BIG NEWS: Homestead is a 2026 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics Finalist.
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Homestead Management Corporation, a family-owned HOA and community association management company serving Colorado and Arizona, has been named a 2026 finalist for the BBB Foundation Torch Awards for Ethics in the Central Colorado region, Medium Business category. Homestead Management Corporation has been named a 2026 finalist for the BBB Foundation Torch Awards for Ethics.
Of every kind of recognition a business could receive, this one hits differently. Not recognition for our size. Not for our financial success. Not for how quickly we have grown. Recognition for how we do business. And for a family-owned company approaching its 50th anniversary, it is difficult to imagine an honor that could mean more.
View Homestead on BBB’s official 2026 finalist list →
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When Homestead President and CEO Will Such received the news, he called company founders—and his parents—Dwight and Julie Such.
Will had nearly forgotten that Homestead had entered the competition. But when he explained that the company had been selected as a finalist by BBB specifically for its ethics, he could hear the pride in Dwight’s response.
“I could hear the smile in my dad’s voice. We weren’t being recognized for revenue, growth, or another business metric. We were being recognized for our ethics—and for everything that represents.”
— Will Such, President and CEO
“It seems others are trying to reinvent how you do business. It’s just how you do business.”
— Julia Such, Co-Founder
Dwight and Julie did not set out to create an “ethics program.” They believed there was a right way to treat people, a right way to keep a promise, and a right way to take responsibility for something entrusted to you.
You tell people the truth. You do what you said you would do. You protect the interests of the people who trusted you. You take responsibility when something goes wrong. And you do the right thing whether or not anyone is watching.
To Dwight and Julie, those ideas were not a business strategy or a marketing position. They were simply how you did business.
Nearly 50 years later, BBB has recognized Homestead for continuing to do business that way.
Homestead’s story began in 1978 when Dwight Such was serving on the Board of Directors for his own community in Arvada, Colorado. When the community’s management relationship dissolved, Dwight stepped in to help. One community led to another. Board members and homeowners referred Homestead to people they knew. Julie joined Dwight as co-founder, and what began as a side responsibility grew into a family business.
Homestead did not grow by purchasing management portfolios, acquiring competitors, or combining companies under a new name. It grew organically through trust. Today, Homestead serves communities across Colorado and Arizona with dedicated Community Managers, specialized support departments, modern technology, structured training, and companywide quality control. The company has changed tremendously since 1978. The standard has not.
Honesty when the news is difficult
One example involved a delayed repair. Our team explained the cause, acknowledged the inconvenience, provided a realistic timeline, and continued communicating until the work was completed. The delay was frustrating. Clear communication and follow-through helped rebuild trust.
Employees who help improve the work
We described an employee who identified inconsistent communication with residents and recommended changes. That input led to a revised communication protocol—a practical example of why employees need a voice in improving service.
Accountability for how results are achieved
Our application described performance evaluations that consider both results and the conduct behind them, supported by training, mentoring, and discussions of real workplace situations.
These are examples from Homestead’s application. They reflect the expectations we bring to our work: communicate honestly, listen carefully, take responsibility, and follow through.
Our responsibility to community extends beyond the associations we manage. In our 2026 Torch Awards application, we shared examples of team involvement in Coats for Colorado, participation in the Arizona Association of Community Managers’ Volunteer Committee, and a backpack drive supporting students and families. We are continuing to develop our community-service efforts, creating opportunities for employees to contribute to causes that matter to them and the places they call home.
The principles Dwight and Julie practiced instinctively have become the expectations we now place on every person at Homestead.
These values were not written for an award application. They were written to protect the way Homestead has always believed business should be done.
Boards entrust their management company with community funds, confidential records, contractual obligations, property, homeowner relationships, and decisions that can affect hundreds of families.
Ethical management does not mean every decision will be easy or every answer will be popular. It means the Association receives the truth, professional guidance, and follow-through it needs to make responsible decisions.
Being named a BBB Torch Awards for Ethics finalist does not mean Homestead will never make a mistake. It means we believe you should judge us by how we respond.
We are tremendously proud to be named a 2026 BBB Foundation Torch Awards for Ethics finalist. We are proud of Dwight and Julie for building a company rooted in relationships and integrity. We are proud of the people who have protected that legacy across nearly five decades.
And we are proud that the principles which began as “just how you do business” continue to guide Homestead today.
The BBB Foundation Torch Awards for Ethics recognize businesses committed to leadership character, workplace culture, customer relationships, and community support. Homestead Management Corporation is a 2026 finalist in the Central Colorado Medium Business category.
View Homestead on BBB’s official 2026 finalist list →
Homestead has been named a 2026 finalist for the BBB Foundation Torch Awards for Ethics. Final award results have not yet been announced.
Homestead was founded in 1978 around principles of honesty, responsibility, stewardship, and keeping commitments. Recognition specifically for ethics validates the values that have guided the company across generations.
The HMC Shield is Homestead’s five-part statement of expectations: Do What You Said; Tell the Truth Early; Own the Outcome; Do Right When No One Is Watching; and Solve Forward.
Homestead provides full-service community association management across Colorado’s Front Range and is expanding into the Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona.
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