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...
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. Don’t Miss Out on the Action – Sign up for REALTOR® Party...
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...
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...
In a Denver Gazette opinion piece, CAR Past President Natalie Davis discusses the negative impact of rent control policies on Colorado's housing market. She argues that such policies, which have been prohibited in Colorado for over 40 years, lead to reduced housing availability, stalled development, and lower property values. Citing studies, the article shows rent control's historical failures, including decreased...
Last week, the statewide ballot measure Proposition HH was defeated with about 60% of the electorate voting against it. The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR), came out in opposition to Proposition HH in September. In evaluating Prop HH, CAR completed a comprehensive process that included polling; hearing directly from campaigns supporting, opposing, and educating on Prop HH; reviewing the Blue Book...
ENGLEWOOD, CO. – The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR), the state’s largest real estate trade association representing approximately 29,000 members statewide, has awarded three state senators and three state representatives with its 2023 Legislators of the Year distinction. Each of the elected officials were selected by CAR’s Legislative Policy Committee and honored at the Association’s annual Fall Forum held in...
REALTORS® need a voice in state legislation to ensure that public policy is supportive of a healthy real estate market for today and tomorrow. We encourage you to apply for CAR’s Political Action Committee (CARPAC) and Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) for 2024. The deadline to send applications is Friday, September 15. More details about the individual committees can be found at...
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...
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...