Homeowners – Colorado Association of REALTORS

iBuyers Shake Up Denver-Area Market

Posted on August 7, 2019

Consumer Awareness, General, REALTOR® News

Providing REALTORS® with Opportunities to Stand Out Technology has always been the great disrupter, forcing established industries to adapt and change with the times. Backed by venture capitalist investment from Silicon Valley and overseas, Instant Buyers, or iBuyers as they’re known, have developed algorithms they say can accurately assess the value of homes. And while their arrival in Denver has alarmed some in real estate, some...

National Flood Insurance Program Extended

Posted on September 11, 2017

General, Government Affairs, NAR, REALTOR® News

On Thursday, September 7, the Senate voted to pass a three-month extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The House of Representatives passed the legislation on Friday, September 8, 2017, and the President signed the bill into law later that day. This legislation ensures that the NFIP will not lapse on September 30, 2017, and will be extended until December...

Colorado Ranks as #6 Best State for Homeowners Says Study

Posted on July 21, 2016

Consumer Awareness, General, REALTOR® News

SmartAsset’s latest study on the best housing markets for growth and stability showed three Colorado metro areas ranked in the top 10. Based on the data pulled for this analysis, they concluded that Colorado as a whole was a great place for people wanting to own homes. Colorado's average effective property tax rate (0.58%) is among the lowest rates in...

REALTORS® Expand Wildfire Education and Mitigation Efforts

Posted on July 21, 2016

Consumer Awareness, General, Government Affairs, REALTOR® News

With active wildfires burning across the state, Colorado REALTORS® are expanding their efforts to educate homeowners about the dangers of wildfires, especially to those living in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas, through a program designed to help connect homeowners willing to mitigate their properties and reduce wildfire risks with information and resources in their local communities. The Colorado Project Wildfire website...

Littleton Ranks Second Best Small City in the U.S.

Posted on November 3, 2015

Consumer Awareness, REALTOR® News

According to a new WalletHub study, the city of Littleton is the second-best city in the United States. Affordable housing costs, high home-ownership rates, comfortable cost-of-living, and access to education and healthcare resulted in a high quality of life, giving Littleton its impressive ranking. WalletHub looked at 1,268 small cities across the country, or those with populations between 25,000 to...

Capitol Connection: April 10, 2015

Posted on April 10, 2015

Government Affairs

HB 1343 HOA Manager Licensing Reform HB15-1343, Streamline HOA Manager Licensing Requirements, by Representative Angela Williams (D-Denver) and Senator Nancy Todd (D-Aurora), was SUPPORTED today by the Legislative Policy Committee (LPC). The primary motivation for REALTORS® desiring to amend the HOA manager licensing law is to exclude from licensure any CEOs, managing brokers or other brokerage executives that do not perform...

Proposed Rules for Community Association Managers

Posted on April 1, 2014

Consumer Awareness, Government Affairs

Community Association Manager Licensing Proposed Rules for Review and Comment As prescribed by the new HOA Manager Licensing Bill, HB13-1277, the Colorado Division of Real Estate has developed proposed rules for the licensing of community association managers. Currently, the Division of Real Estate is collecting comments from the public and industry groups on the proposed rules. To provide comment on the proposed community association...

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