Colorado calls taxes junk fees: 4 huge changes for landlords

Colorado calls taxes junk fees: 4 huge changes for landlords

2025 was the year for housing in the Colorado legislature; the underlying theme is that more regulation of everything will somehow bring costs down.  Unfortunately the opposite is occurring with many lower priced rentals drastically increasing prices to comply with...
Colorado Statewide mandate 20 houses on any lot

Colorado Statewide mandate 20 houses on any lot

Colorado has continued pushing for statewide zoning in the last several legislative sessions.  The new proposal, House Bill 26-114 would radically alter every community in Colorado. The new bill mandates 2k foot min lot sizes statewide (no exceptions for any cities)....
Colorado eliminates private property insurance

Colorado eliminates private property insurance

  After the Marshall fire, the state of Colorado embarked on a process to eliminate private property insurance.  The first step the legislature took was to implement a study of why clean up from wildfires was inadequate and why insurance companies should be on...
Pot reclassified, what does this mean for Colorado

Pot reclassified, what does this mean for Colorado

With the stroke of a pen, President Trump has radically altered federal law in regard to Cannabis.  The big news is that Marijuana is no longer in the same classification as heroin.  What does this mean for Colorado’s Cannabis industry?  How will this impact Colorado...
Steamboat vs Vail, let the tax wars begin.  Which city has a better solution?

Steamboat vs Vail, let the tax wars begin.  Which city has a better solution?

Two high end Colorado ski towns are taking radically different stances on tourism.  Vail  had proposed a 17% short term rental sales tax, while Steamboat is taking the opposite approach by proposing to tax vacant homes.  Which solution is correct?  What does each one...