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Colorado resort towns see flood of home buyers, burst in school enrollment

By Jason Blevins, The Colorado Sun Urbanites fleeing cities for homes in the hills are pulling mountain resort real estate out of a pandemic slump. Inventories are dwindling, prices are soaring and resort-town schools are seeing enrollment climb as second-home owners and newcomers settle in places like Steamboat Springs, Vail, Crested Butte, Telluride and Aspen. Telluride REALTOR® George Harvey is...

Housing Pipeline Surges Across Colorado in June Pent-Up Demand Drives Second Straight Month of Record-Setting Pending Sales

Marty Schechter for CAR 303-882-4585 cell    marty@schechterpr.com ENGLEWOOD, CO – July 10, 2020 – With pent-up demand and low inventory conditions prior to the COVID pandemic, the continued opening up of business and personal activities statewide created a surge of activity across Colorado’s housing markets resulting in new record highs for pending sales and driving the inventory of active...

Colorado REALTORS® Continue to Respond to COVID-19 Housing Emergency

Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $125,000 to 11 Colorado Non-Profits in June, in addition to $125,000 granted in May ENGLEWOOD, CO – June 19, 2020 – The ongoing economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic has left many Coloradans unable to make rent and mortgage payments due to layoffs and furloughs. In light of this unprecedented emergency, the Colorado...

Home Prices Up Across Colorado Despite Snowy, Cold February

Winter weather doesn’t slow home sales as buyers gobbled up record low inventory ENGLEWOOD, CO. – March 11, 2020 – A growing number of homes coming onto the market in the first few months of the year, coupled with a cold and snowy February, wasn’t enough to offset pent-up demand from buyers ready to gobble up available single-family homes and...

CAR, 35 Other Colorado Groups Call on Lawmakers to Prioritize Transportation Funding

CAR has joined forces with a diverse coalition of 35 other Colorado organizations calling on state legislators to prioritize funding to improve the quality of the state’s roads and reduce traffic. The coalition, A Way Forward, is comprised of the construction, shipping, and real estate, among other industries. It recently sent a letter to lawmakers making the case for action...

Colorado Project Wildfire Partnerships Gaining State and National Attention

Colorado REALTORS® continue to play vital role in educating homeowners on wildfire mitigation and safety efforts as programs take hold Despite a relatively calm Colorado wildfire season in 2019, REALTORS® across the state have significantly grown their proactive efforts to help educate homeowners about wildfire risks, prevention and safety resources through CAR’s Colorado Project Wildfire. Colorado Project Wildfire’s innovative partnerships...

Supply of Homes for Sale Is Shrinking Across Colorado, Not Just in Denver

“Our Colorado market has become so tough and unaffordable that the U-Haul report showed that people are now coming here less than they were just last year. In 2018 Colorado ranked number 16 on the list of states to move to. We now sit at 42 as word on the street is, we cost too much,” said Patrick Muldoon, a...

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...

Colorado Recognized as One of Top 20 Opportunity Zone Catalysts

The State of Colorado was recently named as one of the Top 20 Forbes OZ Catalysts. This honor, awarded in partnership with Sorenson Impact Center, recognized Colorado as one of the leading organizations using Opportunity Zones to support communities. Applications from Montrose, Pagosa Springs, and Colorado Springs also received recognition for their leadership in the space, and Colorado-based fund Four...

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...