AI is the hottest term on Wall street with stocks tanking or zooming based on their AI longevity. Can the same be said about real estate? Are some real estate markets better positioned for AI than others? How exposed are Boulder and Denver to the coming AI...
The legislature is back at it again, thinking that they are going to solve the housing crisis by even more regulations and expense on property owners. The new proposal (HB 26-1106) will essentially ban evictions in many towns and quadruple the cost of evictions...
As the pandemic trends continue to reverse and buyers fall back into old habits, we are seeing a huge pull back towards urban areas. Does this mean Denver is set for a huge rebound? What are the best metro markets to invest in Colorado and why? What trends...
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...
I was surprised to see the news that Eldora, in Boulder County, is up for sale. What caused the sale of Eldora. What does this mean for real estate in Nederland, CO? Why is the town of Nederland buying a ski resort? Is this even a good idea? Are property owners...
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...
The above is a picture of what we found in a property we were involved in; needless to say they did not get their security deposit back due to some huge electrical problems, water issues, etc....! Although, all eyes and media attention seems to be...
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...
The recent tourism data shows visitors spent over 28 billion dollars visiting Colorado. At the same time more business are packing up shop and heading for greener pastures. Why the diverging fates for tourism and businesses. Is the trend of increasing tourism and...
I was surprised to see the news that Eldora, in Boulder County, is up for sale. What caused the sale of Eldora. What does this mean for real estate in Nederland, CO? Who will buy Eldora and what does this mean long term for the area? A Brief History of Eldora ski...
With three wildfires burning in the front range as I write this and thousands evacuated, it is crucial to know the number one mistake that is made in a wildfire disaster. Do you know what the significance of the picture of the government facility above? Being a...
There is yet another proposal in the statehouse on affordable housing. This new bill would allow governments the first right of refusal on basically any multifamily property and require notice to the government of any intent to sell prior to listing with huge fines...
Just like in California, Colorado recently passed a bill to create a statewide insurance plan to write insurance policies in high risk areas. Why are most major insurers now leaving California? What does this mean for the future of property insurance in Colorado?...
It is amazing that Colorado continues to pursue a growth strategy throughout the state with the knowledge that we are basically out of water. The issue of water is coming to a head in one part of the state. Colorado is legally required to stop irrigating...
The Colorado legislature is out of control with their housing bills. The newest bill: “Real Property owner unit association collections” will drastically increase HOA fees for every property owner and likely could bankrupt many homeowner associations. What is in this...
Wow, 2023 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. What do the changes mean for Colorado real estate in 2024? Will prices have a...
Colorado is expensive (as shown above for Boulder) and the legislature thinks they once again have the answer. In the last legislative session all eyes were focused on a sweeping land use proposal basically outlawing single family zoning which was ultimately...
The good times continue to roll on. Inventory is down and prices are stabilizing and still increasing in some markets. When will there be a reset in Colorado real estate prices. What happens when this cycle ends? Are there opportunities currently? Where will new...
It is not very frequently Denver and Detroit get lumped together for anything. But both cities unfortunately have a few things in common now. In this case Denver and Detroit take top honors as top 10 states in a Redfin study where more people are looking to leave...
SmartAsset uncovered the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. To identify the top boomtowns in America in 2021, they looked at the most recently available data for 500 of the largest cities across the following seven metrics: population change, unemployment rate,...
