HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200991.tiffMayor/City Manager March 25, 2020
Dear Weld County Commissioners,
On behalf of our members, the Greeley Area Realtor Association wants to thank and commend you for
your strong leadership during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Your administration has been faced
with unimaginable circumstances and you have met them with diligence and kindness.
In addition to matters of health and safety, our Association is concerned about the potential impacts the
pandemic will have on property owners and residents who are in the process of buying, selling, and
leasing homes and other property. This public health crisis could result in the devastation of the real
estate market, which in turn would have serious and long-lasting impacts to the local economy.
In contemplation of further necessary limitations on local and state government services, we seek to
minimize potential interruptions within the real estate industry by respectfully requesting that real
estate -related services should be considered as essential under any future emergency orders. We are
especially focused on the county clerk services needed to transfer and record property ownership, but
also those services provided by other afiliated industries such as permitting, lending, inspections,
construction, and title/closing services.
Without an express exception for real estate services, any mandated limitations on the physical
movement of our citizens could have devastating short and long-term impacts on the. Currently, Denver
and numerous other counties/cities have acknowledged the importance of the real estate industry to
the basic economic health of its economy.
Please accept this formal request that any "shelter in place" or other orders related to the limitation of
movement of people in our communities include an exception that provides, in substance: "Essential
services related to real estate transactions include, but are not limited to, title searches, appraisals,
permitting, inspections, construction, moving, and the recordation, legal, financial and other services
necessary to complete a transfer of real property."
There remains no doubt the Coronavirus pandemic will disrupt the lives of our residents, but impacts
that would be substantial, especially those that are financial, may be lessened if essential real estate
services can be continued.
REALTORS® are ready to partner with you and your administration, and we are eager to work together
to protect our members, their clients, and our citizens during this crisis. Thank you for your
consideration.
Sincerely,
Julie Jensen, CEO, Greeley Area Realtor Association
Lynette Hanzlicek, Chair, Greeley Area Realtor Association
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