Tyrone Adams, CEO of the Colorado Association of REALTORS® For the most part, we have moved past the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and the havoc it has caused. No one has been immune to its devastation and no one knows what the narrative will be once it subsides. Are you paralyzed with the fear of the unknown? Or are you using this time to...
By Janene Johnson, 2020 Chair of the Colorado Association of REALTORS® In these last few months, emotions have been all over the spectrum. Ranging from the highs of watching people around the world doing extraordinary things in the face of this pandemic to the lows of seeing loved ones suffering illness and possible loss; we’re experiencing it all. Add...
Enhance Your Cash Flow with the Stimulus Package, Banking Relationships, and Other Tax-Slashing Tactics Free Webinar Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 12:00 PM MST My team and I literally dropped every-hing to put together this emergency presentation to talk to you about the small business stimulus package and what it means to you as a self-employed person… And I’ll also share some...
This year marks the 24th Census count since its inception in 1790. As mandated by the U.S. Constitution, the United States is required to count every person living, regardless of age, in the United States and five U.S. territories every 10 years. The data collected provides policymakers, business owners, school systems, and REALTORS®, with information that fuels economic prosperity across the country. Critical federal funding for...
Elizabeth Peetz, Vice President of Government Affairs I always say that my job is never boring and that CAR is always there to fight for our industry. It's no different during this remote social distancing period. Here are a few updates on what is happening in the Government Affairs arena. The Colorado General Assembly is reconvening on May 18th and legislators really have...
A new poll shows more people are considering moving to rural areas from larger cities due to the pandemic. “I do know there are some folks in NYC who seem to be flocking towards the country, which is understandable since it’s such a densely populated area,” Boulder-area REALTOR Kelly Moye told Fox 31. “Here what we’re really seeing more of is people...
Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation Awards Disaster Relief Grants Totaling $125,000 to Three Colorado Non-Profits ENGLEWOOD, CO – May 15, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has left many Coloradans unable to make rent and mortgage payments due to layoffs and furloughs. In this time of unprecedented crisis, the Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation announced this week it is awarding $125,000 in...
For the third consecutive month, Colorado Springs, Colo., continued its streak as the hottest housing market in the nation, according to realtor.com®’s monthly housing report. Realtor.com® bases its monthly rankings on which markets' home listings sites visitors frequent the most as well as where homes are selling the fastest. In Colorado Springs, homes sold in a median of 32 days last month,...
Stay-at-Home orders resulted in decreased home sales across the Denver region, according to the April 2020 market statistics from CAR. “Everybody expected there would be this massive tanking of our market when it opened back up, but on the contrary, we are back to where we were. It isn’t doom and gloom,” Denver-area REALTOR Matthew Leprino told the Denver Post. He added,...
Marty Schechter for CAR 303-882-4585 cell marty@schechterpr.com ENGLEWOOD, CO – May 12, 2020 – While the real estate universe paused with bated breath in April, the results of a complicated, pandemic-driven start to the typical buying and selling season weren’t nearly as bad as many in the industry feared, according to the latest monthly market data from the...