Tax bills double in  CO mountain towns, new legislation doesn’t help, you can reduce your taxes   

Tax bills double in  CO mountain towns, new legislation doesn’t help, you can reduce your taxes   

Our legislative branch and Governor have touted a new proposal to drastically reduce property taxes after they have skyrocketed due to increasing values and the elimination of the Gallagher amendment.  Unfortunately the new bill will not help the overwhelming...

Big changes in mountain real estate, volumes drop, but there is one big surprise

Although March is typically not a big sales time in the mountains with mud season and the resorts closed, there are some interesting trends emerging.  As suspected single family homes sales volumes have dropped dramatically along with median and average sales...
Colorado property tax relief: Polis reveals plan to ease skyrocketing tax bills

Colorado property tax relief: Polis reveals plan to ease skyrocketing tax bills

Colorado property taxes were set to jump almost 50% in some markets which finally go the attention of the Colorado Governor.   At the last minute, Governor Polis put together a proposal that supposedly will drastically save taxpayers.  What is in the new...
Big changes to traffic patterns and Colorado mountain real estate post Covid

Big changes to traffic patterns and Colorado mountain real estate post Covid

Anyone who has ventured into any Colorado ski town recently has noticed a profound change since Covid.  Everything seems to be busy all the time, prices have skyrocketed, and longtime locals are quickly priced out.  What is causing the swift changes and what...
Colorado legislature proposes statewide elimination of single family zoning

Colorado legislature proposes statewide elimination of single family zoning

With a supermajority, the legislature has been busy crafting bills that will radically alter the real estate landscape.  The recent proposal allows the state to dictate zoning in every county throughout Colorado and eliminate single family zoning.  As you...
Wild West Buying and selling in Colorado ski towns: a cautionary tale from steamboat values plunge

Wild West Buying and selling in Colorado ski towns: a cautionary tale from steamboat values plunge

There is a condo complex in Steamboat Springs, CO where units have precipitously dropped in value overnight while owners cannot sell, refinance, rent, or in many cases use the units.  The units themselves are fine, but there is one huge problem.  What happened in...