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Residential Housing

Liveability.com Ranks Fort Collins Best Place to Live in 2020

Posted on October 13, 2020

REALTOR® News, Residential Housing

Fort Collins, Colo., is the best place to live in 2020, according to new rankings from Livability.com. Each year, Livability.com ranks the 100 best places to live in America based on an analysis of more than 1,000 small to midsized cities on characteristics such as affordability, safety, economic stability, outdoor recreation, accessibility, and community engagement. This year’s survey also weighed an...

Boulder Daily Camera: Coronavirus Pandemic Challenging Boulder County Housing Market

Posted on October 12, 2020

REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing

Those looking to buy a home in the Boulder area are finding there's low inventory and rising prices. Some homeowners are reluctant to place their homes on the market in a pandemic, as REALTOR Kelly Moye has experienced. Moye told the Boulder Daily Camera that a potential client decided against selling her house over concern of exposure to COVID-19. Another...

Buyers Impersonate Pac-Man Gobbling Up State’s Housing and Driving Active Inventory to a New Record Low

Posted on October 12, 2020

Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, Residential Housing, Stats & Trends

ENGLEWOOD, CO – Oct. 12, 2020 – Forty years after the release of the iconic Pac-Man video game, and a doubling of the state’s residential population to 5.8 million, Colorado house hunters have created their own version of the hungry, energy seeking video character, gobbling up available housing while frantically maneuvering through the residential market maze – all while trying to beat the competition chasing the...

New Month, New Records Across Colorado Housing Markets

Posted on September 11, 2020

Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, Residential Housing, Stats & Trends

Pending Sales and Median Price hit all-time highs while Active Listings fall nearly 50 percent from a year ago Marty Schechter for CAR 303-882-4585 cell marty@schechterpr.com ENGLEWOOD, CO – Sept. 11, 2020 – In addition to record high temps throughout the month of August, the statewide housing market continued its hot streak as well, setting new records for pending/under contract properties and median sales price...

CBS 4 Denver: Summit County Real Estate Prices Soar During Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted on September 8, 2020

Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing

“That trend of being able to move away from being right next to your job, to being in the mountains and something absolutely beautiful and being able to play and have fun and get your work done, it’s a great combo,” Dana Cottrell, a Summit County-area REALTOR, told CBS 4 Denver. “The single-family averages are pretty high here. A...

Post Independent: COVID Claustrophobia Causing Home Sale Boom in Garfield County

Posted on September 8, 2020

Market Trends, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing

With technology allowing more people to work from home, an increasing number of buyers are purchasing homes that were once viewed by many as vacation destinations. Single family home sales in Garfield County were up 86% in July 2020 compared to July 2019. In New Castle, single family home sales were up 128.6% and 233% in Glenwood Springs in July. “They’ve...

Colorado REALTORS® Help Fund Construction of Tiny Home Village for Veterans

Posted on August 28, 2020

CAR Foundation, Communities, Community Giving, Local Association, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing

With the help of a $20,000 grant from the CAR Foundation and a $5,000 grant from the Longmont Association of REALTORS®, the Veterans Community Project (VCP) broke ground yesterday on VCP Village – Longmont, an innovative project that will provide housing for veterans and their families. In attendance was Gov. Jared Polis, as well as CAR CEO Tyrone Adams, CAR...

Colorado Sun: Why Colorado’s Housing Market Looks So Hot Even Though Coronavirus Is Ravaging the Economy

Posted on August 27, 2020

REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing

The Colorado Sun reported on the state's strong housing market at a time when COVID-19 has devastated other sectors of the economy. One way the pandemic has affected housing is increased buyer interest in single family homes over condos. According to Denver-area REALTOR Matthew Leprino, buyers are seeing the value of having a house with more space to spread out. ...

USA Today: Head Scratcher? Colorado Home Sales Sets Record in COVID-19 Recession

Posted on August 18, 2020

Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Residential Housing, Stats & Trends

USA Today reported on CAR's July 2020 Market Trends report. It notes, "Sales rose 15% from June and 21% from the previous July – before COVID-19 when the economy was rolling. Statewide the median home price rose a startling 4.5% in one month, to $443,925." "There is a total disconnect with half the economy being crushed and yet, housing has mostly shrugged it...

Denver Post: Home Sales and Price Records Were Set All Across Colorado in July