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...
The decision ends a Department of Justice inquiry into the association’s Clear Cooperation Policy and participation rule. On Wednesday, a federal judge granted the National Association of REALTORS®’ petition to end a Department of Justice inquiry into the association’s Clear Cooperation Policy and participation rule. NAR filed the petition in September 2021 after the Department of Justice announced it was backing out of...
Legislative Advocacy this Week at the State Capitol The third official week of the session has wrapped up with more bills moving through the legislative process. The Colorado Association of REALTORS® is tracking around 31 bills relevant to the real estate and business community; we anticipate more housing-related bills to be introduced in the coming weeks. As always, Colorado Association of REALTORS®...
Legislative Advocacy this Week at the State Capitol The 2023 legislative session kicked off on January 9th and there are already 120 introduced bills. It is going to be a very big housing legislative session and our Legislative Policy Committee members will be very busy reviewing lots of legislation this year. In fact, in the Governor’s State of the State Address...
The Governor’s theme “Colorado for All” includes a focus on affordable housing, an issue he says he’s heard throughout the state. At his swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, January 10th, Polis said the increase in home prices is part of the reason he’ll be calling for changes this year. “We really want to lean into removing some of the barriers that exist to...
On Friday, December 23, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FY 2023 Omnibus spending package, narrowly avoiding a shutdown and funding the federal government through September 30, 2023. The $1.7 trillion spending package includes funding for agency programs and initiatives important to real estate, including: Reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through September 30, 2023; $86 million for HUD Fair...