By CAR's General Counsel Scott Peterson
Over the previous year, the Division of Real Estate has undertaken an exhaustive, line-by-line review of all existing Commission Rules and Regulations (“Commission Rules”) for Colorado licensees. The Commission Rules (Rules A-K) comprise Chapter 2 of the Real Estate Commission Manual (which each of you, I am certain, have sitting immediately available on your desk). ...
Aug. 8, 2019 Update
"If I didn't have my firearm, I wouldn't be here to talk to you." That's how REALTOR® Dawna Hetzler sums up how she survived an attacked during an open house on Sunday, Aug. 4.
Hetzler spoke with 9 News on Wednesday in hopes that it would help lead to the capture of her assailant.
Nothing seemed amiss when...
Whether you enjoy a clean
minimalist look or adore the more-is-more maximalist aesthetic, the same
underlying design principles determine whether or not a room’s design
ultimately works. Whatever your preferred design style, harnessing the power of
these basic design principles will help you create a space that looks good.
Balance
Balance deals with the idea that objects have a visual
weight, and that the visual weight...
On July 31, more than 300 REALTORS® gathered at Wings Over the Rockies Blue Sky Aviation
Gallery at Centennial Airport to raise money for the CAR Foundation, award
grants to organizations that provide safe and affordable housing for low-income
Coloradans, and to celebrate the Foundation’s successes.
Since it was established in 1991, the
Foundation has helped raise over $7.8 million. The event helped raise...
Applications for CAR’s Legislative Policy Committee (LPC), Political Action Committee (CARPAC) and Key Contacts Program are now available. Applications are due by no later than Friday, August 30, 2019.
If you or a fellow Colorado REALTOR® are interested in serving on one of CAR’s Government Affairs committees, please contact govaffairs@coloradorealtors.com.
Legislative
Policy Committee (LPC):
Description: LPC members are to review, prepare, and make...
The REALTOR® Party
is launching a new grant program aimed at helping REALTOR® associations become
the community leaders by hosting an informational and planning meeting about
Opportunity Zones to highlight ways in which your community can make the most
of them.
NAR Grant applications will be accepted through
Monday, September 9th and must be used and reimbursement applied for
by December 15, 2019.
Grants are intended
to fund...
NAR analyzed employment gains, population trends, income levels and housing conditions in the largest 100 metropolitan statistical areas across the country to identify the most popular areas for millennials. The top 10 metro areas were selected because of their high share of both present millennial residents and recent movers, as well as their favorable employment opportunities.
Denver has already a large number...
Earlier this month, Lakewood voters passed a controversial rule that limits new residential construction to 1 percent of the city’s existing housing stock each year, with the intent of slowing development that many residents say has gotten out of control. As the entire Front Range struggles with how to responsibly address growth, all eyes—especially of local developers and housing policy...
Eighty-five federal jobs will move to Colorado as part of a Bureau of Land Management headquarters relocation, the agency told lawmakers Tuesday. In a letter to U.S. senators, BLM formally announced it will place its new headquarters in Grand Junction, but many of the new Colorado positions will be located at an existing Lakewood office.
Grand Junction Mayor Rick Taggart said...
Housing markets around the state are beginning to cool down, and Boulder County is no exception, according to the latest monthly market statistical report from the Colorado Association of REALTORS®.
“In Boulder County, it appears the days of the seller’s market are over,” the report stated.“Buyers rejoice … prices seem reasonable and the bidding war days seem like a distant memory.”...
