for $10,000 to Elevations Credit Union CEO Gerry Agnes. Elevations Foundation will match BARA's Donation dollar for dollar and all funds collected through September 30, 2013, up to $100,000. All funds will go to fund temporary housing to those displaced by the recent flooding disaster. Pictured below: BARA President Mike Bader and Elevations Credit Union CEO Gerry Agnes. ...
Self-directed IRAs (SDIRAs) are appealing to investors for several reasons, among them to diversify retirement funds, adapt to economic conditions and invest in assets they know and, in some cases, control. However, there is an opportunity for enhanced returns on IRA real estate investing that is not known to many SDIRA holders. Many investors are using their SDIRAs to purchase real...
Colorado Association of Realtors® Chair Elect Jolon Ruch Installs 2013 Officers at Montrose Association of Realtors® Banquet Description: Montrose Association of Realtors® holds Installation Banquet. President Professor Paul Schultz Montrose Association of Realtors® and President Elect Jolon Ruch Colorado Association of Realtors®. Montrose, CO September 5, 2013 – On Thursday evening the Montrose Association of Realtors® held their annual installation of officers at the...
The National Association of REALTORS® President calls the New Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) rule a “victory for all homebuyers and the future of homeownership in the country!” This new rule gives creditworthy consumers access to safe and affordable loan products while also protecting them from dishonest lending practices. The following is a statement by the National Association of REALTORS® President Gary Thomas about...