Top 10 mountain towns in total free fall

Top 10 mountain towns in total free fall

Have you seen the viral video about Colorado ski real estate where it predicts “entire communities evaporating and the seemingly perfect town that has seen its median home price slashed by over 30% in just 6 months”. How real are these  bold predictions?  Hint, look...
Survey results should Nederland buy Eldora, the results surprised

Survey results should Nederland buy Eldora, the results surprised

      In my last blog post, Should the town of Nederland buy Eldora ski resort.  The results were not as clear cut as I had thought. It was evenly split between the two, but the responses were very interesting.  Please see below.  Thank you to everyone...
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...
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...
What two factors predict Colorado ski town prices

What two factors predict Colorado ski town prices

Colorado ski resorts continue holding strong in the face of higher interest rates.  Why are interest rates not the best metric for Colorado ski real estate?   What two factors are driving the difference in ski town fortunes?  Will these trends continue heading into...