Explore the contracts, disclosures, and notices you may encounter when buying or selling a home. These summaries are educational, not editable transaction forms.
Establishes the buyer’s brokerage relationship, services, agreement term and compensation.
When you may see it: Before brokerage representation or touring under an applicable written buyer agreement.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Explains agency and transaction-broker relationships; not the same as hiring a broker.
When you may see it: When the broker must disclose the working relationship to a prospective buyer.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Sets the seller’s listing relationship, scope of services, marketing period and compensation.
When you may see it: When engaging the brokerage to market a home.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Explains broker relationships when dealing with an unrepresented seller.
When you may see it: When an applicable brokerage disclosure must be delivered to a for-sale-by-owner seller.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗The main purchase agreement setting price, financing, contingencies, deadlines, possession and closing.
When you may see it: With a residential purchase offer and after acceptance.
Colorado Commission formView official form at source ↗Changes selected offer terms before an agreement is fully accepted.
When you may see it: During offer negotiations.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Documents mutually agreed changes to a signed contract, including dates or terms.
When you may see it: When both parties agree to revise an existing contract.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Adds terms applicable to particular residential transactions.
When you may see it: Only when the transaction calls for the specific addendum.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Identifies separate personal property terms or confirms transfer of stated personal property.
When you may see it: When furnishings or other personal items are being conveyed.
May be transaction-specific; check current state form listOfficial source — opens new site ↗Seller reports current actual knowledge about the property’s systems, condition and known issues.
When you may see it: Typically after contracting, by the agreed disclosure deadline.
Colorado Commission formView official form at source ↗Additional seller disclosures for an extra residential or related structure, when relevant.
When you may see it: When the property has structures requiring the supplement.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗States the source of residential square-footage information and its limitations.
When you may see it: When square footage is represented to prospective buyers.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Federally required disclosure package for most pre-1978 housing, with known records and EPA pamphlet.
When you may see it: For applicable pre-1978 residential properties before contract obligations are finalized.
Federal requirement; form/package may be prepared through transaction systemView federal guidance ↗Colorado-specific radon disclosures and required information; obligations depend on current state law.
When you may see it: During applicable residential sale disclosure process.
Colorado statutory requirement; verify current state-approved packageOfficial source — opens new site ↗Identifies the source of water, if not already supplied through the appropriate disclosure.
When you may see it: When water-source information is needed under contract.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Authorizes the release or procurement of HOA / association documents.
When you may see it: For property in a common-interest community.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Lists inspection concerns the buyer requests the seller address.
When you may see it: By the inspection objection deadline in the signed contract.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Records the parties’ agreement resolving inspection objections.
When you may see it: After negotiating inspection items before the applicable resolution deadline.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗States timely objections to title commitments or other title-related materials.
When you may see it: If title review reveals concerns and the contract provides objection rights.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Notifies seller of an appraisal-based objection where the contract provides that right.
When you may see it: By the contractual appraisal objection deadline.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Withdraws a previously delivered appraisal objection.
When you may see it: If buyer elects to withdraw the objection.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Delivers notice of termination when the contract provides an applicable termination right.
When you may see it: Before an applicable deadline or upon a permitted contractual ground.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Documents specified extensions or termination circumstances.
When you may see it: When the parties use the form for an applicable contractual scenario.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Records agreement to revive a terminated contract when allowed.
When you may see it: Only when all parties decide to reinstate a transaction.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Records receipt of earnest-money funds by the appropriate holder.
When you may see it: After buyer deposits earnest money with the designated holder.
May be holder/transaction specificOfficial source — opens new site ↗Documents authorization or disposition of earnest money.
When you may see it: When funds are released under the contract or other applicable process.
May be holder/transaction specificOfficial source — opens new site ↗Directs the closing company as to the parties’ agreed closing arrangements.
When you may see it: During contracting and closing coordination.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Sets the terms if seller stays in the home after closing.
When you may see it: Only when post-closing possession is negotiated.
Colorado Commission formOfficial source — opens new site ↗Summarizes loan terms and closing charges; often supplied by lender or settlement company, not a CREC contract.
When you may see it: Before or at closing, as applicable.
Lender / settlement documentOfficial source — opens new site ↗