NAR Applauds Rule Making REALTORS® Eligible to Participate in Association Health Plans
WASHINGTON (June 19, 2018) – The U.S Department of Labor today finalized its rule to expand the definition of “employer” to include “working owners,” allowing real estate professionals and other self-employed individuals to participate in association health plans. The ruling also makes AHPs available to independent contractors who are offered...
By Matthew Leprino
Everybody wants to know when the market is going to change. When will the buyers once again be in control of price, time on market, inspection objections and ultimately, their ability to be picky? When will the era of sellers dictating the majority of the terms, starting to pack before they even list their home and ultimately, a...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – June 12, 2018 – The Merry Month of May delivered strong seasonal increases in new listings for single-family residences and condos in both the seven-county Denver metro area and the state. However, homebuyers continue to face the same scenario that has dominated the state’s housing markets throughout the past year. Strong sales and record-high median pricing of...
Getting pre-approved for your loan, knocking out your home chores and more ideas for making buying and selling a home pain-free
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
We talked to REALTORS®, loan originators and nonprofit home-buyer educators about the best strategies for people on both sides of the home sale transaction.
“I recommend my clients do everything humanly possible with their lenders,” REALTOR® Matt Leprino said....
In 2017, 13 percent of buyers and 8 percent of sellers didn’t use a real estate agent when purchasing or selling their homes
By ALICIA WALLACE | awallace@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
Kelly Moye, a REALTOR® with RE/MAX Alliance in Broomfield, has been a broker in Colorado for 27 years. She has ridden the undulations of the Front Range real estate market and witnessed the evolution...
Author: Dan Njegomir - May 22, 2018 - Updated: May 22, 2018
Builders, developers and real-estate agents as well as affordable-housing advocates, among others, closely watched a number of bills that stood to affect the housing market along with basic property rights. You guessed it: Two legislative chambers run by opposing parties put the kibosh on some proposals those stakeholders opposed while forging compromise...
A new phenomenon is creeping into Denver that is posing an enormous problem for the 2020-plus buyers and sellers
BY MATTHEW LEPRINO
Like a game of Whack-A-Mole at Chuck-E-Cheese, it would seem that every time one low inventory-fueled abnormality pops up, another takes its place just as we begin to wrap our heads around it.
Desperate buyers seeking to find a way, any...
With the competitive housing market first time home buyers are having to endure a tough fight to fulfill their dreams of becoming homeowners. Jay Gupta a CAR spokesperson told the New York Times just how tight the current housing market is. Gupta said that forty people attended an open house in Colorado Springs that was only open for three-hours long...
The Denver housing market is experiencing an uphill battle from cash buyers to appraiser shortages. Current statistics reflect the struggle that is unfolding in the market.
"The story of homeownership is one of riding these waves – the highs and the lows – all the while knowing that the house always wins, no matter who’s dealing the cards…even if it needs to be...
The Colorado Association of REALTORS® celebrated the graduation of 15 REALTORS® from its 2018 Leadership Academy program, an exclusive four-month training and development program designed to nurture future association leaders through in-depth industry and association knowledge.
Working with CAR staff and professional mentors over the course of the past year, Leadership Academy participants developed a wide range of skills including conflict...
