All Colorado resorts close, Breckenridge & Telluride turn off the lights; Real Estate?

All Colorado resorts close, Breckenridge & Telluride turn off the lights; Real Estate?

  First, I hope each of you and your family are doing well in these challenging times.  Above is a pic of my new office, I’m doing my part to be socially distant 😊 (do you know which mountain this is at?)   The coronavirus is rapidly impacting the...
Colorado house prices and building costs increase, Thank Breckenridge

Colorado house prices and building costs increase, Thank Breckenridge

Summit County (Breckenridge, Silverthorne, Frisco) is set to adopt a sustainable building code that would require new residential construction in the county to be among the most energy efficient in the nation (Zero Energy Ready). This new building code will increase...
Can a city “condemn” open space to develop it? Breckenridge will answer this question

Can a city “condemn” open space to develop it? Breckenridge will answer this question

In Colorado, residents love open space and the quality of life it brings.  On the flip side there is a brewing affordability crisis throughout the Denver metro and in every resort community in Colorado.  This leads us to the question; can Breckenridge use eminent...

Ghost kitchens on the rise, ski towns lead the way, 3 impacts on real estate?

“Ghost Kitchens” are on the rise? What are they anyway (no they are not haunted kitchens)?  What is causing this new phenomenon? How will this impact real estate?  My first experience with a “ghost kitchen” was in Breckenridge Colorado about three years ago where I...
2018/19 epic snow and revenue for ski towns, one number paints a different picture

2018/19 epic snow and revenue for ski towns, one number paints a different picture

The 2018/19 season was Epic (or Ikonic depending on your pass preference) with every major resort posting record sales tax revenue, occupancy, and lodging rates.  At the same time real estate continued to skyrocket in most mountain communities.  With all this good...

Breckenridge extends ski season to Memorial day, should real estate owners get excited?

Vail resorts, the owner of Breckenridge, Vail, Keystone, and Crested Butte, announced that Breckenridge would stay open until Memorial Day (one month longer than their original closing date).  They will close one month later in future years.  At the same time, they...