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...
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...