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REALTORS in the News

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Garfield County housing looking less affordable to open the year

Posted on April 16, 2019

Consumer Awareness, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR News, REALTORS in the News, Residential Housing, Stats & Trends

Townhouses, condos and duplexes in portions of the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys sold at higher median sales prices to open 2019, according to the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. ### In Carbondale, for the months of January and February, the median sales price for the townhouse-condo category jumped 21.1 percent when put alongside last year’s data spanning the same time frame. ### “I...

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Well-Intentioned Initiative 300 Will backfire on Denver’s Homeless — and on the Rest of Us

Posted on April 2, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Environment, General, Government Affairs, REALTOR News, REALTORS in the News

Denver voters are being asked to consider Initiative 300 — the “right to survive” — on the May ballot. 300 represents unprecedented and broad sweeping policy changes that will tangibly restrict our ability to deliver critical resources to homeless people and would have an immense impact on Denver and our state. A new study, “Impacts on the Homeless and Society by...

Colorado’s Siân Murphy Honored as REALTOR.com’s 30 Under 30

Posted on March 27, 2019

Consumer Awareness, General, NAR, REALTOR News, REALTORS in the News

Congratulations to our own Siân Murphy at WK Real Estate for being named one of REALTOR® Magazine's 30 Under 30 Class of 2019. This is an esteemed honor! Nearly 300 young real estate professionals applied for the honor this year. In early March, a panel of judges selected 50 finalists. Then, during the week-long Web Choice Award voting period from March 15–22, members of the...

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Winter adds to slowing home sales in Pueblo

Posted on March 18, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Local Association, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR News, REALTORS in the News, Residential Housing, Stats & Trends

Single-family home sales across the state were down 3.9 percent in February from a year ago, according to Colorado Association of REALTORS® data. They were down 5.1 percent in January and February combined. In Pueblo County, the drop was steeper. Single-family home sales were down 24 percent last month from February 2018. They were down 15 percent for January and February...

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Home prices turn negative in two more metro Denver counties but home values still rising statewide

Posted on March 18, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR News, REALTORS in the News, Residential Housing, Stats & Trends

The Colorado Association of REALTORS® is confirming an earlier report from the Denver Metro Association of REALTORS® that metro Denver home prices suffered an annual decline in February. That’s the first time that has happened since 2012. But with strong gains still piling up along the southern Front Range and in Mesa County, home prices statewide are still rising. The median sales...

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Boulder County housing inventory outpaces demand in February

Posted on March 13, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR News, REALTORS in the News, Stats & Trends

Housing inventory is outpacing demand in Boulder County. The latest data for February from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® suggests the local housing market, though healthy, shows signs of cooling off. "In Boulder County, we have 13 percent more inventory than we did at this time last year," said Kelly Moye, a Spokesperson for the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. Sales of single-family homes...

Governor Polis signs the “Deeds to Convey Real Property” Bill – HB19-1098 – into Law

Posted on March 8, 2019

Capitol Connection, Government Affairs, REALTOR News, REALTORS in the News

CAR is thrilled to announce that HB19-1098, Deeds to Convey Real Property, was signed by Governor Polis on March 6th. CAR Chair Justin Knoll, LPC Member and REALTOR® John Lucero, CAR CEO Tyrone Adams, CAR General Counsel Scott Petersen, and CAR's VP of Government Affairs Elizabeth Peetz joined Governor Polis for the signing of this bill. CAR worked with multiple...

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Why the Colorado Association of REALTORS wants you to pay attention to their housing reports and not Zillow’s

Posted on March 5, 2019

Consumer Awareness, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR News, REALTORS in the News, Stats & Trends

A February report from Zillow paints a different picture than the one from CAR. ### DENVER — In a market trends report released in early February from the Colorado Association of REALTORS®, the numbers show Denver median home prices going down by 1.2 percent in January of 2019 compared to January of 2018. "We're seeing prices go up 3 to 4 percent in some...

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The Groundhog Was Right This Year; Spring is Here for Real Estate Investors

Posted on February 26, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, Market Trends, Market Trends & Statistics, REALTOR News, REALTORS in the News, Stats & Trends

With ice on the ground and a car so dirty you aren’t sure you can take it anymore, it’s hard to imagine that the end of winter is near. Soon we’ll be lined up at car washes rinsing the salt from the side panels only to discover the collateral damage the season has taken on our cars, not to mention...

CAR Chair, Justin Knoll, Shares Insights on NAR’s Radio Show

Posted on February 26, 2019

Communities, Consumer Awareness, General, NAR, REALTOR News, REALTORS in the News, Uncategorized

CAR's Chair, Justin Knoll, had 2 radio interviews with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) radio show, Real Estate Today, in their series, "Sell Like a Pro." During "Sell Like a Pro" interviews, NAR asks top real estate processionals what strategies, tactics, and techniques they use when they are selling their own house. In his first interview, Justin shares how to...