Colorado Association of REALTORS Tag
CAR’s First-time Homebuyer Savings Act Tax Deduction, recently signed into law by Governor Hickenlooper on June 10th, is garnering nationwide attention as Congressman Coffman introduced a federal version of this bill on Friday.
CAR championed legislation creates first-time homebuyer savings accounts which allows a tax deduction for account holders on the interest earned on these accounts. A First-time Homebuyer Savings Account...
Colorado REALTOR®,
The Colorado Real Estate Commission and the Colorado Division of Real Estate are undergoing a review mandated in Colorado law. A primary purpose of the review is to determine if the licensing of real estate brokers is necessary to protect public health, safety, and welfare. In conjunction with the analysis, DORA has launched a licensee survey asking those individuals...
The supply of homes for sale in Colorado in May reached historic lows throughout much of the state according to statistics released today by the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. There were 17,724 single-family homes available statewide for purchase, down 24 percent from a year ago and representing just a 2.5-month supply. Similarly, the 4,237 condominiums and townhouses for sale in...
The 2016-2017 CAR Election results have been confirmed by the CAR Chair, two volunteer members, and CAR staff. The following are the results:
Chair Elect: Ann Hayes
Treasurer: Gary Bauer
NAR Director (in order of finish):
Alan Lovitt
Randy Reynolds
Marjorie Genova
Southwest District Chair Elect: Carol Ann Peterson
Southeast District Chair Elect: Cris Salerno
Northwest District Chair Elect: Debbie Laity
Northeast District Chair Elect: TBD
Mountain District Chair...
Sine Die!
Wednesday, May 11th, the final gavel came down on the second session of the 70th General Assembly. In total, 789 bills were introduced. CAR tracked 65 bills this year and took a position on 37 of them. A split Legislature this year with Republicans controlling the Senate and Democrats controlling the House meant every bill sent to the Governor...
CAR is very pleased to announce that the First Time Homebuyer Savings Account Act passed the Legislature Tuesday morning after the State Senate gave the bill it’s final approval. CAR extends its deepest gratitude to House Majority Leader Crisanta Duran, Representative Joe Salazar, Senate Majority Leader Mark Scheffel and Senator Beth Martinez-Humenik for their sponsorship of HB-1467, and for their...
A third consecutive month of increases in the number of homes coming onto the market in February was not significant in impacting the overall inventory of homes statewide which hit a six-year low. The number of single-family homes added to the market in February (6,938) was an increase of 11 percent over January but still 4 percent below February 2015. ...
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October 29, 2014
Back to the office after Paving the Way at the CAR Convention is like taking a ride on the Autobahn! There is so much to do, see, and be inspired by throughout the event. Of course everyone’s favorite part is meeting their friends from around the state and beyond. This alone is one of the most valuable reasons to connect at convention. That...
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September 26, 2014
As my third year of CAR convention approaches I reflect on my first year and doors that have opened to me since getting involved. That first time that I took the drive to Denver to see what convention was all about was admittedly a bit overwhelming. I was like a deer in the headlights! There were so many organizations, affiliates,...
