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“Unprecedented” and “shocking,” REALTORS® running out of ways to describe state’s record low housing inventory

ENGLEWOOD, CO – Despite a nice, but expected seasonal uptick in the number of new listings that came to the Colorado housing market in January, a strong month of pending/under contract activity quickly gobbled up available inventory, once again keeping active buyers pushing the limits of their budgets and patience, according to the January data from the Colorado Association of...

Denver Post: Combining work and pleasure, buyers snapped up vacation homes in a big way during pandemic

Routt County was Colorado’s hottest vacation-home market, the National Association of REALTORS® found “As we enter the month of June, buyers and their agents are hopeful for more inventory — reminiscent of thoughts we have about snow — when it is going to come and how much we are going to get?” said Steamboat Springs-area REALTOR® Marci Valicenti, in separate...

Capitol Connection – March 5, 2021

Government Affairs Update This week, the Colorado Association of REALTORS® is happy to announce that CAR’s Century of Opportunity campaign is moving forward, and three of our four homeownership opportunity bills are introduced and will be discussed by the legislature. We will continue to update you on the progress of these bills and won’t stop until homeownership is an opportunity...

Lessons Learned From Two Forks Applied to Expansion of Gross Reservoir

By Jeff Martin, PE, Project Manager, Denver Water Engineering Division COLLABORATIVE APPROACH WILL BENEFIT WATERSHEDS ON WESTERN AND EASTERN SLOPES Denver Water’s Gross Reservoir Expansion Project will raise the dam 131 feet; nearly tripling the capacity of a reservoir that plays a vital role in its ability to reliably provide water to 1.4 million people in Denver and many of...

Garfield County housing looking less affordable to open the year

Townhouses, condos and duplexes in portions of the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys sold at higher median sales prices to open 2019, according to the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. ### In Carbondale, for the months of January and February, the median sales price for the townhouse-condo category jumped 21.1 percent when put alongside last year’s data spanning the same...

REALTORS® foresee decline despite strong GarCo market

Garfield County stands as a bright spot in the Colorado real estate market, which is dipping across the state, but the strong sales numbers may not last long. ### The number of Garfield County single-family home listings sold in September rose 5.9 percent compared to September 2017, while statewide single-family home sales dipped 15.2 percent in the same period. ###...

What you need to know about Proposition 110

Fifteen REALTORS Graduate from CAR’s Leadership Academy

The Colorado Association of REALTORS® celebrated the graduation of 15 REALTORS® from its 2018 Leadership Academy program, an exclusive four-month training and development program designed to nurture future association leaders through in-depth industry and association knowledge.   Working with CAR staff and professional mentors over the course of the past year, Leadership Academy participants developed a wide range of skills...

Capitol Connection – March 16, 2018

House Bill 18-1261: Colorado Arbitration Fairness Act & House Bill 18-1262: Arbitration Services Provider Transparency Act HB18-1261, sponsored by Representative Weissman (D-Aurora), establishes ethical standards for arbitrators, including that an arbitrator must perform their responsibilities without bias.  This bill also specifies that any party may challenge in court the neutrality of an arbitrator or an arbitration service provider, and it requires...

CAR Fall Forum