2023 Colorado real estate predictions, will the party continue one more year?

2023 Colorado real estate predictions, will the party continue one more year?

Wow, 2022 has been quite the year in real estate.  In Denver, the average home  price peaked at $913,000, a whopping 52% increase from 2019. In Summit County (home to Breckenridge, Keystone, etc..) the average home is 1.2m up 116% since the pandemic. Even with higher...
Statewide transfer tax gearing up for 2024; I’ll bet 178 million this will not work

Statewide transfer tax gearing up for 2024; I’ll bet 178 million this will not work

  It is amazing, they just called the last races in Colorado a few weeks ago and already there is a ballot initiative to increase taxes further. In the last cycle voters passed an affordable housing initiative and hot on its heals is a new statewide transfer tax...
CO Short term rental elections 20% tax rates approved, what are the results and what does this mean to you and Colorado ski real estate?

CO Short term rental elections 20% tax rates approved, what are the results and what does this mean to you and Colorado ski real estate?

Regardless of party affiliation, this has been a big voting season for Colorado real estate and there was a resounding message relayed at the polls.  Voters in Steamboat Springs, Aspen, Dillon, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Summit County all decided whether...
6 CO ski towns have short term rentals on ballot; what does this mean for real estate

6 CO ski towns have short term rentals on ballot; what does this mean for real estate

Voters in Steamboat Springs, Aspen, Dillon, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Summit County will all decide whether to impose additional taxes, with at least part of those funds in each municipality going to support affordable housing. What are the new short term...
Denver values up 13%, Summit up 23% for the year, the chart should scare you!

Denver values up 13%, Summit up 23% for the year, the chart should scare you!

The Summit Daily recently posted an article that Fall is a great time to hike a 14er.   I took the pic below of a 13k foot peak the same week the article came out.  Probably not a good time to attempt a peak ascent in the snow. The article on 14ers is eerily similar...
Ruling in Louisiana court halts Frisco’s plan for short term rentals

Ruling in Louisiana court halts Frisco’s plan for short term rentals

  Frisco had originally planned to offer a “locals” only license classification for short term rentals.  A new ruling in Louisiana put these plans on hold and could jeopardize many other communities short term rental laws.  What was in the ruling and...