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April’s Real Estate Pause Not Nearly as Bad As Feared; Cautious Optimism Prevails as Delayed Selling Season Kicks In

Marty Schechter for CAR 303-882-4585 cell                                                                                                     marty@schechterpr.com ENGLEWOOD, CO – May 12, 2020 – While the real estate universe paused with bated breath in April, the results of a complicated, pandemic-driven start to the typical buying and selling season weren’t nearly as bad as many in the industry feared, according to the latest monthly market data from the...

Coronavirus Slows But Can’t Stop Robust Housing Market

March numbers reflect a pause to the momentum of a healthy first Marty Schechter for CAR 303-882-4585 cell marty@schechterpr.com ENGLEWOOD, CO. – April 10, 2020 – From a cold and snowy Colorado February to the COVID-19 pandemic in March that has impacted virtually every person and every community, the state’s residential real estate market found a way to persevere with...

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Capitol Connection – Feb. 7, 2020

HB20-1049: Reauthorize Habitat for Humanity Tax Check-off Rep. Shannon Bird (D-Westminster), Rep. Hugh McKean (R-Loveland), Sen. Don Coram (R-Montrose), and Sen. Jeff Bridges (D-Greenwood Village) LPC Position: Support Summary: HB-1049 allows an individual taxpayer to designate a contribution amount to the Habitat for Humanity of Colorado Fund for an additional five years (income tax years 2019 through 2024). Rationale: Habitat...

Garfield County’s Housing Supply Continues to Shrink

“While our market continues to struggle with low inventory, which of course results in higher prices, we are starting to see some new construction which brings hope to first-time homebuyers as well as move-up buyers,” said Erin Bassett, president of Glenwood Springs Association of REALTORS. “Spring should bring new resale inventory as well.” “We just, honestly, have no inventory,” Bassett...

Decade Closes with Record-Low Inventory Across Colorado

Housing markets gear up for most active months with little inventory as affordability improves Contact:  Marty Schechter for CAR 303-882-4585 cell                                                                                                     marty@schechterpr.com ENGLEWOOD, CO. – Jan. 13, 2020 – Colorado housing markets closed out the past decade with 10-year record or near record lows in several key inventory related categories, according to the latest monthly market data from...

2020 Forecast: Colorado Is Getting Older and Narrowing the Housing Gap, But Really Needs Middle-Wage Jobs

Tamara Chuang, who covers business and economic issues for the Colorado Sun, recently wrote an article highlighting Colorado’s economic and population growth over the past decade. Colorado’s population is expected to hit 5,842,076 people in 2020, an increase of 1.5 million people over the past 20 years. Elizabeth Garner, Colorado’s state demographer, says that while the state’s population has grown...

New Listings Drop 30 Percent Statewide; Low Inventory and Affordability Dominate Colorado’s 2019 Housing Market Story

Contact:  Marty Schechter for CAR 303-882-4585 cell marty@schechterpr.com ENGLEWOOD, CO. – Dec. 11, 2019 – With a 30 percent dip in new listings statewide between October and November, the low inventory story continues to drive nearly every market across the state, according to the latest monthly market data from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR). The months’ supply of inventory...

Colorado Markets See Double-Digit Declines in Active Inventory

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...