Celebrate Fair Housing Month
Colorado REALTORS® promote fair housing and anti-discrimination policies and practices in our advocacy and day-to-day business. This year, CAR introduced the Century of Opportunity Legislative Package that aims to remove barriers to homeownership, and increase opportunity for economic mobility for all Coloradans, especially Colorado's communities of color who represent less homeownership across our state. Those solutions include:
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Government Affairs Update
Today marks a big legislative win for the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. Colorado's policymakers introduced a proposal that would allow inclusionary zoning practices and open the door to rent control at the local level. CAR successfully amended the bill to clarify that a local government cannot enact rent control policies on existing units. As REALTORS® know, our state...
We've past groundhog day and it's another four months of legislative session to go, this time into June after the General Assembly took a month long Covid-19 pause. While the air may be chilly this President's holiday weekend, our Legislative Policy Committee is gearing up for a very busy session starting on Tuesday, Feb. 16 where we might see...
Posted on
December 17, 2020
The Road to Recovery, a project developed by the Colorado Business Roundtable and Common Sense Institute, brings together dozens Colorado leaders from a wide range of industries and backgrounds to develop recommendations for getting Colorado back to work.
“While COVID-19
has brought unprecedented challenges in terms of health and safety for
Coloradans and the business community, the disruption has brought an
opportunity to rethink...
Posted on
September 2, 2020
Owners Need Relief, Too.
The CDC has released an Executive Order placing a moratorium on all evictions through the end 2020 (see the Executive Order Here). In short, this moratorium creates a number of issues and questions that NAR and coalition partners are working to find answers to.
The eviction moratorium will run through Dec. 31. It applies to renters who earn...
Posted on
August 12, 2020
On Monday, Governor Polis issued
an extension to an Executive Order requiring landlords to serve a 30-Day Demand
for Rent or Possession. This new Order is in effect until Wednesday,
September 9, 2020. Executive Order 2020-162 encourages property managers
to take steps to limit evictions for tenants who have made a good faith effort
to make rental payments or establish a repayment agreement. The Order, however,
is not a...
Posted on
August 10, 2020
The Pueblo Chieftain reported this week on CAR recognizing State Representative Bri Buentello, along with State Rep. Kevin Van Winkle and State Senators Jeff Bridges and Joann Ginal, as 2020 Legislators of the Year. Buentello represents House District 47, which includes parts of Pueblo, and was elected in 2018.
“REALTORS guide consumers through one of the most significant purchases...
ENGLEWOOD, CO – The Colorado
Association of REALTORS® (CAR), the state's largest real estate trade
association representing more than 26,500 members statewide, has identified four
Colorado policymakers as “Legislators of the Year” for 2020. Senator Jeff
Bridges, Senator Joann Ginal, Representative Bri Buentello, and Representative
Kevin Van Winkle have all been recognized by CAR for their efforts to support
the American dream of homeownership, including work...
Bipartisan bill would create savings accounts to allow prospective homebuyers to more easily save for down payments and other eligible costs associated with buying a home
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Doug Jones (D-AL) today introduced the American Dream Down Payment Act of 2020. As Americans face unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the bipartisan legislation would help...
Are you looking for new ways to represent your community and industry in important legislative and political decisions? Apply today to serve as a volunteer on CAR’s Legislative Policy Committee or CAR Political Action Committee and represent your industry in statewide matters critical to the future of real estate and property owners. Applications are now being accepted through September 14,...
