These Colorado Cities will rewind to 2019: the list will Surprise

These Colorado Cities will rewind to 2019: the list will Surprise

The appreciation over the last seven years throughout Colorado has been astounding, but now it is time to pay the piper.  What cities in Colorado are most at risk of rewinding most if not all of the Covid appreciation gains?  Why are “suburban” markets more at risk...
Colorado snubbed in ‘best places to live’ report

Colorado snubbed in ‘best places to live’ report

This week, U.S. News and World report again released its popular ‘best places to live’ ranking, and once again, Colorado got snubbed in a big way. Just two short years ago Colorado Springs ranked as the 3rd-best place to live in the United States in the same report...
13k jobs lost, Colorado population declines, business leaders ring alarm bells

13k jobs lost, Colorado population declines, business leaders ring alarm bells

  Colorado is losing businesses and jobs at an alarming rate.  The Colorado Chamber of Commerce has been sounding an alarm for years about excessive regulation and last year more people moved out of Colorado than into the state. Not only are people leaving but...
Will Colorado ski prices drop this Spring/Summer

Will Colorado ski prices drop this Spring/Summer

Colorado ski resorts have continued holding strong in the face of higher interest rates.  Why are interest rates not the best metric for Colorado ski real estate? Which ski towns are performing better than others?  What two factors are driving the difference in ski...
Was this ski season really a disaster for Colorado, the numbers don’t lie

Was this ski season really a disaster for Colorado, the numbers don’t lie

Colorado is having a tough year.  Snowfall was down nearly 60% over the holidays, resulting in only about 11% of skiable terrain being opened in December and skier visits are down 20%.  Vail resorts, the largest ski operator, is getting hit hard as seen in the stock...
Legalized prostitution impacts Colorado real estate

Legalized prostitution impacts Colorado real estate

I was asked a question by one of my readers, what will legalized prostitution mean for Colorado real estate prices?  If you haven’t seen it, there is a new senate bill to legalize prostitution in Colorado by promoting “commercial sexual activity”’; the proposal goes...