Marijuana banking off the table: impact on real estate

Marijuana banking off the table: impact on real estate

Facing a tough midterm election and divisions in Congress, the Biden administration is sidestepping the politically sensitive issue of loosening marijuana laws even as the idea has gained support of most Americans.  With no movement at the Federal level, what does...
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...
Housing top priority for Colorado legislature, tax nightly rentals as commercial

Housing top priority for Colorado legislature, tax nightly rentals as commercial

Housing affordability top priority for Colorado legislature,  will they tax nightly rentals as commercial properties? “My No. 1 priority this session is to bring down the cost of living in Colorado,” House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Denver Democrat, said in his opening...
Ukraine impact on Colorado ski real estate

Ukraine impact on Colorado ski real estate

What a few weeks it has been.  The stock markets have been up, then down.  Interest rates have also spiked only to fall shortly thereafter.  I’ve been asked by several realtors in various ski towns, what is the impact of Ukraine and real estate prices in Colorado. ...
Freedom to Wade, huge changes to CO private property	rights

Freedom to Wade, huge changes to CO private property rights

Colorado has always been a bit unique on who can access rivers and where.  There is a recent case ruling that drastically upends the status quo and could radically alter private property rights. If you own a property or have a lease on a property that has live...