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Colorado’s Housing Market in Just One Word – Inventory

Active listings and months supply of inventory fall to record lows driving land sales in many communities ENGLEWOOD, CO – Dec. 10, 2020 – High demand and a continually shrinking supply of homes available for sale across Colorado pushed active listing and overall inventory to all-time lows across the state and driving land sales in numerous markets, according to the...

CAR’s Strategic Framework

A Snapshot of the State’s October 2020 Housing Markets

October highlights for the Denver market include: The greatest 12-month-period price appreciation (21.3%) ever tracked by the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. There were 42% more single-family homes sold than the previous year, and 23% more new listings arrived to replace them, all while the median single-family price increased $32,000 in one month Taking a look at some of the state’s...

In ‘Monumental Moment,’ NAR Cracks Down on Hate Speech

REALTORS® who engage in hate speech or discriminatory conduct even outside of their real estate practice could face disciplinary action under the Code of Ethics. The National Association of REALTORS®’ Board of Directors on Friday approved a proposal intended to hold members to a higher standard of ethics in everything they do. The board meeting was held during the virtual...

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

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...

New Month, New Records Across Colorado Housing Markets

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...

CDC Releases Eviction Moratorium Executive Order

Owners Need Relief, Too. The CDC has released an Executive Order placing a moratorium on all evictions through the end 2020 (see the Executive Order Here).  In short, this moratorium creates a number of issues and questions that NAR and coalition partners are working to find answers to.  The eviction moratorium will run through Dec. 31. It applies to renters who...

Colorado State Forest Service Launches County-By-County Wildfire Risk Index

Homeowners urged to evaluate risk and take action to protect property and first responders Marty Schechter, CAR; 303-987-8163, marty@schechterpr.com Carole Walker, RMIA; 303-790-0216, carole@rmiia.org Teddy Parker-Renga, CSFS; 970-657-5674, teddy.parker-renga@colostate.edu DENVER – With more than 200,000 acres of forests burned across the state over the past two months as a result of wildland fires, wildfire mitigation, insurance and REALTOR® professionals  continue...

July Home Sales Shatter Records; Nearly Double from May to July Driving Median Pricing to Record Highs Across Colorado

Contact:   Marty Schechter for CAR 303-882-4585 cell  marty@schechterpr.com    ENGLEWOOD, CO – Aug. 12, 2020 – A record number of single-family homes sold in July have shattered state records and driven median home prices to record highs as well, according to the latest monthly housing data from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR). Despite another strong month of new listings,...

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