2025 Colorado real estate predictions, will prices stay flat or fall?

2025 Colorado real estate predictions, will prices stay flat or fall?

Wow, 2024 has been quite the year in real estate.  The beginning of the year started out good but as interest rates rose substantially volumes dropped off a cliff and prices began falling in some markets.  At the same time, we are seeing substantial increases in...
4 golden rules of Ski investing

4 golden rules of Ski investing

I learned the hard way about investing in mountain towns.  I successfully lost over 100k on my first ski investment property!  Hindsight 20/20 I violated 1 of the 4 golden rules of investing in mountain property.  I developed these 4 rules after evaluating thousands...
Colorado joins a club of six, ready to go back to 95?

Colorado joins a club of six, ready to go back to 95?

I continue to hear that Colorado has a huge shortage of housing, at the same time Colorado just reached a milestone where current inventory handily surpassed prepandemic levels.  What do the 6 states have in common with the biggest increases in inventory?  What does...
Every Colorado ski town has made one huge mistake 

Every Colorado ski town has made one huge mistake 

  It is crazy to think that every major ski town in Colorado has made the same major mistake and that nobody has noticed until  or done anything until now.  What caused every ski town to duplicate the same mistake? What does this mean for property owners? When...
Hottest and Coldest Real Estate Markets in Colorado: Surprising Insights!

Hottest and Coldest Real Estate Markets in Colorado: Surprising Insights!

Zillow analyzed appreciation over the last 4 years (basically the pandemic real estate gold rush) to see the cumulative appreciation.  Which markets performed the best and which ones the worst in Colorado and even more importantly why?  Why are some markets hotter...
New impact fees in Colorado without a vote: ready to pay 50k more to build a commercial building?

New impact fees in Colorado without a vote: ready to pay 50k more to build a commercial building?

A lot happened last legislative session and I totally missed a recent law that could have huge impacts on property owners.  A new Colorado law that went into effect in May allows fire districts to levy “impact fees” on any property without a vote.  What does this mean...