DMAR Digest | Week of August 3
Check out the featured content, get the scoop with top news stories from the blog, mark your calendar for upcoming events & classes and catch up with the most buzz-worthy social posts from your Association.
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Better Healthcare for Everyone
Lowering the cost of healthcare consistently ranks as one of the top issues for REALTORS®. For this reason, the Colorado Association of REALTORS® has worked to provide REALTOR® and Industry Partner members in Colorado access to an incredible healthcare solution with exceptional features for a cost significantly lower than purchasing traditional health insurance!
The features include:
- Monthly Cost 30 to 60% lower than traditional health insurance
- Free unlimited 24/7/365 access to doctors via phone or video conferencing
- No network restrictions
- All members who enroll are accepted
- Monthly enrollment (you don’t have to wait until the end of the year to start saving money)
- Prescription, dental and vision discount plans included
Quote of the week
”Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.”
Oprah Winfrey, American media executive, actress and philanthropist
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U.S. homeownership rate soars to an almost 12-year high
The homeownership rate jumped to 67.9%, the highest since 2008’s third quarter, from 65.3% in the prior quarter, the Census Bureau said on Tuesday. The reported noted a change in methodology that could have impacted the numbers: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person interviews were suspended and most of the survey was conducted by telephone, the release said. Read More
How the Pandemic Pushed Home Prices to a Record High Amid Historic Economic Downturn
In July, the median home price shot up 8.5% year over year, to hit a new all-time high of $349,000, according to the most recent realtor.com® data. And those mind-boggling high prices, shooting up in the middle of a recession with the worst unemployment since the Great Depression and an economy undergoing a historic contraction, are a direct result of the pandemic. Read More
America’s Next Housing Crisis: How The Pandemic Is Pushing Renters To The Brink
The historic increase in joblessness brought on by the pandemic has pushed us to the brink of a new rental crisis, forestalled in the short term by a combination of payroll protections, enhanced unemployment benefits, rent subsidies, and a national patchwork of eviction moratoria. Read More
HEROES vs HEALS Act and what they would mean for housing
The HEROES Act, a bill introduced and passed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in May, could be signed this week, offering homeowners and renters much-needed relief in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand is the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act, aka HEALS Act, proposed by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday, which offers significantly less help for homeowners and renters. Read More
Denver homeowners get a break on late property tax payments until October
Any homeowners who pay their property taxes late normally must pay interest for each month they’re past due. But that was before the whole pandemic thing. The Denver City Council on Monday took advantage of a new state law that lets cities and towns waive those interest payments. Legislators voted 11-0 in favor of the measure, with council members Debbie Ortega and Jolon Clark absent. Read More
“The great urban exodus:” Colorado resort towns see flood of second-home buyers, burst in school enrollment
Urbanites fleeing cities for homes in the hills are pulling mountain resort real estate out of a pandemic slump. Inventories are dwindling, prices are soaring and resort-town schools are seeing enrollment climb as second-home owners and newcomers settle in places like Steamboat Springs, Vail, Crested Butte, Telluride and Aspen. Read More
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Virtual Classes Through PEAK
Professional development and continuing education credits are essential to keep your real estate business top-notch. DMAR has made it a priority to keep classes going online so there's no slowdown to your progress. View Calendar
DMAR-Wide Virtual Connect Meetings
Join us on the second and fourth Thursday of every month for a DMAR-Wide Virtual Connect Meeting. No matter which District you belong to everyone is invited to join us and connect. View Calendar
Visit Our Online REALTOR® Store
We are now offering curbside pick-up (by appointment only) for all REALTOR® Store purchases. Please view our inventory online and then call one of our four locations to place an order. We will take payment over the phone and schedule a time for you to pick-up your order. We have also restocked our Showing Supplies Baskets. Get them before they're gone! Learn More
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Three Tier Benefits | Amarki
As a member of DMAR, you also gain access to member-only benefits and services from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR).
Amarki is a sales, marketing and recruitment tool that reduces costs and increases agent activity by providing them the ability to do their own marketing and stay within branding.
REALTORS® get a FREE lite version or $9.99/month full version.
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