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9 Mind-Blowing Facts About the Millennial Housing Market

Posted on June 25, 2019

Consumer Awareness, General, REALTOR® News, Residential Housing

The housing market looks a lot different today than it did a couple generations ago. ### Faced with financial challenges, it's little wonder that millennials are buying different types of homes and in different types of locations than their parents did. And they are buying under different circumstances, too, often waiting longer, buying before marriage, or living with their parents to save cash so...

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How to Overcome the Biggest Obstacle to Home Ownership

Posted on June 11, 2019

Consumer Awareness, REALTOR® News, Residential Housing

Raising enough cash for a down payment is often the biggest hurdle for homebuyers. According to some estimates, it can take up to 15 years for people to save towards the purchase of a home, especially with conventional mortgages, which require anywhere between 5 to 20 percent down. If you’re trying to buy a $400,000 house, that could equate to $80,000 in cash you...

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Gen Z Is Already Saving for a Home

Posted on April 16, 2019

Consumer Awareness, General, NAR, REALTOR® News, Residential Housing

Get ready for Gen Z. People between the ages of 18 and 23 are eager to become homeowners, and many are already setting aside money for a down payment. More than half of Gen Zers surveyed said they are saving for a home, and 59 percent say they plan to buy a home within the next five years—before they reach the...

Capitol Connection: February 22, 2019

Posted on February 22, 2019

Capitol Connection, Consumer Awareness, Government Affairs, REALTOR® News

Next Stop, Governor's Desk: House Bill 19-1098: Deeds to Convey Real Property CAR is thrilled to announce that HB19-1098, Deeds to Convey Real Property, is headed to the Governor's desk for his consideration. CAR worked with multiple industry stakeholders to develop and champion this legislation as a common-sense public policy solution that fixes a longstanding problem in real estate transactions. ### Under current...

50-state research aims to identify nation’s most innovative housing solutions

Posted on January 29, 2019

Capitol Connection, Consumer Awareness, Government Affairs, Market Trends, REALTOR® News, REALTORS® in the News, Stats & Trends

The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) has completed a 50-state research analysis designed to identify the most innovative and successful programs being implemented to address the full spectrum of housing issues facing communities across the United States. From affordability and product type to inventory needs, CAR’s research set out to help identify what state and local governments, public and private businesses,...

Colorado Gives Day and CAR Foundation Updates

Posted on October 31, 2018

Communities, Community Giving, Consumer Awareness, REALTOR® News

COLORADO GIVES DAY Colorado Gives Day is an annual statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. We invite you to join us on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 and donate to the Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation. Over the span of 25 years, The CAR Foundation has invested $7.7 million to support Colorado nonprofits that encourage safe...

Move, Inc./realtor.com to acquire Opcity

Posted on August 30, 2018

Communities, Market Trends, Residential Housing

Move, Inc./realtor.com has recently annouced their agreement to acquire Opcity, a leading market real estate technology platform that matches potential home buyers and sellers with real estate professionals in a real time setting. This news adds to the other benefits that Move, Inc./realtor.com offers and they consider this a great investment to their partners and the real estate sphere as a...

Summit County sees record number of luxury homes sold in July

Posted on August 28, 2018

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Local Association, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, NAR, REALTOR® News, Stats & Trends

July is always one of the best months for property sales for Colorado's High Country, and that was exactly the case in Summit County's exploding real estate market. Defined as any home sold at or above $1 million, luxury housing sales boosted the overall real estate sales volume to more than $150 million, a $5.2 million increase over July 2017 and...

Denver Ranks 6th on the List for Becoming Amazon’s New Headquarters

Posted on May 31, 2018

Communities, REALTOR® News, Residential Housing

The competition is heating up as the 20 finalist fight for Amazon to pick their city for the new location of the HQ2. As of now, Denver, Colorado sits sixth on the list with Raleigh, North Carolina leading in first place. ATTOM Data Solutions has created a ranking of the final 20 cities in the running and their likelihood of being...

What if Colorado Schools were Number 1?

Posted on May 23, 2018

Communities, REALTOR® News

Just-Released Economic Data Finds Improving Education in Colorado Would Generate Billions for the Economy New statewide polling shows education is a top tier issue for Colorado voters and employers, alignment on improvement strategies May 15, 2018 – Denver – If Colorado schools were the best in the nation, the state and its economy would receive a multi-billion-dollar boost. That’s the conclusion of...