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Capitol Connection – March 31, 2023

Legislative Advocacy this Week at the State Capitol “Don’t Miss Out on the Action – Sign up for REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts” Text REALTORS to 30644 REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts, NAR’s advocacy texting platform, offers REALTOR® Associations and REALTORS® a way to stay connected directly from their cell phone or tablet. When a national or state legislative call for action is launched, subscribers...

Statement from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® RE: Colorado Builds Better Legislation

We appreciate the thoughtful work of the bill sponsors and the diverse group of individuals and organizations who have put forward a proposal that purports to increase housing while reducing government restrictions. While we can all point to a wide range of factors that complicate access to housing, the one common denominator in this equation is our long-term, troubling lack...

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Capitol Connection – March 17, 2023

Legislative Advocacy this Week at the State Capitol “Don’t Miss Out on the Action – Sign up for REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts” Text REALTORS to 30644 REALTOR®  Party Mobile Alerts, NAR’s advocacy texting platform, offers REALTOR® Associations and REALTORS® a way to stay connected directly from their cell phone or tablet. When a national or state legislative call for action is launched, subscribers...

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Realtor.com: Best Time to Sell is April 16-22

The Realtor.com® Economics team used historical data from 2018-2019 and 2021-2022 (excluding 2020 as it was an uncharacteristic year) to determine that the week of April 16-22 as the national best time to sell in 2023. This week is expected to have the ideal balance of housing conditions that favor home sellers more than any other week this year. How the weeks were scored: Favorability toward sellers —...

CAR Bill Designed to Protect Homeowners Heads to Governor’s Desk

Senate Bill 77, otherwise known as Restrictions on Broker Engagement Contracts, has passed and heads to the Governor’s desk for his signature. The bill was brought forth by CAR to protect homeowners, buyers, and sellers from predatory right-to-sell schemes. CAR worked with Senator Nick Hinrichsen (SD-03) and Rep. Meg Froelich (HD-03) on this legislation to prevent harmful business practices. The Colorado...

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Report: Black-White Homeownership Gap is Biggest in a Decade

While the U.S. homeownership rate has continually increased during the last decade – to 65.5% in 2021 (from 64.7% in 2011) – the Black homeownership rate has not kept pace with increases of other racial groups. Also, people of color endure significant buying challenges throughout and even after their home purchase, according to a report released today by the National...

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Tell Your Senator to OPPOSE HB-1115 and Save Affordable Housing

Tell Your Senator to OPPOSE HB-1115 and Save Affordable Housing Because of your hard work, our association sent thousands of emails to their state representatives and made their voices heard in opposing the repeal of prohibiting local governments to enact rent control.  As a result, a legislator stated on the record that they received hundreds of emails in opposition of HB-1115....

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Looking to rebalance, housing markets taking much needed breather

https://coloradorealtors.com/market-trends/regional-and-statewide-statistics/ ENGLEWOOD, CO – With potential sellers sitting tight on their low interest rates and buyers skeptical of rising interest rates and reduced buying power, housing markets across the Denver metro area and state continued to take a much-needed breather in the month of February, according to the latest Market Trends Housing Report and analysis from the Colorado Association of REALTORS®...

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Capitol Connection – March 9, 2023

Legislative Advocacy this Week at the State Capitol “Don’t Miss Out on the Action – Sign up for REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts” Text REALTORS to 30644 REALTOR®  Party Mobile Alerts, NAR’s advocacy texting platform, offers REALTOR® Associations and REALTORS® a way to stay connected directly from their cell phone or tablet. When a national or state legislative call for action is launched, subscribers get...