The great urban exodus, one Colorado ski town increases 18%

The great urban exodus, one Colorado ski town increases 18%

Do you know where I took this picture in Colorado?  I wrote back in June about big changes coming to Colorado’s resort communities.  What has happened since June? Were the predictions accurate?  Where does ski real estate go from here?  The great urban exodus is...
Denver a top “gentrifying” city in the US

Denver a top “gentrifying” city in the US

Denver Colorado is the second fastest “gentrifying” area in the country just behind San Francisco.  Furthermore, Denver beat out Boston, Miami, New Orleans, Austin, and countless others due to the rapid gentrification of the downtown core.  What is Gentrification? How...
No more “festivals” in Colorado; what does this mean for real estate?

No more “festivals” in Colorado; what does this mean for real estate?

Colorado has become the “festival capital” using events to draw an increasingly larger number of visitors from the wine festival to arts festivals to music festivals to car festivals, etc… every weekend was a festival in Denver and mountain resort communities.  With...
Top 2 Colorado ski town investments 2020 & Coronavirus impact

Top 2 Colorado ski town investments 2020 & Coronavirus impact

2020 is shaping up to be an interesting year in the ski industry.  The ski industry was abruptly cut short in April with Vail resorts losing 200m and Alterra getting sued for closing early. What does this mean for ski real estate?  Where should you invest now based on...
Pending Colorado home sales drop 50%, good news?

Pending Colorado home sales drop 50%, good news?

I hope everyone is doing well.  I wanted to share a bit of irony.  The “call before your dig” line in Colorado was recently out of operation as someone ironically didn’t call before they dug and hit all the lines going into the operation center. On...
Impacts of Coronavirus on Colorado commercial real estate

Impacts of Coronavirus on Colorado commercial real estate

Wow, what a crazy time we are in.  Less than a month ago, I was at Copper Mountain when the Governor announced the closure of all ski resorts.  Shortly thereafter, kids were running around the house with schools closed and most businesses were shuttered or working...