Accessing the Real Estate Manual
The Colorado Unabridged Version of the Colorado Real Estate Manual is available for purchase through LexisNexis. Each order for the print version comes with an eBook download at no additional charge. The complimentary eBook allows you to carry the manual with you without any added weight but all of the benefits of a searchable digital manual for quick access to new information, statutes, rules, and position statements for the real estate industry. Order the Real Estate manual through the link below or call 1-800-223-1940.
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Abridged Manual Chapters
Chapter 1: Real Estate Broker License Law
Chapter 2: Real Estate Broker Rules and Regulations
Chapter 3: Real Estate Commission Position Statements
Chapter 5: Common Interest Communities
Chapter 6: Appraiser License Law
Chapter 7: Appraiser Rules and Regulations
Chapter 8: Mortgage Loan Originator License Law
Chapter 9: Mortgage Loan Originator Rules and Regulations and Position Statements
Disclaimer: Content regarding the administrative rule chapters are accurate as of January 1, 2025. To review the current administrative rules for each program, please visit the rules page.
Position Statements
- Real Estate Broker Position Statements
Commission Position 01 - Contracts provided by Principals Selling Real Property
Commission Position 02 - Broker Commissions
Commission Position 03 - RESPA and Referral Fees
Commission Position 04 - Broker’s Payment or Rebating a Portion of an Earned Commission
Commission Position 05 - Interest Bearing Trust or Escrow Accounts
Commission Position 06 - Release of Earnest Money Deposits
Commission Position 07 - Assigning Listing Contracts Relationships and Commissions
Commission Position 08 - Compensation and Assignment of Commission
Commission Position 09 - Working with a For Sale by Owner
Commission Position 10 - Sale of Manufactured Home
Commission Position 11 - Sale of Items Other Than Real Estate
Commission Position 12 - Short Term Rentals
Commission Position 13 - Office Policy Manuals
Commission Position 14 - Broker Buying Property
Commission Position 15 - Leasing and Property Management
Commission Position 16 - Acting as a Transaction-Broker in Particular Types of Transactions
Commission Position 17 - Single Agent vs. Transaction-Broker
Commission Position 18 - Settlement Service Provider Selection
Commission Position 19 - Closing Instructions for Title Company Held Deposits
Commission Position 20 - Licensed and Unlicensed Real Estate Administrative Professionals (REAPs)
Commission Position 21 - Auctioning Real Property
Commission Position 22 - Conflicts of Interest
Commission Position 23 - Lease Options Lease Purchase Agreements and Installment Land Contracts
Commission Position 24 - Apartment Building or Complex Management
Commission Position 25 - Resolving Inspection Issues
Commission Position 26 - Reducing the Buyer Pool
Commission Position 27 - Broker Disclosure of Adverse Material Facts
- Mortgage Loan Originator Position Statements
PS 1.3 Individuals Not Required to be Licensed
PS 1.4 MLO & Mortgage Company Exemptions
PS 1.7 Financial Responsibility Requirement