In the waning hours of the legislative session, a grand tax bill reduction was introduced to supposedly offset the 40-50% increases in the last tax cycle. The headlines are everywhere “Bipartisan bill would bring long-term property tax relief for Colorado homeowners”....
Of U.S. cities with more than half a million residents, only Denver’s overall violent crime (including aggravated assault, sex assault, robbery and homicide) has risen by more than 90% between 2012 and 2022, according to FBI data. What does the surge in crime mean...
Although HH, the Colorado tax reduction initiative was ultimately defeated, there was one profound item in the legislation that will have far reaching impacts. One of the biggest changes in the proposal is that second homeowners (non-primary residents) are now paying...
With much fanfare, CO legislators met in a special session to focus on tax relief once again after the searing defeat of HH. As suspected, the agenda was filled with allot of stuff not related to property taxes (Tabor checks, low income tax credits,...
Joining Denver and some of Colorado's biggest ski towns, which have created strict rules for STRs in recent years, residents across Jefferson County (suburb of Denver) say they have fallen victim to an issue that has long plagued other parts of the state. Why are the...
The good times continue to roll on. Inventory is down and prices are stabilizing and still increasing in some markets. When will there be a reset in Colorado real estate prices. What happens when this cycle ends? Are there opportunities currently? Where will new...
Many counties in Colorado are now using an online auction program for foreclosure sales which provides an interesting comparison of where distressed real estate deals are occurring. Denver, the most populous county in Colorado, is not even close to the top of the...
Colorado has not learned from the debacles in Florida and California and instead created their own public property insurance plan in the recent legislative session. Furthermore, the government now dictates the amount of insurance that must be provided by carriers. ...
Hopefully many of you on this list took the time to appeal your Colorado property taxes. I absolutely did! For my appeal, I filed the formal appeal and also spoke with the assessor to discuss. I got my letter this week and the assessor refused to adjust the value...
Wow, the first half of 2023 has been relatively good in real estate throughout most markets. Volumes are down substantially, but there has been little movement in prices. Even with higher interest rates, most areas have stayed relatively flat, but the winds are...
SmartAsset uncovered the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. To identify the top boomtowns in America in 2021, they looked at the most recently available data for 500 of the largest cities across the following seven metrics: population change, unemployment rate,...
Colorado property taxes were set to jump almost 50% in some markets which finally go the attention of the Colorado Governor. At the last minute, Governor Polis put together a proposal that supposedly will drastically save taxpayers. What is in the new proposal? ...
Get ready for sticker shock; as you will be receiving your new tax assessment in the next few weeks (typically the beginning of May) and time is of the essence as you have a limited window if you want to fight your tax value. How can assessed values continue to...
I’m asked daily what happens to prices in high cost cities like Denver. Will prices stabilize due to the Golden handcuffs of low rates? Will prices go into a free fall due to higher mortgage rates? Historically there is a correlation between rents and prices,...
With a supermajority, the legislature has been busy crafting bills that will radically alter the real estate landscape. The recent proposal allows the state to dictate zoning in every county throughout Colorado and eliminate single family zoning. Colorado mayors are...
Every time I turn around there is yet another proposal to implement rent control. The newest house bill concerning requiring just cause for an eviction recently passed its first hearing. On the surface it sounds harmless, but the details are the most troublesome of...
There is yet another proposal in the statehouse on affordable housing. This new bill would allow governments the first right of refusal on basically any multifamily property. On the surface, the new proposal sounds innocuous, but the devil is always in the...
Last year Denver passed an “affordable housing program” that requires multifamily developments to pay linkage fees and/or reserve a percentage of units for low income housing. What has happened to apartment construction since passage? Were my original predictions...
What a run it has been the last several years with most Colorado ski resorts averaging 30-40% / year increases. Many resort areas are still up double digits for the year, but just like the seasons are beginning to change there is a cold bite to the air in Colorado...
It is amazing, they just called the last races in Colorado a few weeks ago and already there is a ballot initiative to increase taxes further. In the last cycle voters passed an affordable housing initiative and hot on its heals is a new statewide transfer tax...
I recently receive a Denver Metro Association of realtor’s newsletter touting: “People have been flocking to the Mile High City from more expensive cities in search of a cheaper cost of living and to work remotely in the Rocky Mountains. “ Is this leading to higher...
