scott smith
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Leighty to take the reins for state’s homebuilders
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The state’s politically powerful developers have a new advocate in chief. The Colorado Association of Homebuilders announced Tuesday that Ted Leighty will become the statewide group’s next CEO. Leighty, currently vice president of government affairs for the Colorado Association of REALTORS, will start Nov. 1. From the association’s announcement to the press: “The entire statewide homebuilding…
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Q&A w/Scott Smith: Home builders’ point man talks about housing costs, growth control and more
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Legislative efforts to reform the state’s laws on construction liability – “construction defects” was the buzz phrase – became one of the dominant themes of the 2017 session at the State Capitol. The seemingly obscure issue also became the focus of intense media coverage. After all, the end game mattered a lot to ordinary Coloradans:…