Transaction coordinator in Denver: CBS1, metro districts and costs

What does a Denver transaction coordinator handle?

Denver files use the statewide CBS1, the Commission's residential contract, so the deadline table and notice rules are the ones every Colorado broker uses. A Denver coordinator's job is to read that table off the executed copy, note which rows the brokers deleted, and keep the title company, lender and other broker moving toward the Closing Date.

The Commission's CP-20 position governs unlicensed coordinators here as everywhere in the state. They may order title commitments, send contract copies, collect due diligence documents and receipt earnest money. They may not interpret the form or fill it in on their own, and they must tell the people they deal with that they aren't licensed.

The Denver MLS and its reporting area

The Denver Metro Association of REALTORS publishes a monthly market trends report sourced from REcolorado. It covers 11 counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and Park. Colorado REALTORS reports a separate seven-county Denver metro figure, so the two sets of numbers don't line up exactly.

Where the Denver market stood in September 2026

DMAR's September 2026 report, published October 3, counted 2,849 closings across its 11 counties. That was down 21.39% from September 2025 and the fewest September closings in its records, which go back to 2008. Pending sales slipped to 2,908.

Attached homes are the weaker half. DMAR put the condo and townhome median at $365,500, down 6.28%, with 7.21 months of inventory. Colorado REALTORS said 64% of seven-county sales in September included seller concessions. Every concession has to land on the settlement statement in the agreed amount, which is a line a coordinator checks before closing.

Metro districts and the tax certificate

When a Denver-area home sits in a special taxing or metropolitan district, the CBS1 makes sure the buyer hears about it. Section 8.4 prints a warning in capitals that such districts can raise costs through mill levies and fees, and tells buyers to check with the county treasurer, assessor or clerk and recorder. It also has a blank for the district's website.

Section 8.5 then requires a tax certificate listing the districts that affect the property, delivered by the Record Title Deadline. The contract has boxes for whether seller or buyer pays for it. If the certificate is unsatisfactory to the buyer, the buyer may terminate. A coordinator should confirm the certificate actually arrived with the title commitment instead of assuming it came in the same package.

What a Denver transaction coordinator costs

We found no Denver-only price card, but two Colorado coordinating firms publish $400 for one side and $700 for both. At the county recorder, the state documentary fee of one cent per $100 adds about $57 to a $565,000 sale. The TC fee per file calculator turns a per-file price into a yearly cost at your volume.

DeedSpring is a technology-based transaction coordinator. Give it a signed CBS1 and it builds the calendar, reviews each Denver file hourly, and prepares follow-up messages that wait for your approval. It has no Denver office and no Colorado license. For the deadline arithmetic, see the contract deadline calculator and our TC checklist.

Freelance TC, TC company or DeedSpring: which fits a Denver agent?

The table sets the usual options side by side. A good freelance TC is worth every dollar on a messy file. What most agents are really paying for, though, is someone who never misses a date and always chases the lender. Software does that on every file at once.

To see what the gap means across a year of files, put your numbers into the TC fee per file calculator.

Compare plans on the DeedSpring pricing page.