by Glen Weinberg | Aug 17, 2026 | Colorado hard money lender, Colorado Private Lending, Colorado ski lender, Colorado Ski real estate, Colorado Wildfire property impacts, Ski lending/ investing, Steamboat hard money
My wife and I were out for a longer day hike when we crest the hill and got a dead-on view of a new wildfire. We knew immediately it was in the direction of our house, and it was growing rapidly. The evacuation notices immediately go out, giving some folks less than...
by Glen Weinberg | Jul 27, 2026 | 2026 Colorado legislative real estate bills, Colorado hard money lender, Colorado hard money loans, Colorado income tax, Colorado private lender, Colorado Private Lending, Colorado real estate prices, Colorado taxes, Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights (Tabor)
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...
by Glen Weinberg | Jun 1, 2026 | 2026 Colorado legislative real estate bills, Best 2026 Colorado Real Estate Investments, Best real estate investments in Colorado, Colorado private lender, Colorado Private Lending, Denver Hard Money, Denver hard money Lenders, Denver Private Lender, Denver real estate taxes, Denver real estate values, Why are companies leaving Colorado
Colorado is losing businesses and jobs at an alarming rate. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce has been sounding an alarm for years about excessive regulation and last year more people moved out of Colorado than into the state. Not only are people leaving but...
by Glen Weinberg | May 18, 2026 | Colorado Hard Money, Colorado hard money lender, Colorado Insurance, Colorado Private Lending, Colorado real estate market trends, Colorado real estate prices, Colorado real estate trends, Colorado Real Estate values, Colorado Ski real estate, Colorado statewide zoning, Denver Hard Money, Denver hard money Lenders
In a stinging defeat Lakewood Colorado voters easily defeated by a 2 to 1 margin proposed zoning changes that would have allowed duplexes and triplexes anywhere in the city. The special election vote strikes a blow against those who have been pushing for more density...
by Glen Weinberg | Apr 20, 2026 | Colorado Hard Money, Colorado Living, Colorado Private Lending, Colorado property tax appeal, Colorado property taxes, Denver Private Lending, Denver private real estate loans, Denver real estate predictions, Denver real estate taxes, Denver real estate values
I’m amazed that there hasn’t been a bigger emphasis on the financial cliffs that most major cities will soon face. Most cities are heavily funded by property taxes and most importantly commercial property taxes. How will cities fund their budgets that...
by Glen Weinberg | Jan 26, 2026 | Colorado fire insurance, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado hard money lender, Colorado private lender, Colorado Private Lending, Colorado property insurance, Denver Hard Money, Denver hard money Lenders
After the Marshall fire, the state of Colorado embarked on a process to eliminate private property insurance. The first step the legislature took was to implement a study of why clean up from wildfires was inadequate and why insurance companies should be on...
