Advocacy

With the upcoming election in November right around the corner, the Metro Housing Coalition has been hard at work assessing the political landscape, interviewing candidates and finalizing endorsements and contributions in races to help support our industry. While 2022 is generally considered an off year, with a smaller number of municipalities holding elections than in…

October 4, 2022 Metro Housing Coalition Endorses Pro-Housing Candidates in November Election With the upcoming election in November right around the corner, the Metro Housing Coalition has been hard at work assessing the political landscape, interviewing candidates and finalizing endorsements and contributions in races to help support our industry. While 2022 is generally considered an…

Ted Leighty is CEO of the Colorado Association of Home Builders, and Home Builders Association of Metro Denver Coloradans need a smart, balanced and cost-effective approach toward reducing the state’s carbon footprint. That includes giving high priority to consumers’ interests in any strategy moving forward. It also means avoiding untested, risky and costly policies while…

September 6, 2022 HBA of Metro Denver Inaugural Clay Shooting Event Hits Fundraising Target On August 25, more than 70 members of the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver participated in our first sporting clay tournament to raise funds for our new Strategic Issues Fund. The event took place at Colorado Clays in Brighton, with each…

Following Part 1 of this series, we re-join Host and Chairman Earl Wright, CEO of the Colorado Association of Homebuilders and CEO of the HBA of Metro Denver, Ted Leighty, Founder of Confluence Companies Tim Walsh, and CSI 2022 Mike A. Leprino Fellow and report author Evelyn Lim. They continue their conversation about the state of the Colorado housing market, the goals of…

The Impact of New Energy Codes on Colorado’s Fraught Housing Market: Parts 1 & 2 The issue of housing is one we tackle repeatedly on Common Sense Digest because it touches every single Coloradan in some way and impacts the overall economic health and well-being of the state. Building off our recent report The Uncertain Future…

By: Andrew de Naray Whether it’s the desire for a home that’s a blank canvas in a prime location, or modern living with the latest technology and features, people will always want to build new homes. While the housing market appears to be undergoing a shift and there’s been a recent uptick in inventory, homebuyers…

The Inflation Reduction Act does nothing to Reduce Inflation on Housing! Take action today!   Contact your Senator and seek removal of provisions in the reconciliation legislation pressuring state and local governments to adopt unwarranted building and energy codes. Requiring adoption of these ICC or ASHRAE codes will drive up housing costs negatively impacting housing affordability. Read More

August 2, 2022 City of Aurora to delay implementation of the 2021 ICC until next spring The City of Aurora adopted the 2021 International Building Codes earlier this year and set an enforcement/implementation date of October 31, 2022. After making this decision, the City received request from the HBA of Metro Denver and other active…

Jerry Konter, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Savannah, Ga., issued the following statement in response to today’s House Ways and Means Committee Hearing, Nowhere to Live: Profits, Disinvestment, and the American Housing Crisis: “Committee members at today’s hearing would have benefited by hearing directly from…