Construction Defects Litigation Reform in Colorado

By: Kathie Barstnar Fall 2017 Issue

Five years, a coalition of more than 55 organizations and 41 mayors, nearly $900,000 spent on social media and communications, and countless hours at the negotiating table finally resulted in victory around the issue of “construction defects litigation reform” in Colorado.

Advocacy Articles from Previous Issues

By: Alex Ford
Summer 2017 Issue
Uncertainty about how the Trump administration will fulfill its promises to vastly decrease the number of federal regulations is creating uncertainty for the CRE industry.
By: Andrew Carpenter
Summer 2017 Issue
Transit advocacy doesn’t have to move slowly through layers of bureaucracy: in Atlanta, advocates have been mobilizing to improve bus stops in their own neighborhoods.
By: Rachel Brown
Spring 2017 Issue
A CRE services and investment organization has long recognized the value of a diverse workforce.

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Development’s summer 2025 issue explores experiential retail and the brick-and-mortar resurgence. Also featured: a modern warehouse campus in Toronto that honors its manufacturing heritage; a coalition of Oregon real estate organizations working to revitalize downtown Portland; and the creative capital stack strategy behind a mixed-use project in West Baltimore.

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The spring 2025 issue offers insights about where the office market might be heading over the coming year, explores the complexities of mission critical development, and provides detailed looks at two transformative mixed-use projects: The Bowl at Ballantyne in Charlotte and Baltimore Peninsula in Maryland.

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Development magazine’s winter issue delves into the evolving uses of artificial intelligence in the commercial real estate industry, from lease management and building operations to portfolio assessment and data analysis.  

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