Last Updated:
June 29, 2010
Colorado Real Estate
Do you know what the Colorado Association of Realtors Government Affairs Division and the Political Survival Fund have done for you and your business lately?
As a Colorado REALTOR(R), I hope you do because we are the most effective voice for you in the State Capitol.
My team at CAR and I work every day to make sure our Legislature and state regulatory agencies are passing laws and regulations that create a healthy business environment for all our hardworking members like you as well as making sure homeownership remains accessible to Colorado families.
Given the state of the economy we have had to redouble our efforts over the last eighteen months to make sure that our elected representatives are not taking actions that will impede the rapid recovery of Colorado's real estate market. This has meant fighting against a bevy of proposed costly, new regulations. As every REALTOR(R) knows, now is not the time to make the buying and selling of a home more costly and arduous by adding new fees, paperwork and regulations.
I am happy to report that we have had a number of victories during the most recent legislative session. With your support we were able to:
- Enable brokers to place liens on commercial property for unpaid lease commissions
- Stop a multitude of efforts to deter growth and property investment
- Enable new provisions to protect an individual's right to freely own and transfer property
- Improve the Colorado Foreclosure Act to better facilitate short sales and foreclosure sales
- Stop local government from denying development permits for owners who choose not to voluntarily place rent controls on their units
- Stop private boaters and rafting companies from accessing private property without the owner's consent or just compensation
To be completely frank with you, each one of these would have directly and negatively impacted your bottom line if we had not succeeded. But I am relieved to tell you that you do not have to worry about any of these this year.
I know you need to be able put all your energy into running your business these days and that's why my team is watching out for your interests at the State Capitol. This year's upcoming elections are going to be critical for our state and your business. With your help CAR will identify and help elect pro-REALTOR(R) candidates of all political parties and at all levels of government.
Without a doubt we have much critical work ahead of us. I look forward to keeping you up-to-date throughout this year about all that we are doing to strengthen your business.
I also thank you for your past support and for your willingness to take action and let your representatives hear your voice on important realtor issues. Working together we can accomplish a great deal.