Tax bills double in  CO mountain towns, new legislation doesn’t help, you can reduce your taxes   

Tax bills double in  CO mountain towns, new legislation doesn’t help, you can reduce your taxes   

Our legislative branch and Governor have touted a new proposal to drastically reduce property taxes after they have skyrocketed due to increasing values and the elimination of the Gallagher amendment.  Unfortunately the new bill will not help the overwhelming...
“Apparently we are too stupid”; Colorado Mayors Blast Polis’ statewide zoning proposal

“Apparently we are too stupid”; Colorado Mayors Blast Polis’ statewide zoning proposal

With a supermajority, the legislature has been busy crafting bills that will radically alter the real estate landscape.  The recent proposal allows the state to dictate zoning in every county throughout Colorado and eliminate single family zoning. Colorado mayors...

New affordable housing rule, government has first right of refusal on properties

  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.  On the surface, the new proposal sounds innocuous, but the devil is always...
Colorado property values soften.  Ready for a 51% jump in your property taxes

Colorado property values soften.  Ready for a 51% jump in your property taxes

Get ready for sticker shock as this year is a reassessment year.  As values soften throughout the state, will your property taxes finally go down?  Unfortunately the short answer is just the opposite, look for your taxes to jump an astronomical amount. ...
2023 Colorado real estate predictions, will the party continue one more year?

2023 Colorado real estate predictions, will the party continue one more year?

Wow, 2022 has been quite the year in real estate.  In Denver, the average home  price peaked at $913,000, a whopping 52% increase from 2019. In Summit County (home to Breckenridge, Keystone, etc..) the average home is 1.2m up 116% since the pandemic. Even with higher...
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...