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Division of Real Estate
Bimonthly Notification
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April, 2026
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Announcements and Upcoming Meetings:
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Stakeholder Engagement Meeting - Colorado Real Estate Commission (CREC):
Colorado Real Estate Commission (CREC) Meeting:
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HOA Info And Resource Center Forum: 2025 Annual Report from the HOA Information & Resource Center
Board of Real Estate Appraisers (BOREA) meeting:
CANCELLED
- Thurs. May 7, 2026, 9 am-2 pm
- The meeting has been CANCELLED
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Division of Real Estate News
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Designated Brokerage and Informed Consent
Real estate brokers are responsible for a wide variety of duties when serving Colorado’s consumers. Certain responsibilities are common across all transactions. These are referred to as Uniform Duties. Additional duties apply when brokers serve as an agent. All licensees are taught about these important duties in pre-licensing education (qualifying education), but, importantly, are responsible for them in every transaction.
For many years, the real estate industry has struggled with one topic in particular: confidentiality. Colorado statute expressly identifies confidential information in the Real Estate Practice Act, describing what information is confidential and that the informed consent of the seller, landlord, buyer, or tenant is required before disclosure. Brokers should review the following statutes:
- Section 12-10-404-Single Agent engaged by seller or landlord
- Section 12-10-405-Single Agent engaged by buyer or agent
- Section 12-10-407-Transaction Broker
Because the Designated Brokerage relationship does not extend to the employing broker nor to any other broker employed or engaged by that employing broker, obtaining informed consent prior to discussing confidential information with any third party is required.
Knowing this, many licensees have questioned the definition of informed consent. Informed consent is a requirement, and licensees must understand that informed consent is a client’s agreement to allow disclosure of confidential information which is based on the full disclosure of facts needed to make the decision intelligently.
Failure to protect the confidentiality of a client may result in damage to the client and to the broker and brokerage firm including, but not limited to financial loss, reputational damage, and license discipline.
On Friday, March 13, Director Waters offered an informational webinar presentation on this important topic. If you missed this live webinar, you may view the recording here:
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HOA Center Annual Report Released
The Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA) is a comprehensive, but also complicated, law that addresses a wide variety of rights and responsibilities for those living in, working in, or working with Common Interest Communities. Each year, the HOA Information and Resource Center prepares a report that discusses a wide range of information collected by the HOA Center. The 2025 HOA Annual Report was released on March 11, 2026, and is available for review.
The 2025 report, and the HOA Center’s prior reports can be found at:
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Division’s Dedication to Consumer Protection
Consumer Protection is the primary mission of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) and the Division of Real Estate. Through licensing, discipline, education, and informed policy, the Division works to protect consumers every day. In honor of National Consumer Protection Week, the Division of Real Estate, along with fellow DORA divisions, held a Day at the Capitol on March 4, 2026.
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The purpose of the event was to inform visitors of the many ways the Division of Real Estate and other DORA divisions protect consumers. More than 150 people attended, including legislators, legislative aides, and even the Governor stopped by to show their support.
Learn more about the Division of Real Estate’s mission here and resources developed for consumers here.
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HOA Information & Resources Center
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April HOA Forum: 2025 Annual Report from the
HOA Information & Resource Center
The HOA Information & Resource Center is pleased to announce that it has released its 2025 Annual Report. The report may be found by navigating to the HOA Information & Resource Center’s website by utilizing the following link: https://dre.colorado.gov/about-the-hoa-center#report.
The HOA Information Officer further invites you to join the HOA Center for a high-level overview of the report to better understand the issues confronting unit owners, declarants, and unit owners' associations in Colorado.
The Annual Report addresses the important topics listed below:
- Registration information, including the number of Common Interest Communities in Colorado and the number of Coloradans living in Common Interest Communities in Colorado
- Analysis of complaints received by the HOA Center
- 2025 Legislative Session Updates
- Other statistical data relevant to HOAs in Colorado.
Please join the HOA Information Officer on Friday, April 17, at 1:00 p.m (MT) for an online-only webinar review of the report.
All are welcome to attend.
Presentation Details:
- Date: Friday, April 17, 2026
- Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (MT)
- Location: Online Webinar Only
You may register for the event here:
On behalf of the HOA Information & Resource Center, we look forward to you joining us.
-HOA Information & Resource Center-
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Note: The Division of Real Estate uses the Zoom platform for webinars. If you have not joined the HOA Information & Resource Center for an HOA Forum before, please consider logging in a few minutes early to ensure that you have the latest version of Zoom installed on your device.
Note: If you are unable to attend, the HOA Information & Resource Center plans to post the slides as well as a recording of the webinar within a few days following the presentation.
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Life is Busy - We Get It!
Did you miss any of our meetings or forums last month? No need to worry! You can click the links below to catch up and stay current with what is going on at the Division of Real Estate.
- March 5, 2026 - Board of Real Estate Appraisers (BOREA) Meeting :
Webinar - Video
- March 6, 2026 - Stakeholder Engagement Meeting - Colorado Real Estate Commission (CREC):
Webinar - Video
- March 13, 2026 - Division Webinar Series: Designated Brokerage and Informed Consent:
Webinar - Video
- March 18, 2026 - Board of Mortgage Loan Originators (MLO) Meeting:
Webinar - Video
- March 27, 2026 - HOA Information & Resource Center Forum: Lawn & Conversion Resources and Waterwise Landcaping
Webinar - Video
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For Division Interested Parties and Licensed Professionals
The Division of Real Estate's bimonthly email is designed to provide Division news, information on upcoming public meetings, rulemaking hearings, and registration links for educational webinars. Additionally, licensed professionals can find updates on licensing deadlines, opportunities for stakeholder engagement, and important practice guidance matters.
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