CAR was excited this year to be a sponsor of the Habitat for Humanity Legislative Build Day that sponsored building across the state on June 27, 2019. “CAR is thrilled to partner with Habitat for Humanity to build affordable housing,” says Vice President of Government Affairs, Elizabeth Peetz. “We know that 1 in 7 households spend more than half...
Many REALTORS®, members of the National Association of REALTORS®, go beyond helping consumers buy and sell homes by giving back to their communities through volunteer work. In fact, according to NAR's Community Aid and Real Estate report, nearly 70 percent of REALTORS® volunteer in their community each month. To recognize that commitment by REALTORS® across the country, NAR is currently accepting applications for the...
The Colorado Association of REALTORS® is now accepting applications for its Officers and NAR Directors positions. CAR is looking for future leaders who are willing to “rise to the challenge” of leading the Association into the future! One of the predominant reasons the Colorado Association of REALTORS® stays at the forefront of organized real estate in Colorado is because of its volunteer leaders....
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” It is in moments when this type of generosity and servitude are displayed that recognition is in order. This type of philosophy is unmistakably present in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Earlier this month, Chet Choman,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 3, 2018 Contact: Lisa Hansmeier, VP of Member Services (303) 790-7099 or lhansmeier@coloradorealtors.com Colorado Association of REALTORS® Announces 2018-19 Leadership; Justin Knoll Installed as Chairman ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) installed its 2018-2019 Leadership Council during the organization’s 98th annual State Conference in Broomfield, Colo. last week. Justin Knoll, President of Madison & Company Properties and REALTOR® in Denver,...
Chet Choman is Broker/Owner of Colorado Realty and Land Company and member of REALTORS® of Central Colorado. He is also one of NAR’s Good Neighbor finalists. He was selected for his work with La Puente Home in the San Luis Valley. Chet is the first NAR Good Neighbor finalist from Colorado in more than a decade. In May of this year, NAR also...
As a part of the Colorado Association of REALTORS® Project Wildfire campaign, REALTOR® volunteers from Summit County spent Thursday helping local residents — specifically seniors and homeowners with physical disabilities — to clear slash from their properties and help protect these properties from future wildfire risk through mitigation and the creation of defensible space around their homes. Officials throughout the state’s firefighting and public...
Hello from smokey Durango, and thank you so much for your kind words, support, outreach, and concern for our precious community. We truly appreciate all the outreach. I wanted to take a moment to update you all on how Durango is holding up through this crisis and what DAAR is doing to help. It was an active week for the fire, with...
Yesterday was Real Estate Work Day and the Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation partnered with Extreme Community Makeover to spend a day volunteering in the local community. Stacey Brown, the Executive Director of the Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation, shared that the day consisted of meeting at a local church to gather the tools needed for the day and then they...
Why would I want to participate? YOU will join a group of passionate real estate professionals and help build a brand new conference & expo experience for our industry. What is the REfresh Expo? It's a new extraordinary experience for real estate professionals, in collaboration with key partners in the real estate industry (Xcel Energy, REcolorado, FirstBank, Colorado Association of REALTORS® to name a few)....