REALTORS® Kelly Moye and Greg Zadel discuss NAR’s new policy on “coming soon” listings. "It's not that they cannot do a 'coming soon' because they still can," said Greg Zadel, the NAR chair of the MLS Committee. "The difference is now you need to let the rest of the MLS participants know about it so that all the buyers and...
The holiday season is a time of the year when many express gratitude. The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) Team wants to express our deep appreciation and thankfulness to all of our state association volunteers for helping pave the way to where we currently are and for a brighter future. You see, CAR was founded in 1921 by volunteers who in turn, worked hard to recruit...
Media Contacts: Kimberlee Phillips (970) 874-6717 kim.phillips@usda.gov Dylan Peters (970) 874-6625 dylan.peters@usda.gov Coloradans will contribute 10,000 handmade ornaments to be created throughout 2020 capturing Colorado’s colorful scenery and culturally rich and diverse populations Delta, Colorado, November 22, 2019 – Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests’ officials and partners today announced that the GMUG would provide the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree next year....
Wide range of local ingredients are flavoring housing markets across the metro area and state Contact: Marty Schechter for CAR 303-882-4585 cell marty@schechterpr.com ENGLEWOOD, CO. – Nov. 12, 2019 – The anticipated seasonal slowdown in the housing market’s new listings has been met with strong pending/under contract numbers creating 13-20 percent declines in the inventory of active listings across the Denver-metro area and statewide,...
On Nov. 11, 2019, the National Association of REALTORS®’ Board of Directors approved a change to NAR’s Code of Ethics training requirement. Since 2001, REALTORS® have been required to take Code of Ethics training to retain their membership. Originally, the training was required every four years, but in 2017, NAR changed the requirement to every two years. A presidential advisory...
The National Association of REALTORS®’ Board of Directors approved MLS Statement 8.0, also known as the Clear Cooperation policy, at its meeting on Monday, Nov. 11. The policy requires listing brokers who are participants in a multiple listing service to submit their listing to the MLS within one business day of marketing the property to the public. NAR’s MLS Technology and Emerging...
On Nov. 11, 2019, National Association of REALTORS® President John Smaby thanked Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Saturday for taking action to curb the practice of bogus online-generated documentation for service and companion animals. REALTORS® and other housing industry groups have long expressed concerns about how property owners and managers can honor legitimate tenant needs...
You could say that iBuyers and their effect on the real estate industry is this year's hot topic. A panel comprised of industry experts discussed the iBuyer phenomenon at this month’s Fall Forum in Beaver Creek, CO, and offered insight into ways REALTORS® can survive in an ever increasingly competitive industry. Brandon Wells, President of The Group, Inc., explained that REAL-TORS®...
by Scott Peterson, CAR General Counsel In the July issue of the Colorado REALTOR® magazine, I wrote “Be Afraid! Your Misuse of the Transaction Brokerage Relationship” describing some of the changes that were being proposed to the Colorado Real Estate Commission rules regarding brokerage relationships. At its August 5, 2019 meeting, the Real Estate Commission did, in fact, adopt the...
CAR Vice President of Government Affairs Elizabeth Peetz and Government Affairs Manager Bridget Garcia authored an article for the November 2019 issue of Colorado Lawyer in which they discuss how states, including Colorado, are addressing the challenges of affordable housing. As Peetz and Garcia note, states have used a variety of innovative funding sources for affordable housing, which include: Marijuana revenue: the...