Is CO springs a warning? Why is Glenwood outperforming?

Is CO springs a warning? Why is Glenwood outperforming?

  When you look at the chart above of single family homes, there is a major outlier in red.  What is happening in Colorado Springs?  Is Colorado Springs a warning for real estate throughout Colorado.  On the flip side look at Glenwood Springs (orange) it is...
New nightly rental regulations in Breckenridge that the industry supports

New nightly rental regulations in Breckenridge that the industry supports

Nightly rental regulations and enforcement continue to be a leading topic for legislation in every Colorado ski town.  A newer ordinance in Summit county (Breckenridge) continues this trend but ironically is supported by most in the industry.  What is in the new...
4 golden rules of Ski investing

4 golden rules of Ski investing

I learned the hard way about investing in mountain towns.  I successfully lost over 100k on my first ski investment property!  Hindsight 20/20 I violated 1 of the 4 golden rules of investing in mountain property.  I developed these 4 rules after evaluating thousands...
Moose now use crosswalks, is this a harbinger for 3 big changes in Colorado ski real estate

Moose now use crosswalks, is this a harbinger for 3 big changes in Colorado ski real estate

Having lived and worked in the Colorado mountains for almost 25 years I have witnessed first hand the radical transformation that has occurred in every single ski town. How have ski town demographics changed? Is the moose a harbinger for big changes in each mountain...
6 CO ski towns rentals effect on estate

6 CO ski towns rentals effect on 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...
New impact fees in Colorado without a vote: ready to pay 50k more to build a commercial building?

New impact fees in Colorado without a vote: ready to pay 50k more to build a commercial building?

A lot happened last legislative session and I totally missed a recent law that could have huge impacts on property owners.  A new Colorado law that went into effect in May allows fire districts to levy “impact fees” on any property without a vote.  What does this mean...