April 24, 2015
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Government Affairs
Results for: Call for action
April 17, 2015
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Government Affairs
Capitol Connection: April 17, 2015
Senate Bill 177- Construction Defects Reform PASSED the Senate SB15-177, HOA Construction Defect Lawsuit Approval Timelines, passed the Senate on 3rd reading this week with bipartisan support on a vote of 24-11. We are expecting it to be introduced in the House in the coming days. Please click here to urge your State Representatives to allow SB 177 a Fair Hearing...
April 3, 2015
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Government Affairs, Meetings & Events, NAR
Capitol Connection: April 3, 2015
SB 210 Title Insurance Commission The Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) voted to SUPPORT SB15-210, Title Insurance Commission, by Senator Laura Woods (R-Arvada) and Representative Jeni Arndt (D-Fort Collins). The bill creates the Title Insurance Commission in the Division of Insurance (division) in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Type 1 agency for the purposes of: proposing, advising, and...
March 6, 2015
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Government Affairs
Capitol Connection: March 6, 2015
Senate Bill 177- Construction Defects We expect CAR SUPPORTED SB 15-177 to be calendared within the next week or so in the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee. Because of this, we urge you to continue to share the Call for Action. Communicating our positions with our legislators is a vital component in representative democracy, and participating in this Call for Action...
February 27, 2015
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Government Affairs
Captiol Connection: February 27, 2015
CALL FOR ACTION- Support Senate Bill 177 We still need participants in the Call for Action to urge your State Legislators to SUPPORT SB15-177, HOA Construction Defect Lawsuit Approval Timelines. If you did not receive this email, or you would like to be able to forward this alert to your colleagues/clients/etc., please click here. CAR is a member of the...
February 20, 2015
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Government Affairs
Capitol Connection: February 20, 2015
REALTOR® Day was a success! Thank you so much to everyone who attended REALTOR® Day at the Capitol this past Tuesday. We had over 200 attendees from across the state, and had a very successful day speaking with our legislators. We’d like to thank special guest US Senator Cory Gardner for being our speaker. We would also like to...
February 18, 2015
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General, Government Affairs
We Need Your Construction Defects Stories
Construction is once again revving up across Colorado. This should be a welcomed sight for Colorado’s economy, for REALTORS® and part of the answer to our states low affordable housing inventory. Unfortunately this is not the case. The condo market continues to lag due to construction defects, subsequent litigation and extraordinarily high insurance premiums that make it less appealing to...
December 17, 2014
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NAR, REALTOR® News
Mortgage Cancellation Relief Passes Senate
On Tuesday, December 16, the Senate passed mortgage debt cancellation relief as part of a large “tax-extender” bill just before adjourning for 2014. REALTORS® across the country fought hard for this legislative victory. In Colorado alone, over 15 percent of all Colorado REALTORS® responded to NAR’s Call for Action, which urged them to contact their Senators to ask for an...
May 30, 2014
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Government Affairs
Capitol Connection: May 30, 2014
Legislative Webcast Update You can’t afford to miss this update! CAR’s Legislative Team provides a comprehensive review of legislative activity this year. Topics include: Tax credits for natural disasters and wildfire mitigation, mineral estates, foreclosures, home inspector licensing, contractor retainage, affordable housing, construction defects and more! Click here to view this webcast. REALTOR® Party Convention and Trade Expo Thank you so...
May 9, 2014
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