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Home Sales Drop Across Colorado as Mortgage Rates Continue to Stymie the Market

ENGLEWOOD, CO – Despite inventory beginning to reach healthier levels in select metro and mountain areas of the state, other markets are seeing reductions in inventory of up to -63% in some neighborhoods due to the lack of new listings, proving yet again that all real estate is local, according to the latest Market Trends Housing Report from the Colorado...

With slowing activity across the state, housing prices buoyed by luxury market sales

ENGLEWOOD, CO – Despite small increases in the overall inventory supply, higher mortgage interest rates continue to broaden the traditional seasonal slowdown in housing markets across the seven-county Denver metro area and in markets statewide. As a result, buyers willing to come off the sidelines have gained a little advantage and sellers, willing to sacrifice their 3.5% and lower interest...

Buyers and sellers settling into the new normal

ENGLEWOOD, CO – Whether in the seven-county Denver metro area or in housing markets statewide, continued higher mortgage interest rates have kept many buyers on the sidelines, as sellers face a growing pressure to adjust pricing and make concessions to get deals completed, according to the latest Market Trends Housing Report from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) and analysis...

Housing markets mellow with weakening prices and softening demand

ENGLEWOOD, CO – Temperatures ran hotter in July, but the housing market did not follow suit thanks to the continuation of elevated interest rates and a lighter inventory of active listings as more and more would-be sellers choose to sit on their low interest rate mortgages rather than move, according to the latest Market Trends Housing Report and analysis from...

LPC and CARPAC Accepting Member Applications through Sept. 15

REALTORS® need a voice in state legislation to ensure that public policy is supportive of a healthy real estate market for today and tomorrow. We encourage you to apply for CAR’s Political Action Committee (CARPAC) and Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) for 2024. The deadline to send applications is Friday, September 15. More details about the individual committees can be found...

Fast-paced spring housing market never arrived; Smaller pool of buyers starting to have a little more ‘fun’

ENGLEWOOD, CO – The typical fast-paced spring housing market just never materialized as higher interest rates and a less than eager group of potential sellers kept transactions limited and prices steady, according to the latest Market Trends Housing Report and analysis from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR). Despite the ongoing challenges, a smaller pool of buyers began to have...

Concert tickets or homes – the search is demanding, inventory limited, and prices are ticking up

For buyers and sellers, the trick is being ‘just right’ ENGLEWOOD, CO – If you thought finding tickets to Taylor Swift’s upcoming Denver concerts was a challenge, the search for homes in Colorado hasn’t gotten much easier either, according to the latest Market Trends Housing Report and analysis from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR). Despite a double-digit percentage bump...

The 2023 Colorado’s Heart Award Winner is Loveland’s Marina-Jeanne Lewallen

ANSWERING THE CALL TO SERVE LOVELAND, COLORADO REALTOR® MARINA-JEANNE LEWALLEN PROVIDES A LIFELINE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT Marina-Jeanne Lewallen, a REALTOR® from Loveland, Colorado, has been chosen as the 2023 Colorado’s Heart Award Winner for her volunteer work with the Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center (SAVA) of Fort Collins. The Colorado’s Heart Award is presented by the Colorado Association...

Spring has sprung, minus the houses

Interest rates and market uncertainty push start of selling season back more than a month ENGLEWOOD, CO – In what would typically be a rush of new listings hitting the market in April for the start of the home buying and selling season, consumers on both sides of the transaction seem content to watch and wait, reluctant to make a...

Colorado Springs REALTOR® Named NAR 30 Under 30

Colorado Springs REALTOR® Ashlee Nath has been named as one of this year’s National Association of REALTORS® 30 Under 30. The character of the 2023 class of 30 Under 30 can be summed up in two words: bold entrepreneurs.  Some members of this year’s class have taken great leaps to make it in the industry. They are relationship builders, barrier...