Monthly Roundup April: DMAR in the News

Our Association caught the attention of several major media outlets this month including The Denver Post, Colorado Public Radio, CBS, Biz West, Times Call, BusinessDen, Denverite and Denver Business Journal.

The Denver Post

Volatile days ahead for Colorado’s Front Range housing markets
Anyone wanting to buy or sell a home in metro Denver this year needs to buckle up and prepare for a wild ride in the months ahead. Read More

Colorado Public Radio

Buying A House In Colorado During Coronavirus Involves A Lot More Tours Via GoPro
The new coronavirus outbreak is changing the way people buy and sell homes. Real estate transactions are deemed an essential service under the stay-at-home order enacted by Gov. Jared Polis in March, but social distancing requirements have upended the process at every step. From the open house to the closing table, the entire process has to adapt. Read More

Colorado Coronavirus Updates For April 3: Closures, Testing, Cases And More​
This post collects all of our reporting and updates on the coronavirus in Colorado for Friday, April 3, 2020. You can find the weekend live blog here. Our original play-by-play of reporting continues below. Read More

CBS

With Coronavirus, Colorado’s Housing Market Moves Online
“Nowadays don’t just happen via title companies anymore. They’re occurring via remote notaries and curbside closings and you’re signing papers in your car and handing them back,” said Matthew Leprino, Broker and Owner of The Ridgewood Company and Spokesperson for the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. Read More

Biz West

Virus-wary sellers pulling homes from market
As the COVID-19 virus pandemic and economic shutdown stumbles into its second month, more and more sellers of residential real estate are deciding to wait on the crisis from the sidelines. Read More

Times Call

Boulder Valley virus-wary sellers pulling homes from market
As the COVID-19 epidemic and economic shutdown stumbles into its second month, more and more sellers of residential real estate are deciding to wait on the crisis from the sidelines. Read More

BusinessDen

Hundreds of homes were taken off the market in March, but Denver is still a seller’s market
Last month, Denver REALTOR® Drew Morris heard from one of his clients, a nurse. She’d been looking to buy. But she was afraid of getting sick, and thought she might need to use her down payment funds to sustain herself. She paused the search. Read More

Denverite

The new coronavirus outbreak changed the way realtors did business in March and may have spooked some sellers
Virtual tours and videos replaced open houses. Buyers and sellers wore gloves and kept their distance — sometimes sitting in their cars — during closings. Read More

Denver Business Journal

Denver-area homeowners are pulling listings off the market by the hundreds
Homeowners in the 11-county Denver metro pulled their properties off the market in droves as the coronavirus pandemic took root in Colorado during the second half of March, according to the latest market trends report from the Denver Metro Association of REALTORS®. Read More