Denver Court case increases property taxes for all Colorado property owners

Denver Court case increases property taxes for all Colorado property owners

In Colorado there seems to be a pervasive theory that the entire state should focus on a few outliers even if it means higher taxes and costs for everyone else and there is no longer a pragmatic approach to anything in Colorado.  A recent example is a Colorado Supreme...
How does affordable housing impact Colorado ski real estate prices

How does affordable housing impact Colorado ski real estate prices

In my blog last week Is affordable housing  causing the surge in ski town home prices? I asked the question what was the impact on affordable housing in relation to ski prices .  I was pretty surprised at the resounding answer regarding affordable housing   What...
These Colorado Cities will rewind to 2019: the list will Surprise

These Colorado Cities will rewind to 2019: the list will Surprise

The appreciation over the last seven years throughout Colorado has been astounding, but now it is time to pay the piper.  What cities in Colorado are most at risk of rewinding most if not all of the Covid appreciation gains?  Why are “suburban” markets more at risk...
Vail in big trouble, will they sell Breckenridge and Park City?

Vail in big trouble, will they sell Breckenridge and Park City?

  Take a look at the stock chart of Vail Resorts, which has lost almost 60% of its value in the last five years while the S&P has returned an approximately 90% gain.  The vultures are circling with a Utah billionaire proposing a sale of Park City to stop the...
Is affordable housing worth 2 million a unit?

Is affordable housing worth 2 million a unit?

Over the last 30 years I continue to hear about the “affordable housing crisis”.  Do we really have an affordable housing crisis or a leadership crisis within the ski towns.  A recent proposal in Steamboat pegs the build cost of one affordable housing unit over 1.7m....
Colorado joins tax increase line

Colorado joins tax increase line

  The Colorado legislature just voted for the largest tax increase in Colorado’s history.  As you suspect they are framing this as a tax increase “without increasing taxes”.  Essentially the new ballot initiative will allow the state to eliminate the taxpayer...