Technology trends, education sessions, gorgeous views, a Keynote Speaker and great people briefly sums up CAR’s 2016 Spring Conference at Cheyenne Mountain Resort! In case you missed it, in addition to business meetings, this year many new opportunities were added to increase value for the attendee’s experience. Presented by FirstBank, the Conference kicked off Monday with a Real Estate Tech Summit...
Calling all real estate professionals, contractors, builders, designers and more! Are you or someone you know an experienced home flipping duo? Do you and your partner have a dynamic chemistry with outstanding personalities to match? HGTV is seeking home flipping duos who renovate and sell multiple homes per year (ten per year). We're casting all combinations of duos from husbands and...
Benefiting the Colorado REALTOR® Foundation Saturday, June 4, 2016 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (MDT) Margaret Carpenter Rec Center 11151 Colorado Boulevard Thornton, CO 8023 A fun 5K Run/Walk, pancake breakfast, fun expo, and did we mention bubbles? Well, we will have plenty of those and who doesn't love bubbles! Join us for the inaugural Housing Hustle 5K Run/Walk & 1K Family Fun BUBBLE Walk all...
The Metro Denver REALTOR® Foundation (MDRF) has awarded a total of $175,000 in grants to nine charitable organizations focused on providing diverse services and resources to children and families throughout the metro area. Organizations receiving grants from the MDRF are: Arising Hope provides safe and secure emergency housing to victims of domestic violence. Aurora Interfaith Community Service provides living assistance to families in...
It is a common problem lately in the Denver Metro area, which has seen a decrease in housing inventory and an increase in demand. "There are not enough houses, especially more affordable homes," said Kelly Moye with the Colorado association of REALTORS. "First time homebuyers who don't have a lot of cash are hit the hardest." Watch the 7News Story: Moye said bidding...
(This is the second part of a two-part series on Colorado’s unique marijuana laws and their impact on real estate, property rights and the business of REALTORS®. In the November issue, I covered the uncertain status of Colorado’s state marijuana laws in relation to federal drug law and the implications on property ownership. In Part Two below, I will address...
We've known for quote some time that scammers have been targeting real estate transactions, such as this warning from CTMeContracts in July of this year of several attempts to deceive real-estate agents and title company employees into wiring earnest money and/or closing funds into a fraudulent account. But now NAR is delivering warnings about the potential threat. According to panelists at the...
A recent article by the Denver Business Journal found that Denver ranks second of the highest paying cities for real estate sales agents. At an average pay (2014 data) of $80,910 per year, Denver came in second only to Indianapolis, with an average pay (2014 data) of $99.540. The data comes from an analysis by The Business Journals of the latest...
by Mark Fleming, chief economist, First American. Article originally published in the 2015 October Edition of REAL Trends. While the Federal Reserve hasn’t raised rates yet, it could potentially decide, before the end of the year, to increase interest rates for the first time since 2008. The CME FedWatch Tool measures the market’s expectation of Fed target rates. One argument is that...
by Josie Klemaier, Denver Post. A new effort to teach Evergreen residents how to protect their homes from wildfires is being led not by fire agencies or property owners, but by another group with a huge stake in area properties: REALTORS®. "As REALTORS®, we got involved in this because we believe in making our communities better," said Bonnie Smith, director of the National...