Amazon ditches NY for HQ2, Colorado will be a big winner

Amazon ditches NY for HQ2, Colorado will be a big winner

NY provides 3 billion in incentives to land Amazon.  Colorado offered 100 million.  Amazon selected NY only to break up with them this week and ditch their expansion plans.  Colorado will be a big winner of this recent breakup.  Sounds like the recent Bezos love...
Aspen down 27%, listings in Hamptons up 82%, what does this mean for real estate?

Aspen down 27%, listings in Hamptons up 82%, what does this mean for real estate?

  The Hamptons have increased inventory by 82%  to the highest level in 12 years.  At the same time sales fell 35% last quarter to their lowest since 2009 (Bloomberg).  In Aspen, another ultra-high-end market, sales are down 27% on single family homes from 1.2B...
New Colorado initiative that could destroy Colorado real estate

New Colorado initiative that could destroy Colorado real estate

There is a new initiative in town to drastically limit growth in one metro Denver City.  Lakewood just won major litigation that had derailed a “growth initiative”  that limits new residential development to 1% of the existing housing stock.  Why is this important? ...
FAA giving out free frequent flyer “gifts” to you and your real estate

FAA giving out free frequent flyer “gifts” to you and your real estate

Ready to lose 100k+ on your real estate in Colorado? Are you now a member of the “frequent flyer” club without leaving the ground? The FAA is working on their next generation of air traffic control which will drastically alter the approach and takeoffs at airports...
Vail resort plunges 39%, what about ski real estate?

International visitation plunges: what do Colorado Ski towns and Turkey have in common?

The global economy is still healthy, yet last year out of the top destinations for international travel only two declined.  The United States and Turkey!  The other top ten destinations all increased; many increased by double digits while the U.S. declined by 6%.  The...