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Colorado Association of REALTORS® Announces 2024-2025 Leadership; Dana Cottrell Installed as 2025 President

ENGLEWOOD, CO - The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) installed Dana Cottrell as its 2025 President at the association’s annual convention in Denver, a role she will assume Dec. 1, 2024, through Nov. 30, 2025. Dana Cottrell is a residential broker with the Summit Resort Group in Dillon, CO, and has been a REALTOR® for 20 years. She has served in...

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Colorado Association of REALTORS® honors Durango REALTOR® Jarrod Nixon as 2024 REALTOR® of the Year; Select members throughout state also honored for distinguished service

ENGLEWOOD, CO – Jarrod Nixon, a broker with Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties in Durango, CENGLEWOOD, CO – Jarrod Nixon, a broker with Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties in Durango, Colorado, was named Colorado REALTOR® of the Year by the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) at its annual Inaugural dinner in Denver. The award is the most prestigious award given to a CAR...

Fraud Alert: Land Scams Remain Prevalent in Colorado

WARNING OF ONGOING CRIMINAL LAND SALES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY AND BEYOND October 2024 Update: The Colorado Association of REALTORS recently received an update from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office about another recent surge in criminal land sales cases. Please read below to learn more about these land sale scams, and how to spot and report them. CAR has been made aware that Douglas...

Inventory supply reaches highest levels in a decade, yet buyers choose to wait out election and possible future rate cuts

https://coloradorealtors.com/market-trends/regional-and-statewide-statistics/ ENGLEWOOD, CO – Prospective homebuyers across the state anticipated temperatures would fall well before seeing any dip in housing prices. However, September temperatures stayed well above normal as market conditions, an upcoming election, a fast-approaching holiday season, and a more typical seasonal slowdown contributed to just a slight dip in the median pricing of single-family homes in markets statewide, according...

Active inventory grows in August but buyers wait out anticipated rate cut

https://coloradorealtors.com/market-trends/regional-and-statewide-statistics/ ENGLEWOOD, CO – Despite a growing list of active inventory and motivated sellers across the seven-county Denver-metro area and statewide, buyers continue to stay away citing interest rates and pricing that has ignored the inventory increase and maintained its higher levels, according to the latest Market Trends Housing Report from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) and analysis from the...

Colorado Association of REALTORS® endorses 53 state Senate and House candidates for upcoming general election

DENVER – The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) announced today its list of 53 candidate endorsements across Colorado State Senate and State Representative races for the upcoming General Election. The following 24 Republicans and 29 Democrats earned endorsements as approved by CAR’s Political Action Committee (CARPAC). The list of endorsed candidates includes: State Senator - District 2Republican PartyLisa FrizellState Senator - District...

Encourage Your Legislators to Provide Property Tax Relief

The Colorado legislature will convene for a special session on August 26th to address property tax relief. However, there are some legislators who may use this session to pursue legislation to reclassify property or enact new fees that could actually increase taxes or fees on homeowners. We need you to contact your legislators, encouraging them only to support legislation that...

An already slow summer housing market pumps the brakes a bit more in July as inventory grows but buyers choose to stay on the sideline

https://coloradorealtors.com/market-trends/regional-and-statewide-statistics ENGLEWOOD, CO – An already slow summer housing market pumped the brakes a little more in July as higher mortgage interest rates and a hesitant pool of buyers pushed the inventory of active listings up approximately 20% in both the seven-county Denver metro area and in markets across the state, according to the latest Market Trends Housing Report from the...

Support Colorado Wildfire Victims – Donate to the CAR Foundation Fire Relief Fund

Although wildland firefighters are still fighting active fires and authorities have only begun to assess the damage left behind by the Alexander Mountain Fire, Stone Canyon Fire, Lake Shore Fire, Quarry Fire, and others, we now know dozens of homes have been destroyed, leaving Colorado families scrambling to find a place to live. In response, Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation...

Navigating Upcoming Real Estate Practice Changes

A Message from CAR President Jason Witt: Resilience in the Face of Change As we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of real estate, it's imperative that we, as REALTORS®, remain resilient and adaptable. Our profession is not just about transactions; it's about building communities, changing lives, and being trusted advocates for our clients. Change is a constant, and how we respond to...