What Colorado ski resort is the best investment? Top two choices

What Colorado ski resort is the best investment? Top two choices

What a run it has been the last several years with most Colorado ski resorts averaging 30-40% / year increases.  Many resort areas are still up double digits for the year, but just like the seasons are beginning to change there is a cold bite to the air in...
Statewide transfer tax gearing up for 2024; I’ll bet 178 million this will not work

Statewide transfer tax gearing up for 2024; I’ll bet 178 million this will not work

  It is amazing, they just called the last races in Colorado a few weeks ago and already there is a ballot initiative to increase taxes further. In the last cycle voters passed an affordable housing initiative and hot on its heals is a new statewide transfer tax...
CO Short term rental elections 20% tax rates approved, what are the results and what does this mean to you and Colorado ski real estate?

CO Short term rental elections 20% tax rates approved, what are the results and what does this mean to you and Colorado ski real estate?

Regardless of party affiliation, this has been a big voting season for Colorado real estate and there was a resounding message relayed at the polls.  Voters in Steamboat Springs, Aspen, Dillon, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Summit County all decided whether...
Denver values up 13%, Summit up 23% for the year, the chart should scare you!

Denver values up 13%, Summit up 23% for the year, the chart should scare you!

The Summit Daily recently posted an article that Fall is a great time to hike a 14er.   I took the pic below of a 13k foot peak the same week the article came out.  Probably not a good time to attempt a peak ascent in the snow. The article on 14ers is eerily similar...
Ruling in Louisiana court halts Frisco’s plan for short term rentals

Ruling in Louisiana court halts Frisco’s plan for short term rentals

  Frisco had originally planned to offer a “locals” only license classification for short term rentals.  A new ruling in Louisiana put these plans on hold and could jeopardize many other communities short term rental laws.  What was in the ruling and...
Steamboat’s occupancy plummets, revenues soar, what is going on?

Steamboat’s occupancy plummets, revenues soar, what is going on?

Steamboat’s occupancy rate “supposedly” plummets 13% from last year, yet accommodation taxes are up an astonishing 48%.    Why is it important to focus on occupancy and sales taxes? How accurate are either of these numbers?  What does this mean for...