New Construction law in CO will it help or hurt

New Construction law in CO will it help or hurt

  The Colorado Legislature has proposed a new law to limit lawsuits against builders in order to incentivize builders to increase supply of affordable housing.  Will the new law help or hurt the market.  What is in the new bill and how does it radically change...
Who really owns nightly rentals in CO, the answer will surprise

Who really owns nightly rentals in CO, the answer will surprise

The primary argument in nightly rental regulation debates is that locals who rent their properties would not be able to stay in the community so any regulations would drastically hurt locals. How true is this argument?  A new study sheds substantial light on this...
2025 Colorado real estate predictions, will prices stay flat or fall?

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

Wow, 2024 has been quite the year in real estate.  The beginning of the year started out good but as interest rates rose substantially volumes dropped off a cliff and prices began falling in some markets.  At the same time, we are seeing substantial increases in...
4 golden rules of Ski investing

4 golden rules of Ski investing

I learned the hard way about investing in mountain towns.  I successfully lost over 100k on my first ski investment property!  Hindsight 20/20 I violated 1 of the 4 golden rules of investing in mountain property.  I developed these 4 rules after evaluating thousands...
Moose now use crosswalks, is this a harbinger for 3 big changes in Colorado ski real estate

Moose now use crosswalks, is this a harbinger for 3 big changes in Colorado ski real estate

Having lived and worked in the Colorado mountains for almost 25 years I have witnessed first hand the radical transformation that has occurred in every single ski town. How have ski town demographics changed? Is the moose a harbinger for big changes in each mountain...
Hottest and Coldest Real Estate Markets in Colorado: Surprising Insights!

Hottest and Coldest Real Estate Markets in Colorado: Surprising Insights!

Zillow analyzed appreciation over the last 4 years (basically the pandemic real estate gold rush) to see the cumulative appreciation.  Which markets performed the best and which ones the worst in Colorado and even more importantly why?  Why are some markets hotter...