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February 28, 2024
Support Right to Remedy Construction Defects
Colorado needs more affordable and attainable housing options and legislators can act now to address this challenge. SB24-106 - Right to Remedy Construction Defects - addresses right-to-remedy, informed consent, and negligence per se. This bill will be heard in the Senate Local Government & Housing Committee at 2pm MT on March 5th.
These much-needed reforms will help...
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February 27, 2024
Congratulations to the 17 CAR members who were inducted into the NAR Hall of Fame! The Hall of Fame recognizes dedicated members who have made a significant commitment to RPAC over the years by investing an aggregate lifetime amount of at least $25,000.
If you would like to know more about NAR's Hall of Fame or RPAC, reach out to govaffairs@coloradorealtors.com
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February 26, 2024
Legislative Advocacy This Week at the Capitol
We are on the 48th day of the state’s 120-day legislative session. The Colorado Association of REALTORS® has 70 bills in its stack out of the 541 total introduced. CAR is advocating to protect homeowner equity and private property rights in many bills this session and is anticipating long-term property tax relief solutions the Property Tax...
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February 20, 2024
Legislative Advocacy This Week at the Capitol
We are in the 42nd day of the state’s 120-day legislative session. The Colorado Association of REALTORS® has 69 bills in its stack out of the 529 total introduced. CAR’s political advocacy efforts achieved significant amendments in landlord-tenant legislation protecting the property rights of housing providers and ensuring they can place their properties on...
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February 12, 2024
NEW Bill Coming Soon on Short-Term Rentals (STRs)
We expect a new bill on short-term rentals (STRs) to be introduced this week. The Colorado Association of REALTORS (CAR) worked proactively with the bill sponsors, Rep. Bird and Sen. Mullica, to exempt a property owner’s primary and secondary residence from being defined as a “commercial short-term rental unit” and assessed at a...
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February 5, 2024
REALTOR “Day Under the Dome” on February 6th
After a few years away from the Capitol, we are excited to have nearly 60 REALTORS® from across the state descend on the Capitol on Tuesday, February 6th for our annual REALTOR® “Day Under the Dome.” The purpose of this day is to engage and educate legislators on legislation affecting REALTORS® and the...
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January 29, 2024
Legislative Advocacy This Week at the State Capitol
We are in the second full week of session and priority bills have started to be calendared in committees and make their way through the legislative process. The Legislative Policy Committee is officially tracking more than two dozen bills with more housing legislation to be introduced on the horizon. CAR will continue to...
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January 29, 2024
Legislative Advocacy This Week at the State Capitol
The 2024 Legislative Session kicked off on January 10th and will run 120 days until May 8th. Housing will be a hot topic this session with Governor Polis highlighting the lack of affordable housing in his State of the State address on January 11th.
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January 29, 2024
A huge congratulations to the 13 local associations on hitting NAR Triple Crown RPAC goals for the year (Amount Raised, Participation, and Major Investors). Your dedication and support help shape the political future for the real estate industry, and we couldn’t do it without each and every one of you.
NAR Triple Crown Local Associations:
Delta County Board of REALTORS®Durango Area Association...
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December 13, 2023
Colorado's newly established Commission on Property Taxation is set to begin work this month on a solution to rising property tax bills in Colorado. Fort Collins REALTOR® Sean Dougherty, a longtime REALTOR® leader and former Larimer County commissioner who also serves on the Legislative Policy Committee for the Colorado Association of REALTORS®, has been appointed to serve. Dougherty was appointed...