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Holiday Housing Market a Gift to Buyers?

Holiday and seasonal slowdowns combine to create more opportunities, less stress for homebuyers across the state   ENGLEWOOD, CO. – Dec. 12, 2018 – Despite the start of the typical seasonal and holiday slowdown in the housing market, median sales prices continued to tick upward while inventory supply and active listings continued to deliver mixed results in markets across much of...

Housing affordability at its lowest ever for Colorado markets

ENGLEWOOD, CO. – Nov. 12, 2018 – With a continuation of the typical seasonal slowdown across most of Colorado’s local housing markets in October, overall affordability appears to be taking center stage as median housing prices continue to increase fueled by reduced inventory, an uptick in interest rates, and the median income of potential homebuyers, according to the latest monthly...

Are You an Active Member or Do You Only Pay Dues?

By: Tyrone Adams ### Can you believe 2018 is almost gone? As we approach 2019, now is a great time for you to start thinking about becoming an active member and not just “paying dues” to the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR)!  I am going to take a few liberties before I go into why and how you can get involved....

Meet Colorado REALTOR Chet Choman: 2018 NAR Good Neighbor Award Winner

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” It is in moments when this type of generosity and servitude are displayed that recognition is in order. This type of philosophy is unmistakably present in the San Luis Valley of Colorado.   Earlier this month,...

Lead-Based Paint Contract Change for 2019

By: Scott Peterson   Hold on to your hats, Colorado REALTORS®, a major structural shift to the lead-based paint clause is going into effect on January 1, 2019!  This change will apply to the new version of the Colorado Real Estate Commission approved Contract to Buy and Sell (“CREC Contract”) and has me as happy as a dog in a...

The Biggest Signs Colorado Housing Market Is Coming Back to Earth

The Colorado housing market has been running at hyperspeed over the past several years, despite some of the country’s worst affordability in Denver and beyond. But things may finally be on the cusp of change.   According to a new report from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® , sales of single-family homes, townhouses and condominiums fell dramatically in September. The number of single-family homes purchased dipped by a...

What you need to know about Amendment 74

Balance in the state legislature brings good policy outcomes

Colorado’s General Assembly is comprised of 100 members – 35 Senators and 65 Representatives. Over the past year, Colorado has witnessed split control chambers working hand in hand to find compromise, meaning Republicans held majority in the Senate and Democrats held majority in the House, creating a balance among differing political parties and ideologies. ### When the state legislature can...

Buyers and Sellers Teeter-Totter in Evolving Housing Market

Buyers and Sellers Teeter-Totter in Evolving Housing Market Buyers are beginning their hunts ahead and quieting down earlier than previous years   BY MATTHEW LEPRINO Published: 2018.10.22 03:00 PM   Like a schoolyard teeter-totter, there are always two forces volleying for control in any real estate transaction. On the left, you have the buyer’s control – always a force but sometimes...

BREAKING NEWS: REALTOR® Lynn Myers Runs for House District 41

House District 41 Republican Nomination Committee has picked REALTOR® and former Arapahoe County Commissioner Lynn Myers (R) to challenge Representative Jovan Melton (D), who faces calls from leaders of the Democratic party to resign after his arrests on domestic violence charges were reported. As a current member, past REALTOR® of the Year award recipient and former Chair of the Aurora Association of...