Colorado’s Written Brokerage Agreement Law: What Buyers, Sellers, and Agents Need to Know
A 2026 Colorado law ended default transaction brokerage. Here’s when you need a written agreement with a broker, what it must say, and what hasn’t changed.
Special Warranty vs. General Warranty Deeds in Colorado: What Your Deed Actually Promises
Colorado’s four statutory deed forms, what each one promises about title, what “subject to statutory exceptions” really means, and how title insurance fits in.
How to Read a Colorado Title Commitment Before Your Deadline Passes
What a Colorado title commitment contains, how requirements and exceptions work, which notices state law requires, and how to act before title deadlines.
Earnest Money Disputes in Colorado: Who Gets the Deposit When a Deal Falls Apart?
Who keeps the earnest money when a Colorado home sale falls apart: termination rights, liquidated damages, the 120-day notice, mediation, and your options.
What Does a Seller Have to Disclose When Selling a Home in Colorado?
What Colorado home sellers must disclose: known latent defects, the Seller’s Property Disclosure, statutory and lead-based paint disclosures, and what’s generally exempt.
Easements and Boundary Problems in Colorado: What Property Owners Should Know
How easements are created in Colorado, when long-term use can become a prescriptive easement, the 18-year adverse possession rule, and ILCs versus full surveys.
Buying a Home in a Colorado HOA: The Documents to Read Before Your Deadline
The HOA documents to read before you buy in a Colorado community, the contract deadlines for reviewing them, and what to look for in budgets, reserves, and rules.
Selling an Inherited Home in Colorado: Who Can Sign, and When
Who can sell an inherited house in Colorado depends on how it was titled: joint tenancy, beneficiary deed, trust, or probate through a personal representative.
Owning Colorado Real Estate Through an LLC or Trust: What Changes and What Doesn’t
Holding Colorado real estate in an LLC or trust: statements of authority, trust title, mortgage due-on-sale issues, title insurance, and transfer paperwork.
Can a Court Force a Colorado Real Estate Sale to Close? Understanding Specific Performance
When a Colorado court may order a real estate sale to close, how the standard contract limits the remedy, what buyers must prove, and how a lis pendens works.
What Actually Happens at a Real Estate Closing in Colorado
A closing that goes smoothly isn’t luck. It’s what happens when the paperwork gets the same attention as the deal itself.
The Contract Deadlines Buyers and Sellers Miss in Colorado
A signed contract isn’t the finish line. It’s a list of deadlines. Here’s what buyers and sellers most often miss.