Will new Fannie/Freddie rules put the brakes on Colorado ski real estate?

Will new Fannie/Freddie rules put the brakes on Colorado ski real estate?

Do residential rental properties with one to four units and second-home mortgages carry more risk? Apparently so says the U.S. Treasury Department.  Such loans underwritten by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will end up costing you more under restrictions quietly announced...
Rent control coming to Colorado; Impact on real estate, your property taxes will skyrocket

Rent control coming to Colorado; Impact on real estate, your property taxes will skyrocket

  It is no secret that rent in Denver and throughout the state has increased.  A one bedroom in 2010 leased for 800, fast forward to 2021, that same one bedroom is now leasing for 1646 a month, a 106% increase.  The legislature has taken up the fight with...
Vail resorts drops prices 20%,Breckenridge imposes nightly rental moratorium; who wins the battle and the war?

Vail resorts drops prices 20%,Breckenridge imposes nightly rental moratorium; who wins the battle and the war?

I thought it was ironic that Vail resorts announces a giant price drop to increase sales volumes of their passes while at the same time Breckenridge announces a proposed moratorium on nightly rental licenses.  The opposing announcements were not coincidental and...

New Proposed tax plan will eliminate millions of acres of Colorado Open Space

I am always amazed at how out of touch our elected officials are with what happens in the real world.  The new tax plan circulating through Congress is no exception with the supposed target high net worth taxpayers, but middle class, small business owners, farmers,...

Semiconductors will halt Colorado’s real estate prices. Your payment increases 5k/year!

Crazy times we are in, real estate in Summit county (home to Breckenridge) increased 51% in the past year.  Denver has increased 28%.  Will the crazy times continue to roll on in Colorado real estate?  Don’t bank on it, Semiconductors are firing a warning shot of...

Got tax bill, didn’t go up much, Am I crazy that your taxes are going up 164% in Denver County

I have gotten many e-mails letting me know that they got their property tax bills and they didn’t go up nearly as much as I said they would.  Do not worry, I’m not lying that your property taxes are going to skyrocket.  When will you see the tax increases?  How does...