DENVER – On Wednesday, March 18, Mayor Michael B. Hancock testified at the Colorado State Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee hearing on SB-177, Construction Defects Legislation. The Mayor testified in favor of the proposed legislation, and articulated how the bill is critical to remove barriers and help Denver provide its residents with access to safe, decent, affordable housing in a...
CAR Past President and REALTOR® of the YEAR C.V. LeForce passed away on March 2. Friends and Family will hold a memorial service in California.
C.V. served as PPAR President in 1969, was elected CAR President in 1976, and was honored as REALTOR® of the Year in 1981.
C.V. also served as Director of the National Association of REALTORS® Political Action Committee for several years, and...
Tell your legislators to Support SB177!
Urge your State Legislators to SUPPORT SENATE BILL 177—Fix the Defect in Colorado’s Construction Law
A big hurdle to building more entry-level housing is a defect in state law that exposes homebuilders and homeowners to a high risk of expensive, time-consuming litigation. It is referred to as the construction defects law. It has created a climate...
Senate Bill 177- Construction Defects
We expect CAR SUPPORTED SB 15-177 to be calendared within the next week or so in the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee. Because of this, we urge you to continue to share the Call for Action. Communicating our positions with our legislators is a vital component in representative democracy, and participating in this Call for Action is...
All real estate licensees are not the same. In Colorado every real estate broker is licensed by the State, but only those licensees who are members of the National Association of REALTORS® are properly called REALTORS®.
By joining the REALTOR® Association, members have agreed to subscribe to a strict Code of Ethics and are expected to maintain a higher level of knowledge...
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February 27, 2015
CALL FOR ACTION- Support Senate Bill 177
We still need participants in the Call for Action to urge your State Legislators to SUPPORT SB15-177, HOA Construction Defect Lawsuit Approval Timelines. If you did not receive this email, or you would like to be able to forward this alert to your colleagues/clients/etc., please click here.
CAR is a member of the Homeownership Opportunity...
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February 24, 2015
State association lawyer gives local Realtors legal update: Recommends staying on top of changing marijuana laws, By Jenni Grubbs Times Staff Writer
POSTED: 02/17/2015 11:30:36 AM MST
The Morgan County Board of Realtors heard that the Colorado Association of Realtors is "trying to do a lot more local legal outreach."
Scott Peterson, general counsel for CAR, said this during his presentation at the quarterly MCBOR...
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February 20, 2015
How the FTC decided to allow the Zillow/Trulia Merger?
The following are the comments of the Federal Trade Commission in setting out their view of the Zillow/Trulia combination. This is interesting reading for all industry participants. We note that REAL Trends (along with many others) filed an expert report on this matter, which laid out industry fundamentals as to how brokers...
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February 20, 2015
REALTOR® Day was a success!
Thank you so much to everyone who attended REALTOR® Day at the Capitol this past Tuesday. We had over 200 attendees from across the state, and had a very successful day speaking with our legislators. We'd like to thank special guest US Senator Cory Gardner for being our speaker. We would also like to extend...
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February 18, 2015
Construction is once again revving up across Colorado. This should be a welcomed sight for Colorado’s economy, for REALTORS® and part of the answer to our states low affordable housing inventory. Unfortunately this is not the case. The condo market continues to lag due to construction defects, subsequent litigation and extraordinarily high insurance premiums that make it less appealing to...
