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...
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...
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....
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...
Legislative Advocacy this Week at the State Capitol After another eventful week at the State Capitol, housing legislation has continued to be a top priority with this General Assembly. A handful of Colorado Association of REALTORS® priority legislation made its way through the committee process this week; thank you to our members who testified and reached out to legislators on crucial legislation that...
Protect your rights to rent your private property, and contact your state legislators to OPPOSE HB23-1115 and AMEND HB23-1171 Members, here is something you can use to alert your rental home owners about bills they should be concerned about Colorado’s rental property owners need to know about the negative impacts of two pieces of legislation making their way through the Colorado Legislature right now: HB23-1115, repealing the...
Legislative Advocacy this Week at the State Capitol CAR Government Affairs is moving ahead with more than a handful of bills with significant impacts to real estate. Housing policy is taking the State Capitol by storm and we need your help to ensure the voice of real estate is loud and clear. CAR initiated a Call for Action to all members on House Bill 1115...
Colorado lawmakers are considering a repeal of the prohibition on local rent control. Colorado Association of REALTORS is opposed to rent control, which would be a huge detriment to Colorado's housing market. If HB23-1115 is passed, this would not only create a patch work of rent "stabilization" ordinances throughout the state, but adverse outcomes by capping the ability for housing providers...
Legislative Advocacy this Week at the State Capitol Business at the Capitol picked up last week with multiple REALTOR® watched bills going through committees. Colorado Association of REALTORS® testified on two bills last week; Portable Screening Reports (HB23-1099) andProhibited Agreements in Rental Leases (HB23-1095). CAR testified in opposition of HB23-1099 and testified as an amended position for HB23-1095, both bills passed through house committees but CAR will...
Legislative Advocacy this Week at the State Capitol We are in the second month of the legislative session and more bills are expected to be introduced. The Colorado Association of REALTORS® is acting on more bills that impact the real estate industry from rent control, unfair service agreements, to landlord-tenant legislation. CAR® continues to be at the forefront of political advocacy to ensure...