Colorado Property taxes jump 40%

Colorado Property taxes jump 40%

How can property taxes jump 40% since 2023 when values are basically flat in most areas?  Is there anything you can do about it?  In 2022, with property values and in turn taxes surging, the Colorado governor signed a grand bargain to save on property taxes in...
Survey results Will prices in Colorado rise or fall? Why is Colorado more optimistic?

Survey results Will prices in Colorado rise or fall? Why is Colorado more optimistic?

      In my last blog post, Colorado has largest Golden Handcuffs in the US, I launched my first Colorado to see what the readers of my blog thought, the results were different than I would have predicted.  There was a clear consensus of where real...
Colorado has largest Golden Handcuffs in the US

Colorado has largest Golden Handcuffs in the US

    Colorado has the  biggest gap between the average mortgage rate borrowers are holding and what the market is which could create a bigger disincentive to sell, according to a study from U.S. News & World Report.  Why does Colorado have the largest...
One ski town goes all in on taxing second homeowners more

One ski town goes all in on taxing second homeowners more

After the legislature last year approved the ability to tax second homeowners more, one ski town is going all in establishing a “vacancy tax” for property owners.  Ironically nightly rentals can be considered “vacant”.   What is in the new Vacancy tax...
New CO law makes landlords pay for damage to their property

New CO law makes landlords pay for damage to their property

Every recent legislative session in Colorado continues to have a few bills that are perplexing.  The most recent law would allow someone who is renting a property to not pay for any damages to the property and be fully refunded their security deposit.  What is the new...
2025 mid year Colorado real estate predictions, will prices stay flat or fall?

2025 mid year Colorado real estate predictions, will prices stay flat or fall?

  A ton of big economic changes have occurred during the first half of the year including tariffs, higher than predicted interest rates and now substantial recession talk.  What does this all mean for Colorado real estate for the remainder of 25?  Will prices...