by Glen Weinberg | Jun 22, 2026 | Colorado Living, Colorado nightly rental legislation, Colorado private lender, Colorado property taxes, Colorado real estate market trends, Colorado real estate prices, Colorado real estate trends, Colorado residential property values, Colorado short term rental laws, Colorado Short Term Rental lending, Colorado ski lender, Colorado Ski real estate, Colorado Ski towns, Crested butte hard money, Steamboat hard money, Steamboat springs real estaste, Summit county hard money lender, Telluride hard money, vacancy tax
Crested Butte, CO it the latest to propose a vacancy tax with one major shift, nightly rentals would be covered by the new tax along with second homeowners. Who knew that Colorado ski towns would be taking economic lessons from Portland Oregon,one of the worst...
by Glen Weinberg | May 29, 2026 | Colorado ski lender, Colorado Ski real estate, Colorado Ski towns, Steamboat hard money, Survey results
In my blog last week, One CO town proposes to tax employers for hiring workers, I asked the question was are proposed linkage fees a good idea. I was very surprised with the results of the survey. My base case was that there would be an even split, but the...
by Glen Weinberg | May 25, 2026 | Colorado Hard Money, Colorado hard money lender, Colorado Living, Colorado private lender, Colorado Short Term Rental lending, Colorado ski lender, Colorado Ski real estate, Colorado Ski towns, Colorado taxes, Ski lending/ investing, Steamboat hard money
Reading the headline, it sounds absolutely crazy to propose taxing businesses for creating jobs, but is this really a crazy idea? Is every job worth the same in Colorado? For example if someone builds a large hotel in Steamboat creating 15 jobs, should the developer...
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 6, 2026 | Aspen hard money, Basalt hard money, Breckenridge hard money, Breckenridge real estate, Colorado real estate prices, Colorado ski lender, Colorado Ski real estate, Colorado Ski towns, Copper Mountain Hard Money, Denver Colorado hard money loans, Ski lending/ investing, Steamboat hard money, Steamboat springs real estaste
It seems like anytime there is even a hint of snow or the slightest breeze, I70 gets shut down for hours turning an 1.5 hour drive from Denver into a 5 hour adventure! What does this mean for ski real estate? Will ski traffic lead to lower real estate...
by Glen Weinberg | Mar 30, 2026 | Best Colorado ski real estate, Best colorado ski town, Best real estate investments in Colorado, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado hard money lender, Colorado hard money loans, Colorado real estate trends, Colorado Ski real estate
Colorado is having a tough year. Snowfall was down nearly 60% over the holidays, resulting in only about 11% of skiable terrain being opened in December and skier visits are down 20%. Vail resorts, the largest ski operator, is getting hit hard as seen in the stock...
