Bill to quadruple taxes on short term rental passes out of committee

Bill to quadruple taxes on short term rental passes out of committee

With the failure of proposition HH, the Colorado legislature is on the hunt for tax revenue and nightly rentals are in the cross hairs. Not surprisingly, the recent proposal to quadruple taxes on nightly rentals recently passed out of Colorado legislative committee...
Ready for Colorado property taxes to increase 35%

Ready for Colorado property taxes to increase 35%

    With much fanfare, CO legislators met in a special session to focus on tax relief once again after the searing defeat of HH.  As suspected, the agenda was filled with allot of stuff not related to property taxes (Tabor checks, low income tax credits,...
Wine & Beer in Colorado grocery stores, Big changes to CO liquor laws on ballot and impact on real estate

Wine & Beer in Colorado grocery stores, Big changes to CO liquor laws on ballot and impact on real estate

Colorado is an odd state, prior to a few years ago, you were unable to buy full strength beer in grocery stores. In almost every other state, you can walk into a grocery store and buy wine/beer, but not in Colorado.   A trio of ballot proposals will radically alter...
Cars, tents, vessels now considered homesteads; big impacts on real estate and property owners

Cars, tents, vessels now considered homesteads; big impacts on real estate and property owners

Thanks to one of our readers, Randy, for bringing the recent homestead exemption legislation to my attention as the changes are profound and yet there has been zero media coverage.  The Colorado legislature has just passed a new bill radically changing the meaning of...
Rent Control coming to Colorado: Mobile home parks legislated out of business

Rent Control coming to Colorado: Mobile home parks legislated out of business

With rent prices skyrocketing not just in the Denver metropolitan area but throughout Colorado, rent control is back in the legislature with big changes for property owners, prospective purchasers, and tenants.  The current focus is on mobile home parks with sweeping...
What happens to house prices after Colorado’s most expensive wildfire

What happens to house prices after Colorado’s most expensive wildfire

The recent fires in Boulder County were astounding in regard to location, destruction, and time of year.  Typically, when we think of fire in Colorado we think of the foothills/rural areas and the urban/forest interface in the Spring through Fall.  The recent fires in...