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REALTOR® News

We’re Seeking YOU to Help Enhance Real Estate Forms and Transaction Management Software

Apply to be part of the Colorado Association of REALTORS® Task Group: We are seeking REALTOR® Members interested in testing and evaluating real estate forms and transaction management software. We believe that by leveraging the expertise of experienced professionals like you, we can enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of real estate forms software used across our industry in Colorado. Commitment will be...

LPC and CARPAC Accepting Member Applications through Sept. 15

REALTORS® need a voice in state legislation to ensure that public policy is supportive of a healthy real estate market for today and tomorrow. We encourage you to apply for CAR’s Political Action Committee (CARPAC) and Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) for 2024. The deadline to send applications is Friday, September 15. More details about the individual committees can be found at...

Fast-paced spring housing market never arrived; Smaller pool of buyers starting to have a little more ‘fun’

https://coloradorealtors.com/market-trends/regional-and-statewide-statistics/ ENGLEWOOD, CO – The typical fast-paced spring housing market just never materialized as higher interest rates and a less than eager group of potential sellers kept transactions limited and prices steady, according to the latest Market Trends Housing Report and analysis from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR). Despite the ongoing challenges, a smaller pool of buyers began to have ‘a...

Concert tickets or homes – the search is demanding, inventory limited, and prices are ticking up

For buyers and sellers, the trick is being ‘just right’ https://coloradorealtors.com/market-trends/regional-and-statewide-statistics/ ENGLEWOOD, CO – If you thought finding tickets to Taylor Swift’s upcoming Denver concerts was a challenge, the search for homes in Colorado hasn’t gotten much easier either, according to the latest Market Trends Housing Report and analysis from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR). Despite a double-digit percentage bump in new...

The 2023 Colorado’s Heart Award Winner is Loveland’s Marina-Jeanne Lewallen

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...

THINGS ARE LOOKING UP: Rates will be going down and a fair look at Fannie and Freddie’s new LLPA’s

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...

Get to Know Your 2023 CAR President Natalie Davis

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...

Nominate a D&I Champion for CAR’s Diversity & Inclusion Awards

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 3 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...

Property Tax Assessments Leave Homeowners Shocked

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....

Spring has sprung, minus the houses

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...