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Housing Colorado: Register Now – Statewide Outreach & Engagement

Posted on July 12, 2021

Government Affairs, REALTOR® News

Announcing - Statewide Engagement & Outreach Join Housing Colorado, the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Housing (DOH) and the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) for a presentation on state legislation and programming to assist communities. Participants will hear from each agency on policies, programs, and recent housing-related legislation. Through facilitated discussions, participants will provide perspective and opinions on how...

DOLA launches new rental assistance website, awards $6.025M in affordable housing

Posted on July 6, 2021

Government Affairs, REALTOR® News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Brett McPherson brett.mcpherson@state.co.us | 303-656-7464 Colorado Department of Local Affairs launches new rental assistance website, awards $6.025M in affordable housing Denver, CO – July 1, 2021 – The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Division of Housing (DOH) has published a new website to simplify obtaining emergency rental assistance as well as upcoming homeowner relief, and awarded $6.025M through the Colorado State Housing Board (SHB) for affordable...

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NAR Breaking News: SCOTUS Upholds Property Rights

Posted on June 30, 2021

Government Affairs, NAR, REALTOR® News

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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Denver Business Journal: Denver was one of the top moving destinations in 2020

Posted on June 29, 2021

REALTOR® News, Residential Housing

“Colorado gained about 50,000 people between July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2020, according to the data released Dec. 22. That includes both migration and births. The state has added about 760,000 people since 2010, the eighth-highest in the country.” Read more at Denver Business Journal. ...

Legislation Unlocking the Doors to Homeownership Signed by Governor Polis

Posted on June 29, 2021

Government Affairs, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News

Over the past several months, CAR and Habitat for Humanity worked to push forward four legislative solutions aimed at helping improve homeownership opportunities for all Coloradans. We are excited to announce that after all our work with other housing stakeholders and legislators, HB 1271 was first to be signed by the Governor over the weekend in Basalt....

Denver Post: Colorado’s affordable-housing shortfall needs a crisis response, study urges

Posted on June 28, 2021

REALTOR® News, Residential Housing

But addressing the shortfall will require unprecedented actions and intense coordination among the public, private and nonprofit sectors, a new white paper the Common Sense Institute released on Friday argues. “We have to act with a sense of urgency. If we don’t act now the decisions will get harder,” said Peter LiFari, executive director of Maker Housing Partners, who co-authored a housing development...

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Summit Daily: Summit County’s real estate boom shows no signs of slowing down

Posted on June 28, 2021

REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing

“I think that everyone wants to say there’s no inventory and everyone is fighting for the same listings, but the fact is that we’re selling more properties than we have in the last…(two years),” said Dana Cottrell, real estate broker for Summit Resort Group and past president of Summit REALTORS®. Read more at the Summit Daily. ...

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Denver Post: Combining work and pleasure, buyers snapped up vacation homes in a big way during pandemic

Posted on June 17, 2021

REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News

Routt County was Colorado’s hottest vacation-home market, the National Association of REALTORS® found “As we enter the month of June, buyers and their agents are hopeful for more inventory — reminiscent of thoughts we have about snow — when it is going to come and how much we are going to get?” said Steamboat Springs-area REALTOR® Marci Valicenti, in...

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Legislation Unlocking the Doors to Homeownership Crosses the Finish Line

Posted on June 14, 2021

Capitol Connection, Consumer Awareness, Government Affairs, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing

There is a lot to celebrate this year as CAR honors our 100 years of service to Colorado consumers and looks ahead at how to serve our clients and communities in the century ahead. Over the past several months, CAR and Habitat for Humanity worked to push forward four legislative solutions aimed at helping improve homeownership opportunities for all Coloradans....

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Developers working on affordable housing in Colorado’s mountains – Offer suggestions for pending wave of funding