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CAR Honors Scott Matthias as REALTOR of the Year

Select members throughout state also honored for distinguished service. Scott Matthias, Broker Associate with RE/MAX Professionals in Highlands Ranch, Colo., was recognized as the Colorado REALTOR® of the Year by the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) at its 96th annual convention. The award is the most prestigious award given to a CAR member and is a culmination of a distinguished...

Mark Trenka Installed as CAR Chairman

Colorado Association of REALTORS® Announces 2016-17 Leadership. Mark Trenka, broker/owner of Century 21 Trenka Real Estate was inducted as Chairman of the Colorado Association of REALTORS®  during the 2016 CAR Conference and Expo last week.  Mark will assume his new role from Nov. 1, 2016 through Oct. 31, 2017. Trenka has extensive experience with the Colorado Association of REALTORS® dating...

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CAR Announces 2016 Leadership; Alan Lovitt Installed as Chairman

The Colorado Association of REALTORS®  installed its 2015-2016 Leadership Council during the organization’s 95th annual State Convention held in Keystone, Colo. last week. Alan Lovitt, a 20-year real estate industry veteran with RE/MAX Advantage in Colorado Springs, was installed as CAR Chairman. Lovitt has served in numerous local and state association leadership roles over the past two decades “I’m excited...

Home Sales Decline During July

After six consecutive months of steady movement upward, sales of single-family homes declined 4 percent to 8,700 and condominium/townhouse sales were down 2 percent to 2,761 compared to June.  Even so, those figures compare very favorably to July 2014 (+5 percent for single-family and +13 percent for condominiums/townhouses).  A drop in home sales at this time of year is common,...

June Housing Sales Strong Throughout the State

June sales of both single-family homes and condominiums-townhouses were strong throughout the entire State of Colorado compared to the same month in 2014, according to market statistics prepared for the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) by 10K Research and Marketing, a Minneapolis-based real estate technology company using data provided by all of the Multiple Listing Services (MLS) in Colorado..    Last...

Buyer Frenzy and Bad Decisions

“Number one, cash is king… number two, communicate… number three, buy or bury the competition.”  – Jack Welch One of America’s most prominent business executives, Jack Welch, uttered those words in May, 2009 during the depths of our country’s most recent recession.  He was discussing business strategies for companies to survive during what was, at the time, a very uncertain...

Capitol Connection: May 1, 2015

CALL FOR ACTION- OPPOSE Senate Bill 284 The Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) OPPOSES SB15-284, Voter Approval TIF Payments Ag Land, by Senate President Bill Cadman (R-Colorado Springs), Senate Majority Leader Mark Scheffel (R-Parker), Representative Ed Vigil (D-San Luis) and Representative Paul Lundeen (R-Monument).  This legislation is designed specifically to kill the Gaylord Rockies Hotel and Conference Center. The late bill...